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Climate protesters arrested after throwing tomato soup on Van Gogh masterpiece

Two Just Stop Oil supporters have been arrested after throwing tinned soup at one of Vincent Van Gogh’s most famous paintings to protest against fossil fuels. The protesters, wearing Just Stop Oil T-shirts, threw two tins of Heinz Tomato soup over ...

14 Oct 2022 at 13:47

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Kildare artist shortlisted for Zurich Young Portrait Prize competition 2023 at the National Gallery of Ireland

An artist from County Kildare has been shortlisted for the Zurich Young Portrait Prize competition 2023 at the National Gallery of Ireland. From hundreds of entries, the shortlists of this year’s Zurich Portrait Prize and Zurich Young Portrait ...

21 Aug 2023 at 10:13

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Call for Young Kildare Artists to enter National Gallery's Zurich Young Portrait Prize

The National Gallery of Ireland is calling for entries to the Zurich Young Portrait Prize 2019, with young portrait artists form Kildare encouraged to enter. This inclusive art competition invites children and young people to create a ...

11 Jun 2019 at 21:14

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National Gallery of Ireland urges Kildare artists to enter Zurich Portrait and Young Portrait competitions

The National Gallery of Ireland is seeking applications from Kildare artists, children and young people for this year’s Zurich Portrait Prize and Zurich Young Portrait Prize from today. For the Zurich Portrait Prize, the competition ...

06 Apr 2022 at 12:30

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No more government money will be spent on unused art gallery scanner – minister

No more government funding will be given to help house an unused scanner bought by the National Gallery eight years ago, Patrick O’Donovan has said. The Arts Minister said the issue around how the X-ray scanner was bought without ...

26 Feb 2025 at 09:13

Arts & Entertainment

REVEALED: The discovery of the unknown Vincent Van Gogh portrait

A curator at the National Galleries of Scotland learned that a previously unknown self-portrait of Vincent Van Gogh had been found on the back of another painting while she was waiting outside a fish shop. Professor Frances ...

14 Jul 2022 at 15:33

National News

'Where does it stop?' - People outraged by the National Gallery's €124,000 unused scanner

Once again, the Government is faced with another scandal regarding the money spent on a special scanner for the National Gallery, just months after the notorious Dáil bike shed debacle. It has emerged that a special ...

25 Feb 2025 at 13:56

Arts & Entertainment

'Clever' - Irish musician backs climate activists who defaced Van Gogh painting

Bob Geldof has said the climate change protesters who threw soup over Van Gogh’s Sunflowers were “1000% right”. The Irish musician, 71, said it had been “clever” to deface the 1888 painting while it was covered by ...

25 Oct 2022 at 12:39

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Government accused of ‘deep-rooted’ culture of waste

The Government has been accused of being “deep rooted” in a culture of “waste and incompetence”, after it emerged that a scanner bought eight years ago remains unused at the National Gallery. It was reported that ...

25 Feb 2025 at 19:09

National News

Calls for National Gallery to answer questions on unused artworks scanner

The National Gallery has been urged to address issues around an artworks scanner bought eight years ago that has not been used. The Sunday Independent reported that there have been issues finding a location for ...

25 Feb 2025 at 12:05

UPDATE: Irish Twitter users vow to boycott National Gallery over controversial café contract

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Irish Twitter users vow to boycott National Gallery as Aramark receives café contract

Update A statement issued by Aramark to Iconic Media on February 23 is as follows: Aramark operates 3 out of the 48 direct provision centres nationwide. Our role is to support the residents living in the three ...

22 Feb 2022 at 18:06

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Calling all young artists! Entries now open to national art competition

The National Gallery of Ireland is seeking applications from children and young people for this year’s Zurich Portrait Prize and Zurich Young Portrait Prize. The competitions open on Wednesday April 6. For ...

06 Apr 2022 at 11:51

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