‘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
The School of Hibernia, an Irish, all-woman reimagining of Raphael’s School of Athens, showcases achievement, solidarity and perseverance
Booker winner Paul Lynch among new members of creative artists’ association
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
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’
Displays include Renaissance works, and art by Mick O’Dea, Sam Keogh and Fergus O’Ryan
Writer Anne Enright and visual artist Amanda Coogan among association’s new members
Aosdána member on surviving Covid-19, racism against Travellers and reclaiming power through writing
The Imogen Stuart structure would stand like a Celtic monolith looking out to sea
Association honours new members in artforms such as writing, drama, dance and film
As funding for the arts continues to erode, here are the questions to ask on the doorstep
Renowned writer and actor won numerous awards for his work
Dutch artist drew, painted, made prints, jewellery, bronze works and pottery
Artist Maria Simonds-Gooding settled in Dunquin in the 1960s in a Blasket islander’s cottage
Calls for council to restore sound installationthat played original recordings of interviews with emigrants
Galway is struggling with capacity problems and homelessness. A new travel award will not help
President leads tributes to writer and member of Aosdána, who died aged 90
Previous holders of title include Samuel Beckett, Brian Friel and Seamus Heaney
Kinsella told taoiseach Aosdána stipend was unfair on poets as none could live entirely off their art
Artist Janet Pierce divides her time between Portugal and the Tyrone Guthrie Centre gate lodge
Eight members of Arts Council-funded body had passed away since last general assembly
‘I’m the person who should speak out ... I did what I thought was right’
Patrick Pye, religious painter and stained-glass artist, died on Thursday
College carrying €1m deficit faces criticism over paintings of president and chairman
New system will simplify procedures, promote new artists and improve feedback
The Belfast poet on his latest collection and the ‘clickety-clickety-click’ thrill of writing
Water charges refunds would pay the total annual cost of Aosdána for more than 30 years. So why is the Arts Council attacking it
Patrick Pye, a religious artist who has fading sight, deemed ineligible for stipend
To mark International Women’s Day on Wednesday, here are 30 women who are shaping Irish life
‘What could be more magnificent than a divine feathered serpent snaking along vast stretches of the wall’s 2,000-mile extent?’
Few writers could rival his versatility or claim such influence as adviser to two Taoisigh
Grafton Architects collaborated on the UTEC project with local partners to create a new campus building for Lima’s specialist engineering university
The Flying Enterprise in Cork city says English ‘most sensible’ language to speak at work
Tributes paid to Waterford-born jazz guitarists who was ‘one of the world’s greatest’
Group calls for new protections for heritage sites following Disney’s use of Skellig Michael
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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