What went right this week: a basic income for artists, plus more positive news

What went right this week: a basic income for artists, plus more positive news

Ireland launched its basic income for artists, electric vehicles reached a milestone, and scientists discovered coral reef sanctuaries, plus more positive news

Artists in Ireland are being invited to apply for a €325 (£270)-a-week basic income, which has just launched to support struggling creatives and to boost the country’s cultural sector.

The income will be available for up to 2,000 artists over a three-year period. It was heralded as a “gamechanger” by the Irish rock band Pillow Queens.Micheál Martin, the Irish prime minister, said: “Ireland’s arts and culture in all its distinctiveness and variety is the well-spring of our identity. The […]

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