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The world of fashion has some long-standing links with the criminal underworld
Fintan O’Toole: The Irish priest who paved way for Donald Trump
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The Irish J1 students of Montauk, Long Island
Montauk still attracts Irish students but the numbers on the J1 programme are falling
Sean Scully sets a record in London; silver carries the day at Adam’s
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Maureen Dowd: Weasel words on neo-Nazis reveal Trump’s character
The US president is becoming ever more crazed, isolated and self-destructive
Cedric Gibbons: Ireland’s most prolific Oscar winner
As art director of MGM, the Dubliner designed that statuette and created the look of the American dream
Painful break-up: why do we want art collections to stay together?
There’s an aversion to art galleries breaking up collections and selling their works – but is it a short-sighted policy, and should museums sell some of their pieces to help their home cities?
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