Early Irish Chalices

Silver for a Countess’s Levee the Kildare Toilet Service

Enamelling in Early Medieval Ireland

Irish Goldsmiths’ Work of the Later Middle Ages

Ten Years of Early Irish Metalwork

Bronze Age Gold at the National Museum

Kremlin Gold: The Art of the Orthodox Church

Book Review: The Accomplished Art: Gold and Gold-Working in Britain and Ireland during the Bronze Age

Restoration Man: Sir Daniel Bellingham

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

A Freedom Box for ‘A Hot Whiffling Puppy’ Tighe Family Silver from Kilkenny

Waterford’s Viking footprint

Maurice Hurley examines the archaeological evidence for Waterford’s Viking heritage

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Gold standard

Eamonn P Kelly evaluates the recent find of gold coins in County Tipperary now on display at the National Museum of Ireland Collins Barracks