Antony Gormley

The skin we’re in

Two exhibitions in Lismore are a timely look at race, culture and conniving corporations

Samuel Beckett’s old school ties

Sean Doran wants to make Happy Days a ‘destination festival’, turning Enniskillen, where the playwright and novelist went to school, into a Mecca for his fans

Sizing it up: when it comes to art, bigger isn’t always better

Large-scale art, a global trend that Antony Gormley’s ‘Angel of the North’ can take some blame for, often doesn’t work, but sometimes, as with Dublin’s Spire, the gamble pays off

Higgins visit: Eight key Coalition advisers and top civil servants attended banquet

Details on royal occasion published on British monarchy’s official website

Countries should live together as friends, says queen Elizabeth

President Higgins thanks monarch for her kind, generous welcome and warm hospitality on first day of State visit

Around The Block: Design vibe continues at landmark Central St Martins apartments

Imma comes back with a bang

The Irish Museum of Modern Art is reopening its main building, at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, with a weekend of family-friendly events – and a terrific Eileen Gray exhibition

Beckett is back: ‘It’s entirely unfair that he is seen as alien or grim’

So says Happy Days festival director Seán Doran of Beckett. Doran’s aim is to break new ground, and with the celebration of the playwright in Enniskillen he has pulled that off

Directors of the summer festival flow

Four arts festival directors share their thoughts on what makes a great festival and recount their toughest challenges

Patrick O’Reilly: making hay and other art that shines

Patrick O’Reilly’s wild eclecticism can be perplexing, but his latest work, a giant haystack in a church, is a thrilling success

The big idea behind small pieces of public art

New projects appearing around Dublin show that, when it comes to art, size isn’t everything

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