Government views arts and artists as ‘extras in world where politics is show business’
Coalition has ‘fundamental attitude of disrespect’ for the arts, Fianna Fáil claims
The Coalition parties “see the arts as an occasionally useful platform but have no fundamental regard or feeling for them at all,” Fianna Fáil spokeswoman on arts Niamh Smyth claimed. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
The Government has been accused of having a “fundamental attitude of disrespect” to the arts.