The Project Arts Centre founder, who is marking his 90th birthday with a solo show, is a firm believer in the idea that art truly matters. He lives fully surrounded by it
Sale also features significant work by Patrick Caulfield
With 600 pieces to fit in, famous names jostle for space with newcomers, but there’s no one at this party you wouldn’t be happy to go home with
And in Tableau, Eithne Jordan shows why she needs to paint
Chain reactions and knitting the Border, what's on in the arts this week
Open submission process and 600 artworks guarantee good – and puzzling – surprises
Model arts centre outreach scheme takes paintings out of gallery to inspire children
A retrospective of one of Ireland’s best living painters shows he is still innovating
This Dutch-born artist loves her studio and says interiors without art and books are lifeless
Paula Rowan’s latest collection of gloves was inspired by the colours of the sea, which sparkle through the unadorned windows of her Sandycove apartment
Novelists, poets and painters state abortion amendment is ‘ongoing cause of shame’
NCAD’s troubles spilled into its degree show, although there was work of note there and at DIT and IADT
Against the odds, the RHA is still around, with this year’s exhibition one of its best. And despite our changing tastes, portrait painting has survived the advent of the selfie
Bits of shark and a barrister’s wig: there is no mistaking Cross’s work
Asked to create art works around the 18th-century Casino in Marino, artists came up with a delicious project, ‘Meditation on Plates’
The beauty in the RHA annual show is that while among the 560-plus works, you’re unlikely to be ambushed by art theory
From ancient cave paintings to modern images, the horse and its representation have remained central to art and artists
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
