Book lovers in Dublin and beyond will be excited about the return of the second-hand books sa Introduced in 1990 but not held since February 2020 – just before the Covid pandemic – the book sale goes ...

Crafternoon Wednesday, February 12, 1:30pm Calling all knitters, crocheters, needle workers, beaders, and colorers! Bring ...

A longtime friendship between Serge, Marc and Yvan gets rocky when Serge buys a painting for an astronomical ... “A Triumph of Love,” by 18th-century playwright Pierre de Marivaux.

Symapthy to the Owens family on the recent death of Mary’s husband Billy Kedroff following a long illness. Billy’s funeral ...

Master the Art of "No" Without Actually Saying It ... People have been using this strategy for centuries. In 18th-century factories, workers would "work to rule"—doing only what their job ...

Although Guinness had concentrated on brewing both ales and porter for most of his life, it was in the late 18th century ... to the Irish Volunteers in the early 20th century.

Art as extreme subjectivity. Throughout it all, he’s favoured the human voice (he’s a regular in a local choir, and remains obsessed with gospel and doo wop). His own articulation as a writer ...

An artist caught in possession of a Stanley blade and a bottle of methylated spirits with a sparkler had the items for an art project ... Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay up ...

The 18th-century painting by Charles Willson Peale had previously been the subject of mismanaged restoration attempts. Now, experts in Versailles are bringing it back in line with the artist's origina ...

Irish merchants drawn by the island’s growing economic opportunities. A map of the Canary Islands. Image: Public Domain During the 17th and 18th centuries, many Catholic merchants left Ireland ...

Peale's majestic portrait of founding father George Washington has headed to Versailles for a state-of-the-art restoration.

The series gave Walsh the opportunity to work again with British actor Considine, with who she previously worked with on another Irish movie, Wolf. “Paddy and I just got on like a house on fire ...