Surfing allows Easkey Britton satisfy a lifelong love for the ocean

Chasing big waves made sense and much of her story is rooted in her upbringing

Second chance to see George Wallace exhibition at the National Gallery

Etchings, woodcuts, monotypes and drawings gifted by artist’s family to the gallery

Bewley’s Cafe registered €462,000 loss before closure decision

Decision to shut down Grafton Street outlet later reversed

Sheppard’s auction offers passage to India and the Orient

Array of eastern antiquities to feature at upcoming sale of Belmont House contents

French Connections – Frank McNally on philosophy, the Mountains of Mourne, and women’s art

Artist Pauline Bewick presented with award at Áras an Uachtaráin

Kerry Association in Dublin Arts Award designed to recognise excellence in the arts

What sold and what’s coming up in the salerooms

From an original signed copy of the Belfast Agreement to a Lady Lavery of note

Signed and inscribed Yeats photograph fetches €5,000

Accordions, fiddles, harps and other Irish items go under the hammer in Birr

Ever looked up at Bewley’s on Grafton Street? Here’s what you’re missing

The landmark Dublin cafe has launched a guided tour to show off its artistic glories

Culture Night 2018: Everything you need to know

It’s hard not to be bamboozled by the choice on offer. Here’s a selection of the best bits

Francis Brennan: On My Culture Radar

The TV personality on his love of Villagers and the Christmas cracker item he can’t live without

Erotic art comes to Tarmonbarry, Co Roscommon

A new exhibition in the Shannonside village is ‘sure to attract a lot of attention’

Hodges Figgis: A 250-year-old story of selling books

‘On Christmas Eve there was always a sherry reception for the customers’

Now that's what you call a bedroom - Monkstown villa for €2.65m

The bedroom runs the width of the first floor, with four metre high ceilings, and a projecting bay window with sea views. The kitchen is by Johnny Grey, who also designed for Sting and Steve Jobs.