First to shut, last to reopen: Entertainment sector pleads for support

Some 35,000 full and part-time workers are employed by the live events industry, which has been shuttered since March. Picture: Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland

Ireland’s entertainment industry is calling for help as hundreds of theatres, venues, clubs, and festivals remain closed due to Covid-19.

The message came from the Event Production Industry Covid-19 Working Group (EPIC) in the form of an open letter, with more than 600 signatories from across the sector.