Des FitzGerald
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Don’t miss the 2025 RDS Visual Art Awards at the RHA – it ends THIS Sunday!
The most important platform for visual art graduates in Ireland, the awards provide a curated exhibition opportunity and a significant prize fund of over €40,000.
🧵
The most important platform for visual art graduates in Ireland, the awards provide a curated exhibition opportunity and a significant prize fund of over €40,000.
🧵
January 22, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Don’t miss the 2025 RDS Visual Art Awards at the RHA – it ends THIS Sunday!
The most important platform for visual art graduates in Ireland, the awards provide a curated exhibition opportunity and a significant prize fund of over €40,000.
🧵
The most important platform for visual art graduates in Ireland, the awards provide a curated exhibition opportunity and a significant prize fund of over €40,000.
🧵
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Marking his first Dublin exhibition in seven years, Belfast-born artist Colin Davidson brings us Stranger, an innovative collection of three-dimensional works that redefine the possibilities of paint as a sculptural medium.
Colin Davidson - Stranger
O’hUiginn Gallery
Ends THIS Sunday, 25 January.
Colin Davidson - Stranger
O’hUiginn Gallery
Ends THIS Sunday, 25 January.
January 21, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Marking his first Dublin exhibition in seven years, Belfast-born artist Colin Davidson brings us Stranger, an innovative collection of three-dimensional works that redefine the possibilities of paint as a sculptural medium.
Colin Davidson - Stranger
O’hUiginn Gallery
Ends THIS Sunday, 25 January.
Colin Davidson - Stranger
O’hUiginn Gallery
Ends THIS Sunday, 25 January.
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Working from drawings, memory, observation, imagination, and photographs, Sarah McEneaney creates detailed and highly coloured works that weave together personal experience and universal themes.
Sarah McEneaney – Here and There
Ends THIS Sunday, 25 January
🖥️ rhagallery.ie/events/exhib...
Sarah McEneaney – Here and There
Ends THIS Sunday, 25 January
🖥️ rhagallery.ie/events/exhib...
January 20, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Working from drawings, memory, observation, imagination, and photographs, Sarah McEneaney creates detailed and highly coloured works that weave together personal experience and universal themes.
Sarah McEneaney – Here and There
Ends THIS Sunday, 25 January
🖥️ rhagallery.ie/events/exhib...
Sarah McEneaney – Here and There
Ends THIS Sunday, 25 January
🖥️ rhagallery.ie/events/exhib...
Just wonderful...
Take a look at the beautiful scenery and wildlife at our new location with Dara Mcanulty ❄️ 😍 A naturalist who grew up in the area, Dara knows NT Mount Stewart inside out and loves nothing more than to come here to take in its sights and sounds!
And we couldn’t agree more Dara ✨
#Winterwatch ❄️
And we couldn’t agree more Dara ✨
#Winterwatch ❄️
January 21, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Just wonderful...
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Today is the Eve of St Agnes 💙
How better to celebrate than revisiting one of Harry Clarke’s strikingly blue watercolour studies that he made in preparation for his The Eve of St. Agnes Window (1924), inspired by John Keats’ poem.
#CrawfordArtGallery #HarryClarke #EveofStAgnes
How better to celebrate than revisiting one of Harry Clarke’s strikingly blue watercolour studies that he made in preparation for his The Eve of St. Agnes Window (1924), inspired by John Keats’ poem.
#CrawfordArtGallery #HarryClarke #EveofStAgnes
January 20, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Today is the Eve of St Agnes 💙
How better to celebrate than revisiting one of Harry Clarke’s strikingly blue watercolour studies that he made in preparation for his The Eve of St. Agnes Window (1924), inspired by John Keats’ poem.
#CrawfordArtGallery #HarryClarke #EveofStAgnes
How better to celebrate than revisiting one of Harry Clarke’s strikingly blue watercolour studies that he made in preparation for his The Eve of St. Agnes Window (1924), inspired by John Keats’ poem.
#CrawfordArtGallery #HarryClarke #EveofStAgnes
Alyn Shipton remembers guitariat Ralph Towner, who has died aged 85.
I've been a big fan since an early teens bargin bin cassette purchase of an ECM Records cassette [Blue Sun] back in the late 1980s.
www.jazzwise.com/news/article...
I've been a big fan since an early teens bargin bin cassette purchase of an ECM Records cassette [Blue Sun] back in the late 1980s.
www.jazzwise.com/news/article...
Ralph Towner: 01/03/1940 — 18/01/2026
Alyn Shipton remembers the great guitarist who has died aged 85, and whose career included his highly acclaimed group Oregon and a decades-long association with ECM Records
www.jazzwise.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Alyn Shipton remembers guitariat Ralph Towner, who has died aged 85.
I've been a big fan since an early teens bargin bin cassette purchase of an ECM Records cassette [Blue Sun] back in the late 1980s.
www.jazzwise.com/news/article...
I've been a big fan since an early teens bargin bin cassette purchase of an ECM Records cassette [Blue Sun] back in the late 1980s.
www.jazzwise.com/news/article...
Remembering the towering giant that was Ralph Towner on this specially curated ECM playlist - music for the ages!
open.spotify.com/playlist/7yl...
open.spotify.com/playlist/7yl...
Ralph Towner
open.spotify.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Remembering the towering giant that was Ralph Towner on this specially curated ECM playlist - music for the ages!
open.spotify.com/playlist/7yl...
open.spotify.com/playlist/7yl...
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One of North America's greatest writers of poetry and short stories was born on this day in 1809.
This daguerreotype of Edgar Allan Poe was made months before his death at age 40. Few daguerreotypes of notable poets, novelists, or painters have survived from the 1840s.
This daguerreotype of Edgar Allan Poe was made months before his death at age 40. Few daguerreotypes of notable poets, novelists, or painters have survived from the 1840s.
January 19, 2026 at 4:30 PM
One of North America's greatest writers of poetry and short stories was born on this day in 1809.
This daguerreotype of Edgar Allan Poe was made months before his death at age 40. Few daguerreotypes of notable poets, novelists, or painters have survived from the 1840s.
This daguerreotype of Edgar Allan Poe was made months before his death at age 40. Few daguerreotypes of notable poets, novelists, or painters have survived from the 1840s.
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Continuing our snowy vibes for Jan, today we’re sharing this vibrant work by #irishartist Ronald Ossory Dunlop. In contrast to some of the more monochromatic snowscapes we’ve shared, this work reminds us of all the beautiful colours that can be found in winter.
#CrawfordArtGallery #wintervibes
#CrawfordArtGallery #wintervibes
January 19, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Continuing our snowy vibes for Jan, today we’re sharing this vibrant work by #irishartist Ronald Ossory Dunlop. In contrast to some of the more monochromatic snowscapes we’ve shared, this work reminds us of all the beautiful colours that can be found in winter.
#CrawfordArtGallery #wintervibes
#CrawfordArtGallery #wintervibes
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We had a terrific crowd in the RHA School on Saturday for our in-conversation between Colin Davidson and Gemma Tipton. Thanks to everyone who braved the weather and made the event such a success.
Colin’s exhibition ‘Stranger’ ends its run at the RHA this Sunday.
📸: Ciara Harrison & Fifi Hegarty
Colin’s exhibition ‘Stranger’ ends its run at the RHA this Sunday.
📸: Ciara Harrison & Fifi Hegarty
January 19, 2026 at 4:09 PM
We had a terrific crowd in the RHA School on Saturday for our in-conversation between Colin Davidson and Gemma Tipton. Thanks to everyone who braved the weather and made the event such a success.
Colin’s exhibition ‘Stranger’ ends its run at the RHA this Sunday.
📸: Ciara Harrison & Fifi Hegarty
Colin’s exhibition ‘Stranger’ ends its run at the RHA this Sunday.
📸: Ciara Harrison & Fifi Hegarty
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This weekend at the RHA ⤵️
RDS Visual Art Awards 2025
Colin Davidson – Stranger
Sarah McEneaney – Here and There
Eimearjean McCormack – Survey Series
Alex de Roeck – Debt Wish
Open: Saturday 11am–5pm, Sunday 12–5pm.
🖥️ rhagallery.ie
RDS Visual Art Awards 2025
Colin Davidson – Stranger
Sarah McEneaney – Here and There
Eimearjean McCormack – Survey Series
Alex de Roeck – Debt Wish
Open: Saturday 11am–5pm, Sunday 12–5pm.
🖥️ rhagallery.ie
January 16, 2026 at 3:45 PM
This weekend at the RHA ⤵️
RDS Visual Art Awards 2025
Colin Davidson – Stranger
Sarah McEneaney – Here and There
Eimearjean McCormack – Survey Series
Alex de Roeck – Debt Wish
Open: Saturday 11am–5pm, Sunday 12–5pm.
🖥️ rhagallery.ie
RDS Visual Art Awards 2025
Colin Davidson – Stranger
Sarah McEneaney – Here and There
Eimearjean McCormack – Survey Series
Alex de Roeck – Debt Wish
Open: Saturday 11am–5pm, Sunday 12–5pm.
🖥️ rhagallery.ie
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RTÉ marks 100 years of Irish radio with GPO broadcasts https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0115/1553163-rte-gpo-broadcasts/
RTÉ marks 100 years of Irish radio with GPO broadcasts
RTÉ radio will mark 100 years of public service broadcasting in Ireland with a series of broadcasts from the GPO.
www.rte.ie
January 15, 2026 at 10:43 AM
RTÉ marks 100 years of Irish radio with GPO broadcasts https://www.rte.ie/news/2026/0115/1553163-rte-gpo-broadcasts/
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Eimearjean McCormack’s new exhibition at the RHA captures fleeting beauty and memory, inviting reflection on the delicate world around us.
Eimearjean McCormack - Survey Series
Ashford Gallery
Until 8 February
Learn more, view and purchase work from the exhibition: rhagallery.ie/events/exhib...
Eimearjean McCormack - Survey Series
Ashford Gallery
Until 8 February
Learn more, view and purchase work from the exhibition: rhagallery.ie/events/exhib...
January 14, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Eimearjean McCormack’s new exhibition at the RHA captures fleeting beauty and memory, inviting reflection on the delicate world around us.
Eimearjean McCormack - Survey Series
Ashford Gallery
Until 8 February
Learn more, view and purchase work from the exhibition: rhagallery.ie/events/exhib...
Eimearjean McCormack - Survey Series
Ashford Gallery
Until 8 February
Learn more, view and purchase work from the exhibition: rhagallery.ie/events/exhib...
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Join artist Colin Davidson in-conversation with writer Gemma Tipton this Saturday lunchtime at the RHA.
‘Stranger’ marks Davidson’s first Dublin exhibition in seven years; an innovative collection of three-dimensional works that redefine the possibilities of paint as a sculptural medium. 🧵
‘Stranger’ marks Davidson’s first Dublin exhibition in seven years; an innovative collection of three-dimensional works that redefine the possibilities of paint as a sculptural medium. 🧵
January 12, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Join artist Colin Davidson in-conversation with writer Gemma Tipton this Saturday lunchtime at the RHA.
‘Stranger’ marks Davidson’s first Dublin exhibition in seven years; an innovative collection of three-dimensional works that redefine the possibilities of paint as a sculptural medium. 🧵
‘Stranger’ marks Davidson’s first Dublin exhibition in seven years; an innovative collection of three-dimensional works that redefine the possibilities of paint as a sculptural medium. 🧵
Happy Nollaig na mBan, Women’s Christmas or Little Christmas 🎄
January 6, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Happy Nollaig na mBan, Women’s Christmas or Little Christmas 🎄
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Ending this Sunday at the RHA – a series of charcoal drawings by Lelia Henry explores the intelligence, memory, and emotional presence of trees, inspired by the groundbreaking research of forest ecologist Suzanne Simard.
View & purchase work rhagallery.viewingrooms.com/viewing-room...
View & purchase work rhagallery.viewingrooms.com/viewing-room...
December 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Ending this Sunday at the RHA – a series of charcoal drawings by Lelia Henry explores the intelligence, memory, and emotional presence of trees, inspired by the groundbreaking research of forest ecologist Suzanne Simard.
View & purchase work rhagallery.viewingrooms.com/viewing-room...
View & purchase work rhagallery.viewingrooms.com/viewing-room...
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Christmas night: "But Santa, you've hardly touched your Zardoz cookies."
December 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Christmas night: "But Santa, you've hardly touched your Zardoz cookies."
Simply incredible...🎄
if tumblr dies I need this video to make it's seasonal rotation here instead just in case, Happy holidays 🎄
December 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Simply incredible...🎄
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Have a listen. 🎧 This will totally cheer you up! 🎄
Fresh ep of @SquareWindowpod.bsky.social is a fab celebration of good and awful Christmas TV past. Featuring Mark Gatiss’s time-haunted pick of The Ghosts of Motley Hall. And me & @gkw.bsky.social celebrating the Woolworths adverts as a document of social history. podfollow.com/1838296345
Through the Square Window
A podcast guiding you through the UK television we watched in decades gone by, presented by cultural journalist Samira Ahmed and TV journalist Graham Kibble-White.
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December 18, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Have a listen. 🎧 This will totally cheer you up! 🎄
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'My year end reading statistics' (originally for @theguardian.com books).
p.s There's still time to pick up new book Physics for Cats at good bookshops and online www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
p.s There's still time to pick up new book Physics for Cats at good bookshops and online www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
December 18, 2025 at 11:50 AM
'My year end reading statistics' (originally for @theguardian.com books).
p.s There's still time to pick up new book Physics for Cats at good bookshops and online www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
p.s There's still time to pick up new book Physics for Cats at good bookshops and online www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
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Danish poster for THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1939)
December 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Danish poster for THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1939)
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A R C H I P E L A G O, a major exhibition of Irish photography at the RHA, ends THIS Sunday.
It's a collaboration between the RHA’s exhibition department and the artist-led @islandphotogroup.bsky.social
Read more at rhagallery.ie/events/exhib...
#RHAGallery #ArchipelagoShow #IrishPhotography
It's a collaboration between the RHA’s exhibition department and the artist-led @islandphotogroup.bsky.social
Read more at rhagallery.ie/events/exhib...
#RHAGallery #ArchipelagoShow #IrishPhotography
December 17, 2025 at 12:39 PM
A R C H I P E L A G O, a major exhibition of Irish photography at the RHA, ends THIS Sunday.
It's a collaboration between the RHA’s exhibition department and the artist-led @islandphotogroup.bsky.social
Read more at rhagallery.ie/events/exhib...
#RHAGallery #ArchipelagoShow #IrishPhotography
It's a collaboration between the RHA’s exhibition department and the artist-led @islandphotogroup.bsky.social
Read more at rhagallery.ie/events/exhib...
#RHAGallery #ArchipelagoShow #IrishPhotography
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"Abner Brown in a performance of seething, spittle-flecked enormousness" - I'm really not sure whether I should be flattered or preparing the scrounger for action. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
The fright before Christmas: it’s the 10 most terrifying festive TV spookfests
Shrieking Victorian phantoms, dastardly occultists and Christopher Lee’s vast head … here we reveal the finest Christmas chillers there ever were
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:55 PM
"Abner Brown in a performance of seething, spittle-flecked enormousness" - I'm really not sure whether I should be flattered or preparing the scrounger for action. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...