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Artists and arts organisations across the country are suffering enormous financial losses and facing an uncertain future as a direct result of the Covid-19 public health crisis, new data from the Arts Council shows.

This morning.

Via The Arts Council

Surveys carried out by the Arts Council, the government agency for funding and developing the arts, show that 90 percent of artists have been impacted by cancelled or postponed events, with a great many describing the effect on their financial situation as ‘severe’ and almost half applying for the Government’s Covid-19 emergency payment.

Arts organisations estimated the loss of audience at 2.4 million people and growing, with more than 12,000 events cancelled and hundreds of staff members being laid off.

Arts Council Chair Prof. Kevin Rafter has said the information gathered from the surveys will help the Arts Council better understand the impact of jobs and livelihoods, and the responses needed to help the sector come through the months ahead….

Findings from Arts Council-funded organisations 23-27 March 

Findings from Artists’ Survey 3 – 13 April 


Oh.

Photojournalist Eamonn Farrell, founder of Rollingnews, writes:

After 41 days in Lockdown, I had reason to go into our city centre office and used the opportunity to take my exercise in the form of a walk around the city centre north and south. What I found was a sad, empty, lonely and almost decrepit space…

Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews

From top: St Michael’s Hospital, Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin; at a COVID-19 HSE briefing press briefing last nighty were, above from left: Chief Clinical Officer Dr Colm Henry, Chair Cover 19 Expert advisory Group Dr Cillian De Gascon, Chief Medical Officer Dept of Health Dr Tony Holohan and Deputy chief Medical Officer Dept of Health Dr Ronan Glynn

Last night.

Via Alive Beo on Twitter:

I never felt the need to say this until now but as the lockdown goes on and it’s detrimental effects increase, I want to let you know that I’m an Irish doctor and I think the lockdown is a disproportionate measure and a breach of our fundamental human right to liberty

I am in a unique position in that I get a glimpse behind the scenes. A lot of scaremongering went on among colleagues, we were perpetually waiting for a surge that didn’t come- was never going to come- based on faulty models.

I think the second wave is a scare tactic. There’s no evidence that a second wave will happen. From the start this has been about scaring people to a big enough extent that they will comply with the recommendations set before them. Fear is the basis of compliance.

I could honestly write a book on the hysteria that went on in the lead up to the so-called surge expected. Intuitively I knew something was off from the start. Empty hospitals, work load quieter than ever. We were over staffed. All that hysteria got us into lockdown.

That’s why all the hospital staff have time to make TikTok videos. I’ve had more free time during my working day during this pandemic than I’ve ever had since I started working as a doctor.

There are going to be people who are trying to delegitimise your concerns about the indirect effects of prolonged lockdown.

They will call you crazy and ridicule you. My message is that you must not cower away from raising concerns. Keep fighting this!

I uphold the sanctity of human life from the moment of natural conception to the moment of natural death. I also uphold everyone’s human right to liberty.

I debated whether I should tell you this because I never want to use my career to boast or as a PR stunt. It’s my job. I don’t need people to clap for me. I just need to be true to myself and truthfully, it is my opinion that the public have been deceived to an extent.

I have earned my credentials and I gain nothing by lying to you. But I believe we need to #endthelockdownnow

Anyone?

Update:

Earlier: County By County

Meanwhile…

Meanwhile…

This morning/afternoon.

Howth, County Dublin.

The Government has relaxed the 2km restriction zone allowing cocooning seniors out for a stroll of no longer than 5km.

They don’t know they were born.

Rollingnews

Meanwhile…

Anyone?

Stevie G (Cork Evening Echo)

DJ Stevie G

‘sup?

Carlosfandango writers:

This lovely coffee shop (which when fully open is doggie friendly) is open for takeaway now. Great coffee and good social distancing being practiced. Mr Hugh (second left) and Lette (far left) are featured.

Black Sheep Dublin 14

Takeaway coffee in your area, anyone?