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Fri 12 Dec 2008Cutbacks to see Abbey funding drop 16%
THE ABBEY Theatre's funding has been cut by 16 per cent for next year, from €10 million this year to €8.35 million in 2009.
In July the theatre was told its funding next year would be €9.2 million, and this week it learned it would now in fact be €8.35 million. Director of the theatre Fiach Mac Conghail said: "The Abbey Theatre accepts and acknowledges that in the current economic climate the Arts Council had to make tough decisions, and that includes reducing the Abbey's 2009 revenue funding."
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