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.

Up to 10,000 people are expected in Skibbereen, West Cork, tonight for the official homecoming party for Olympic rowing heroes the O’Donovan brothers.

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Des O’Sullivan reports on a three day flurry of art and antique events around the country this bank holiday.

Dan O’Neill’s distinctive and atmospheric oil on board with blue hues entitled Travelling Through Kerry was the top lot at Morgan O’Driscoll’s sale at the RDS on Monday. 

A collection of vintage fishing memorabilia from Day’s of Cork are a feature lot at Marsh’s sale next Saturday at noon. 

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.

A sale of Irish art at the RDS will see some top lots under the hammer.

Slowly, the Irish art market is climbing out of recession.

A depiction of a young, working milkmaid, writes Des O’Sullivan, is the highlight at an upcoming sale of Irish art.

Oil on canvas entitled The Vegetable Seller at Cork, estimate €800 to €1200, at Hegarty’s Auction Rooms, The Bypass, Bandon, on Tuesday, Dec 11, 2012 at 7pm.

This Georgian secretaire is included in Woodwards auction with an estimate of €1000 - €2000.

THE summer Irish art sale by Morgan O’Driscoll in Skibbereen on August Bank Holiday Monday is already attracting interest and advance bidding.

Art coup points to promising future for new auction house says Des O’Sullivan

Des O’Sullivan takes us through some of the highlights available for sale this week.