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Sat 01 Jan 2010Arts Council cuts mean 30 groups to lose State funding
ABOUT 30 arts organisations across Ireland are expected to lose State funding, following the Arts Council’s cut of about 6 per cent in the December budget, and the Abbey Theatre is to lose €1.1 million of its grant.
Theatres, festivals, opera and dance companies, traditional arts, venues and other Irish arts bodies will learn on Monday what level of State funding they can expect this year, as the Arts Council yesterday posted letters to more than 350 arts organisations with details of their grants, totalling over €49 million.
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