This is well worth reading, by @naoisen.bsky.social, on the "quiet" defunding of Irish arts festivals, in favour of tourism initiatives. Lots of people visit Ireland for arts festivals, which Fáilte Ireland doesn't seem to recognise. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
A policy to defund arts festivals arrived with little fanfare as funding for tourism-led initiatives moved to a different government department
