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Portrait of an artist: John Shinnors on his life and craft ahead of new book release

JOHN SHINNORS was by his easel, poised to paint an image of a woman carrying John the Baptist heads in a plastic bag when it dawned on him that he was an illustrator, just like the ones behind the famous Lady Bird books that his children were ...

16 Nov 2018 at 19:00

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Heartwarming moment as Limerick boy wins €10 bid for Shinnors artwork

WHILE thousands were enjoying the festivities at this week’s mammoth street party in Limerick, one Corbally boy was in a celebratory mood after purchasing a painting from a world-renowned artist at the Hunt Museum. John Shinnors, who has ...

15 Jul 2016 at 11:00

What's On

Limerick artists create 'hare' raising creations

LOCAL artists and pupils jumped at the chance to support the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation by designing mystical hares. John Shinnors, Clare Hartigan, Jane Murtagh and students of Villiers School have all backed the Hares on the ...

15 Mar 2016 at 13:27

What's On

From a €10 steal to €4,000: Limerick artist's work goes under hammer

JUST a fortnight after he famously sold one of his pieces of art to a young boy for €10, several works by renowned Limerick artist John Shinnors will soon go under the hammer for thousands of euro. Among the lots for sale under the ...

25 Jul 2016 at 18:37

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John Shinnors receives honorary membership from Limerick Art Society

LIMERICK’s most prolific abstract artist John Shinnors has been bestowed with honorary membership of the Limerick Art Society, as a marker of the organisation’s 75 years of existence. The 67-year-old city centre-based artist was ...

01 Jan 2018 at 09:00

Planning

Limerick's Wogan statue a 'Brexit tourist attraction lacking in imagination', says artist John Shinnors

RENOWNED artist John Shinnors has lamented that the statue erected in memory of Sir Terry Wogan in Limerick city is a “Brexit tourist attraction, lacking in imagination.” Mr Shinnors, whose abstract paintings have sold for up ...

30 Jun 2017 at 06:30

Arts & Entertainment

Simon Corcoran

BORN in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, I attended Gaelscoil Chluain Meala primary school and then CBS secondary school. Here, I first developed my interest in studying art under the amazing guidance of art teacher Ms. Kennedy. She, ...

01 Mar 2016 at 16:33

Local News

‘I see life through a picture frame’, says Limerick person of the month

IN years gone by if John Shinnors found himself in a situation he was uncomfortable with, he would utter the words, que será será, remind himself it is not going to last forever, that there is always something better around ...

02 Apr 2019 at 11:00

Breaking News

'Rembrandt would struggle in today's art market,' says Limerick artist John Shinnors

'REMBRANDT would struggle to sell in today's Irish market,' one of the country's most renowned artists has said, as he prepares to hold his first solo show in five years. Limerick artist John Shinnors, 66, has largely made ...

19 Jan 2017 at 17:30

Community

Limerick artist John Shinnors prepares to make his long-awaited comeback

LOOKING out over O’Connell Street, John Shinnors has returned to his natural habitat, his cocoon, his place of work and solace. The trademark cream fisherman’s hat and white pants remain the uniform for one of the ...

21 Jan 2017 at 08:00

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