Following an initial report by the Department of Arts into the Art Council’s failed €6.45 million project to overhaul part of its ICT infrastructure and online grants platform, a familiar round of further post-mortem examinations is now getting underway. The department confirmed to The Currency that its secretary general was to meet the most senior executive in the Arts Council, director Maureen Kennelly, this Wednesday morning. Appearances before the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee are expected shortly.  The report published last week laid out the department’s view of who knew what and when about the wasted project. As officials seek to…

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