Are we not extremely fortunate to have a person as highly qualified, in so many respects, as Michael D Higgins to offer himself in re-election for the Presidency of Ireland over the next seven years? The Galwayman is a former and most successful Minister for the Arts who should particularly appeal to the readers of this publication. But it is as a candidate for European Peace and Democratic Development that ‘Michael D’ offers the most attraction.
More than a hundred years after his ancestors departed these shores, collector and philanthropist Brian P Burns is circling back, perhaps with an eye to adding to his outstanding collection of Irish art, writes John Mulcahy
Resplendent in its latest reconstruction, the National Gallery of Ireland needs a new and inspiring ‘Mission’ that places Irish art and artists at the centre of its activities, argues John Mulcahy
