Fighting Words 2021: A short story by Eli Gannon (nine), from Co Roscommon

An Irishman’s Diary

A clash of wills has kept the masterpiece hidden since it was sold for a record price in 2017

Life Meets Art explores the houses of the world’s most cultured and creative legends

The province’s European successes have seen key inputs from world stars

Lure of nearest heavenly neighbour on menu for International Observe the Moon Night

The solution to financial woes brought about by Covid-19 is obvious. It is called Japan

Albrecht Dürer, born in 1471, believed ‘the new art must be based upon science’

Many of the world’s great museums are now available on screen, but what exactly do you get for your click?

Christ Mocked, by Italian artist Cimabue had been valued at up to €6m before sale

The Louvre has put on a blockbuster show to mark 500 years since the artist’s death

Artist was best known for work with opera singers and on Shakespeare plays

Louvre show ditches Salvator Mundi as art experts remain divided on portrait’s origins

It is a decade since the flanker inspired Leinster to a first Heineken Cup triumph

Quick sketch is ‘closest we get of a snapshot of Leonardo during his own lifetime’

Five hundred years after his death, the original Renaissance Man's creative brilliance is still astonishing

Fictionalised story about the arrest, chemical castration and harrowing end of Turing ‘restores faith in human beings’, say judges

There is no chance of ‘living off the interest’ when rates are rock-bottom, says expert

Grace Weir’s new film just might explain the nature of life, the universe and everything