Des FitzGerald

Title: "The Haters" panel 1. Two round characters sit in a cinema. Yellow blob "I hate this!" Red Blob "Me too!" Panel 2. They have left the cinema Red blob "I hated every minute of that film! It was nothing like the book!" Panel 3. "Did you like the book?" asks Yellow. Red replies "I hated it!" then asks "You?" Panel 4. Yellow blob "I've not read it. I hated the film purely on its own merits." Panel 5. Red blob "I'll lend you my copy." Yello blob"That's very kind." Panel 6. Caption: "Later" Yellow, reading the book "I hate this!" Red (happily) "I knew you would!!"

"the Haters" my books cartoon for this week's @theguardian.com

Images: Fiona Mc Donald, Bund Walkers and Cloud Chambers, 2026, stills from filmwork. Videographer Lynda Devenney. Images courtesy of the artist.

Images: Fiona Mc Donald, Bund Walkers and Cloud Chambers, 2026, stills from filmwork. Videographer Lynda Devenney. Images courtesy of the artist.

Images: Fiona Mc Donald, Bund Walkers and Cloud Chambers, 2026, stills from filmwork. Videographer Lynda Devenney. Images courtesy of the artist.

Inhale Exhale – Ecologies That Refuse to Behave is an ambitious solo exhibition by artist Fiona Mc Donald, unfolding as a quiet insurgency staged through peatlands, sensors, and slow code. 🧵

Asha Murray | Tufting Masterclass for Artists - RHA Gallery

Asha Murray presents a two-day tufting masterclass for artists who are interested in expanding their practice through fine art textiles.

Saturday 14 – Sunday 15 March
10am – 5pm
Cost: €160

Apply here rhagallery.ie/events/maste...

John O'Reilly, The Royal Canal, 2026. Oil on canvas, 50 x 100cm. Image courtesy of the artist.

John O'Reilly, Abandoned Road, 2026. Oil on canvas, 50 x 85cm. Image courtesy of the artist.

John O'Reilly, Lehaunstown Lane, 2026. Oil on canvas, 100 x 140cm. Image courtesy of the artist.

As a former graffiti artist, John Reilly’s early subjects included non-pedestrian restricted areas he often painted graffiti in, especially the railway and abandoned sites. 🧵

Lost 19th century film by Méliès discovered at the Library | Timeless Library conservators recently made a startling discovery in a batch of decaying film reels -- a long-lost 1897 film by early cinema icon George Méliès. The French magician-turned-filmmaker's

"The 45-second film, made around 1897, was the first appearance on film of what might be called a robot"

HELL. YES.

BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, The Mariana Trench Misha Glenny and guests discuss the exploration of the world's deepest ocean trench.

Misha‘s discussion of the Mariana Trench is now available for download globally (and yes it’s a deep dive) www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time - John Keats – How did the romantic poet produce so much brilliant work in his short lifetime? How one of the great Romantic poets produced so much in his brilliant but short life.

On John Keats, prompted by Misha’s recent programme www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/a...

🚨 Today is the last chance to send in first round entries for the 196th RHA Annual Exhibition, in association with McCann FitzGerald – applications close at 11.59pm! 👀

Apply at rhagallery.ie/rha-annual

#RHAAnnual #RHA196 #McCannFitzGerald #GoFurther

Listen back to @rteradio1.bsky.social's Arena programme from Wednesday evening, where Jess Fahy, a regular contributor, discusses the new line-up of exhibitions at the RHA, with host @rickoshea.bsky.social.

📻 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

Why not visit us today – we’re open from 12 – 5pm.

Woman in a field behind my town hall as her dog runs towards an enormous muddy puddle: Desmond, not the mud! Not the mud, Desmond! Desmond, no! Not the mud! Desmond! Not the mud! (sighs) Oh Desmond.

'Stillness Of Lough Owel'

As forecast, there was a gentle mist in the air. The diving platform standing alone like a quiet marker in a paused world. The water was still and glassy. The winter silence was only broken by the sound of wild swimmers as they entered the water.

#Ireland #ethereal

An image of the Atrium wall of the RHA during last year's Annual Exhibition with a woman looking at a sea of small paintings. The text advertises the fact that there are only FOUR days left to send in first round entries for the 196th RHA Annual Exhibition, in association with McCann FitzGerald. Photo - Ros Kavanagh.

The countdown is on! There are only FOUR days left to send in first round entries for the 196th RHA Annual Exhibition, in association with McCann FitzGerald.

📌 See rhagallery.ie/rha-annual – next Monday is the last date for submissions.

#RHAAnnual #RHA196 #McCannFitzGerald #GoFurther

Independent Bookshop of the Year Finalists | The British Book Awards Check out the regional and country finalists for the Independent Bookshop of the year at The British Book Awards 2026

Congratulations to all those independent booksellers on the @thebookseller.com's 2026 Independent Bookshop of the Year shortlist! #booksky

www.thebookseller.com/british-book...

Asha Murray, one of the nine artists featured in our new exhibition Key Learnings from Cross-Market Synergetic Alignment, recently spoke on her local radio station, Clare FM.

Asha Murray, one of the nine artists featured in our new exhibition Key Learnings from Cross-Market Synergetic Alignment, recently spoke on her local radio station, @clarefmradio.bsky.social.

Listen back to the interview at www.clare.fm/podcasts/sha...

Only 6 days left to apply to be in this year's Annual Exhibition. Image: Ros Kavanagh Photography.

Time is ticking with just six more days to send in first round entries for the 196th RHA Annual Exhibition, in association with McCann FitzGerald.

Apply here: rhagallery.ie/rha-annual

#RHAAnnual #RHA196 #McCannFitzGerald #GoFurther

Photo: Ros Kavanagh Photography.

Pictured, clockwise from top left: Eileen Leonard Sealy, Daniel Coleman, Conor O’Connell, and Manar Mervat Al Shouha.

The Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts is delighted to announce that Eileen Leonard Sealy and Daniel Coleman have been awarded the Hennessy Craig Award 2026 and Manar Mervat Al Shouha and Conor O’Connell have been awarded the Homan Potterton Award, 2026. 🧵

🖥️ rhagallery.ie/events/exhib...

The Trung Nguyen S'Blend is finally back in stock at Blackrock Cellar. Yepee!

A big thank you 👏 to everyone who turned out in very inclement weather yesterday for the opening of our new season of exhibitions at the RHA.

Why not make a date with us this Valentine’s Day 💞 weekend – we’re open from 11am - 5pm Saturday, 12 - 5pm Sunday.

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Now showing 👇

Dorothy Cross RHA. Photo, Tony Maxwell.

L-r: President Connolly, Dorothy Cross RHA and Arts Council Chair, Maura Mc Grath. Photo, Tony Maxwell.

President of Ireland Catherine Connolly presided at a ceremony at the @artscouncilireland.bsky.social yesterday to mark the election of Dorothy Cross RHA as Saoi of Aosdána.

Read more: artscouncil.ie/news/preside...

Irish Times video of yesterday’s ceremony: www.irishtimes.com/video/video/...

Director's Tour of the National Library of Ireland

Free Director's Tour of the National Library of Ireland

📅 Mon, 23 Feb at 6pm:
https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/directors-tour-national-library-ireland-9

Explore the National Library of Ireland with Director Dr Audrey Whitty.

🏛️ Meet in the Front Hall of NLI, 7/8 Kildare Street, Dublin 2.

Twice Shy | Exploring Seamus Heaney's Love Poetry In celebration of St. Valentine's Day ❤️

Twice Shy | Exploring Seamus Heaney’s Love Poetry
In celebration of St. Valentine’s Day ❤️

📅 Sat, 14 Feb at 2pm:
https://www.nli.ie/exhibitions-events/twice-shy-exploring-seamus-heaneys-love-poetry

Join us for an #ValentinesDay talk exploring some of Heaney’s most beautiful and romantic #poems.

WHAT a cover 👏

Friday stack! It's been too long

Due to weather conditions affecting travel, tonight's First Fridays conversation between Liam Cagney and Donal Fallon has been postponed. However, we are delighted that writer Brendan Mac Evilly will be reading from his novel, Deep Burn, at 6.30pm. https://moli.ie/events/first-fridays-february-2026

A medium shot of Elliot Gould features him sitting on a yellow beach chair against a backdrop of a sandy beach and crashing ocean waves. He wears a dark navy suit jacket, a white collared shirt, and a red tie. He holds a white mug in his right hand and a lit cigarette in his left.

Good morning ☕

Different images of Mousa Brooch, from different angles, interior and in the distance on the shore

Different images of Mousa Brooch, from different angles, interior and in the distance on the shore

Different images of Mousa Brooch, from different angles, interior and in the distance on the shore

Different images of Mousa Brooch, from different angles, interior and in the distance on the shore

#IronAgeWednesday: #Brochs - Stone structures found particularly in NW #Scotland, built throughout the Iron Age. #Archaeologists have long debates about their purpose & use. Were they purely defensive or similar to stately homes, or perhaps a mix of defence & living quarters with symbolic functions?

Key Learnings from Cross-Market Synergetic Alignment - RHA Gallery

Key Learnings from Cross-Market Synergetic Alignment presents nine artists whose practice incorporates commodity culture, taking in branding, mass-market imagery, retail style, the domestic, advertising and packaging

RHA Gallagher Gallery
13 Feb – 19 Apr

Learn more at rhagallery.ie/events/exhib...

This weekend at the RHA ⤵️

Your last chance to view:

RDS Visual Art Awards 2025
Colin Davidson – Stranger
Sarah McEneaney – Here and There

Continuing:

Eimearjean McCormack – Survey Series, to 8 February
Alex de Roeck – Debt Wish, to 1 February

Open today until 5pm, Sunday 12–5pm.

Don’t miss the 2025 RDS Visual Art Awards at the RHA – it ends THIS Sunday!

The most important platform for visual art graduates in Ireland, the awards provide a curated exhibition opportunity and a significant prize fund of over €40,000.

🧵

Marking his first Dublin exhibition in seven years, Belfast-born artist Colin Davidson brings us Stranger, an innovative collection of three-dimensional works that redefine the possibilities of paint as a sculptural medium.

Colin Davidson - Stranger
O’hUiginn Gallery

Ends THIS Sunday, 25 January.