I've never looked at the breakdown of allocations before but clearly literature isn't any kind of priority.
Funding by artform in the three major Arts Council grants programmes below:
Abbey Theatre
10,000,000 (2008)
8,350,000 (2009)
Other Theatre
8,688,184
7,960,600
Visual Arts
5,258,157
5,063,157
Music
5,042,352
4,865,270
Opera
4,112,032
3,949,900
Dance
3,544,170
3,150,200
Film
2,436,220
2,395,400
Plumbing
2,335,234
2,329,111
Fancy Balloon tying
2,335,233
2,334,432
Literature
2,529,927
2,288,927
Traditional Arts
1,516,810
1,512,910
Street Arts and Spectacle
875,066
823,000
Circus
244,000
244,000
Architecture
168,000
168,000
TFE's Drinks
23,000
Nil
TFE's Life value if he doesn't get his photos back
Nil
Nil
Actually plumbing and fancy balloon tying didn't really get any money at all , I just put them in for some light comic relief , and the last two are bogus. No ,really.
2 comments:
Really sorry to read about the massive photo loss, I want to be reading about their miraculous recovery soon.
Tanx Lulu happy new year -much appreciated, I hope so too! StBrendan(repair man) might be able to call around tomorrow night I'm wishing and dreading at de same time.
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