City manager boosts arts funding by €100k

The outgoing Cork city manager has announced a dramatic €100,000 increase in arts funding.

In one of his final decisions as city manager, Tim Lucey increased from €69,000 to €169,000 the fund for the council’s Arts Project Scheme, its Individual Artist’s Bursary, and the Arts in Context Grants.

It follows an unprecedented response to the various grants schemes which were advertised recently.