An Irishman’s Diary

Auctions, results and fairs dates for your diary

Banksy and Andy Warhol works are among the pieces on sale in the coming weeks

Artist achieved success in her lifetime only to be relatively forgotten in death

The English town is as much a tourist hub as a centre of learning, and has lots to do

The city is full of ghosts ... in the house where Wilde grew up, the library where Yeats studied

National Gallery of Ireland and EPIC Irish Emigration Museum in final nominees for European Museum of the Year

Ronan McCrea found a a set of BBC instructional films for mechanical engineering students and from them made something entirely new and full of ideas

PJ Tynan of Courtwood Books, Stradbally, Co Laois gave up farming to become an antiquarian bookseller

As the international film festival arrives this weekend, it’s the perfect chance to visit the Spanish city that revels in its natural gifts and life’s pleasures

“I have a distinct memory of the intrigue I felt – aged about nine – attending a country house sale with my mother”

Belfast-born artist’s story encompasses Churchill, communism and children’s books

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Lansdowne ‘posh pals’ joined fight but many died in battle

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Kite Surfers also out during the gale force winds