Dutch artist drew, painted, made prints, jewellery, bronze works and pottery

Sapphires abound in a Christmas sale of opulent jewellery

The painter was an immensely popular and generous figure, as well as a singular talent

Music, musicals and movies to entertain you

City of London Sinfonia at the NCH, ‘This Beach’ revived from Fringe, BBC’s ‘Howards End’

Éanna earn a hard-fought win over Belfast Star in the men’s Super League

A new exhibition at the National Gallery shows Ireland’s history in 55 paintings, and reveals a few secrets if you look carefully

A round-up of the best nights out across the country

James Cuno of the Getty Foundation says that antiquities belong to us all, not to the states where they happen to be, and that they should be universally accessible

A round-up of the best nights out across the country, inicluding gigs by Little Green Cars, Colm Mac Con Iomaire, Mmoths and more

The artist says he coped fine with the death of both his parents in Auschwitz – but does his modus operandi suggest otherwise?

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As the film of ‘Brooklyn’ gets good reviews, Tóibín’s status at home and abroad rises yet another notch

Books about the work of O’Dea and Robert Armstrong are, respectively, provocative and sumptuous

Painter was based in Ireland since 1954 and was a leading contemporary artist