Catherine Martin hopeful outdoor performance spaces will open 'before long'

Culture Minister speaking at online event marking IMMA and Crawford Art Gallery purchases of 422 artworks by 70 artists

Catherine Martin: 'We are all aware of how difficult a time this has been for everybody in the artistic community.' File picture: Leon Farrell / Photocall Ireland

 Culture Minister Catherine Martin says she hopes to see limited outdoor performance spaces open "before long".

Ms Martin said that she hopes to see galleries and museums, the status of which is to be reviewed next week, open in the coming weeks, with a return for small outdoor events during the summer.