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 hrs
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
Landscape artist McSweeney dies at age of 82 The death has been announced of the artist Seán McSweeney, who was regarded as Ireland's leading landscape painter. He was 82. Ireland • 02 Jun 18
Mayo teen wins Texaco Children's Art Competition A 17-year-old student from Westport, Co Mayo has been named the winner of the 64th Texaco Children's Art Competition. Connacht • 18 Apr 18
New director appointed at NCAD Sarah Glennie has been appointed Director of the National College of Art and Design. Education • 22 Jun 17
Painting sells for record $110.5m at auction A little-seen painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat that sold for $19,000 in 1984 soared to an astounding $110.5 million at Sotheby's last night. World • 19 May 17
