#arts-council

#arts-council

"My contract came to an end in early May, and the board had made a very strong business case to the department for a renewal of a further five-year term, which is the norm," Ms Kennelly said.

Timothy Boomer, previously convicted for taking 'upskirt' photos of teachers, has been awarded a £5,000 bursary through an arts initiative supported by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.

Artists, who we assumed were thriving in creative expression, are instead bogged down with bureaucratic paperwork to secure funding from the Arts Council.