Le Brocquy’s The Family
Medb Ruane recounts the history of this important Louis Le Brocquy painting, which was recently donated to the National Gallery.

Around the Auctions
A preview of the season’s important Irish art sales in Dublin and London at Sotheby’s, Christie’s and James Adam’s.

Arthur Gibney and the Future of the RHA
John Mulcahy interviews the President of the RHA about the future of the Academy before the opening of its Annual Exhibition on 21 May.

A life in Colour: Patrick Scott’s Tapestries
Patrick Scott’s career as a designer of tapestries that have been manufactured in Ireland, France, and Mexico is assessed by Peter Lamb

Crossing the Great Divide
Isabel Nolan examines the work of Dorothy Cross whose new exhibition, Salve, opens at the Kerlin Gallery on 29 May.

Brian de Breffny: A Memoir
The life and work of Brian De Breffny, co-founder of the Irish Arts Review, by Ciaran MacGonigal.

Ten Paintings in Ten Months
James O’Connor describes his working methods and the particular process by which he produced ten paintings in ten months.

The Per Cent for Art Scheme
Con Power discusses the funding of public art in Ireland and highlights some of the projects that have been funded by the Per Cent for Art Scheme.

The Hill: A photo essay of Dublin
Evocative portraits of Dubliners by Lar Boland, with an essay on the Hill by Alan Murdoch.

The Smurfit Collection 2001
Ciaran MacGonigal evaluates the Smurfit collection of art, which includes important paintings by Jack B Yeats, Louis Le Brocquy and William Orpen.

The James Ussher Library at Trinity College Dublin
Raymund Ryan provides an architectural critique of the new James Ussher Library, the latest addition to Trinity College.

The Shepherdess of Marlotte
Julian Campbell explains how Nathaniel Hone and Sobeslav Pinkas painted the same shepherdess near Fontainebleau in 1857.

John Ramage: The Wandering Portraitist
Paul Caffrey chronicles the career of the 18th-century Irish miniaturist who was one of the leading portrait painters in New York in the 1780s.

All the Fun of the Fair: Images of Donnybrook Fair by Glew and Watson
Brendan Rooney has discovered that Samuel Lees Glew’s painting of Donnybrook Fair borrowed heavily from Samuel Watson’s painting of the same subject.

The Westport House Collection
Anne Chambers chronicles the history of the Browne family of Westport House whose papers have just been donated to the National Library of Ireland.

Unpublished Drawings by James Cavanah Murphy
Michael McCarthy discusses James Cavanah Murphy’s album of drawings and watercolours made in Portugal in 1789 and 1790.

The Dooyork Hoard
Mary Cahill attributes exceptional importance to the recent discovery of three gold ribbon torcs in Dooyork, county Mayo.

Lyons House: A Glorious Restoration
A recent recipient of the Europa Nostra Heritage award, the spectacular restoration of Lyons House in county Kildare, is reviewed by Peter Pearson.