New York’s Irish Arts Center gets a new lease of life

The centre’s new home is on the site of an old tyre shop in Hell’s Kitchen

The secrets to what makes a building great

A book on the judging of the AAI Awards shows which factors are likely to impress

Art that’s at home in the material world

A group exhibition curated by Janet Mullarney is accessible, unpredictable and rewarding

Pieces of me: artist Anita Groener

This Dutch-born artist loves her studio and says interiors without art and books are lifeless

Irish culture in Paris: ‘I’m not a diplomat. My take is personal’

In 2013 Nora Hickey M’Sichili got her dream job of running the Centre Culturel Irlandais in the French capital. Have recent events changed the tone?

Outdoor art at Killenure Castle

How compromise hit plans for Skibbereen’s arts centre

The architects of Uillinn in west Cork won an international competition but were dismissed after the financial crisis hit. Has their vision survived in the finished project?