Should comedy be eligible for Arts Council funding?
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Should comedy be eligible for Arts Council funding?
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Over the past three years, comedian Ailish McCarthy has been working on getting a legislative gap filled. Although comedians are considered artists by the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport, they remain ineligible for grants and funds allocated by the Arts Council.
Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh launched an amendment to the Arts Bill this Thursday to have their joke-telling recognized in law.
Ailish McCarthy joins Seán in the studio to discuss…
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