Picasso artworks fetch more than $100 million Eleven Picasso paintings and other works that helped turn Las Vegas into an unlikely destination for art were sold at auction last night for more ... World • 24 Oct
Danish artist delivers empty frames, says it's art A Danish museum loaned an artist 534,000 kroner (over €71,800) in cash to recreate old artworks of his using the banknotes, but he ended up ... News Lens • 29 Sep
Ireland's tallest mural unveiled in Co Louth The tallest mural in Ireland has been completed in Dundalk, depicting warrior god Lú, the namesake of Co Louth. Leinster • 26 Sep
Modern art: How Non-Fungible Tokens have mushroomed NFTs have become a hot investment property in recent months; but what are they, and what's so valuable about a digital file? Business • 05 Sep
Mural marks 50 years of Down Syndrome Ireland A 18m artwork featuring a 21-year-old woman with Down syndrome will be unveiled in Dublin city centre to mark Down Syndrome Ireland's 50th birthday. Ireland • 27 Jul
Local folklore given new life in giant murals The final stages of two major wall art installations have been unveiled in Foxford Co Mayo. Connacht • 18 Jun
Portrait of author Edna O'Brien unveiled in London A new portrait of Irish author Edna O'Brien will be installed at the Irish Embassy in London later this year. Ireland • 11 Jun
Dublin conservation project wins top European award A project to conserve a 19th century merchant building on the banks of the River Liffey in Dublin has won one of Europe's top heritage ... Dublin • 25 May
Plans for Ennistymon Púca statue paused after criticism Clare County Council has been forced to "pause" plans to erect a controversial statue of a Púca in the town of Ennistymon, after widespread local ... Munster • 11 May
Call to visit statues for International Sculpture Day People across the country are being encouraged to visit sculpture in their localities today as part of International Sculpture Day. Ireland • 26 Apr
Martin hopeful of reopenings as artworks purchased Minister for Arts Catherine Martin has said she looks forward to the doors of museums and galleries reopening in the coming weeks. visual arts • 21 Apr
Northern Irish artist Charlie Whisker dies The death has been announced of artist Charlie Whisker. Ireland • 11 Apr
Spain blocks auction of possible Caravaggio painting The Spanish government has blocked the auction of a 17th-century oil painting in Madrid on suspicion that it may actually be a lost masterpiece by ... World • 08 Apr
Irish firm to launch tallest moving statue in the world Irish firm The Giant Company has launched the tallest moving statue in the world today, which stands more than 10 stories high. Business • 15 Mar
Cork artist inspires shutdown children around the world A Cork artist's online initiative which began as a response to the coronavirus shutdown has become a social media hit. Coronavirus • 17 Mar 20
Irish duo win architecture's most prestigious prize Dublin-based Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara have been awarded architecture's most prestigious prize. Ireland • 04 Mar 20
Diceman exhibition celebrates Grafton St 'High King' A new exhibition celebrating the life of the man once known as the "High King of Grafton Street" has opened at the Little Museum of ... Dublin • 21 Feb 20
Mapping Mayo islands on a grand scale Latest figures confirm that the Wild Atlantic Way, showcasing the rugged and diverse beauty of the west of Ireland, has been a huge economic boon ... News • 14 Jan 20
Artist denies any link to theft of €5.4m gold toilet The enigmatic creator of a unique solid gold toilet reportedly worth €5.4 million has denied orchestrating its theft in a Banksy-style prank. UK • 15 Sep 19
Exhibition brings together work of Freud, Jack B Yeats A new exhibition that brings together the work of the painters Lucian Freud and Jack B Yeats is due to open at the Irish Museum ... Dublin • 27 Jun 19
Clinton moved by a 'very Irish portrait' Twenty five years after he ignored many layers of advice and granted Sinn Féin's Gerry Adams a temporary visa to the United States, the US ... Ireland • 18 Jun 19
Missing Rubens sketch goes for $1.4m at auction A lost sketch by Flemish Baroque master Peter Paul Rubens has been sold at auction for $1.46 million (€1.3 million) after being rediscovered due to ... World • 01 Apr 19
Chester Beatty makes rare artefacts available online The Chester Beatty in Dublin has launched a new website offering online access to thousands of rare books, manuscripts and decorative arts. Dublin • 10 Dec 18
Banksy artwork shreds itself after sold at auction A painting by mysterious British artist Banksy shred itself into pieces at the moment it sold for more than €1.2m at a London auction yesterday. World • 16 Oct 18
Art installation challenges pope as 'distress call' A new art installation has been erected around an existing memorial to those who died in Mother and Baby Homes as a distress signal to ... Pope Francis In Ireland • 24 Aug 18
