Visual art round-up: East meets West in the centre of the void

The vital art in Bill Lynch’s first ever exhibition (sadly posthumous) displays a heavy Chinese influence

Funeral of Eddie Hutch passes peacefully

Garda operation low-key but in force as murdered man laid to rest in Glasnevin

David Byrne funeral: Hundreds attend Mass in Dublin

Coffin is carried by eight young men, all wearing similar black suits and blue shirts

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Grand gestures and a forbidding landscape | Visual art round-up

Michael Coleman puts on an almost perfect show; a piece of Birmingham moves to Temple Bar; and Amelia Stein goes close to the edge

Auctions and Fairs

A day in a charity shop: ‘A lot of wealthy women come in’

Our Consumer Affairs Correspondent volunteers in an Oxfam shop. Beyond the feel-good factor, it’s a fascinating retail experience: the prices can’t be beaten and the donations range from tat to gold – literally

Lemass family silver sold

O’Reilly’s auction in Francis St, Dublin on included silver gifts presented to the late Seán Lemass, a former Fianna Fáil leader and Taoiseach

Five Go on a Treasure Hunt: A day of panic, a haggle and the cash box is mine

In a quiet little shop in the corner of the Merchant’s Market warehouse, the owners take my €100 and assure me I am getting a good deal. I believe them

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