Government policy on archive is at odds with its own historyCULTURE SHOCK : While Official Ireland fiddles with legislation to amalgamate national repositories of priceless information, thousands of documents sit on pallets in unsuitable warehouses, writes FINTAN O'TOOLE
The cap fits, but tax appeal is the problemARTSCAPE: WHAT’S UP with the artists’ tax exemption? Actually, what’s down is its cap, from €250,000 to €125,000, along with a range of other “specified reliefs” in this week’s Finance Bill, and as indicated in December’s Budget. Mind you, the adjusted cap is unlikely to have much impact on most artists – figures from 2008 show 50 per cent of artists earn less than €10,000, 70 per cent earn less than €20,000 and 92 per cent earn less than €50,000.
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- A tale of two public service broadcastersI know it's not always fair to make comparisons between RTE and the BBC - different scale, etc, etc...
- News from Denmark, down with paywalls and in Steve we trust…Just back from f-f-freezing Copenhagen, where I had a very interesting few hours in the offices of...
Features and Comment »
What the oversized iPhone means for traditional mediaPRESENT TENSE: SO, STEVE JOBS this week did his showbiz-geekery thing and eventually produced the Apple iPad while resisting the temptation to admit that it’s a giant, oversized, novelty-cheque version of the iPhone, writes SHANE HEGARTY
Golden ticket in October air at WexfordARTSCAPE: THE ARTS COUNCIL yesterday wrote to its clients about its grants for 2010. But one of those clients, Wexford Festival Opera, seems to have had a tip-off, writes Michael Dervan . The festival is in an upbeat mood, and last year’s gloom – which saw a contraction from 18 days to 12, and drop its strand of small-scale, ShortWorks, productions – has lifted.
TV & Radio »
No show like a Mo showTV REVIEW: The Saturday Night Show RTÉ1, Saturday; Mo Channel 4, Sunday; Dispatches : Afghanistan – Behind Enemy Lines Channel 4, Monday; Horizon BBC 1, Wednesday
- Change is in the air, but watch out for brickbats and meteorites
RADIO REVIEW: IT IS A tireless, thankless job, but it’s better than working in a pork pie factory. President Mary McAleese rolls out the red carpet of Áras an Uachtaráin across the land. She likes to speak (and speak) at events, has admirably tried to use her office to help promote peace in Northern Ireland, and was re-elected unopposed for a second term.
