New Irish Works 2026 at the International Centre for the Image

New Irish Works 2026
New Irish Works series 2025–27
Running 15 May–9 August 2026
At the International Centre for the Image

PhotoIreland presents the 5th edition of New Irish Works in 2026, a triennial programme of activities launched in 2013 to support Irish photographers, bringing new works by 10 selected artists to local and international audiences.

Under the name New Irish Works, PhotoIreland presents at the International Centre for the Image an exhibition of new works, many of which are being exhibited for the first time, by 10 outstanding artists: Austin Hearne, Billy Kenrick, Ciara Richardson, Debbie Castro, Dorje de Burgh, Emily O’Connell, Garry Loughlin, Kate Nolan, Mandy O’Neill, and Miriam O’ Connor.

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Artists and Projects presented

Austin Hearne, Slabs
Billy Kenrick, The Very End of Everything
Ciara Richardson, How would you like it to happen to you?
Debbie Castro, Age is a privilege, unless you forget!
Dorje de Burgh, Now is the Time
Emily O’Connell, and then I ran
Garry Loughlin, What Makes an Island?
Kate Nolan, Baghdad Dawn
Mandy O’Neill, Best Laid Plans
Miriam O’ Connor, Fox=Cow

About New Irish Works

Launched in 2013, New Irish Works is a triennial project by PhotoIreland that represents and promotes the growing diversity of contemporary photographic practices in Ireland. It aims to enrich the Irish ecosystem with much-needed new voices and curatorial approaches, facilitate much-deserved opportunities, and invigorate the Irish photography scene.

New Irish Works is a unique artist support programme for Irish and Ireland-based artists at any stage of their careers, comprising public-facing activities such as the New Irish Works exhibition, as well as a growing range of behind-the-scenes professional development opportunities tailored to lens-based practitioners. Artists are selected by a jury composed of national and international experts representing a diversity of art fields and specialisations, and they benefit from the programme over the 3-year duration.

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