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New Irish initiative acknowledges professional status of artists applying for Jobseekers Allowance

The new one-year pilot scheme has been developed in partnership between the department of social protection and the department of arts, heritage, regional, rural and Gaeltacht affairs, in consultation with Visual Artists Ireland and The Irish Writers Centre.

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Visual Artists Ireland proposes tourist bed tax to fund cultural sector

by Chris Sharratt

The representative body for visual artists in Ireland is proposing that a tourist bed tax should be introduced in the country, with funds raised going to the arts and cultural sector.