Government plans to introduce register of short-term lets facing delay
Legislation underpinning reforms, aimed at bringing more Airbnb style properties back to long-term market, still being drafted
Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Disabled artist is ‘back to worrying’ about how she will afford rent after final BIA payment
Maryam Madani (36), living in Bettystown, Co Meath, was in receipt of basic income scheme until last month
Basic Income for the Arts is now permanent. But for artists who apply, the money is not
Campaigners say the cyclical scheme is ‘a decent start’ but want it expanded. Others are unsure ‘how sustainable it is to support every artist in the country forever’
Vast majority of bookings for short-term lets in Ireland are entire homes
Critics of short-term letting argue it takes properties off the market that could be sold for housing or rented out
‘Enormous distress’ among current arts income recipients after new scheme announcement
Successor to pilot programme will see 2,000 new eligible artists receive payment of €325 per week for three years
Next phase of artists’ income scheme to be outlined following successful pilot
‘Anxiety’ for existing recipients as first scheme draws to a close this month
Inside the Arts Council: A ‘blind’ board, ‘divided’ management and ignored staff concerns
An expert report into the council’s botched €6.7m IT project found ‘no one shouted stop’ in its boardroom
‘No one shouted stop’: Arts Council faces ‘robust’ oversight after botched IT system report
Mistakes by senior management largely blamed for waste of €5.3m and system ultimately being abandoned
‘Rigorous’ pre-purchase checks needed in wake of spending debacles in arts and culture, says watchdog
Report by Dáil watchdog comes after botched IT project at Arts Council and separate issue with X-ray scanner at National Gallery
Dublin isn’t a ‘bargain bucket’ tourism destination, says Little Museum boss
Income rises to €1.4m despite closure of museum for rennovation during 2024
Arts Council spent almost €1m on outside consultancy firms, including thousands on legal advice
The spending included hundreds of thousands on legal advice
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
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
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