A mummy’s tale from Cork to Cairo: ‘It’s like the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. His body represents us all’
A new book by the artist Dorothy Cross tells the remarkable story of Cecil, UCC’s Egyptian mummy, and his return home
Irish Museum of Modern Art
High noon for developer Paddy Kelly, who faces run-in with the sheriff over unpaid rent arrears
Plus: Imma cafe operator departs over contract changes; former Ponzi schemer takes up golf; and Patagonia wants to shut the world out
Aviation tycoon in major merger on Shrewsbury Road after buying €6.75m house next door
Plus: Derry Girls actress Siobhán McSweeney discontinues Liss Ard case, Denis O’Brien’s house fetches €3.26m and Imma patrons get to go away with the director
Take a Breath: Irish Museum of Modern Art’s moving, intriguing exhibition explores ‘why, how and what we breathe’
Imma’s new show has the themes of breath as meditation, as language, in warfare; air in a time of environmental catastrophe; and feminism, race and ecology
Will AI take over art? ‘No amount of sentimentality is going to stop it from happening’
This lifting of the barrier for AI in the art and entertainment industries might sound exciting for some, but for others the developments are setting off alarm bells
‘Sky, sea and land shift like a kaleidoscope’ in a restored Clare Island cottage
Restoring a homestead that had fallen into ruin has been a labour of love for Ethna Phelan
Henry, Ballagh and O’Donoghue lead impressive list
Morgan O’Driscoll sale features big names in Irish art as well as newcomers
Ireland’s collector couple: 194 diverse artworks to go on sale
Jackie Stanley and her late husband, NCAD’s Campbell Bruce, were giants on art scene
Imma at 30: Reframing the role of exhibitionist in a changing landscape
The Irish Museum of Modern Art celebrates its 30th birthday at a tricky time for museums
Imma’s relentlessly on-message programme highlights its identity crisis
Ideological narrowness of 30th anniversary line-up emphasises contradictions of museum
Dublin can be heaven again as families flock back to the capital
The city is packed with culture and great experiences, many outdoors and all free
Doug Fishbone show at the Crawford couldn’t be more timely
Reopening Culture: The Crawford Art Gallery, Cork
Covid-19: Museums and galleries could reopen in ‘coming weeks’, Minister says
Martin speaks on restrictions amid news 422 artworks to be added to national collection
‘We need to be nimble’: Battered cultural institutions adapt to pandemic
Live-streaming and a more local outlook are among the changes the pandemic has forced
Have a holly, jolly online Christmas with these tech resources
With many traditional activities curbed, you can still safely click into the festive spirit
Dublin by Design: Meticulously illustrated look at city architecture
Contributors look at the history of Dublin to imagine an even better future
The best artworks to see in Ireland’s reopened galleries
Feast your eyes on the classic works, or check out some completely new visual art
Arts ‘need €30m survival fund’ as sector set to shrink by 35% and knock €250m off GDP
Expert advisory group urges Government to act immediately to avoid slow, four-year recovery
Fire and flood risk to State’s €35m modern art collection
Storage facility ‘significantly below international standards’, Imma warned officials
Free culture guide: Great galleries, gigs and grub that won’t cost you a cent
We’ve put together a list of no-cost cultural treats to see you through the winter
Art in Focus: Jack B Yeats – Two Travellers
The painting of two figures in a dramatic landscape shows the artist pushing boundaries
‘The North is as sectarian as ever’: Derry’s woman civil rights activists reflect
A project highlighting the role of the women in the movement is in line for Turner Prize
Eat better fruit without it costing the earth
Supermarkets are piled high with fruit imports but it’s not hard to grow your own
Why does the heart want what it wants? Desire at Imma
A new exhibition at the Irish Museum of Modern Art strips back to a primal force
Location, light and an artistic eye in Portobello for €800k
This charming home – which dates from 1820 – offers city living in a pastoral setting
Kim Gordon: ‘I never think of myself as famous – I’m barely famous’
The Sonic Youth co-founder on her new exhibition at IMMA, her relationship with fame, the changing face of feminism and her strange fascination with Airbnb
Make a culture date with Dublin 8
Festival celebrates the area’s cultural and architectural icons with talks and tours
Annie Fletcher: On My Culture Radar
Director of Irish Museum of Modern Art on her picks for Venice Biennale, a podcast on the politics of tech, and her girl crush on Cate Blanchett
Rambling Dundrum Georgian steeped in history – and art – for €1.95m
Woodlawn House, located beside the Luas was lived in by a colonel, a confectioner and former president of Ireland Erskine Childers
Islandbridge apartment portfolio on market for €12.5m
The Mill Works will comprise 29 apartments across three buildings
Cool mid-century design and a Hermès suede cabinet at Adam’s
European 20th-century furniture and contemporary Irish art feature in April sale
Modern greats at deVeres from Yeats to Joseph Walsh
Walsh’s furniture designs have made their way from Kinsale into private and public collections worldwide
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