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A Burren-based artist is to bring her solo exhibition inspired by her travels in Iceland to Claremorris. Irish artist, Kaye Maahs will exhibit a new body of work at Claremorris Gallery, Mayo from September 14. This is her first solo exhibition in some time and includes twenty-eight new captivating paintings. The exhibition, entitled ‘Iceland’, is a body of work borne out of diaries Kaye kept during her 2019 residency in Iceland, a journey made possible by the Thomas Dammann Junior Memorial Trust Award. In her paintings, her intuitive and tactical handling of paint revels in the majestic and ethereal settings of the Icelandic landscape. Kaye’s paintings don’t scream for attention, instead the unpretentious use of paint beckons silently to the viewer; to explore, and to consider our relationship with the natural world, while at the same time calling attention to the physicality of their medium. She works ‘wet into wet’ and it is this immediacy that allows her paintings to …

IN recent years one of the most prominent outlets in Shannon Town Centre was the Iceland store, but it closed its doors yesterday, despite workers not having received notice. The shutters were down at the shop this morning and a typed notice displayed on them read, “Unfortunately Iceland Shannon has been closed and staff temporarily laid off as of today 07-09-23. “Sorry for any inconvenience caused. We would like to thank everyone for their continued support throughout the years.” Other Iceland stores across the country also closed yesterday and the Independent Workers Union issued a scathing statement, claiming that the company had not given its employees any warning. “Today, all remaining Iceland Stores across the Republic of Ireland, have been closed. The workers were given no notice of closure, and were told via phone call to “vacate the premises and collect all personal belongings”. They have now been placed on “temporary” lay-off, alongside their colleagues who have also been on …