CATHERINE MARTIN, the Irish Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, was in London this week to meet with UK parliamentarians and union representatives.
Minister Martin was invited to speak to the Performers’ Alliance All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) in Westminster about the ground-breaking Irish Basic Income for the Arts scheme (BIA), an innovative pilot scheme which has the potential to transform how the arts is funded in Ireland.
The APPG examines issues affecting performers in the arts throughout the UK and minimum income guarantees for performers is an issue the group are currently considering.It was in this context […]
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