Cabinet meeting to announce Crawford funding

THE Cabinet will this morning clear the way for the Crawford Gallery to receive State funding as it meets in Cork to mark the city’s year as European Capital of Culture.

After being welcomed to Cork by Enterprise Minister Micheál Martin, Government ministers and the Taoiseach will conduct their weekly Cabinet meeting in City Hall before engaging in a series of cultural events in the city.

The meeting was scheduled for April but was postponed due to the death of Pope John Paul II.