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Grace Henry’s Achill Island and Guggi painting among lots in Irish art auctions – The Irish Times

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Buying a piece of art can be a deeply rewarding experience, fuelled by the desire to acquire something that will bring calm, excitement or joy to your surroundings. Of course, purchasing a painting, print or piece of sculpture at auction can also be driven by its investment potential, tinged by the urge to impress others. … Read more

‘There’s a huge coterie of Irish nationalists who don’t want a United Ireland’ – The Irish Times

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Paul Brady is sitting in his home studio, showing me the scrapbooks that his mother, Mollie, faithfully kept from the beginning of his six-decade musical career. The studio is set in the beautifully landscaped garden of his home in south Co Dublin, a creative haven for the songwriter from the Border town of Strabane, in … Read more