Profit or Pleasure? In the preface of his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde proclaimed, ‘all art is quite useless’. An Oxford…
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Edel Cassidy
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Travel through time with a stay at an historic Madeiran Quinta When holidaying in Madeira, most visitors will like to base themselves in the capital,…
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The story of a unique set of calendars, featuring illustrations based on Irish history and mythology, commissioned by New Ireland Assurance in mid-twentieth-century Ireland Following…
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The beauty of style and fashion meet the elegance of dance and movement Deborah Ory and Ken Browar, the very talented husband-and-wife team behind the NYC Dance Project,…
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Aerial photographer Stas Bartnikas, capturing surreal sights from the skies When I first discovered the work of aerial photographer, Stas Bartnikas, his amazing images appeared…
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Celebrating the work of one of the great film-makers of the twentieth century. London’s Design Museum is currently hosting an exhibition to mark the twentieth anniversary of the death of Stanley Kubrick, the celebrated…
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Skincare tips for those who battle dry skin. Although skin types are genetic they can also be affected by factors such as our environment or our skincare routines. Dry skin produces less sebum than normal skin and, as a result…
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Women in Irish Politics and Public Life, from 1918 to 2018. As part of the Government of Ireland Decade of Centenaries programme, a ‘pop-up museum’, featuring the key women (some well known and some less…
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Discover some of the world’s most picturesque and charming footbridges. From ancient stepping stones to modern marvels of engineering, bridges are interesting architectural structures that have…
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Christy Lee Rogers’ photographs have all the characteristics of seventeenth-century paintings– sensuous richness, drama, vitality, movement and emotional exuberance. Photographer and visual artist Christy…