The Irish Times

Irish composers unite for long-delayed Beethoven celebration

Ahead of an NCH concert series, artists reflect on how a musical giant shaped them

Mon May 02 2022 - 05:00

Archaeological revelations in Meath offer a historic opportunity

Brú na Bóinne finds have captured public’s imagination, and raise questions for the State

Sat Jul 21 2018 - 05:00

What are the strange artworks popping up all over Mayo?

An American architect from the Catholic University of America is building art around the county

Sat Jan 06 2018 - 05:00

Land art: making art on the scale of a landscape

Unlike the monumentalism of some land art, a show on the Mizen peninsula scales things down so people can look more closely at the world around them

Wed Sept 13 2017 - 05:00

Pieces of Me: Jonathan Legge, Makers & Brothers

Running a website that sells beautiful things has made Jonathan Legge pretty picky about what he puts into his own home. He’s happiest in a room that has a window and a fire

Sat Sept 03 2016 - 06:00

Fake passports and violent messages: Slovenian tricksters hit the Burren

The controversial art group NSK has unleashed a host of challenging works in Clare

Thu Jul 21 2016 - 06:00

Disappearing islands and a planet on the edge: visual art round-up

Galway’s annual winter arts festival is, fittingly enough, all about the weather

Tue Nov 24 2015 - 01:00

The Home Place: The Mud Vision - Seamus Heaney

What does it mean to be Irish, or to be attached to Ireland? The Irish Hospice Foundation asked Seamus Heaney, Colum McCann, Moya Doherty and Chris Hadfield, among a host of others, to contribute to its new book, ‘The Gathering: Reflections on Ireland’

Sat Sept 28 2013 - 01:00