Sebastian ErraZuriz makes furniture and artworks that prompt you to step back and look again, says Carol O’Callaghan.

Iran is divided between those seeking to embrace a Western way of life and the tradtionalists, writes Janine Di Giovanni

Tommy Barker reports on an exceptional harbourside home, in impeccable order inside and out.

The Guinness Storehouse, the Cliffs of Moher, and Dublin Zoo had more than 1m visitors each last year as some of the country’s top attractions showed rising interest.

Wondering how to keep your teenager busy this summer when summer jobs are thin on the ground? Fancy tipping your toe back into education? Grainne McGuinness is raving about MOOCs, short online courses, many of which are free.

Wandering  the DIY aisles, we are spectacularly brave. When it comes to choosing taps - we’re downright dare devils. 

Carol O’Callaghan reviews a new volume on mid-century design.

The Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said an official in Fine Gael dealt with the appointment of John McNulty to the board of the Museum of Modern Art, and did not report to officials dealing with his Seanad nomination.

ONE of the crucial decisions before visiting the city that allegedly never sleeps is where to lay your head.

Retrospective opens simultaneously at Dublin’s IMMA and Carlow’s Visual, says Des O’Sullivan.

CD review: The Pixies

A long-running love story culminated yesterday in the marriage of Cork-born artist Patrick Scott, at the ripe old age of 93, to 57-year-old Eric Pearce, his companion of 37 years.

Graffiti by secretive British artist Banksy is turning up on the streets of New York City - and all over social media.

ARTIST Stephen Brandes’ monumental piece, ‘April 22nd — From the Last Travelogue of Albert Sitzfleisch’, dominates the foyer of the Royal Hibernian Academy. His show, part of the RHA’s autumn programme, is satiric, provocative, charming and unsettling.

A SIX-FOOT Henri Matisse bronze of a nude woman seen from behind was sold for over $48 million (€34m) in New York City, a record auction price for the artist’s work.

AN ancient stallion has turned out not to be the thoroughbred he was believed to be.

Increased spending across sport, tourism and the arts will enable the sectors to adequately respond to future challenges, Minister John O’Donoghue said today.

Photographer Yousuf Karsh, who gained international prominence with his 1941 portrait of a defiant Winston Churchill and photos of public figures such as Albert Einstein and Ernest Hemingway, has died in the US at the age of 93.