State Banquet at St. Patrick's Hall, Dublin

Michael Hanrahan was the only artist officially accredited to paint the historical occasion of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's State visit to Ireland in May 2011. This was the first visit of a British monarch to Ireland since independence in 1922. One of Hanrahan's paintings commemorating the visit is now in the Royal Collection and another is held in President McAleese's collection. Born in Dublin in 1951, Hanrahan lives in Lahinch and works in Ennistymon.