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Nicola Carroll has had a midlife career reboot after a full career in the corporate world. Her passion for art and architecture began in Barcelona, continued when she returned to college as an empty nester, resurfaced and found its sweet spot in Artful Tours, an art and historic themed walking tours business, covering everything from the Normal People tour to The Forgotten Women of the 1916 Rebellion. Where do we sign up? I'm Nicola [...]

Earlier this year Nicola Carroll, a qualified National Tour Guide with a Masters in Art in the Contemporary World from NCAD, set up Artful Tours offering art-themed al fresco tours throughout Ireland. One example is “The M&M tour – Marianne and Markievicz, the Dublin adventures of two women from Sligo”. This tour starts at the Markievicz statue at The Irish Times building and ends at her statue in Stephen’s Green.  Carroll, above, explains, “As we walk and talk I cover aspects [...]