Jack B Yeats

The first Olympic medal won by the Irish Free State was a silver medal in 1924, awarded Jack Butler Yeats for his 1923 painting The Liffey Swim. That may seem surprising today, however between 1912 and 1948 the arts took pride of place…

From October 8th Dublin Castle has been hosting 59 art works from the Crawford Art Gallery, Cork. Spread across the State Apartments and the Coach House of the castle, this is the first time the Crawford has exhibited this extent of works…