Funding cut at music school to be minimal

FUNDING cutbacks at the flagship Cork School of Music (CSM) next year will be miniscule, it was confirmed last night.

The Irish Examiner has learned that just €140,000 will be cut from its annual teaching budget of €6 million.

The reduction represents less than 2% of its total teaching budget and is the equivalent to less than 5% of the school’s total teaching hours.