Beckett rejected unfamiliar medium of TV workSAMUEL BECKETT turned down a request to write for RTÉ television in the 1960s because he was “très unfamiliar with the television…Sat Dec 11 2010 - 00:00
Alien Asian ladybird invades Irish shoresA LADYBIRD native to Asia has been spotted at two locations in Ireland and poses a threat to the country’s “unique biodiversity…Tue Dec 07 2010 - 00:00
Major art sales before and after BudgetTwo big art sales take place in Dublin next week: viewings begin today and tomorrow for Adam’s and de VeresSat Dec 04 2010 - 00:00
How much is that doggie at Sotheby's?A portrait of a Meath dog painted for an Irish lord and later owned by a press baron could make €400,000 in London next week…Sat Dec 04 2010 - 00:00
Ebay battle painting to go on saleA HISTORICALLY significant painting of the Battle of Aughrim, which was found on the online auctions website eBay earlier this…Wed Dec 01 2010 - 00:00
Gentleman's collection at Whyte'sAn anonymous businessman is to sell his art collection at Whyte’s this weekSat Nov 27 2010 - 00:00
Country house sale a cure for winter bluesAspirant toffs will be thrilled with what’s on offer at the upcoming Mealys Winter Fine Art and Decorative Art SaleSat Nov 27 2010 - 00:00
Hammer falls on Bank of Ireland's collectionMORE THAN 500 people attended last night’s sale of works of art from the Bank of Ireland’s collection by fine art auctioneers…Thu Nov 25 2010 - 00:00
Bank's art auction switched to hotel over demandTHE VENUE for this evening’s auction of works of art from Bank of Ireland’s collection has been switched to Dublin’s Shelbourne…Wed Nov 24 2010 - 00:00
Rare rhino horns seized from auctioneersTHE DEPARTMENT of the Environment has seized a quantity of rare and valuable black rhino horns from the premises of Mealy’s fine…Wed Nov 24 2010 - 00:00
Tory Island comes to CorkAn unopened 1957 edition of Beckett’s “Endgame” and a fine Paul Henry are two star lots in Cork auctionSat Nov 20 2010 - 00:00
Bank's art collection faces the market next weekThe works of art being sold by the Bank of Ireland go on view from this afternoonSat Nov 20 2010 - 00:00
Irish antiques dealer was friend of royalsBRITAIN’S ROYAL family was represented yesterday at the funeral in Co Tipperary of Ned Ryan who died in London last week.Tue Nov 16 2010 - 00:00
Fenian Rising flag fetches €52,000 at Whyte's auctionMEMBERS OF a Co Limerick family celebrated their good fortune in Dublin on Saturday after a flag they had inherited made €52,…Mon Nov 15 2010 - 00:00
Chinese crackers rule art auctionChina’s new money showed its power, driving up prices at a Chinese art sale in London this weekSat Nov 13 2010 - 00:00
Jack B Yeats painting nets €412,000 at saleTWO PAINTINGS by Jack B Yeats, which were in the collection of British novelist Graham Greene, were sold at auction yesterday…Fri Nov 12 2010 - 00:00
Tale of two vases: £53.1m sale puts Carlow lot in the shadeA LITTLE Chinese vase that was discovered in Co Carlow earlier this year, and valued at “around €100”, was yesterday sold at …Fri Nov 12 2010 - 00:00
Local success stories set upbeat tone as city launches marketing initiativeDURING AN event notable for its air of optimism and confidence at Kilkenny Castle, local entrepreneurs outlined their success…Wed Nov 10 2010 - 00:00
Stamp collection may sell for €3mA COLLECTION of stamps assembled by a Northern Ireland aristocrat who died last year has been valued at more than €3 million …Tue Nov 09 2010 - 00:00
Rebel flags and model soldiersIrish history comes to life in next weekend’s sale at Whyte’s, with mementoes of the 1916 Rising attracting the most interest…Sat Nov 06 2010 - 00:00
Lowry welcomes council approval for €460m casino and resort planPLANS FOR a “Las Vegas-style” casino, sports complex and entertainment resort near the village of Two-Mile-Borris have been approved…Tue Nov 02 2010 - 00:00
Unseen Yeats work owned by Graham Greene up for auctionTWO PAINTINGS by Jack B Yeats, bought more than 60 years ago by the English novelist Graham Greene in Paris, have reappeared …Tue Nov 02 2010 - 00:00
Art for beginners at the RDSNext weekend’s Art Fair 2010 at the RDS is an ideal venue for first-timers considering purchasing a first paintingSat Oct 30 2010 - 01:00
Arkle's saddle a racing cert to impress at auctionA UNIQUE memento from Ireland’s sporting history will be sold in London next month when Arkle’s racing saddle goes under the …Fri Oct 22 2010 - 01:00
Mellon selling in Kilkenny at a lossNiall Mellon, whose charity built thousands of houses for the poor of Cape Town, is selling his 242-acre Kilkenny estate – now…Thu Oct 21 2010 - 01:00
New visitor centre attracts 70,000THE NEW House of Waterford Crystal centre in Waterford city, which opened in late June, has already attracted over 70,000 visitors…Sat Oct 16 2010 - 01:00
Meath house drops 80 % - but buying means living on side of the roadHALF the country may be living in fear of what our grandparents dreaded: “ending up on the side of the road”Thu Oct 14 2010 - 01:00
Success of eco-friendly graveyard a dead cert as early bookings top 100IRELAND’S FIRST eco-friendly graveyard is now open for business and has already reported over 100 bookings.Mon Oct 11 2010 - 01:00
Solicitors trying to prevent courthouse closureSOLICITORS FROM New Ross, Co Wexford, will go to the High Court tomorrow to try to prevent the permanent closure of the town’…Mon Oct 11 2010 - 01:00
Musician seeks to sell land at centre of legal disputeMUSICIAN JIM Corr and business partner Liam Marks are seeking to sell a 91-acre landholding in Co Kilkenny which is at the centre…Thu Oct 07 2010 - 01:00
Nenagh's charms fail to impress North councillorTHERE WAS a good-humoured response in Co Tipperary yesterday as local radio news led with a controversy about a councillor in…Fri Sept 24 2010 - 01:00
Warning issued after chipmunks sightedWILDLIFE EXPERTS have issued an “invasive species alert” following sightings of Siberian chipmunks on the loose in Co Waterford…Thu Sept 23 2010 - 01:00
Dissident TD plans 'insider's account'A BOOK by outspoken Fianna Fáil TD John McGuinness promising “an insider’s account of dysfunction and waste in the Irish political…Mon Sept 20 2010 - 01:00
Long road ahead for rest areasDISCOVERING IRELAND has become a whole lot easier for residents and tourists following the €8 billion inter-urban motorway building…Sat Sept 11 2010 - 01:00
M9 motorway to remain toll free, says MinisterTHE GOVERNMENT says it has “no plans” to toll the new M9 Dublin to Waterford motorway which opened to traffic yesterday.Fri Sept 10 2010 - 01:00
No plan for tolls on new M9The Government has “no plans” to toll the new M9 Dublin to Waterford motorway which opened to traffic this afternoon.Thu Sept 09 2010 - 01:00
Initiative to teach craft skills to primary pupilsPRIMARY SCHOOLCHILDREN are to be taught “traditional craft skills” such as knitting, sewing, ceramics, jewellery-making and wood…Wed Sept 08 2010 - 01:00
Minors bring home some silverwareKILKENNY: ALTHOUGH THE Liam MacCarthy Cup was on its way to Thurles, there was still a glint of precious metal in the evening…Tue Sept 07 2010 - 01:00
Top secret GAA plan to create replicas of Sam and LiamTHE GAA is undertaking a secret project to create exact replicas of the iconic All-Ireland hurling and football trophies to satisfy…Wed Sept 01 2010 - 01:00
Poor Clares offer 'monastic experience' to potential nunsYOUNG WOMEN interested in pursuing a life of “obedience, poverty, chastity and enclosure” are being sought for an alternative…Tue Aug 31 2010 - 01:00
Decision on Rosslare to Waterford line's fateTHE BOARD of the National Transport Authority (NTA) is to meet later this week to decide the fate of the Rosslare to Waterford…Tue Aug 31 2010 - 01:00
Victims of German air raid rememberedA TEMPORARY road sign in south Co Wexford on Saturday morning pointed to “Campile: Scene of 1940 German Bombing”.Mon Aug 30 2010 - 01:00
Entire M9 route open from next monthTHE ENTIRE M9 Dublin to Waterford motorway will be open next month following the completion of a final 40km section three months…Thu Aug 19 2010 - 01:00
Councils press for rail line to stay openLOCAL AUTHORITIES in the southeast and midwest regions have called on Iarnród Éireann not to close the Rosslare to Waterford …Wed Aug 18 2010 - 01:00
Traveller initiative: Document on recognition as distinct ethnic groupCIVIL SERVANTS are preparing a document on “the practical implications of recognising Travellers as a distinct ethnic group” …Mon Aug 16 2010 - 01:00
Travellers put glitter and friendly zing into shoppingA 3-D portrait of Pope John Paul II glowed in the morning sunlightMon Aug 16 2010 - 01:00
New 'eco-friendly' graveyard could greatly cut burial costsAN IRISH company said its new natural burial ground in Co Wexford could “significantly” cut the cost of funerals.Tue Aug 10 2010 - 01:00
Contractors claim council owes them €200,000A GROUP of sub-contractors staged a protest in Kilkenny yesterday, claiming they had not been paid for work on a new municipal…Sat Aug 07 2010 - 01:00
Ireland enchants British envoyIRISH TOURISM: AS IT STRUGGLES to win back visitors from Britain, the troubled Irish tourist industry could hardly have a better…Sat Aug 07 2010 - 01:00
Wild Irishmen and lovely hurling to showcase arts festivalRECENTLY DISCOVERED documentary films about “wild Irishmen” playing hurling, made for American cinema audiences during the early…Thu Jul 29 2010 - 01:00
