McWilliams to open month-long debate on arts

OUTSPOKEN economist and commentator David McWilliams will open a month-long public debate on the future of arts and culture in Cork city this week.

McWilliams will discuss the contribution the arts can make to the economic life and well-being of a city during the opening lecture of the series this Thursday.

He recently staged his one-man show, The Outsider, at the National Theatre.