How Irish arts is coping with Covid-19

The Covid crisis has created an uncertain time for the culturesector, an area where many people’s incomes are linked to events that have been cancelled, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

While fears for SMEs and workers in the hospitality sector have dominated news headlines as measures to control the Corona virus in Ireland escalate, the arts sector is proving particularly vulnerable to the raft of events cancellations and venue closures.