Arts sector: €50m support for live events announced in Budget 2021
Michael McGrath said Covid has had a “devastating impact” on arts, cultural and sporting activities.
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Michael McGrath said Covid has had a “devastating impact” on arts, cultural and sporting activities.
Self-published author Seán Brennan has some simple advice for anyone who feels it’s time to write that book they’ve been thinking about.
The open letter is part of the national awareness week for the live entertainment and event industry in Ireland.
The PUP will move from two rates of payment to three rates, and the top rate is being reduced.
It will report to Minister Martin by 31 October to provide the government with an action plan for the sector.
Minister Catherine Martin announced the measures this evening.
The organisers of three festivals spoke to us about how they’ve been coping – and what it means for the future.
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly and Minister for Arts Catherine Martin are meeting artists today.
Confusion arose earlier this month following conflicting messages on numbers permitted at cultural events.
Yet another statement on the matter has been issued by the Department of Culture this evening.
The outdoor limit is 15 people.
A worrying picture will be painted when representatives from a number of sectors address TDs today.
Some critics have concerns about whether each area will get enough attention from Catherine Martin.
“We just want to really encourage people to make, and to create,” Margarita Cappock of Dublin City Council said.
It follows the launch of the creative programme in Irish schools last year.
People working in the arts say the current situation has placed huge financial pressure on them.
Minister Josepha Madigan made the announcement about a number of new initiatives today.
The fund was set up by the Civic Theatre in Tallaght, Dublin.
Two women and dancers, Nicola Curry and Liz Roche, explore their own stories of growing up on both sides of the border.
It’s part of a new arts festival taking place in Dublin next week.
A goat fair and a Cavan food festival are just some of the events taking place.
The festival’s curator talks us through its highlights.
The cost of the library was originally estimated to cost €60m but has since increased to €80m according to the latest reports.
A new work opens tonight in the Axis theatre.
The minister has suggested a night mayor for cities such as Dublin could be beneficial.
The godfather of British performance poetry will embark on an Irish tour in March and April.
The centre first opened in 1955 to meet the needs of new Irish emigrants to the English capital.
That was among the sentiments expressed at an Oireachtas committee meeting today during which the current issues with the Abbey Theatre were discussed.
The piece is devised and performed by an ensemble of actors with intellectual disabilities, reflecting satirically on the rise of right-wing authoritarianism.
‘I’m really not a fan of hiring someone because they have or have not got a disability and I, for one, would not like to be hired for a job on that basis,’ writes filmmaker Paddy Slattery.
Improvisers from all over the world are performing in Dublin this week.
IMRAM, the Irish language literature festival, is taking place in multiple venues around Dublin from Monday.
The move comes after 18 months of work following the Waking the Feminists movement.
Writer and director Mark O’Rowe’s latest film is the next chapter in a diverse and lauded career.
A new podcast is giving people with disabilities a platform to share their stories.
The cinema will feature three screens, a bar and café.
Going to gigs or performances when you have a disability shouldn’t be a stressful experience. We find out more at the launch of Arts and Disability Ireland’s latest strategy.
How to get there, some of our recommendations, and what kind of weather you should prepare for…
Cruinniú na Cásca attracted some 550,000 people to events around the country.
A quick round-up of the events taking place across Ireland over the next week.