Aideen Mcginley

Three new appointments to the capital of culture board and new creative director promised in New Year

Organisation said former EU Commissioner left due to unavailablity for board meetings

Loss of planned project with writer Colm Tóibín for Inis Meáin a significant blow

Arts groups seeking meeting with city and county managers over debacle

Departure of Hannah Kiely comes just months after project lost creative director

First Galway 2020’s creative director quit; now funding questions are being asked

British theatre director Chris Baldwin left post last month by ‘mutual agreement’

Chris Baldwin appointed creative director with immediate effect

Hannah Kiely handling €45.75m budget for European Capital of Culture programme

Annual report shows a slip in the region’s share of network television spending