STRANGE CASE OF THE SEANAD PAINTING

Date: March 7, 2022 - Affairs

Mark Daly

Mark Daly


LET IT never be said that Irish politicians do not appreciate life’s cultural pursuits. Seanad Éireann has doubled as an art gallery this past year, displaying a scene from the Easter Rising. The painting by artist Sinead Guckian depicts the moment when Pearse surrendered in 1916 and crucially, prominence is given to Elizabeth O’Farrell, who… Read more »

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