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Why are young people going mad for a 19th century painting?

‘The Meeting on the Turret Stairs’ by Wicklow-born Frederic William Burton, which is on display i...

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15.15 27 Aug 2026


Why are young people going mad for a 19th century painting?


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15.15 27 Aug 2026


‘The Meeting on the Turret Stairs’ by Wicklow-born Frederic William Burton, which is on display in the National Gallery in Dublin, has gone viral, but why?

Joining Seán to discuss this is Frank McNally, Journalist with the Irish Times and Chief Writer of An Irishman's Diary.

Image: National Gallery of Ireland


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