Elizabeth Kirwan looks at Gerry Andrews’ magisterial series tracing the activities of Limerick’s Milk Market
A fascinating record by Gerry Andrews of Limerick’s historic Milk Market that captures vignettes of the gritty atmosphere and social hub at the heart of the city has recently been donated to the National Photographic Archive. The series, which totals 95 black and white photographic portraits, documents the community of merchants, traders, and personalities in the 1970s. The Corn Market, latterly the Milk Market, was founded by Statute in 1852. Located in Limerick’s Irishtown area, the market sold fruit and vegetables, fowl, homemade butter, breads and cakes, and by the 1960s, it also sold bedding plants and shrubs and held the annual Christmas turkey market.
With the recent passing of Ronald Tallon, Seán Ó Laoire reflects on the end of an era and remembers Michael Scott, founder and charismatic figurehead of Scott Tallon Walker
Catherine Marshall assesses the unwavering artistic journey of Maria Simonds-Gooding in advance of her retrospective in Dublin
The class of 2014 is looking anew to the tangible joys of creativity, in contrast to its documentation, writes Gerry Walker of the trends emerging from this year’s graduate shows.