Art&Antiques: Affordable art in spring sales

First sales of the year can be a good time to find value in auction houses

‘The Greatest of These’ – An Irishman’s Diary on Francis McManus

SF leader in the picture

The visual arts focused attention on marginalised voices

Culture review 2016: The 1916 Commemorations featured a welcome alternative historical narrative

Paul Doran in Dublin: You won't see a livelier display of painting all year

Plus: Finnish women let us into their lives with humour

Leinster show flashes as they gear up for the physical challenge ahead

Leo Cullen’s experimental side score four tries in Gloucester friendly at Tallaght

Vera Klute studies the human animal in its natural habitat

The German-born artist’s exceptional show is disturbing and even slightly creepy

Gangsters and Goodfellas: the long journey from Ballyshannon to a New York jail cell

Octogenarian Peter Daly lived a colourful life in New York, from NYPD cop to years in jail on drug charges