🚨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The Scottish Government is breaking its promise on arts funding, and trying to reimpose a £6.6 million cut to Creative Scotland. Scotland's arts and culture needs backing, not broken promises. Please join me in signing the Campaign for the Arts petition. campaignforthearts.org/petitions/scot…

Join ISTR - follow us @irishtheatreres.bsky.social for a free webinar on the theme of publishing in a journal - a Q & A with Prof. Helena Grehan, chaired by @ShonaghHill 8 November 1pm 2pm Via Zoom Registration: tickettailor.com/events/irishso…

Great 4star review for ‘Green & Blue’ - last performance Liverpool Irish Festival tonight 7.30 before we head to North America supported by Culture_Ireland So if you’re anywhere near Liverpool grab a ticket to see what the fuss is about ticketquarter.co.uk/visitliverpool…

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And also how exciting is this. Cracking day for announcements in Irish Theatre.👇👇👇👇

This Saturday in Galway!

Really enjoying American Conference for Irish Studies 2024 this year - and especially pleased to hear 2 great Irish cultural policy papers today: Finian O Gorman on ‘Origins of Amateur and Prof Theatre in Ireland’ and @HaughtonMiriam on ‘The Price of Performance in 21st Century Ireland’ #IrishStudies

There has been strong government investment in the arts but further infrastructural support is needed to deliver the best return on this investment, and to maximise opportunities for artists and audiences. artscouncil.ie/Budget2025

Retain, Extend and Expand Ireland's Basic Income for the Arts Pilot ✍️ change.org/p/retain-exten…

A new report commissioned by the Arts Council shows artists are struggling to make a living in #NorthernIreland. The study, which is the first of its kind in over a decade, examined 481 responses from a diverse range of artists across various demographics, career stages, and