Dearbhail Connon worked intermittently following her son’s death, writes Colette Sheridan.

Joe Jackson rolled back the years with a brilliant gig at Cork Opera House, writes Des O'Driscoll.

A Clare artist is celebrating a one-two with the release this week of the ‘Director’s Cut’ of the comic book series he has drawn for three years - which is to be adapted for television.

Jo Ashby: Artist and painter

Michael Papadakis aka Sunscribes is a sunlight artist and creates intricate works of art using concentrated rays of sunlight.

Artist John Kelly and his wife Christina have turned their part of West Cork into a life-sized piece of art, says Marjorie Brennan.

From ‘Spitting Image’ to ‘Fatherr Ted’, Anne Tilby has had an interesting career, and her latest exhibition is a shrine to the unique culture of boatbuilding, she tells Colette Sheridan.

Ben, or The Flippist, creates flip books drawn from hand to mark personal and or pop culture events.

In 2010, Aileen Farnan woke up on St Stephen’s Day unable to speak. Initially sent home by her doctor, she returned 24 hours later, having lost the use of the limbs on the right-hand side of her body, and was sent straight to hospital.

Sligo artist Dan Leydon has already claimed a Champions League three-in-a-row this season, but now the Liverpool fan hopes Real Madrid stop following in his footsteps.

Aileen Lee sits down for a chat with artist James Earley.

Cork photographer Kieran Tobin’s battle with depression led him to photography, and a career that has brought him much joy, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

Artist Hetty Lawlor has been busy. Since reaching the final of the Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the year, the 18-year-old has been up and down the country and in and out of TV studios doing interviews with everyone from Ray D’Arcy to Dáithí Ó Sé.

Going back to nature, to the source and the fields, it’s not a coincidence that I was painting like that while I was struggling with trying to create a life Cork painter Chára Nagle’s latest collection has seen her leave behind those bikini-clad bodies in favour of rural settings, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

A Kerryman with a bat flapping in his kitchen? When that familiar situation occurred in Austin McQuinn’s home, he was inspired to try

Aileen Lee speaks to artist Jack Hickey about his background and work to date.

Róisín Murphy: Architect, Artist and Interior Designer.

Cork-based Leanne McDonagh has brought an artist’s eye to her photographs of Travellers and their accommodation, writes Marjorie Brennan.

Pottery is in ceramic artist Jim Turner’s blood. The West Cork-based artist, who is

Jeremy Hickey, aka musician Rarely Seen Above Ground (RSAG) was born and raised in Kilkenny. “My first love was for hurling, soccer, football and basketball. 

Bernadette Kiely’s proximity to the Nore has had a huge influence on her art, writes Marjorie Brennan.

A new catalogue details the impressive collection of artwork that has been donated by artists to Cork University Hospital over two decades.

He’s dated Taylor Swift, but Tom Odell is happier talking about his music and his headline slot at Co Cork’s Indiependence festival over the weekend, writes Ed Power.

From the roof of the world to its deepest caves and oceans, extreme artist Philip Gray has pushed his body to the limit for his art.

Mark O’Halloran has taken on a role at UCC, but first he’s starring in his own film as Omar O’Meara, an Irish Muslim from Tuam, writes Esther McCarthy.

Crawford graduate Stephen Doyle visited Russia to create portraits of gay people living under that country’s oppressive sexuality laws, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

Talent seems to run in the family as Bono’s niece has a near sellout on the opening night of her solo art exhibition.

A triple spiral domino structure captured strategically collapsing on YouTube has been watched over five million times.

In a Chicago case involving mistaken identity, LSD, and jail time, artist Peter Doig had to prove he did not paint a landscape.

Celeste Mountjoy is the meme artist behind Filthy Ratbag.

Trish Dromey is impressed by an artist’s renovated and extended cottage in picturesque setting. 

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has recreated the famous image of three-year-old Alan Kurdi who drowned in Turkey last year by staging a photo of himself lying face down on a beach in Greece.

Des O’Sullivan reviews a forthcoming show of work by the artist who was brave enough to paint the Famine. 

An artist whose portrait of Angela Merkel made the front cover of Time magazine hopes the sudden German interest in his work will lead to a meeting with the country’s famous leader.

An artist left suicidal by the pressure of paying a mortgage and surviving on €58 a week says she followed the Taoiseach’s advice to upskill but is still left with nothing.

Cork artist Fin Dac is building quite a reputation with his impressive murals, writes Marc O’Sullivan.

Patrick Scott had a roundabout journey to the Biennale in 1960, writes Marc O’Sullivan

Cork-born Patrick Scott, who died yesterday aged 93, enjoyed a long and illustrious career as one of Ireland’s best-loved visual artists.