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Mon 07 Jul 2009Theatre chief says plans for cutbacks in arts 'incredible'
AN IMPASSIONED defence of arts funding was made at the weekend by the chairwoman of the Arts Council and the artistic director of Druid Theatre.
Against the backdrop of possible cuts, Druid director Garry Hynes said: “The arts matter. They are an incredibly important part of Irish civil society and the suggestion that the arts are no longer important is incredible to me.” She was speaking at Saturday night’s unveiling of the refurbished Druid Theatre and opening of Tom Murphy’s The Gigli Concert as part of the Galway Arts Festival.
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