Room with a view: How David Hockney created digital art for a lockdownA new book of works by David Hockney drawn on an iPad a decade ago resonates todaySat Jul 18 2020 - 05:00
West Cork haven with one of the best views in Ireland for €1.35mFour-bed Colla Point House in Schull enjoys direct access to the coastlineThu Jul 16 2020 - 06:00
Live in Marlfield elegance in Wexford for €890,000Ideal family home with five bedrooms set in idyllic countrysideWed Jul 15 2020 - 06:00
Theatre was broken before Covid – now there’s no going backWhy would theatremakers want to return to the ‘old normal’ of overwork and underpay?Sat Jul 11 2020 - 05:00
Hidden haven on two garden acres in Kildare for €940kRoslevin outside Naas makes an idyllic countryside setting for a growing familyThu Jul 09 2020 - 09:42
Cottage luxury in every inch of suburban hideaway for €995kCleverly redesigned three-bedroom property full of light and modern comfortsWed Jul 08 2020 - 06:00
Up on a pedestal: Repurposing plinths as public art spaceDerry’s Walker Plinth points enlightened way ahead after kicking over the statuesMon Jul 06 2020 - 05:00
‘I spent lockdown renovating a little piece of heaven’With work cancelled, Gemma Tipton found herself helping out with a cottage and stables renovationSat Jul 04 2020 - 06:00
Have arts and culture been demoted again?Arts shuffles back into department title as culture sector faces existential threatSat Jul 04 2020 - 05:00
The best artworks to see in Ireland’s reopened galleriesFeast your eyes on the classic works, or check out some completely new visual artWed Jul 01 2020 - 05:00
The great getaway: Where to stay in Ireland this summerWe all need a break from our enforced break, so pick one of these destinationsSun Jun 14 2020 - 06:00
Big thinking makes a small North Strand terrace greatInner city refurb makes strong argument for changing city centre planning guidelinesSat Jun 06 2020 - 06:00
Cabin fever: Why the humble garden shed is having a momentLockdown has unlocked possibilities for turning the garden shed into a useful retreatSun May 24 2020 - 06:00
No headsets, one-way systems: Reopening Ireland’s museumsGalleries and museums set to open alongside hairdressers in Government’s plansThu May 21 2020 - 05:00
Want to rescue an Irish ruin? It's not an impossible dreamRIAI iniative shows rescuing old buildings is easier than you might thinkSat May 16 2020 - 06:00
Blade runner: The knife maker with a nine month waiting listHugo Byrne became disillusioned after a stint in art school but now has the sharpest blade in the boxSat May 16 2020 - 06:00
‘I am heartbroken to confirm’ ... Death of an Irish music festivalCancelling a festival is huge. A vast army of people are suddenly out of a jobSun May 10 2020 - 05:00
Write now: Nine writers share advice on how to get startedTips for budding authors and poets, from beating writer’s block to finding an agentTue May 05 2020 - 05:00
Fancy starting to paint or draw? Five artists on how to beginTaking up art can bring levels of relaxation that border on therapeutic, so why not?Tue Apr 28 2020 - 05:00
Architects on lockdown: 'We need to build safer and more lovable places to live and work'After Covid-19, will Irish housing design change for good?Sat Apr 18 2020 - 06:00
Why has coronavirus unleashed a wave of creative talent?It seems many of us have been frustrated artists, potters and poets until nowWed Apr 15 2020 - 05:00
Virtual viewing: A guide to visiting museums online in the age of Covid-19Many of the world’s great museums are now available on screen, but what exactly do you get for your click?Sat Mar 28 2020 - 05:00
How a brilliant woman's 400-year-old paintings speak to us todayThe work of 17th century artist Artemisia Gentileschi is urgent, immediate and compellingSat Mar 21 2020 - 05:00
Here’s to Ireland’s unofficial ambassadors flying flags around the worldCelebrating the men and women flying flags for Ireland from Auckland to Rockland, Paris to BelgradeSat Mar 14 2020 - 06:00
Wayne Jordan: ‘I didn’t feel like an artist anymore, but an interior designer’The theatre director’s new show, Leaving, is a powerful departure for the returned emigreSat Mar 07 2020 - 05:00
Art in focus: Bloodline by Andrei MolodkinMolodkin is best known for his deliberately highly provocative blood worksSat Feb 29 2020 - 05:00
The best art exhibitions of the weekIncluding Niamh O’Malley in Dublin, and Elva Mulchrone and Rosa Mäkelä in GalwaySat Feb 29 2020 - 05:00
The tricky art of carbon footprintsArtists tackling the climate catastrophe in their work tread a delicate lineTue Feb 25 2020 - 05:00
Looking at a republic falling apart from the insideCorn Exchange’s new and final play is a grim look at an alternative 1970s IrelandSat Feb 22 2020 - 06:00
Art and culture thrive in spaces of disagreementStorms or otherwise, every other Capital of Culture has been beset by problemsSat Feb 15 2020 - 06:00
Druid, Chekhov and the politics of powerGarry Hynes directs The Cherry Orchard, a play she says that’s still of the momentSat Feb 15 2020 - 05:00
Going viral: Coronavirus has a lot to teach us about the spread of ideasSuper-spreaders are those able to spread ideas and beliefs far faster than normalSat Feb 08 2020 - 07:00
Election 2020: 10 things you should ask your candidate but probably won’tAs funding for the arts continues to erode, here are the questions to ask on the doorstepSat Feb 01 2020 - 07:00
Free culture guide: Great galleries, gigs and grub that won’t cost you a centWe’ve put together a list of no-cost cultural treats to see you through the winterMon Jan 27 2020 - 06:00
On the centenary of Prohibition, is creative intoxication still a thing?Writers have often used drink or drugs to ‘see beyond’ reality. Or was it all an illusion?Sat Jan 25 2020 - 07:00
Do we really need an exhibition of women’s art? YesThe Elliptical Affinities exhibition at the Highlanes Gallery gives us a peek at what a differently-centred world might look likeWed Jan 08 2020 - 05:00
How Aria?: The opera challenging stigma around mental healthPerformance combining opera, poetry and mental health launches with First FortnightSat Jan 04 2020 - 05:00
Living in Instagram on holidays in the MaldivesSense of fragility and air of unreality pervade life on the island nation in South AsiaSun Dec 22 2019 - 06:10
We Make Good, the social enterprise linking designers and makersGorgeous gifts come guilt-free from this Irish initiative that is a model of how to do things rightSat Dec 21 2019 - 06:05
Forget socks and jocks: Last-minute Christmas gifts they’ll really thank you forDon't panic - we've got you covered with this list of thoughtful gift ideas for every budgetSat Dec 21 2019 - 06:02
Bust to empty boom: What shaped our public spaces in the past decadeThe Decaste in Culture: The 'quarterisation' of our cities reached a ludicrous peak with derided Grafton QuarterSat Dec 21 2019 - 05:00
What a load of smetch: new words to describe artText plays a tricky role in art – as descriptors or part of the exhibitWed Dec 18 2019 - 05:00
Ashford Castle: Eighty years old and more gorgeous than everTollman family have spent €68m since 2015 restoring historic castle to its former glorySat Dec 14 2019 - 01:00
New Aer Lingus flights announced from Shannon to Paris and BarcelonaTravel deals: Plan an escape with these holiday ideas in Ireland and abroadSun Nov 24 2019 - 05:00
Acting out the apocalypse – in dustbinsThe cast of Pan Pan’s upcoming Endgame talk about Samuel Beckett’s enduring relevanceSat Nov 23 2019 - 05:00
When the world’s best photographers came to Ireland, here’s what they sawCartier-Bresson, Dorothea Lange and Robert Cresswell caught Irish life in the 1950sWed Nov 20 2019 - 05:00
Cooking food from video games offers escapist fantasyDesire to replicate delicacies from Azeroth or Tamriel part of society’s obession with food in abstractSat Nov 16 2019 - 05:00
Roland Mouret: In Ireland, the air smells different and people are like familyThe designer talks bees, waste and growing up in Lourdes ahead of project at the RHAMon Nov 11 2019 - 06:00
Look at this picture. What do you see?Eoin McHugh’s latest exhibition gets us closer to things we can’t see or comprehendSat Nov 02 2019 - 05:00
Take a punt on former Buck Whaley Curragh home for €1.85mAll the formal rooms you need for entertaining and a stud farm right next doorThu Oct 10 2019 - 00:00
