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The National Gallery of Ireland acquires two paintings by John Lavery and William Orpen, two of Ireland’s most beloved and influential artists.
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Roderic O’Conor and David Hockney works also going under the hammer in Dublin auctions of Irish and international art
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Echoes of the past haunt the year ahead. Are there lessons to be learned?
Mainie Jellett and Evie Hone at the National Gallery of Ireland, Kunstkammer in Waterford and Lisa Fingleton in Tralee are among the highlights
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Daniel Nelis’s work, an oil on panel titled Late Spring, was revealed as the winning portrait
PAC chair criticises ‘failures’ at Department of Culture as findings recommends stronger oversight
Report by Dáil watchdog comes after botched IT project at Arts Council and separate issue with X-ray scanner at National Gallery
Sargent: Dazzling Paris, a sumptuous exhibition at the Musée d’Orsay, tells the story of the artist’s formative decade in Paris
Adjudication officer wrote she had ‘serious concern about the authenticity of the forms submitted into evidence’
Should art be useful and retrain our brains or is it more important than that?
A landmark National Gallery of Ireland exhibition tells the story of the artist’s life through the works he chose to keep
Sale also features artists including Paul Henry, Roderic O’Conor, Sir William Orpen and Mainie Jellett
From the Hugh Lane to LGCA – our pick of where art lovers in Ireland can nourish body and soul
A century ago The Irish Times called their style freakish. A National Gallery of Ireland exhibition shows how important they still are
Picture once owned by late Ben Dunne was acquired with taxpayers’ money and help of a donor
A record-breaking exhibition in Rome celebrates an artist who refused to live in the shadow of Leonardo, Michelangelo and Raphael
For nearly 200 years the painting was misattributed to someone else
Governing body taking legal action to try to recoup €4m, Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee told
Long running inquiry announced findings this week
Being a poet was all consuming for him. His main pursuit in life, it defined his everyday interactions
As well as an exhibition at the National Gallery, you can also find works from Mainie Jellett and Evie Hone on sale this week
Sinn Féin’s John Brady says Public Accounts Committee will examine many of the recent controversies surrounding spending by State bodies
Street artist Maser on landscape, life lessons and turning back to go forwards
X-ray scanner at centre of controversy is piece of equipment that an ambitious art gallery should have
The X-ray device can uncover significant details of an artist’s processes and techniques and give advance warning of damage
X-ray scanner affair shows ‘really, really poor project management’, according to Patrick O’Donovan
Instead of joining a future military alliance, there should be a referendum to enshrine neutrality into the Constitution
X-ray scanner was purchased eight years ago but no suitable room has been found
The future of Irish theatre looks bleak. It’s time to overhaul the way the sector works – including where the money goes, says Rough Magic’s artistic director
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