I reland is full of individual pottery makers at the moment. Every area seems to have a resident potter living in our inspiring countryside. Many have come through the excellent ceramic courses in colleges or the Design & Crafts Council of Ireland’s specialised course, and are well skilled. Sinéad Fagan is one of these artists. As a functional craftsperson myself, I can put my hand on my heart and say about her, ‘this is the work of an artist’.
Marcel Vidal finds that a thread of instability runs through Freida Breen’s sculptural practice
Julian Walton and William Fraher explore the magnificent Curraghmore House in County Waterford, where, three hundred years ago, the union of two families produced the most powerful dynasty in late Georgian Ireland
