The Lithographer's Mark
John Breakey's paintings and lithographs employ the heightened colour of the Expressionists without the angst, writes Brian McAvera

Brian Maguire: Hidden Islands
Barbara Dawson views Brian Maguire's new paintings at the Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, this March, which examine recurring human rights issues of democracy, equality and poverty

Melita Denaro: Upon the Glad Earth
Melita Denaro's landscapes capture the dramatic skies and detail of daily life on the island of Doagh, writes Brian Fallon, ahead of her exhibition this May at the John Martin Gallery, London

Design Portfolio
Recognition at home and abroad for Ireland's craftspeople signals an exciting year ahead for fine craft, as Inga Reed is awarded the inaugural Craftsmanship Award at Showcase 2008, Roger Bennett is selected for Craft Boston, and jewellery designer Grainne Morton is shortlisted for the Jerwood Applied Arts Prize, writes Eleanor Flegg

Melita Denaro: Upon the Glad Earth
Melita Denaro's landscapes capture the dramatic skies and detail of daily life on the island of Doagh, writes Brian Fallon, ahead of her exhibition this May at the John Martin Gallery, London

OPEN/INVITED ev+a 2008
Marianne O'Kane reports on Ireland's largest and most ambitious exhibition of contemporary art, where this year photography is the medium of choice

The Geometry of Paths
Ahead of his exhibition at the James Hyman Gallery, London, Catherine Marshall visits Hughie O'Donoghue's studio, where his latest work explores the convergence of personal memory and public history

Melita Denaro: Upon the Glad Earth
Melita Denaro's landscapes capture the dramatic skies and detail of daily life on the island of Doagh, writes Brian Fallon, ahead of her exhibition this May at the John Martin Gallery, London

Revelation
The National Gallery of Ireland's permanent collection provided the springboard of inspiration behind the eclectic range of prints by members of Graphic Studio, Dublin and invited artists at the Print Gallery's spring exhibition, reports Anne Hodge

Eamonn O'Doherty: genius loci
Brian Lynch looks at the career of Eamonn O'Doherty, a sculptor with a remarkable instinct for interpreting the spirit of his age

Cecil King: a legacy of painting
Oliver Dowling recalls the development of Cecil King's practice, from the early lyricism of the 1960s to the restrained elegance of his signature Berlin series, as his retrospective continues at IMMA

Ghosts of the Faithful Departed
David Creedon's photographic series on view at the Mermaid Arts Centre, Co Wicklow, evoke an era eclipsed by contemporary Ireland, writes Siœn Hanrahan

Notes from Estella
Hilary Pyle studies the range of material spanning the artist's career in Estella Solomons' sketchbooks, now part of the manuscript collection at Trinity College Dublin

Vignettes of Family Life
Although 19th-century artist Joseph Patrick Haverty is admired chiefly for his political portraits, he is at his finest depicting women and children, writes Mary Stratton Ryan

Fota's Interior Landscape
The interior of Fota House in Co Cork will be greatly enriched with the addition of seven important 18th-century landscape paintings, once an integral aspect of its collection, writes William Laffan

South Sea Treasures
Peter Somerville Large examines a selection from some 12,000 artefacts amassed in the 18th and 19th centuries from the island communities of the Pacific and now held at the National Museum, Collins Barracks, Dublin

Fernhill
Patrick Bowe discusses the history of Fernhill Gardens in Co Dublin, the creation of two families, the Darleys and the Walkers, whose combined care spans two hundred years

Rites of Passage
Louise Cotter visits the award-winning Rocky Island Crematorium, where location and creative design ensure its future as a symbolic landmark for Cork Harbour