Arts Council was stopped three times from spending money on outside partners after botched IT project
Chair also declared conflict of interest over grant to publisher of husband’s work
Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Pilot scheme that pays artists €325 ‘basic income’ a week gets six-month extension
Plan for research-based scheme to be introduced as part of Budget 2026
Arts Council wrote to officials almost 60 times over botched IT project without issue being escalated
Council told to stop spending money on legal cases aimed at recouping some of €6.75m lost on project, Oireachtas committee hears
‘Arts’ dropped as a name of a Government department amid reshuffle by Coalition
Tourism and Gaeltacht move to other portfolios from Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
Dún Laoghaire harbour set for €1m watersports campus
Master plan will set out comprehensive and long-term vision for a ‘living harbour’, says council
Ireland could face anti-tourism protests without regulation of AirBnB-style lets, officials warn
Difficulties with ‘over tourism’ in other EU countries cited in internal documents
Chambers refused to back open-ended RTÉ redundancy scheme, documents show
Department of Public Expenditure set out several conditions for voluntary exits at broadcaster
Catherine Martin’s arts department backed pay rise for RTÉ director general
Department told government-established review that pay in top-level posts at RTÉ and TG4 had fallen in real terms since 2016
Planned ban on Airbnb-type lettings in rural communities prompts concern
Tourism sector critical to jobs and economic growth in many rural regions, department notes
Streaming service levy would need ministerial sign-off under Cabinet-backed plan
Minister for Media says he does not support a levy on streaming services at the moment
Arts Council review to include role of auditors and accountability of board
Prof Niamh Brennan will lead the review, while a parallel review will be conducted of the Department of Arts and Culture itself
Who’s who in the controversy over Arts Council spending?
Extent of losses from failed IT project only disclosed last summer, statement from Catherine Martin suggests
Arts Council demands high standards of cultural organisations. It failed to meet them itself
A new IT framework will have seemed a good idea to many in the arts, but much went wrong in its implementation
Consultants in RTÉ governance reviews paid more than €900,000
Department of Media says overall cost of reviews following controversy was €1,146,315
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