Campaigners say the cyclical scheme is ‘a decent start’ but want it expanded. Others are unsure ‘how sustainable it is to support every artist in the country forever’
An artist’s alliance says changes to the pilot scheme are causing ‘enormous distress’ among current recipients
Many high-profile political aides have taken up lucrative post-government careers elsewhere
One of the many negative effects of the housing crisis is making Ireland a cold place for culture in all its forms
Almost 20,000 fewer licences purchased in year to end of November compared with same period in 2024
Deirdre Ní Choistín, árd stiúrthóir of TG4, says the station is a key part of the current revival of the Irish language
State agency made claims about fiscal responsibility in same month the €6.7m IT project was formally abandoned
Initial proposition centred on developing guidelines on handling items potentially illegally or unethically traded
The botched IT project abandoned at a loss of €5.3m effectively cost Maureen Kennelly her job. She believes the Government has unfairly discredited her reputation
Failed Arts Council IT project one of two issues brought to Cabinet ‘under the arm’, senior official said
precarity and low incomes are a reality of life for many professional artists
Department of Public Expenditure set out several conditions for voluntary exits at broadcaster
Department told government-established review that pay in top-level posts at RTÉ and TG4 had fallen in real terms since 2016
Sinn Féin’s John Brady says Public Accounts Committee will examine many of the recent controversies surrounding spending by State bodies
The core principle of an arm’s length relationship between the public service broadcaster and the government of the day must be maintained
Since taking up his portfolio in January, Minister for Media Patrick O’Donovan has acquired a reputation for glibness
Differences emerge between council and department over timing of warning about botched IT project
Extent of losses from failed IT project only disclosed last summer, statement from Catherine Martin suggests
Loss from abandoned €7m computer project could have a knock-on effect on cultural organisations
New grant system was part of original scope of upgrade
Unclear when the then minister for arts Catherine Martin was informed of scale of issue
A new IT framework will have seemed a good idea to many in the arts, but much went wrong in its implementation
The Dubliner is thrilling critics at his new musical home in Cologne but he still finds time to worry about Ireland’s cultural capital
New Minister has inherited two pressing issues. His record doesn’t instil confidence
The cross-fertilisation between Ireland’s literary culture and its other artforms was particularly significant
A year of change heralds a future of more of the same
In a year of closures and comebacks, Michael O’Leary had a ‘pain in the backside’, while Gail Slater was urged to ‘Make America Competitive Again’
Wokeism (as it doesn’t like to be called) and the reactionary right each propose a way of seeing the world as it ‘really’ is
The outgoing Green Party TD delivered on her predecessors’ promises to address Ireland’s woeful shortfall when it comes to supporting cultural activity
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Success for Fine Gael, Social Democrats and Fianna Fáil, but a starkly different outcome for Catherine Martin and the Green Party
Close-fought races and the tantalising prospect of power brought relief for the victorious but crushing lows for those rejected by the electorate
Green Party Minister eliminated while Fine Gael takes two seats and Fianna Fáil picks up one
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