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.

The increases mark an unprecedented level of arts funding in this country and were made possible by an additional €10.8 million made available to the Arts Council by Minister for Arts, Sports and Tourism John O’Donoghue.

In 2005, the Arts Council had €44m to spend on revenue funding.