Adventuring through the rivers of Borneo and Flores Sea: Lush rainforests, volcanos and snorkelling with whale sharks
Komodo dragons, orangutans, stingless bees and a flight of fruitbats are a feast for the eyes during this trip to Indonesia
Wild Thing: A Life of Paul Gauguin - Sad, fascinating and highly troubling
Sue Prideaux’s book is intriguing and engaging but must be read with care
The Magic of Silence: Caspar David Friedrich’s Journey Through Time review – An intriguing take on the life and work of the German painter
Friedrich was the go-to for showing figures from behind – mainly, it transpires, because he wasn’t very good at faces
2025 in art: 10 shows to look out for over the next 12 months
Collective action and activism are themes in the year ahead, as artists also explore what gets lost and found in translation
50 people to watch in 2025: From film and music to arts, activism, sport and more
As a new year gets into gear, here are the artists, entrepreneurs, activists and musicians set to shake things up
Architectural Tales by Dominic Stevens: Imaginative reflections on the spaces we create, and the spaces in between
Acclaimed Irish architect Dominic Stevens experiments in and excels at writing too
The art of 2024: 10 of Ireland’s best exhibitions of the year
From big group shows exploring topics as vast as time to small but beautifully formed solo painting exhibitions, art has rewarded on many levels this year
RIAI gold medal: ‘Magical classrooms’ at Dublin national school win Ireland’s top prize for architecture
Highest accolade in Irish architecture goes to Donaghy + Dimond for their new building at the model school in Inchicore
‘Having a minimum-wage job sucks the life out of my soul’: 10 young artists on the challenges they face
The 10 finalists in this year’s awards talk about their work and the challenges they face as young artists
The address book of war: La Grande Illusion shows why Brian Maguire is one of Ireland’s most powerful painters
The Irish artist has made witnessing his work – and the subject of the astonishing art in his Hugh Lane Gallery exhibition – since the 1970s
Looking for a minibreak before or after Christmas? Here are 16 of the best around Ireland
City break or country escape, treat yourself with a festive stay.
Gate Theatre stages classic children’s stories for Christmas: see human beans and under-the-floorboards Borrowers
Charles Way’s adaptation of Mary Norton’s stories create atmosphere of family love, adventure and discovery
A cruise around Canada’s most remote parts leaves a lingering sense of discovery and wonder
Cruising on the Viking Polaris serves up experiences way off the beaten track and takes in a dawn view of Manhattan, with a side dish of science
How Painting Happens (and why it matters) by Martin Gayford: unlocking the puzzles of art
A remarkable painting can move the soul. So how does it come about? Martin Gayford brilliantly marks out the path from inspiration to execution
Form and function: What makes one object art and another ‘mere’ craft?
At Sara Flynn and Joseph Walsh’s collaborative new exhibition at the Irish Cultural Centre in Paris, the distinctions are in the eye of the beholder