Who’s who in the controversy over Arts Council spending?
Extent of losses from failed IT project only disclosed last summer, statement from Catherine Martin suggests
Kevin Rafter
Arts Council may need €1.5m more to replace grants system after €5.3m failure
New grant system was part of original scope of upgrade
Arts Council demands high standards of cultural organisations. It failed to meet them itself
A new IT framework will have seemed a good idea to many in the arts, but much went wrong in its implementation
Names mentioned as possible successors to Siún Ní Raghallaigh as RTÉ chairman or woman
Accomplished names in media, independent television sector and academic world linked with vacant role
Kevin Rafter leaves the Arts Council with a stonking budget. By that crude measure he’s its most successful chairman
Hugh Linehan: It took a crisis to create an opportunity. The resulting ‘fiscal gimmickry’ appears to be the Irish way of getting things done
The Irish Times view on funding for the arts: ongoing support needed
The arts sector is waiting to see if funding support through the pandemic will be built on
Four in 10 artists have seen income fall by over 50% in last year, committee hears
Oireachtas committee hears that GDP in the arts sector has been reduced by 54%
A live performance beats livestreaming every time
The continual threat of lockdown makes planning very difficult for the arts
Tributes paid after the death of composer Eric Sweeney
Arts Council chairman Kevin Rafter says Sweeney and his music would be ‘sorely missed’
The Dublin-born journalist who became a foreign correspondent in Imperial Russia
EJ Dillon counted Tolstoy and Dostoevsky among his personal aquaintances
Arts ‘need €30m survival fund’ as sector set to shrink by 35% and knock €250m off GDP
Expert advisory group urges Government to act immediately to avoid slow, four-year recovery
Government to source alternative protective equipment, says Donohoe
Arts Council to release €1m to support artists suffering due to ongoing Covid-19 crisis
Arts Council deviated from protocol over office move, whistleblower claims
Protected disclosure says agency breached financial guidelines on property acquisition
The Irish Times view on culture funding: the place of the artist
How is the Government honouring its commitment to spend more on the arts?
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