William Shortall selects Clonfinloch by Hilary Heron, from the collection of Failte Ireland
The State established Bord Failte in 1955 (today’s Failte Ireland) to promote Ireland as a tourist destination. Tourism in the late 1950s and the early 1960s conjured images of air travel and internationalism glamorized in posters of the era. Bord Failte’s first purpose-built home was the Miesian-style office building on Baggot Street commissioned by the State from the modernist architect Robin Walker (1924-91) and completed in 1961.
Brian McAvera sees Colin Davidson wrestle with sexual politics in his new series of Nudes on view this autumn at Oliver Sears Gallery, Dublin.
Can the pragmatic 21st-century East range at Trinity College Dublin match the 18th-century splendour of the West Front? James Howley appraises recent developments on the campus
Behind the bustle and colour of the 2016 graduate shows Gerry Walker finds a wealth of well-researched, accomplished projects.