Reviews

Billy Leahy picks 'n' mixes at the Kerlin Gallery's latest group show, which features works from 20 different Irish artists

The long-running Futures exhibition, which has featured work by some wonderful emerging Irish artists, finishes its run at the RHA with a bang. But is this the right time to stop, asks Billy Leahy

Unpredictable weather, children and detours make for an interesting arrival on the Continent. By Maxine Jones

Unless you live in Uzbekistan, or Cork maybe, you will be aware that the Starbucks Coffee Company is due to open its first Irish outlet on Dame Street shortly. The arrival of the caffeine conglomerate is seen by some as yet another milestone in the evolution of Dublin, and by its extension, its people.

The Economist Intelligence Unit Survery, which puts Ireland at the top of the list of places in the world to live, seems a little questionable to Billy Leahy, but the art exhibition it inspired is anything but

Colin Murphy ventures upriver to check out the Ha'penny Bridge

Friendly rivalry between bands turns poisonous in DiG!; a drug addict fights to put her demons aside for the sake of her child in Clean; and Tom Cruise struggles with aliens and his own children in War of the Worlds. By Declan Burke

Poignant images decorate the walls of the Gallery of Photography, but Billy Leahy wishes Planet Football told the whole story

William Laffan reviews William Orpen's Politics, Sex and Death,
running at the National Gallery until 28 August

School is finishing up, the packing is done, even the Portapotti is disguised. Maxine Jones and her sons are ready to go on their summer camper van trip