‘It’s like a wedding during the war’: A day in the life of a registry office
Covid restrictions mean only six can attend – including the bride and groom
The best artworks to see in Ireland’s reopened galleries
Feast your eyes on the classic works, or check out some completely new visual art
‘Corners of Dublin are being gentrified all the time. I’m not impressed’
Singer Lisa O'Neill's album of traditional Irish songs is haunted by stories and real lives from the past but she is just as concerned with the present
Leaving Cert art history: Among ‘best papers of recent years’
However, teacher suggests that extra 20 minutes should be added to the exam
Art in Focus: Finding Power – Joe Caslin
The Irish street artist’s best-known work has always engaged with social issues
Auctions & Fairs – Triptych by Francis Bacon goes for £10m at Christie’s
Early version of ‘The Meeting on the Turret Stairs’ makes €24,000 in Kilkenny auction
Crucifixion painting expected to make up to €15,000 in Kilkenny sale
Artist is unknown but auctioneers believe it is Flemish School and dates from 16th or 17th century
Love the Meeting on the Turret Stairs? A draft version can be yours
Voted Ireland’s favorite painting, the artist, Sir Frederic William Burton, worked on a draft that is now for sale
Fine Art Auctions & Fairs
Diamond solitaire ring with a 3.46ct emerald-cut diamond, mounted in platinum, fetches €23,000 at O’Reilly’s
Safe, comforting views of Ireland in first art auction of the year
Online auction with pieces from popular artists makes for a gentle start to 2018
The forgotten artist behind Ireland’s favourite painting
Frederic William Burton disappeared from the cultural radar within a few years of his death
The magic and mystery behind Ireland’s favourite painting
The painter of ‘Hellelil and Hildebrand, the Meeting on the Turret Stairs’ hated the smell of paint
My Life’s Work: Éamonn de Búrca, antiquarian bookseller and publisher, Dublin
“I bought my first antiquarian book in Castlebar at the age of 16”
Joe Caslin installs second mural on the side of a castle
Inspired by The Meeting on the Turret Stairs, mural shows two female figures in a tender pose
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