Dublin city needs a cultural supremo to ensure its citizens experience the arts, it was claimed today.

THE late Seamus Brennan was credited last night with making the arts more accessible to a broader range of people.

Museums, galleries, theatres, cathedrals and other venues around the country will host hundreds of free events in the first national Culture Night next month.

A talk on the history of Dublin’s Gate Theatre and its celebrated relationship with the works of Oscar Wilde is among the highlights of the capital’s culture night, it was announced today.

A plan to throw open the doors of dozens of Dublin’s museums, galleries and theatres for one evening will be unveiled today.