One-in-four arts jobs could be permanently lost due to Covid impact, new research finds

Cork City Ballet production of Swan Lake in the Cork Opera House. The Irish Examiner previously revealed that grants of up to €10,000 for music and theatre venues will be included in the upcoming budget. Picture: Miki Barlok

A quarter of all jobs in the arts sector could be lost by the end of next year with the Covid-19 pandemic hitting it more economically than any other industry, according the Arts Council.

Research from consultants Ernst and Young (EY), commissioned by the Arts Council, found that the arts was one of the first to be hit and is likely to be one of the last to recover from the pandemic’s clutches.