The Irish Times

July in Ireland: The return of destination dining and a festival feel

Travel News: Mini-festivals, art in gardens and fabulous feasts on the menu

Sat Jul 03 2021 - 06:00

May 25th, 1921: How burning the Custom House made Ireland ungovernable by the British

The Dublin landmark was the ‘administrative heart of the British civil service machine’ in Ireland

Tue May 25 2021 - 06:00

Pop artists Warhol and Haring in Dublin and Belfast exhibitions

Culloden Estate to host Holywood International Art and Sculpture Art Fair in June

Sat May 15 2021 - 06:00

How do I love thee? With precious pieces that will long outlast the roses

Specimen table from home of Ada King or unique sculpture of a socially-distant hug

Sat Feb 06 2021 - 06:00

Count John McCormack’s bed, pub ephemera and 1911 specimen coins for sale

Results and forthcoming auctions

Sat Oct 03 2020 - 00:00

Coronavirus is disrupting the auction market. It could change it for good

Auctioneers and galleries are moving sales online, and finding art lovers prepared to bid

Sat May 02 2020 - 06:00

Jack B Yeats: More than 30 works to go on display ahead of RDS sale

Collection held by Ernie O’Malley to be sold, as de Vere’s also hold major Irish art sale

Sat Nov 23 2019 - 00:00

Resolution in hotel manager’s case over internal disciplinary hearing

Fergal Ryan, general manager of Clayton Hotel in Sligo, had secured injunction

Fri Nov 22 2019 - 15:43

Hotel manager gets order halting allegedly ‘flawed’ process

Fergal Ryan, general manager of Dalata-operated Clayton Hotel, gets ex parte order

Thu Nov 07 2019 - 17:42

Irish collectors secure strong prices for British works

Auctions, results and fairs dates for your diary

Sat Sept 14 2019 - 06:00

Shells, Cohen’s bell and Paul Henry’s cottages: the best of the summer sales results

Artworks by Seán Keating and Louis le Brocquy sold high and there was a glimmer of hope for brown furniture in Bray

Sat Jun 22 2019 - 00:00

What it went for: auction results

Adam’s Important Irish Art Sale to include a substantial work by Sean Keating

Sat Jun 08 2019 - 00:00

Yeats’s very first oil painting to go on sale next month

Adam’s and De Vere’s sales offer a chance to purchase work from Ireland’s top artists

Sat Jun 01 2019 - 00:00

Dalí’s surreal dream pieces in the gardens at Russborough

Wicklow exhibition and sale includes work from Irish and international sculptors

Sat May 25 2019 - 00:00

Auction results: Postcards from history and a stuffed baboon

What sold and what’s coming up in the auction rooms

Sat Feb 02 2019 - 00:00

Johnny Ronan: The ‘sweat equity’ comeback of a flamboyant businessman

The former ward of Nama believes he is back. But there are mixed opinions on his financial renewal

Sat Dec 08 2018 - 06:00

Do you have what it takes to be an Irish diplomat?

Interested in representing Ireland abroad? The next generation of diplomats are being recruited

Tue Aug 07 2018 - 08:15

Sean Scully sets a record in London; silver carries the day at Adam’s

Auction results and forthcoming sales

Sat Jun 23 2018 - 06:00

Should LGBTQ identity be proud to be mainstream?

As Dublin Pride kicks off, an exhibition looks at those still hiding in plain sight

Sat Jun 23 2018 - 05:00

Art you can try before you buy, virtually speaking

A new app allows prospective buyers to visualise paintings on their own walls

Sat Apr 28 2018 - 06:00

At home with Pamela Flood: ‘I am a total hoarder’

For the TV presenter, it’s all about the cosy – dark floors and light walls with throws and soft fabrics

Sat Dec 30 2017 - 06:00

‘By Merrion Strand’ by Yeats makes €450,000

Several paintings by the artist have been sold recently

Sat Nov 25 2017 - 00:00

Rubble from old Abbey to be used to build Dublin open-air theatre

Permission sought by Harry Crosbie to build Greek-style theatre

Mon Apr 03 2017 - 16:40

Receivers remove three bears from Point Depot site

Sculptures commissioned by Harry Crosbie likely to be sold as Nama liquidates assets

Fri Mar 10 2017 - 19:13

20th-century classics designed for life

An auction in Dublin will feature iconic contemporary furniture from the 1950s to 1970s

Sat Apr 23 2016 - 01:00

Pieces of me: Lindsey Holmes, PR consultant

Lindsey Holmes’s house in Sandymount in Dublin contains a mixture of modern and old, bargain finds and antiquities

Sat Apr 09 2016 - 01:00

Flair and form hallmark Louise Kennedy's style

At the helm of Irish design for 30 years, Louise Kennedy is not afraid to mix styles. The key is ensuring every component has merit

Sat Mar 19 2016 - 09:45

An Irishman’s Diary about the pitfalls of state honours systems

Iffy honorifics

Fri Dec 11 2015 - 01:00

Three major Irish art auctions in a row to end 2015

Winter sales by Whyte’s, de Veres and Adam’s take place in Dublin

Sat Nov 28 2015 - 06:00

Horses for courses at de Vere’s

Paintings and sculpture with an equine theme at de Veres auction

Sat Jun 06 2015 - 06:00

Adam’s Irish art sale brings in €1.6m

The annual Christmas auction of Irish art suggests that the market is in good health

Sat Dec 13 2014 - 01:00

Galway’s festival of pictures, pop, opera and soundscapes

Broad in scope and well presented, the exhibitions of Galway International Arts Festival reward visitors of all stripes

Sat Jul 19 2014 - 01:00

Lit up Poolbeg stacks could be ‘as beautiful as Eiffel Tower’

Artist proposes illuminating two thirds of Pigeon House chimneys

Wed Jul 16 2014 - 12:07

‘Wild thing’ and lobsters kick off Galway festival

Galway celebrates two arts festivals in one fortnight

Tue Jul 15 2014 - 01:00