Alison FitzGerald views an exhibition of ornamental gold and silver boxes, whose presentation and trade revealed the loyalties of those involved
Mary Cahill and Greer Ramsey present the case for gold workshop practice in the Late Bronze age in Ireland
The ancient office of the Lord Mayor of Dublin is endowed with more of the paraphernalia of pomp and circumstance than any other public office in Ireland. The most remarkable ornament is the Gold Chain of office from 1698, which bears the bust of William III, Prince of Orange. And finally there is the Great Mace, which was crafted in Dublin in 1665 by the first Lord Mayor of the city who was by profession a goldsmith. Janet Redmond charts the social ascent of the goldsmith who prospered greatly during the Restoration
Catherine Bates looks at the creative translation of ideas within the work of the talented McCrory family on view at the National Craft Gallery this October
