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  • Pop goes the art bubble?

    Picture perfect: among the most expensive artworks sold in recent years is Garçon à la pipe by Pablo Picasso ($104 million). Prices for well-known pieces are going through the roof at art auctions, but is this just a bubble or simply an indication of growing demand for contemporary work, asks Haydn Shaughnessy. p

  • Reviews

    Irish Times writers review Wedlock of The Gods at the Project Cube, the Young Camerata Ireland Trio at the NCH, and Input/Output at the Project. p
August Live

  • Sandy days and hot musical nights

    THE LAST RESORT 2:/Ballybunion, Co Kerry: Dismal weather and cheap sun holidays may be dampening Ballybunion's appeal, but a seaweed bath, heaving cabaret and stunning walk prove it hasn't lost its touch, writes Róisín Ingle. p

  • Power set to be talk of the town

    Organisers of the Kilkenny Arts Festival say there is "phenomenal demand" for tickets to next Wednesday's appearance by Irish-born American writer Samantha Power, a Pulitzer prize winner and Harvard professor who will deliver the inaugural Hubert Butler annual lecture. p

  • Postcard from the past

    Local man Tim Hannon is a wealth of knowledge about the history of Ballybunion and is worth tracking down if you find yourself in the town's famous golf club. He'll start by telling you about when the Vikings came to the area. "The whole place was full of deer, so that's what they ate, as well as salmon from the river," he says. p

  • By the book: Ballybunion

    Stay: Rent a cottage, book a caravan or take a room in the Ballybunion Golf Hotel, Harty Costello's Town House, Cliff House Hotel or McMunn's guesthouse. p

  • Keep it cool

    Fond of a few scoops? A seven-nation team helps to give Kerry ice cream a taste of the exotic, writes Kieran Murphy p

  • Concerns raised over continued sponsorship of Puck Fair

    With record numbers anticipated at this year's Puck Fair in Killorglin, concerns have been raised about continued sponsorship of the annual event. p

  • Artwork formerly known as peace process

    If the mayhem of 30 years of Troubles became part of the wallpaper for the residents of Belfast, the influential artist Conrad Atkinson has at least succeeded in redecorating one small space. p

  • Q&A

    Do Irish people live up to their reputation for being friendly? p

  • Science and dance move step closer at Kilkenny festival

    Dancer Megan Kennedy with a backdrop from Lost and Found, which uses sensor technology to let the audience change the environment. Science and dance are not often willing bedfellows, but an interactive performance will marry the two at the Kilkenny Arts Festival this weekend. p

  • RAIN & SHINE

    Emergency landing An aircraft carrying US military personnel was forced to make an emergency landing at Shannon airport yesterday. p
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