Between abstraction and landscape
Eamon Colman works within the quintessential Irish genre of landscape, yet his vision is highly abstract, observes Brian McAvera in his interview with the artist

Design Portfolio
Fresh design and innovative projects signal an inspiring start to 2007, writes Eleanor Flegg, as Showcase, 'All Fired Up' at the National Museum, new travel bursaries and award-winning graduate designers set new standards of excellence this spring

ev+a 2007
Marianne O'Kane Boal gives an overview of Limerick's 30th ev+a, curated by Klaus Ottman

The Fantastic in Irish Art
Roisin Kennedy discusses the relationship between the concept of the Fantastic in Irish art and its shared themes with the Symbolist movement in Europe, ahead of the exhibition at the National Gallery in April

Intrepid traveller
Charles Harper's new body of work is aptly named 'Journey' as the artist revisits the emblematic themes of his practice, writes Gerry Walker

Rediscovering Seamus Murphy
Peter Murray heralds the Crawford Gallery's retrospective to mark the centenary of the charismatic Cork-born sculptor Seamus Murphy

True West
Ric O'Reilly's evocative photographs of the western coasts of Ireland, England and the USA capture unexpected similarities in these geographically diverse locations, writes Siœn Hanrahan

A forgotten masterpiece: the fate of the children of lir
Nicola Gordon Bowe highlights a little-known work by Wilhelmina Geddes, illuminating the ancient Gaelic tragedy of 'The Children of Lir'

Darling Margaret: A look at Orpen's favourite pupil
Hilary Pyle examines the oeuvre of Margaret Clarke, an artist who, despite her academic rigour, yearned to explore the bold new horizons of the avant-garde

Sound judgement and pure taste
Anne Hodge recalls the legacy of Henry Doyle, dedicated director of the National Gallery, whose most significant achievement was the founding of the National Portrait Collection

Apprentice to master: Three generations of the Gorry family
The Gorry Gallery in Dublin has nurtured the study of Irish art from the 18th and 19th centuries through their intimate knowledge of artists' techniques, writes Mic Moroney

Nathaniel Hone RA: an enamel self-portrait in vandyke dress
Paul Caffrey presents a newly discovered self-portrait by 18th-century artist Nathaniel Hone

Thomas Phillip's prospects of ireland 1684-5
Harman Murtagh examines the National Library's collection of 17th-century prospects of coastal defences drawn by Thomas Phillips

A view from within
James Hanley reviews Volume II of the National Self-Portrait Collection in Ireland

Carton: from ducal mansion to country house hotel
In its new incarnation as a luxury hotel, Carton in County Kildare fulfils the role it once played in the 18th century, argues James Howley

A new rural order
Emmett Scanlon discusses Dominic Stevens' innovative ÔMimetic' house in County Leitrim

Portfolio 2007
Eleanor Flegg announces the new selection of designer-makers to the Craft Council's Portfolio catalogue

Return of the wild geese
Eleanor Flegg previews the eponymous exhibition at the National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny, that showcases the creative exchange between two cultures