In our series on Irish artists abroad, John Mulcahy recalls Andrew Nicholl’s adventures as teacher of landscape painting in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
John Mulcahy recalls the history of Burtown House, Kildare and its Quaker associations most notably those of the writer Mary Leadbetter
The contents of Ireland’s greatest country house have been assiduously catalogued in a new publication, but what of the unique pastels by Robert Healy that captured the Conollys at leisure, asks John Mulcahy.
As the directors of several National Cultural Institutions prepare to retire this year JOHN MULCAHY poses the question: is there an intention to downgrade their roles to executive managers – and if so, why?
Tintern Abbey at Bannow Bay in Wexford is today a place of beauty and tranquillity, secured if not fully restored by the OPW: a lasting monument to the earliest days of the Norman invasion from which its foundation sprung, as John Mulcahy reports
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
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.
