by Rob Hartnett | Mar 13, 2019 | Festivals, Funding, Government, News
Every local authority around the country is to receive a grant of €10,000 from the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to support their role in leading the development of commemorative activities at county level under the Community Strand of the Decade...
by Rob Hartnett | Mar 4, 2019 | Arts, Government, News
Brexit is all around us in political terms and it is no different for the Arts. A meeting of the directors of the Arts Councils of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England in Dublin on Friday has warned of the risks posed by a disorderly exit of the UK...
by Rob Hartnett | Feb 18, 2019 | Funding, Government, News
The Arts Council has announced the planned investment of more than €75 million in the arts across Ireland throughout 2019. This represents a €6.6 million increase on the €68.4 funding announced this time last year for 2018. The agency for funding and developing the...
by Rob Hartnett | Feb 13, 2019 | Festivals, Funding, Government, News
The 2019 National St. Patrick’s Festival will celebrate Ireland’s rich heritage of Storytelling. The Festival will feature family experiences, large scale events, diverse and challenging newly commissioned performances, a myriad of musical performances, the National...
by Rob Hartnett | Jan 21, 2019 | Arts, Government, News
We will be attending and reporting from Culture Ireland’s Global Ireland 2025 Conference this Thursday. The event is part of the Government’s Global Ireland 2025 initiative and will take place in Dublin Castle. It will bring together cultural stakeholders,...
by Rob Hartnett | Jan 16, 2019 | Cinema, Government, News
The British Board of Film Classification is to change the way in which it looks at the age ratings of films, amid greater demand for guidance around all forms of entertainment. The new Classification Guidelines have been published in response to public demand for...
