Editing 2002 in Ireland (section)

==Arts and literature==
* February – [[Sebastian Barry]]'s satire ''Hinterland'', based on the life of [[Charles Haughey]], premièred at the [[Abbey Theatre]], Dublin, causing controversy.
* 10 August – Niall Bruton's sculpture "[[:File:"Waiting On Shore" Rosses Point - geograph.org.uk - 242932.jpg|Waiting on Shore]]" was unveiled at [[Rosses Point]].<ref>{{cite news|title="Waiting on the Shore" Sculpture Revealed|first=Patricia|last=McElhone|work=[[The Sligo Champion]]|date=2002-08-14|access-date=2014-06-24|url=http://www.rossespointshanty.com/Heritage/waiting_on_shore.htm}}</ref>
* 26 September – Five [[Old Master]] paintings from the [[Sir Alfred Beit, 2nd Baronet|Alfred Beit]] collection were stolen from [[Russborough House]], the fourth major art theft from this location.
* 25 October – [[Peter Mullan]]'s film ''[[The Magdalene Sisters]]'' was released in Ireland.
* The [[Chester Beatty Library]] in Dublin won the [[European Museum of the Year Award]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/17/books/arts-abroad-an-irish-castle-for-religious-manuscripts.html|title=Arts Abroad: An Irish Castle for Religious Manuscripts|access-date=2008-03-21|date=17 July 2002|first=Brian|last=Lavery|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
* [[John Banville]]'s novel ''[[Shroud (novel)|Shroud]]'' was published.
* [[Joseph O'Connor]]'s historical novel ''[[Star of the Sea (novel)|Star of the Sea]]'' was published.
* [[Louis le Brocquy]]'s 1951 painting ''[[A Family (painting)|A Family]]'' was presented to the [[National Gallery of Ireland]] (Dublin) as a gift of [[Lochlann Quinn|Lochlann and Brenda Quinn]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalgallery.ie/en/Collection/Irelands_Favourite_Painting/Final_brocquy.aspx|title=A Family, 1951|website=The National Gallery of Ireland|access-date=2016-06-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708091800/http://www.nationalgallery.ie/en/Collection/Irelands_Favourite_Painting/Final_brocquy.aspx|archive-date=2016-07-08|url-status=dead}}</ref> the first painting by a living artist to enter the gallery's permanent collection.