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5,313 works submitted, 515 on show: RHA Annual Exhibition 2024 ready to be unveiledThis year’s show includes plenty of powerful work, as well as prices that range from €50 to €60,000. But younger painters are notable by their absenceBy Gemma Tipton
Fighting mould monsters, running from Garda vans: Ireland’s housing crisis is now a video gameWhat’s Next For?: After Mega Dreoilín, Han Hogan and Donal Fullam plan Tenantgotchi and a Grand Canal Dock demolition derbyBy Una Mullally