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National Campaign for Arts seeks €150m for Arts Council in Budget

Accommodation for artists, tax reform and climate initiatives also among key asks.

Arts & Culture • 18 Sep 23

Post-Covid, audiences have returned to Irish venue (Pic: Ros Kavanagh)

National Campaign for the Arts launches pre-budget submission

Culture • 03 Aug 22

Soprano Orla Boylan in Michael Gallen's At a Loss, part of Irish National Opera's '20 Shots of Opera' series. Photo: Ste Murray.

Ireland's arts sector - a new journey into a better future?

Opinion and Analysis • 30 Sep 21

The future of the arts in Ireland, post-Covid - what now?

Culture • 30 Aug 21

Budget 2021: Culture and entertainment sectors receive a boost

A live entertainment support package and an increase in funding to the Arts Council were among the measures announced for the arts and entertainment sector during Budget 2021, a sector that has been one of the hardest hit by the Covid 19 pandemic.

Arts Council of Ireland • 13 Oct 20

Liz Roche's WRoNGHEADED premiered at Dublin Dance Festival in 2018.

National Campaign for the Arts calls for increased support

The National Campaign for the Arts has said that almost 90% of its members are living with financial insecurity, with arts organisations reporting losses of 2.9 million euro per month since March.

Culture • 14 Sep 20

An image from Philip Connaughton's dance piece Assisted Solo

Why we need to value our artists now more than ever

Opinion: I've been trying to write about my growing unease at artists' chronically weak position in society, writes Lian Bell...

Culture • 26 Jun 20

National Campaign for the Arts launches culture survival plan

The National Campaign for the Arts has called on the government to develop a comprehensive and achievable survival plan for the arts and culture sector.

Arts & Culture • 27 May 20

Thisispopbaby's Where We Live festival was one of the casualties of the Covid-19 crisis

Opinion: Government action required for Irish arts to survive

Theatre and opera director and independent producer Tom Creed assesses the grim situation facing Irish arts unless the government introduces some meaningful measures.

opinion • 15 Apr 20

National Campaign for the Arts