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Kildare based artist Lia Laimbock raises €14,000 at charity auction

‘Flying Colours’ by Kildare based artist Lia Laimbock sold at a charity auction recently for €14,000. The great and the good from the art, horse racing and music industries joined forces at The Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby Festival at The Curragh ...

24 Jul 2019 at 20:25

National News

'Once in a generation' - Online consultation on basic income scheme for artists opens

Consultation on a basic income pilot scheme for artists has been launched online today. The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD, called the scheme a "once-in-a-generation policy intervention" and ...

06 Jan 2022 at 16:33

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Climate Design Lab publishes call outs for Kildare artists and creatives

Kildare County Council is pleased to announce two open calls for artists and/or creative partners to work with communities in Maynooth and Maynooth University on Climate Design Lab, a creative climate action project with the aim of exploring ...

21 Jan 2025 at 08:00

Local News

Newbridge folk singing legend Luka Bloom opens up about past as a struggling young artist

Irish folk-singer and Newbridge native Luka Bloom has opened up about his struggles as a young artist. In a candid chat with Ruairí McKiernan on the Love and Courage podcast, the younger brother of Christy Moore said that he was forced to ...

28 Oct 2019 at 15:00

Arts & Entertainment

27 Irish artists awarded €325 per week through Basic Income pilot

Dozens of artists in Ireland have been awarded grants through the Basic Income for the Arts pilot scheme. The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and the Media announced the awarding of 27 grants yesterday (October 11) ...

12 Oct 2022 at 15:39

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Lyra: ‘She really showed me that you can be this powerful woman, but you can also be a very kind, gentle soul’

GROWING UP, Lyra was always singing. But once she started writing her own music, everything changed - she had to “give this a go”. To prove she was taking things seriously, she wrote a song for her nan. “I wrote a song for her, which ...

14 Sept 2024 at 21:00

Local News

Acclaimed Kildare artist in national spotlight at Ireland’s largest art fair

An acclaimed Kildare artist renowned for his striking animal paintings will be in the national spotlight at Art Source, Ireland’s largest art fair, at the RDS from November 15-17. Renowned Celbridge-based artist Jason O'Ceannobháin ...

03 Nov 2019 at 17:42

National News

Govt seeks expressions of interest for design of national HIV/AIDS monument

The government is seeking expressions of interest for the design of a national HIV/AIDS monument. The monument will serve as a reminder of the people who have died from the illness since AIDS was first clinically diagnosed in ...

02 Jun 2022 at 12:33

National News

New pilot scheme offering artists €325 per week 'heralds a new era' - Culture Minister

A new and pioneering pilot scheme to support artists and creative arts workers in Ireland has officially been launched. The Basic Income for the Arts pilot scheme will examine the impact of a basic income for artists over a ...

05 Apr 2022 at 15:43

National News

Artists sought by Irish hospice group to create works supporting HSE care staff

The Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) is seeking artists to develop new creative work to support the health and wellbeing of HSE care staff. The commissions offer comes following a two-year pandemic, which the IHF believes ...

05 Apr 2022 at 12:09

Arts & Entertainment

Competition to find Ireland's next top makeup artist launches nationwide

A search to find Ireland's next top makeup artist has been launched nationwide. The woman behind Makeup Academy, Sharleen Collins, has launched the competition with the support of Brendan McDowell, the force behind ...

02 Apr 2024 at 16:16

Northern Ireland

Work of artists in Belfast collective goes on display in Dublin

A new exhibition in Dublin will feature an eclectic range of work from members of a Belfast-based community arts collective. The Now That’s What I Call Vault exhibition at The Mart Gallery in Rathmines, Dublin, ...

19 Feb 2023 at 12:02

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