A collection of etchings by Rembrandt went on display in Dublin today. The world famous etchings are expected to draw huge crowds to the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin Castle. Along with his extensive collection of paintings, Rembrandt was not just a great painter, he was also a graphic artist of outstanding ability.  He produced approximately 290 [...]

Well, this has been a very interesting experience of building a website dedicated to irish art and developing it.  If you are thinking of going down this route (I mean any type of website) I have a little bit of advice: Hire good people. The two areas I’m talking about are: Building Your Site Building the actual website is [...]

Art lovers in Dublin were excited on Thursday night with anticipation of the unveiling of Ronnie Wood’s pieces of art at Gallery Number 1 on Castle Street, Dublin 2.Some people were disappointed that the Rolling Stone didn’t show up to unveil his “Paint it Black” series but people were really impressed with the works of [...]

As you may have heard, Ireland voted “no” to the Lisbon Treaty. It has really upset the politicians from the mainstream political parties in Ireland and members of the European parliment. All of the other European countries were expected to pass the treaty (because the parliments in each country were to vote on it rather [...]

There are two main areas in Dublin’s city centre where people come to shop for Irish gifts. One area, on the northside of the River Liffey is Henry Street and it’s surrounding streets and the other area is Grafton Street and Stephen’s Green. The two areas are quite close. It is about a ten minute [...]

Incredible scenery, challenging championship courses and legendary hospitality make Ireland one of the best places in the world for a top-quality golfing holiday. Ireland is one of the top destinations in the world for golf. Fringed on all sides by the sea and with a landscape that is spectacularly varied, this small island on the edge [...]

The Irish coastline is one of the most prolific and beautiful surfing backdrops in the northern hemisphere, if not the world.. For the past few years the world’s amateur surfers and best professionals alike have flocked to surf the secret emerald coastline and enjoy the hospitality of the Irish. Ireland is blessed with a huge [...]

 Arthur Guinness and the founding of the Brewery Arthur Guinness was born in 1725 near Dublin in the town of Celbridge, county Kildare where his father, Richard Guinness, was a Land Steward. Part of Richard’s duties were to supervise the brewing of beer for the workers on the estate and it is probable that young Arthur [...]

The town of Howth on the north-side of Dublin is a small fishing villiage, located at the Northern end of the electric rail system (DART).  It is a penninsula but a long time ago Howth was an island but over time became part of the mainland as a result of a sandbar making the connection. The [...]

 Donegal, situated in the beautiful rugged mountain landscape of Ireland’s North West is one of the most popular holiday destinations in the country. This huge county’s supreme appeal lies in the natural beauty of its coast, with windswept peninsulas, precipitous cliffs and a host of golden beaches that rival any in Europe. With 9,000 years of [...]