The Little Museum of Dublin has won a major European award.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

A tiny rural museum run by relatives of General Michael Collins is one of two West Cork museums to win a major accolade from an international tourism organisation which puts them among the top 10 in the country.

The last remaining archive of work by Christy Brown has been bought in London by the National Library of Ireland and the Little Museum of Dublin for €45,000.

The last remaining archive of material relating to the work of Christy Brown will stay in Ireland.