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Artists and thousands supporting them in the cultural industry say they were already underfunded in Ireland before Covid-19 hit. The lockdown has heaped even more pressure on them, and many are not happy with the state's response.
Bríd Higgins Ní Chinnéide was excited about seeing her oil paintings exhibited in the Hang Tough Gallery in Dublin at the end of March. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, that exhibition has been postponed indefinitely. Ireland’s artists are suffering a shock to their sector, caused by the rippling effects of Covid-19. “This has really thrown some of my plans for the year,” says Ní Chinnéide. Arts organisations will lose an estimated €2.9 million in income per month of shutdown and the economic impact on the sector to date is over €10 million, according to the Arts Council. In addition to this,…
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