Your guide to auctions and events around the country over the next week.

Rosscarbery antiques fair offers plenty of variety, writes Des O’Sullivan.

Des O’Sullivan previews the August bank holiday weekend auctions in Ballyconneely, Connemara.

Des O’Sullivan previews Whyte’s sale which features a number of leading names from the Irish art world

The sale of 400 lots in Connemara tomorrow promises to be a crowd-puller, says Des O’Sullivan.

Sally Phipps’ biography of her mother, the novelist Molly Keane is a work of art, says Thomas McCarthy who recalls Keane’s second coming as a writer in the 1980s. He savours every word of a wonderful memoir

The winter selling season for Irish art continues apace next week with major sales by Morgan O’Driscoll at the RHA Gallery in Dublin next Monday at 6pm and by James Adam on Wednesday at 6pm.

At the height of summer comes this art and antiques auction, writes Des O’Sullivan.    

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Collectors have plenty to choose from this May Bank Holiday weekend.

Summer sales season getting into swing, writes Des O’Sullivan.

Des O’Sullivan on the work of 19th century artist, James Mahony, who painted the major events of his time.

Des O’Sullivan looks forwards to an auction at Dolan’s which promises to be the best bank holiday sale in years.

Auction includes a number of lots from Tulira Castle, says <B>Des O’Sullivan.</b>

Compared to other years the New Year in the Irish art and antiques market should hit the ground running.

Highlights from the sale of 148 lots from the ESB Collection at James Adam in Dublin next Tuesday include works by Patrick Collins, Norah McGuinness, Patrick Hennessy and Frank McKelvey.

Des O’Sullivan says collectible set is one of the highlights of sale.

By Des O’Sullivan says there is a much to choose from at the Chatsworth Fine Art sale where 750 lots are on offer. 

Paintings from Morgan O’Driscoll’s online auction of Irish art are being sold to help fund the new West Cork Arts Centre, the building of which is now nearing completion at Skibbereen.

The role played by women in the history of Irish art is the focus of the summer loan exhibition at James Adam.

ARTWORKS by Norah McGuinness, John Behan and Arthur Maderson are sure to be a draw at Woodward’s summer sale in Cork City centre next Wednesday at 6pm.

Exhibition shows how female artists were often more innovative, writes Colette Sheridan

AN early masterpiece by Roderic O’Conor will highlight the James Adam’s sale of Important Irish Art in Dublin next Wednesday, May 28, at 6pm.

‘Analysing Cubism’ is a major exhibition of Irish Cubist painting at the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin.

Ahead of an art sale, Des O’Sullivan reports