2025 in art: Our 10 favourite Irish exhibitions of the year
Mainie Jellett and Evie Hone at the National Gallery of Ireland, Kunstkammer in Waterford and Lisa Fingleton in Tralee are among the highlights
Irish Museum of Modern Art
Cecilia Vicuña: ‘Democracy allowed a teenager like me to be free. When that was removed, it was like the end of the world’
The renowned Chilean artist, whose first Irish solo show is at Imma, on the inspiration for her work
Michael Warren obituary: Internationally acclaimed sculptor known for large-scale public installations
Many people will know his work without realising it
Sam Gilliam: Sewing Fields review – At Imma, an outstanding experimentalist’s work takes over three floors
This Irish Museum of Modern Art exhibition shows how the US artist’s prodigious style drew its power from his innovative, multidisciplinary approach
Lunch with a side of art: Seven Irish galleries with great cafes
From the Hugh Lane to LGCA – our pick of where art lovers in Ireland can nourish body and soul
Michael Kane: Artist who left more than a legacy of extraordinary paintings
One of a group who founded the ground-breaking Project Arts Centre
Irish artist Michael Kane: ‘Patrick Kavanagh did nothing else but create art. And that was my ideal’
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
A mummy’s tale from Cork to Cairo: ‘It’s like the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. His body represents us all’
A new book by the artist Dorothy Cross tells the remarkable story of Cecil, UCC’s Egyptian mummy, and his return home
High noon for developer Paddy Kelly, who faces run-in with the sheriff over unpaid rent arrears
Plus: Imma cafe operator departs over contract changes; former Ponzi schemer takes up golf; and Patagonia wants to shut the world out
Aviation tycoon in major merger on Shrewsbury Road after buying €6.75m house next door
Plus: Derry Girls actress Siobhán McSweeney discontinues Liss Ard case, Denis O’Brien’s house fetches €3.26m and Imma patrons get to go away with the director
Take a Breath: Irish Museum of Modern Art’s moving, intriguing exhibition explores ‘why, how and what we breathe’
Imma’s new show has the themes of breath as meditation, as language, in warfare; air in a time of environmental catastrophe; and feminism, race and ecology
Will AI take over art? ‘No amount of sentimentality is going to stop it from happening’
This lifting of the barrier for AI in the art and entertainment industries might sound exciting for some, but for others the developments are setting off alarm bells
‘Sky, sea and land shift like a kaleidoscope’ in a restored Clare Island cottage
Restoring a homestead that had fallen into ruin has been a labour of love for Ethna Phelan
Henry, Ballagh and O’Donoghue lead impressive list
Morgan O’Driscoll sale features big names in Irish art as well as newcomers
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