Galway International Arts Festival 2026: Sean Henry’s lifelike sculptures lead this year’s visual-arts line-up

Reir Studio reduced the footprint of this 1970s home to create a better quality of life

From literary landmarks to prehistoric stone circles, there’s plenty to offer just a short flight or ferry away

Supersizing it? These holiday spots, from Kerry to Fermanagh, are ideal for big groups

The strongest themes at this year’s Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland awards celebrate conservation, adaptation, reuse and restoration

Artists are not obliged to be political, but, apart from some striking examples, anger seems curiously absent from the almost 600 works on show

A sunny place for shady people, or glam getaway on the Costa del Sol? The Andalusian town’s golden age lives on

Annual NCAD show comes to a close, while Cork silverware is in the spotlight at Hegarty Antiques

Michael Keegan-Dolan has created 1975/Naoi Déag Seachtó Cúig around The Bothy Band’s astonishing first album, which has stuck in his mind since he was six

Hockney is considered one of the most influential British artists of the 20th and 21st centuries

Artist’s work shows humanity’s hope and beauty at ‘an emotional, poignant moment’

The Abbey Theatre Costume Hire warehouses are a treasure trove for the imaginations of Ireland’s theatre makers

The Dublin designer was awarded British architecture’s highest honour this year. His buildings prioritise their users’ wellbeing

Isabel Nolan, Alice Maher, Rachel Fallon, Alan Phelan and a perhaps unexpected name are taking part in this year’s event, which is about to open in the Italian city

Exploring by sea from Punta Arenas in Chile down to Cape Horn, I certainly find my wanderlust satisfied