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Today's top feature: Art of budgeting

BAD news is never welcome but, in the case of the Government’s Four-Year National Recovery Plan, Irish arts workers seem relieved things are not far worse.

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Top earners in state bodies earn more than Obama

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Arts Council welcomes expansion of festival’s ‘Spoken Word’ area

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Abbey to get €30m funding boost

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Booker winner Enright receives tributes

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Ireland hails Enright's Booker success

Folksong and folklore collector Munnelly dies

Ireland’s greatest folksong and folklore collector Tom Munnelly died today after a long illness.

Thu, 30 Aug, 2007

Tributes pour in for Fair City actress

TRIBUTES poured in yesterday to Fair City and stage actress Joan O’Hara, best known in recent years for her portrayal of Eunice in RTÉ’s Fair City.

Wed, 25 Jul, 2007

Cork ‘ahead of the game’ on arts in health practice

CORK’S tenure as European Capital of Culture may be over but the good news stories from the year were in abundance at a conference yesterday on the Culture and Health strand of the Cork 2005 programme of events.

Wed, 22 Feb, 2006

Arts Council's new members start work

The new members of the Arts Council make their opening bows today as they formally take up their posts.

Tue, 21 Feb, 2006

Most major arts organisations to benefit from funding bonanza

A HIKE in funding for most major arts organisations in Ireland was revealed by the Arts Council yesterday when it announced its revenue funding decisions for 2006.

Sat, 28 Jan, 2006

Arts Council unveils plan for a creative future

THE Arts Council yesterday published its five-point plan to secure the future of a vibrant creative community in Ireland.

Thu, 15 Dec, 2005

Arts council welcomes exemption scheme retention

The Arts Council welcomed the retention of the artists’ tax exemption scheme tonight but expressed disappointment that it is to be capped at a level of €250,000 in any one tax year.

Wed, 07 Dec, 2005

Abbey Theatre debt to reach €3.3m as losses mount

THE Abbey Theatre will incur losses of €900,000 this year, adding to the €2.4 million debt it had run up by the end of 2004.

Fri, 25 Nov, 2005

Arts Council increase ‘will be put to very good use’

THE Arts Council was the big winner in the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism’s spending plans, as minister John O’Donoghue paraded a 19% increase in the council’s budget, giving it €72 million to spend next year.

Fri, 18 Nov, 2005

Report highlights theatre actors' financial plight

Hundreds of theatre actors and crews are struggling to stay above the breadline with many working multiple jobs to survive, a shocking report revealed today.

Thu, 03 Nov, 2005

€80m needed to fund arts sector next year

The performing arts sector has set out its requests for Government funding next year.

Tue, 25 Oct, 2005

Warning over axing artists' tax breaks

Maintaining tax breaks for artists is essential to keeping internationally-renowned writers, painters and performers in Ireland as well as encouraging new talent in the country, it was claimed today.

Wed, 05 Oct, 2005

Plea for retention of artists' tax exemption

The artists' tax exemption scheme should be fully retained without any changes, the Arts Council is demanding today.

Wed, 05 Oct, 2005

Arts Council funds seven new documentaries

Seven new documentaries exploring Ireland’s arts and culture were today granted almost a quarter of a million euro to begin filming.

Wed, 28 Sep, 2005

Arts Council expresses support for troubled Abbey Theatre

The Arts Council has expressed its support for Ireland's troubled national theatre.

Wed, 20 Oct, 2004