Sean Scully in London and strong prices for jewellery in Dublin
Results and dates for upcoming events
Doll’s house sells for ‘mad’ price of €48,000 at Kilkenny auction
The 1810 mahogany house, once owned by Vivien Greene, had guide price of €3,000-€4,000
English fort discovered during Castlecomer hotel development
17th-century fort in Co Kilkenny would have defended settlers from Catholic natives
A marble memory of Limerick's first singing sensation in Mealy’s
Limerick soprano Catherine Hayes sang for Queen Victoria and gold miners in Nevada
Auctions: First edition of ‘The Happy Prince’ by Oscar Wilde fetches more than €30, 000
Unopened 134-year-old bottle of Jameson whiskey makes €4,800; 1st edition of ‘Ulysses’ fails to sell
Children take leaf from adults by publishing history book
More than 300 primary school pupils helped produce book on life in Ireland 100 years ago
Auction results and upcoming fairs
Portrait of Down-born lord chief justice of England goes for £45,000 above estimate
Auctions: forthcoming sales and fairs
Temptation for the ‘Eclectic Collector’, plus jewellery, country house contents and attic clearances
What it went for: Auction results
Strong results from Adam's Important Irish Art sale, plus Roger Casement's treasure map and a preview of interesting items at O'Donovan's and Matthew's
Mount Juliet horse paintings and important clocks at Mealy’s
Auction also includes antique clocks and timepieces collected by the late Michael Guerin
Storm Henry brings wind speeds of up to 130km/h
Warning in place for Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, Cork, Kerry and Limerick
Mining the hidden history of Ireland at the coal mines of Arigna
Vincent Woods: ‘Old and young miners were left with coal dust on the lung and under the skin, damaged hearing, damaged hips and damaged lives’
Jesuit pays 10 times estimate for Harry Clarke window
Priest pays €31,000 for piece depicting co-founder of order St Francis Xavier
Native American costume makes €320,000 at Kilkenny auction
Other ‘sleepers’ at lively auction included Chinese lots
Bus Éireann temporarily halts plan to cut Cork services
Working group established to come up with alternatives for Dublin to Cork route
McGrath family silver to auction
Mementos from the Irish Sweepstake are among some interesting pieces being auctioned
Pope Francis: ‘He seems to be walking the walk. He appears to be listening’
Christians, people of other faiths and none, give their views on Pope Francis
Seven Dublin men charged over Co Tipperary raid
Court told children’s screams can be heard during 999 call
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