Here are some links to newspaper articles covering the impact the recession will/may have on Arts funding in Ireland:

"No time for faint arts"
The Irish Times - Wed Apr 29, 2009

"Opera companies face extinction under radical Arts Council reform"
The Irish Times - Thu Jul 30, 2009

"Fat lady sings for recession-hit opera companies"
Irish Daily Mail - Fri Jul 21, 2009

"Opera braces itself as questions remain over single company plan"
The Irish Times - Sat Aug 01, 2009

"Bureaucrats should never call the tune for the arts"
The Sunday Independent - Sun Aug 02, 2009

"Blow for opera, but the fat lady sings on"
The Sunday Independent - Sun Aug 09, 2009

"Putting a price on culture"
The Irish Times - Tue, Aug 11, 2009

"Tóibín says proposed arts cuts are cynical"
The Irish Times - Tue, Aug 11, 2009

"Historian condemns State's 'fatalism and cuts'"
The Irish Times - Mon, Aug 17, 2009

"Friel plays scoop award at Edinburgh"
The Irish Times - Mon, Sep 07, 2009

"'Deadweight' relief should be ended but retained for sports stars"
The Irish Times - Tue, Sep 08, 2009

"Culture after the crash"
The Irish Times - Wed, Sep 16, 2009

"Five ways culture can save us"
The Irish Times - Wed, Sep 23, 2009

Minister Martin Cullen on Arts Tonight
RTE Radio 1 - Mon, Sep 28, 2009

"Minister favours national opera company, in capital"
The Irish TImes - Wed, Sep 30, 2009