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Aosdána
Storyteller’s shadow: Patrick Smyth on his mother Jennifer Johnston
Jennifer Johnston’s relationship with her father is far from her whole story but she remained wrongly convinced she was still in his shadow
Clare Daly finds a Dublin Central political address once linked to her ally Mick Wallace
Plus: no sign of the next laureate for fiction; the less-than-diverse membership of Aosdána; and Niall Blaney’s poor attendance record
Writers pay tribute to Edna O’Brien, whose fearless honesty changed Ireland
President Michael D Higgins among those saluting a ‘superb writer possessed of the moral courage to confront Irish society’ who has died in London at 93
‘I thought we could have fun by turning one of the landmark images on its head, filling it with women’
The School of Hibernia, an Irish, all-woman reimagining of Raphael’s School of Athens, showcases achievement, solidarity and perseverance
Eight new members elected to Aosdána
Booker winner Paul Lynch among new members of creative artists’ association
What makes the Happy Pear unhappy? Building a 5G mast beside their organic farm
Plus: Jack Crowley’s financial conversion, architect Tom de Paor’s Wicklow woes, Siún Ní Raghallaigh’s Galway house sale, and Dublin jarveys say neigh to Harry Crosbie
‘Racism is so recyclable. It’s toxic. The far-right stuff is on my doorstep’
Playwright and activist Rosaleen McDonagh says: ‘The far-right stuff is on my doorstep...I didn’t think people would be burning buildings and blocking libraries. That scares the living daylights out of me’
When Jesus met John the Baptist – a new exhibition of 16th-century art
Displays include Renaissance works, and art by Mick O’Dea, Sam Keogh and Fergus O’Ryan
Aosdána names five newly elected members
Writer Anne Enright and visual artist Amanda Coogan among association’s new members
Rosaleen McDonagh: ‘This is the best moment of my life’
Aosdána member on surviving Covid-19, racism against Travellers and reclaiming power through writing
Charity auction to raise funds for monumental Sandycove sculpture
The Imogen Stuart structure would stand like a Celtic monolith looking out to sea
Twelve artists elected to Aosdána
Association honours new members in artforms such as writing, drama, dance and film
Election 2020: 10 things you should ask your candidate but probably won’t
As funding for the arts continues to erode, here are the questions to ask on the doorstep
Death takes place of actor and writer Joe Steve Ó Neachtain
Renowned writer and actor won numerous awards for his work
Sonja Landweer obituary: Visionary in craft and design in Ireland
Dutch artist drew, painted, made prints, jewellery, bronze works and pottery
Settled into an Irish cottage, Peig style
Artist Maria Simonds-Gooding settled in Dunquin in the 1960s in a Blasket islander’s cottage
Monument dedicated to Cork emigrants damaged by vandals
Calls for council to restore sound installationthat played original recordings of interviews with emigrants
Galway’s Lonely Planet award: ‘I don’t see how we will cope’
Galway is struggling with capacity problems and homelessness. A new travel award will not help
Ulick O’Connor funeral arrangements announced
President leads tributes to writer and member of Aosdána, who died aged 90
Composer Roger Doyle elevated to Saoi by Aosdána
Previous holders of title include Samuel Beckett, Brian Friel and Seamus Heaney
State papers: Poet Thomas Kinsella sent Haughey his royalty pay slip for 4p
Kinsella told taoiseach Aosdána stipend was unfair on poets as none could live entirely off their art
Where the Heart Is: The peace of living alone after 30 years of marriage
Artist Janet Pierce divides her time between Portugal and the Tyrone Guthrie Centre gate lodge
Aosdána elects eight new creative artists to vacant positions
Eight members of Arts Council-funded body had passed away since last general assembly
Under Sheila Pratschke, the Arts Council has rarely been free from controversy
‘I’m the person who should speak out ... I did what I thought was right’
Patrick Pye, stained-glass artist and ‘one of the great individualists’, has died
Patrick Pye, religious painter and stained-glass artist, died on Thursday
Cork Institute of Technology spent €20,000 on two portraits
College carrying €1m deficit faces criticism over paintings of president and chairman
Arts Council announces overhaul of funding system
New system will simplify procedures, promote new artists and improve feedback
Michael Longley: ‘Being 77 and three-quarters is the best time of my life’
The Belfast poet on his latest collection and the ‘clickety-clickety-click’ thrill of writing
Aosdána is far from perfect but it costs peanuts
Water charges refunds would pay the total annual cost of Aosdána for more than 30 years. So why is the Arts Council attacking it
Painter (88) to lose €17,000 as Aosdána changes membership rules
Patrick Pye, a religious artist who has fading sight, deemed ineligible for stipend
30 Irish women you need to know
To mark International Women’s Day on Wednesday, here are 30 women who are shaping Irish life
How Mexico could subvert Donald Trump’s border wall
‘What could be more magnificent than a divine feathered serpent snaking along vast stretches of the wall’s 2,000-mile extent?’
Anthony Cronin: a man of achievement
Few writers could rival his versatility or claim such influence as adviser to two Taoisigh
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Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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