The Irish National Memorial Gardens at Islandbridge in Dublin represents one of the most admirable and noble projects undertaken in the newly founded Irish Free State, writes Kevin V Mulligan
The Liffey takes a lazy course through Islandbridge, its calm waters deep and ponderous before tumbling headlong over an extended, medieval weir. A number of important Viking burials discovered here since the early 19th century suggest that this was a site of major significance in the foundation of Dublin, but by the 18th century these riversides were essentially rural water meadows and used principally for grazing and gravel extraction and remained so until the early 20th century.
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.