National College of Art and Design
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Irish sisters collaborate on new wheelchair for Barbie
- Fashion
- September 21, 2019, 06:00
Click on the Izzy Wheels website and you might think you’ve landed upon the Hermès of wheelchairs. The wheelchair spoke covers by Izzy Wheels are “mas(...)

My PLC journey: Kate Stitt
- Education
- August 19, 2019, 00:00
“I graduated from school in 2007 before going on to do a portfolio preparation course in mixed media and design at Ballyfermot College of Further Educ(...)

Dublin Castle ceramics show throws some new shapes
- Fine Art & Antiques
- August 17, 2019, 00:00
Clay/Works, the annual members exhibition of Ceramics Ireland, is open at the Printworks in Dublin Castle and runs until August 31st, showcasing the w(...)

The ultimate guide to college life in Ireland
- Education
- August 13, 2019, 00:08
Select your college of interest: UCC, CIT, TCD, TU Dublin, UCD, DCU, NCAD, NUI Galway, University of Limerick, Maynooth University, Waterfor(...)

Kinvara goes Banksy in effort to highlight plastic pollution
- Environment
- August 11, 2019, 16:15
The coastal village of Kinvara in Co Galway has forged an alliance of young people, artists and committed locals to tackle plastic pollution in their (...)

Time for the RDS to flex its cultural muscles
- Culture
- August 3, 2019
For the tens of thousands who flock to the RDS every August, the buildings and showgrounds in Ballsbridge mean just one thing: horses. A highlight on (...)

The Irish Times view on the creative sector: art for art’s sake
- Editorial
- June 30, 2019, 18:35
The National College of Art and Design has come through many transitions and relocation since its origins as a drawing school in 1746. Since then it h(...)

Facebook foray into cryptocurrency sets off alarm bells
- Opinion
- June 27, 2019, 05:00
Platforms are the new banks. In China, WeChat Pay and AliPay are hugely popular social messaging apps that allow users to pay in store, transfer money(...)

RDS gives big tech a run for its money in the innovation stakes
- Innovation
- June 20, 2019, 06:25
You can not be in business these days without someone exhorting you to be innovative, to apply new thinking to solve problems and make improvements th(...)

‘Schools are doing students a huge disservice by ignoring art’
- Education
- June 18, 2019, 18:36
If you believe the stereotype, art college is a middle-class indulgence for students to dabble in before going on to get a “proper job”. But, as far (...)