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Government approves €130m as Arts Council warns of arts jobs in crisis
€130m funding for the Arts sector, a day after the Arts Council reports a quarter of the jobs in the sector at risk in 2021
Fáilte Ireland: New Year Festival cancelled in Dublin
'It is now 'make or break' time. Urgent and unprecedented intervention from the Government is required to support tourism businesses '
NCFA calls for longer term consideration: ‘most in need in the short-term’
In these times of dissipating economies and coalition governments, you may find yourself tempted to grab a book, a paintbrush or for that matter listen to classical music. In a world without art, which might soon be, what would provide respite to regrets and reforms?
Irish Street Arts, Circus and Spectacle Network (ISACS) release Pre-Budget Submission 2020
With lack of competition in the Irish insurance market and the subsequent withdrawal of Leisure Insure, ISACS has been deduced to living on borrowed time until they have access to an underwriter.
PUP & EWSS: High Priority for the Arts Sector
A sector that provided strength and solidarity during the lockdown is now fighting for its survival. 35,000 staff of the events industry were left with little or no means of livelihood.
EPIC and the Arts and Culture Recovery Taskforce
With the new Arts and Culture Recovery Taskforce announced last week, EPIC working group has confirmed that two of their members have been granted seats. Here's what to expect
DUBLIN LEVEL THREE: Theatres Closed, Outdoor Gatherings Reduced
Here's what's going to happen to theatres, cinemas and other cultural venues under the Level 3 restrictions.
Open Letter with 600 signatures highlights the toll on Live Events Sector
"We need government support for our industry and we need it immediately," the live events and entertainment sector collectively calls.
NCFA meeting reveals: Still many questions unanswered
Continued and unchanged rates of PUP and EWSS support for artists is the most immediate point of the pre-submission budget that the NCFA is trying to press for, that’s what the NCFA sectoral meeting today revealed.
EPIC’s Nine Points To Save The Event Production Industry
EPIC calls upon the government for support in a six-part pre-budget submission that was launched today.