Morning Ireland

Can the Arts help revive our economy?

All of this week, we'll be looking at Arts and Culture and asking if they have a role to play in helping us emerge from recession.

In today's programme, Aine Lawlor speaks to writer Colm Tóibín.

To listen to the interview, click here

Meanwhile, the Waterboys brought new life to classic works of art when they put WB Yeats poetry to music at the Abbey

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