“Basic Income for Artists is a landmark commitment to invest in Ireland’s arts industries, stabilising the precarious working conditions faced by artists,” the NCFA committee said. According to the ...

Campaigners say the cyclical scheme is ‘a decent start’ but want it expanded. Others are unsure ‘how sustainable it is to support every artist in the country forever’ ...

The Basic Income for the Arts scheme is the first permanent one of its kind in the world and follows a pilot scheme, launched in 2022.

The Irish government is implementing a pioneering scheme that will give 2,000 artists a basic income for three years, allowing them to focus on their creative output while maintaining an adequate ...