The first ever All-Ireland sand sculpting competition will take place in August at the 30th annual Duncannon Sand Sculpting Festival on Duncannon Beach, Co. Wexford. Featuring both professional and amateur sand sculptors, fireworks, beach games, and live music, the competition will also try to break its own record for the number of sand angels created in a day, which they set … [Read more...] about First All-Ireland Sand Sculpting Competition
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Whitey Bulger Auction Raises $109,000 for Victims’ Families
The personal effects of organized crime-boss James Joseph “Whitey” Bulger, Jr. were offered up for auction by the U.S. Marshals in June. A total of 104 items were seized during Bulger’s arrest at his Santa Monica apartment in 2011, where he had been living with his long-term partner, Catherine Greig. The auction raised a total of $109,000 for the families of Bulger’s murder … [Read more...] about Whitey Bulger Auction Raises $109,000 for Victims’ Families
New Exhibit for Irish Repertory Theatre
One of the advantages of the Irish Rep’s makeover is the addition of a reception room that doubles as an exhibition space. Geraldine O’Sullivan’s “16 Letters,” a series of lifescape collages based on letters written between 1915 and 1916, is the space’s debut art exhibition, and runs through June 26. The accompanying booklet details the artist’s process, which began with … [Read more...] about New Exhibit for Irish Repertory Theatre
Belfast Artist’s ‘Silent Testimony’
By Patricia Harty
IA Newsletter October 7, 2023
IA Newsletter October 7, 2023
Colin Davidson captures the suffering and loss that marked the lives of ordinary people and their families during the period known as the Troubles in his Native Northern Ireland. Colin Davidson, 55, is known for his striking large-scale portraits of celebrities such as Brad Pitt (which hangs in the Smithsonian), Tom Moran (which is on display in Queens University, Belfast), … [Read more...] about Belfast Artist’s ‘Silent Testimony’
Silent Testimony
A new series of portrait paintings by Colin Davidson captures the suffering and loss that marked the lives of ordinary people and their families during the period known as the Troubles in his Native Northern Ireland. ℘℘℘ Colin Davidson, 48, is known for his striking large-scale portraits of celebrities such as Brad Pitt (which hangs in the Smithsonian), Liam Neeson, and other … [Read more...] about Silent Testimony