Kya deLongchamps takes us through some moments in the fascinating history of lost masterpieces.

Philip Seymour Hoffman's priest will remember him as a "lovely person."

Brian O’Driscoll is to be awarded the Freedom of the City of Dublin early next year.

The Lavit Gallery is celebrating 50 years of promoting the visual arts, says Tina O’Sullivan

The Light Between Oceans

In an opinion column in Wednesday’s Irish Examiner on the changed beliefs of Irish Catholics, it was wrongly stated that a Fr Gerry O' Hanlon was censored by the Vatican.

THEY have been used to solve the mystery of her sinking, debunk theories about why it happened and make a Hollywood blockbuster.

Dozens of Irish servicemen and women forgotten for decades after being buried in unmarked graves were finally remembered today at a poignant Armistice Day ceremony.

IRELAND’S four most senior churchmen have been called to Rome to discuss final preparation for a Vatican investigation of the Church in Ireland due to get under way later this month.

The Blind Side

WELL-PAID TDs can easily evade work under the present Dáil set-up while the Government is never held to account, Transport Minister Noel Dempsey last night warned as he urged reform.

MAY I request your readers’ assistance in relation to a remarkable Irishman whose biography I am writing.

EARLIER in the year (January 15), you kindly published a letter in which I asked if any of your readers could make available to me books and other publications by my granduncle, Fr Edward Cahill SJ.

THERE is general acceptance among most people that our health service is in crisis.

I AM looking for books by Fr Edward Cahill SJ, who was my granduncle.

THE blueprint for the proposed super-prison at Thornton Hall in north county Dublin is critically flawed and does nothing to address the growing problem of violence behind bars, the director of the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice said yesterday.

BUILDING private and public hospitals side-by-side will lead to further health service inequality and undermine fundamental values, social justice groups warned today.

MAY I suggest Fr Peter McVerry SJ as Man of the Year for his work among the Dublin poor.

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern was today urged to ensure the last surviving child of an executed 1916 leader is given a place of honour at the commemoration of the 90th anniversary of the Easter Rising.

Poverty and gender are to blame for the worldwide spread of Aids, a leading expert claimed today.

THE JESUITS have received a number of offers which match or exceed the €4 million asking price for their church and residence in Limerick, according to well placed sources.

SOCIAL campaigner Fr Peter McVerry SJ said last night it was a scandal people remained homeless for many years. While families seeking accommodation obviously had priority, “single homeless people can be waiting six, seven, or 10 years on a waiting list.”

IRISH investment in British property is heading towards the €2 billion mark this year, with confirmation this week of several major consortium purchases across the Irish Sea.