Mayo artist Saoirse Wall was among the 12 artists whose work was chosen for the inaugural Hennessy Portrait Prize shortlist
Going Out
MUSINGS The truth, the whole truth
In this week’s Diary of a Home Bird, Ciara Galvin takes on the Irish Mammy – partial to the truth (and the wooden spoon)
INTERVIEW Keeping life in order
When her mother collapsed with a brain aneurism, Order of Malta Cadet of the Year Eimear Morrin (17) was able to help
MUSINGS Let there be light
In this week’s Diary of a Home Bird, Ciara Galvin remembers her granddad fondly – and feels his presence still
PETS’ CORNER Save your sofa
Vet Esther van Luipen shares her advice for cat owners who want to stop their cat from clawing and scratching their couch
PET’S CORNER November’s Mutt of the Month: Wulfric
Meet Wulfric, a big, loveable, enthusiastic dog full of character who desperately needs a new loving home
INTERVIEW Luka Bloom
Ciara Moynihan chats to Luka Bloom ahead of his performance at the upcoming Rolling Sun Book Festival in Westport
MUSINGS Damn you Irish Water
In this week’s Diary of a Home Bird, Ciara Galvin stares down the barrel eviction and finds it devoid of homemade stew
INTERVIEW Temple Street, Tommie and me
Ciara Moynihan chats to Mary Mullin, who discovered her child had Spina Bifida years after he was born
INTERVIEW Making a marathon matter for mental health
Members of the extended Hughes family from Westport bid to enter the Guinness Book of Records for the second time by running
MUSINGS Poparazzi
In this week’s Diary of a Home Bird, Ciara Galvin feels the glare of an ever-present, if oft misdirected, cameral lens
