Mic Moroney previews an exhibition of new work from Mark Francis at Dublin City Gallery the Hugh Lane in January 2008
Riann Coulter previews William Crozier’s exhibition at the Taylor Galleries, where his landscape paintings unite the brilliant light of the Mediterranean with the landscape of West Cork
Barrie Cooke’s new series of paintings at the Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, take inspiration from his pandemic sense of nature, writes Gerry Walker
Ciarán Bennett explores the paradox of Corban Walker’s prismatic glass sculptures, ahead of his exhibition at Green on Red Gallery
“It’s absolutely necessary to be an outsider as an artist”, Sam Walsh tells Brian McAvera as his current exhibition of figurative work at Limerick City Gallery defies expectations
Desmond Egan considers the career of sculptor James McKenna, the subject of a major retrospective at IMMA this winter
Peter Murray investigates a key period in the career of Thurloe Conolly, a one-time member of the White Stag group, who emigrated to France in the mid 1960s
In the summer of 1913, two Frenchwomen travelled to Ireland to capture on film a disappearing world, the results of which are on view at the National Photographic Archive, writes Gerard Moran
From the renovation of the Shaw Room to the momentous rediscovery of a masterpiece, Sergio Bendetti recalls his career, spanning three decades, at the National Gallery of Ireland
Audrey Whitty investigates the history of a newly discovered sketchbook by Jack B Yeats given to philanthropist and collector Albert Bender in 1934
Paul Caffrey explores a remarkable collection of Irish miniatures which provide a visual history of the family of the Earls of Shannon of Castle Martyr, County Cork
Joe McDonnell discusses the significance of a newly discovered Rococo sculpture in Eastern Belgium by Bartholomew Cramillion
Kate Hamlyn discusses some key members of the MacCarthy Muskerry Clan, the Gaelic owners of Blarney Castle, whose fortunes rose and fell in line with their allegiance to the English throne
Vernon Mount in County Cork is a neoclassical gem, remarkable for its distinguished design, yet today its future is in jeopardy, writes Desmond Fitzgerald and Donough Cahill
Letterkenny’s new Regional Cultural Centre is undoubtedly a world-class design, but will it provide a context for the county’s aspiring fine art students asks Mariane O’Kane Boal
Jewellery ranked strongly at SOFA in Chicago this winter with five makers from Ireland introducing bold new collections to an international audience, writes Alison Fitzgerald
Eleanor Flegg discusses the work of Richard Kirk, chosen by a panel of experts on behalf of the Crafts Council of Ireland to recognise consistency in design excellence
Charles Horton discusses two contrasting, yet intimate portrayals of the birth of a child from a 16th-century prayer book
