Mark Francis

Mark Francis: Acoustic Oceans review – A fascinating development in the Irish artist’s decades-spanning career

This new series of works plays with contemporary anxieties relating to deceptive data and informational noise

Tue Jul 23 2024 - 05:00

Irish artist Mark Francis: ‘These prints are pieces in their own right, just as important as a big painting’

Mark Francis has been collaborating with master printer Niamh Flanagan to make work for Graphic Studio Dublin’s visiting-artists exhibition

Sat Oct 14 2023 - 05:15

First Look: Multimillion-euro pub, restaurant and wine bar on Dublin’s Dawson Street

Lennan’s Yard will offer several eating and drinking options, indoors and outdoors

Fri Nov 12 2021 - 13:15

Orpen’s view of ‘a time of debauchery’ in Venice for auction

After the Ball guiding €140,000-€180,000 at de Vere’s as part of ‘outstanding Irish art’ sale

Sat Nov 06 2021 - 06:00

Sotheby’s €3.4m sale sets new records for Irish artists

Jack B Yeats paintings also perform well; 34 of his works are set to make auction debut

Sat Nov 23 2019 - 06:00

Magic carpet result in London, Cartier gems in Clontarf

Ming vase fetched €610,000 at Sheppard’s sale – almost €500,000 over estimate

Sat Nov 16 2019 - 06:00

Get into the vinyl groove at Adam’s Mid-Century Modern sale

Auction includes classic 1960s Brionvega turntable; also, Asian treasures in Kildare

Sat Nov 16 2019 - 00:00

Chinese box sells for ten times estimate in busy auction week

Recent results and forthcoming auctions and fairs

Sat Nov 09 2019 - 06:00

Rare Irish silver, gold teeth and Jack B Yeats paintings: November auction rooms

Results and forthcoming auctions and fairs

Sat Nov 02 2019 - 06:00

Robert Armstrong takes a swipe at explosive landscapes

‘Squeegee Paintings’, the new exhibition by the former head of painting at NCAD, is all about what's left out

Tue Feb 19 2019 - 05:00

First Look: The Grayson – Dublin’s newest dining venue

Beautiful design has revamped the former Residence into a splendid place to eat and party

Sat Aug 11 2018 - 06:00

First phase of McKillen food emporium opens on Dublin’s quays

Roberta's - run by the Press Up Entertainment Group, which owns the Dean Hotel - opens next week, with a large food hall, casual eatery and steakhouse to follow

Sat May 13 2017 - 06:00

Rylan is proof that reality TV works and the hero we all need

He might look a Freddie Mercury hologram but Rylan Clark-Neal is far better than the frigid format of quiz show Babushka

Wed May 03 2017 - 12:30

The AIB art collection: here’s one the bankers got right

Far from being a corporate bauble, the AIB Art Collection, featuring Sir John Lavery, Jack B Yeats and Roderic O’Conor among others, is an exceptional showcase of 20th-century Irish work

Tue Mar 24 2015 - 01:00

Mark Francis: making waves on a macro level

In a previous show, Mark Francis trained his eye on a microscope. Now, he’s gone telescopic

Fri Mar 22 2013 - 06:00