St Brigid’s Day, February 1st marks the beginning of spring. St Brigid`s Day celebrates the creativity of women and is a day that has long symbolised hope and renewal. This year marks the 1500th anniversary of her death. Brigid is one of our three patron saints, along...
Dublin’s “secret garden” Tucked away behind the National Concert Hall, the Iveagh Gardens are among the finest, but least known, of Dublin’s parks and gardens. They were designed by Ninian Niven in 1865 as the grounds for the Dublin Exhibition Palace. The gardens...
Born in Northern Ireland, Mark Francis studied painting at St. Martin’s School of Art and the Chelsea School of Art. His art practice is poised between abstraction and representation. Francis’s wet-on-wet paintings and prints derive from his interest in...
Púca Festival, Trim Co Meath Celebrating Ireland as the birthplace of Halloween, Púca is an authentic, immersive, and otherworldly festival. Vibrant, fun, and contemporary in feel but strongly rooted in tradition, Púca will take place in festival hubs Trim and Athboy...
Stephen Forbes is a contemporary artist, his paintings are populated with people of all ages often in different states of play—jumping, swinging, diving, ice-skating, and swimming. His pieces are full of a quick wit and a lively touch which give them the quality of...
