The festival’s favoured production style is at the gag-rich, pantomime end of the spectrum

Great Escapes: Take in a night at the opera in Waterford or enjoy a Sicilian villa

Worldwide opportunities are opening up for Irish craftspeople

Patrick Pye, religious painter and stained-glass artist, died on Thursday

The art market is a piranha pool. Here’s how to safely dip your toes in the water

The a/political’s provocative art is setting up shop in Dublin for a year

Artists have a rich history of activism, using their talents to take their messages out of the gallery and into the street

It started small, but this year it will take in more than 3,000 events across Ireland

Unlike the monumentalism of some land art, a show on the Mizen peninsula scales things down so people can look more closely at the world around them

From Enda Walsh’s ‘Bathroom’ to Voyager’s deep space odyssey, there’s plenty to ponder

Every stage, every band, every slot for this weekend’s festival

Furniture from the home of the late interior designer will be auctioned by de Vere’s

Universal design aims to be accessible to everyone, whatever their age

The frame and glass you choose can make a huge difference to your artworks

DJ Shrem and partner artist Les Cullinan’s home zings with colour and curiosities

The owner has been here since 1970 and is glad she didn’t have the money to rip it up

Pantone says colour of 2017 gives us ‘reassurance we yearn for’ amid global tumult

It’s tempting to imitate what’s already popular but that’s not progress

From greeting cards to mugs to T-shirts, the mythical horned horse is turning up all over

It’s a convincing exhibition, exploring what it means to be from a place, how landscape affects us, and how we live in society