A regency rent table is among the feature lots at Hegarty’s sale in Bandon on Sunday week (Apr 7) at 4pm. The auction will feature a collection from Ummera House, Timoleague, home to the Cresswell family. It was amassed over two generations.

Chinese artist and government critic Ai Weiwei is being pursued for nearly $2m (€1.4m) in unpaid taxes and fines.

A vast floor within London's Tate Modern art gallery has been carpeted with more than 100 million “sunflower seeds” – the latest commission in the annual Unilever Series.

Anti-war protesters literally spelled out their message to the US President tonight – Bush Go Home.

Chart act Ms Dynamite won the seal of approval of the highbrow arts world by picking up a South Bank Show award today.