Art and culture are highly regarded in Ireland – and are not considered hobbies. In a pilot project, 2,000 artists are now receiving a state basic income of 325 euros per week. How’s that working?
Occasionally, coins jingle in the hat on the cold asphalt, some passers-by pay a few euros by cell phone or card. When “Fairytale of New York” by The Pogues or “Falling Down” by Glen Hansard can be heard tirelessly in the pedestrian zone on Grafton Street in Ireland’s capital Dublin, it’s not very romantic for the musicians.
Painters and sculptors also work frustrating jobs on the […]
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