#Save the arts

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Michael Moynihan: Finally getting an event centre would be music to the ears
Michael Moynihan: Finally getting an event centre would be music to the ears
It's deeply depressing to Google the term 'Cork Event Centre' because the milestones which pop up leave the reader frowning

Thu, 30 Mar, 2023

Jimmy Deenihan
Voluntary committee confirms it will no longer work with Listowel Writers’ Week
Efforts to resolve a row overshadowing Listowel Writers’ Week have failed and the voluntary committee is disengaging completely from this year’s festival, they confiormed.

Tue, 28 Mar, 2023

Famous Seamus Murphy sculpture removed from Cork park for restoration 
Famous Seamus Murphy sculpture removed from Cork park for restoration 
Seamus Murphy, who was born in Mallow in 1907 and who died in 1975, is widely regarded as one of Ireland’s greatest sculptors and stone carvers

Wed, 11 Jan, 2023

An CailĂ­n CiĂșin becomes first Irish language film to be shortlisted for an Oscar
An CailĂ­n CiĂșin becomes first Irish language film to be shortlisted for an Oscar
It follows its selection by IFTA in August as Ireland's nominated film for the category.

Thu, 22 Dec, 2022

Six-storey extension proposed for Crawford Art Gallery
Six-storey extension proposed for Crawford Art Gallery
The plans include moving the Gallery's main entrance back to Emmet Place with a landscaped plaza; an internal top-lit courtyard and circulation spaces; new galleries; and enlarged education spaces

Wed, 30 Nov, 2022

Fears funding shortfalls could scupper Dragon of Shandon
Fears funding shortfalls could scupper Dragon of Shandon
In a warehouse in a business park in Blackpool, the skeleton of a gigantic dragon is lying next to a huge elephant, a towering lady of the underworld, and an array of hellish creatures that will bring Cork City alive on Halloween, alongside dancers ...

Thu, 27 Oct, 2022

Irish Examiner view: Loss leaves an empty space
Irish Examiner view: Loss leaves an empty space
Corcadorca’s final act

Wed, 26 Oct, 2022

Michael Moynihan: The most unlikely buildings have potential to create an artistic boom
Michael Moynihan: The most unlikely buildings have potential to create an artistic boom
If the only people who can afford to be artists are those with the independent financial resources or family money, then our notions of art become narrower

Thu, 15 Sep, 2022

Fresh Pineapple with salt and chili powder
Caitriona Redmond: This is how I feed my family of four for €100 per week 
When times are hard food can be the ultimate source of comfort, can’t it?

Fri, 19 Aug, 2022

Locals in attempt to buy iconic Dingle cinema to make it a community hub
Locals in attempt to buy iconic Dingle cinema to make it a community hub
A group of Dingle locals have come together to figure out how to save the Phoenix Cinema. They want to purchase the cinema and give it back to the community, as a multifunctional arts space

Sat, 09 Apr, 2022

Catherine Martin comments
Government announces basic income scheme to pay 2,000 artists €325 a week
The programme opens for applications on April 12

Tue, 05 Apr, 2022

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New scheme to pay 2,000 artists a basic income for three years
Arts and Culture Recovery Task Force to launch an application portal for a wide range of workers from the performing and visual arts

Thu, 10 Feb, 2022

Still behind you: Return of panto gives The Everyman a new lease of life
Still behind you: Return of panto gives The Everyman a new lease of life
After a sustained period ‘in the dark’, the pantomime also brings a significant revenue as well as fun and laughter

Fri, 03 Dec, 2021

Q&A: What are the new restrictions for nightclubs and music venues?
Q&A: What are the new restrictions for nightclubs and music venues?
After widespread confusion within the industry, the Government has come up with revised reopening measures for late-night venues.

Thu, 21 Oct, 2021

WATCH: Daniel McConnell on what we can expect on Budget day
WATCH: Daniel McConnell on what we can expect on Budget day
Increased spending on health and welfare are among the measures set to be announced in today's budget.

Tue, 12 Oct, 2021

Tom Creed — from thriving career to 36 weeks on the PUP
Tom Creed — from thriving career to 36 weeks on the PUP
In a successful career spanning 20 years directing theatre and opera, the Corkman suddenly found himself relying on welfare payments for rent. Although the arts sector is now recovering, he says we must learn lessons in how we regard and pay artists.

Tue, 12 Oct, 2021

New York City Arts Venues Reopen At 33% Capacity
Maeve Higgins: Comedians are stumbling their way back to funny
Stand-up is immediate in the way few other crafts manage to be — so we can't just ignore Covid, writes Maeve Higgins.

Sat, 09 Oct, 2021

'The arts sector has learned never to take anything for granted'
'The arts sector has learned never to take anything for granted'
Director of 'Philadelphia, Here I Come', Cork's first major dramatic presentation since Covid, says Irish theatre is in a good place but a new generation of playwrights need funding and support

Mon, 04 Oct, 2021

Irish Examiner view: Covid reminded us why art matters
Irish Examiner view: Covid reminded us why art matters
Rembrandt exhibition being hosted in Cork

Tue, 28 Sep, 2021

Irish Examiner view: A welcome return to ChultĂșir and normality
Irish Examiner view: A welcome return to ChultĂșir and normality
Live return of music, dance, literature, film, poetry, theatre, photography, and art

Sat, 18 Sep, 2021

Irish Examiner view: Investment in arts brings rich returns
Irish Examiner view: Investment in arts brings rich returns
16th Culture Night should be celebrated as a 'national moment'

Fri, 17 Sep, 2021

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Arts minister insists basic income plan for artists still on the cards
Concerns had been raised that the basic income plan had been scrapped in favour of a 'working age payment', but Catherine Martin insists that is not the case

Mon, 09 Aug, 2021

The pandemic has made arts events accessible to all: Why change that?
The pandemic has made arts events accessible to all: Why change that?
As gigs and live events return, disabled people hope accessibility gains made during the pandemic will remain 

Mon, 05 Jul, 2021

Michael Moynihan: A whole new way to experience Cork City
Michael Moynihan: A whole new way to experience Cork City
The A City & A Garden project is a treat for the senses

Thu, 10 Jun, 2021

Mental health survey
Letters to the Editor: Lockdown adds to the stress for mental health sufferers
We need a glimpse to the end in sight to give us all hope

Wed, 24 Mar, 2021

Europe-wide post-Covid concert would 'lift our spirits' - Martin
Europe-wide post-Covid concert would 'lift our spirits' - Martin
A group of professionals who teach in the arts is to hold a socially distant silent protest calling on the Government to provide clarity on why the sector is being forced to remain closed.

Tue, 01 Dec, 2020

Cork music and dance schools push to reopen under level 3 restrictions
Cork music and dance schools push to reopen under level 3 restrictions
'Why can you go to match with a full team, but not a piano lesson on your own?'

Wed, 28 Oct, 2020

Irish Examiner view: Arts strike back at gloom of Covid
Irish Examiner view: Arts strike back at gloom of Covid
When the clocks went back last weekend many of us, metaphorically at least, looked over a shoulder fretting that the bright days of summer and then autumn had passed for another year.

Tue, 27 Oct, 2020

Live entertainment sector calls for further State support
Live entertainment sector calls for further State support
A pre-Budget submission says PUP should be reinstated and 5% of Arts Council funding should go into a new hardship fund

Thu, 24 Sep, 2020

Irish Examiner View: Support for artists vital
Irish Examiner View: Support for artists vital
Culture Night celebrations

Fri, 18 Sep, 2020

Coronavirus Pandemic Causes Climate Of Anxiety And Changing Routines In America
Patricia Quinn: The show will go on again. Until then, the arts need help
As Culture Night gets going, mostly online, Patricia Quinn says Covid-19 has dealt a hard blow to the entertainment and arts sectors — and we need to ensure they are not wiped out, writes Patricia Quinn

Fri, 18 Sep, 2020

Special Report: Despite it all, the art and artists persist
Special Report: Despite it all, the art and artists persist
In part three of our Save the Arts campaign, musicians describe how they innovated in lockdown, venue officials tell of new opportunities, and festival operators describe plans for the next big night out.

Wed, 05 Aug, 2020

Irish Examiner view: To 'Save the Arts' it’s time to act imaginatively
Irish Examiner view: To 'Save the Arts' it’s time to act imaginatively
Last October, when Budget 2020 was published, the National Campaign for the Arts (NCA) said it was “devastated”, declaring the sector was being left behind.

Mon, 03 Aug, 2020

Special Report: Why art is never just for art’s sake
Special Report: Why art is never just for art’s sake
In the second part of our Save the Arts series, musicians, designers, curators, and others in the sector recount the emotional and financial toll of not being able to earn, not being able to express themselves, and not being able to engage with an audience

Mon, 03 Aug, 2020

Special Report: How do we save the arts after Covid-19 cripples sector?
Special Report: How do we save the arts after Covid-19 cripples sector?
The Covid-19 crisis has brought the arts sector to its knees, despite keeping us entertained throughout lockdown. Now, with the launch of the National Campaign to Save the Arts, writers, dancers, designers, musicians, and other creatives tell how they were impacted by the shutdown and what needs to happen next

Sun, 02 Aug, 2020

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