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About LinkBacksYerra l know corelli. First time l negged you. sorry.
Yerra l know corelli. First time l negged you. sorry.
Last edited by Christine Murray; 20th January 2009 at 09:50 AM.
I would disagree that it should be classed as low prority. If this country is ever to get it's s*it together it will have to do do based on the innovation of it's population. And that requires visionaries. I consider myself to be a pretty bright guy. But I realise that a lot of that is due to the way books and reading influenced me. It equipped me with a way of thinking about things and more importantly how to think about things.Originally Posted by corelli
Thanks for the REPbut I get to differ. Artists get tax exemption for revenues derived from their work. Who do writers centers benefit if not writers? If it does not benefit writers why have it in the first instance?In such a circumstance it is another benefit which deprives the state of funds and as such in present circumstances it can be done without. I appreciate the cultural and societal benefit of the arts but it is way down the list of priorities!
We of course need certain things to live but we need things that are worth living for
There are some massive problems with the way Arts funding was cut.
There was a 3% cut in the Opera budget and this was achieved by cutting all funding from Opera 2005.
If all organisations had faced a 3% cut, all would have continued, but as things stand Opera 2005 will be winding down for this year and possibly forever.
In effect, what has been cut off is the only company that was providing opportunities for both performers and audiences in Munster.
My political compass
Economic Left/Right: 0.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.36
do fg oppose these cuts?
Dunno. Are their backers involved in huge entertainment centres where Disney and High School Musical is churned to kiddies ?
Last edited by Christine Murray; 20th January 2009 at 09:51 AM.
I think the general point is that if you scale back everyone's grants almost all organisations can adapt. But by cutting funding completely from some organisations, while others maintain their full grant, those organisations that lose their whole grant are effectively shut down.
My political compass
Economic Left/Right: 0.75
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.36
Yearra thats fine DOT. Your such a crap poster your rep is worth feck all and I only lost 1 point!! LOL
Thats cos all ye boyos backslap each other. @ least l am not firing blanks
Last edited by Christine Murray; 20th January 2009 at 09:51 AM.
Even Cullen he of the wasted e voting machines is on song today.
Let the patrons, the fat cats of the Celtic tiger support the arts, not the State, not now anyway, there are too many, too soon, struggling to eek out an existence, who will need more State and community help.
The Arts, often thrive in a bad times, think of the Commitments in recession bleak Dublin of the 80s.
The soul escapes from harsh reality, from despair, and achieves great things.
I mean low priority in terms of funding front line medical and educational services etc. You know what I mean. I value the arts.
In relation to the cut to the Cork opera festival, or whatever it was called, I would have to say that all opera funding should be put into one centralised company and season. The media is so cost intensive all we have presently is small amounts scattered giving poor quality productions.
I was frequently at the Anna Livia productions until I could take no more of their terrible production values, awful orchestras and musicianship and third rate performances. I well remember a Faust that was particularly execrable. I am sorry to say that unless Opera funding is cut to everyone other than ONE festival\production, we will never have sustainable opera in this country as no-one will want to come back.
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