Expressionist artist puts bishop in frame

Des O’Sullivan casts an eye over Morgan O’Driscoll’s online art sale BISHOP Willie Walsh of Killaloe is generally considered by liberals in Ireland to be one of the good guys.

Bishop Willie Walsh of Killaloe is generally considered by liberals in Ireland to be one of the good guys.

An arresting portrait of the bishop, who retired in 2010, by Brian Maguire, one of Ireland’s leading Expressionist artists, comes up at Morgan O’Driscoll’s current online sale of Irish art. It seems an appropriate pairing.