Most want a return to live music and arts - but only if masks, distancing and checks are in place

Five-string banjo player and guitarist, Mick Daly, Folk singer, Karen Casey and Singer songwriter, John Spillane launching the Cork Folk Festival which was live streamed on TG4’s social platforms.  People are becoming more likely to pay for online arts events, and the number of people engaging with the arts online via virtual concerts or classes is increasing. Picture: Darragh Kane

More people in Ireland are ready to return to the theatre or attend a dance, music or other live performance, but only if public health measures are in place, new research from the Arts Council shows.

People are also becoming more likely to pay for online arts events, and the number of people engaging with the arts online via virtual concerts or classes is increasing.