Gary Lightbody said the arts bring joy to so many people Stormont is "short-sighted" when it comes to public funding for arts like music, drama, and writing, according to one of Northern Ireland’s biggest musical exports.
Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody made the remark in an interview for BBC News NI’s Sunday Politics programme.
He added Northern Ireland spent much less per head of population on the arts than neighbouring countries in the UK and the Republic of Ireland.He said the arts were a "life-raft" for many people. ‘Under-appreciation of the arts’ The Irish government introduced a minimum basic income for […]
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