Victoria Durrer is a Cultural Policy scholar based in the School of Art History and Cultural Policy at UCD and Co-Founder and Co-Director of Cultural Policy Observatory Ireland. Her work focuses on how the spatial and relational dynamics of administration and policy both shape and are challenged by artistic and creative practice as social, cultural and professional endeavours.Ali FitzGibbon is a Senior Lecturer in Creative & Cultural Industries Management at Queen’s University Belfast. Her research focuses on ethics, leadership and decision-making in cultural production with an emphasis on live arts and freelancers. Prior to her academic work she was a professional producer, programmer and consultant for 25+ years.Kerry McCall Magan leads on strategic cultural relations activity between Ireland and the UK in British Council Ireland. Prior to this, Kerry held senior roles in arts and higher education. Kerry co-founded the Irish Journal for Arts Management and Cultural Policy; Cultural Policy Observatory Ireland and the Research Committee National Campaign for the Arts. Her research focuses on cultural policy and participation.

"A particularly thoughtful and reflexive collection of contemporary cultural policy issues which, while rooted in a specific context, speak to a range of concerns being faced in very different global contexts. Highly recommended." Kate Oakley, Professor of Cultural Policy, School of Culture & Creative Arts, University of Glasgow, UK. "A timely and fascinating book on contemporary Ireland Cultural Policy studies, addressing pivotal issues ranging from working conditions of artists, ecologies of cultural production, disabilities and cultural participation, arts festivals, cultural events, cultural and audiovisual industries, to that of sustainability in arts. This is tremendously helpful for cross-cultural understanding and dialogues among local and international cultural policy scholars as well as practitioners in policy, arts, culture, and creativity."Jerry C. Y. Liu, Professor at Graduate School of Arts Management and Cultural Policy, and Dean of Humanities, National Taiwan University of Arts.

• 1. Introduction (Victoria Durrer, Ali FitzGibbon & Kerry McCall Magan) 2. Working Conditions of Artists (Victoria Durrer, Peter Campbell & Aoife McGrath) 3. Ecologies of Cultural Production and State Supports for Irish Cultural Workers (Ruth Barton) 4. Addressing Barriers to Cultural Participation for People with Disabilities in Ireland (Delia Ferri & Ann Leahy) 5. Tracing the Emergence and Evolution of Arts Festivals in Cultural Policy in Ireland since the 1970s (Danielle Lynch) 6. Seeking External Validation (Pat Collins) 7. Broadcasting in Ireland (Phil Ramsey) 8. Arts Initiatives in Schools (Ailbhe Kenny & Dorothy Morrissey) 9. Belfast, the Music City - An Autoethnography (Kim Marie Spence) 10. The impact of the European Union on Ireland’s tax policies for audiovisual industries 11. Sustainability in Arts Policy on the Island of Ireland (Ali FitzGibbon)

Victoria Durrer is a Cultural Policy scholar based in the School of Art History and Cultural Policy at UCD and Co-Founder and Co-Director of Cultural Policy Observatory Ireland. Her work focuses on how the spatial and relational dynamics of administration and policy both shape and are challenged by artistic and creative practice as social, cultural and professional endeavours.Ali FitzGibbon is a Senior Lecturer in Creative & Cultural Industries Management at Queen’s University Belfast. Her research focuses on ethics, leadership and decision-making in cultural production with an emphasis on live arts and freelancers. Prior to her academic work she was a professional producer, programmer and consultant for 25+ years.Kerry McCall Magan leads on strategic cultural relations activity between Ireland and the UK in British Council Ireland. Prior to this, Kerry held senior roles in arts and higher education. Kerry co-founded the Irish Journal for Arts Management and Cultural Policy; Cultural Policy Observatory Ireland and the Research Committee National Campaign for the Arts. Her research focuses on cultural policy and participation.

"A particularly thoughtful and reflexive collection of contemporary cultural policy issues which, while rooted in a specific context, speak to a range of concerns being faced in very different global contexts. Highly recommended." Kate Oakley, Professor of Cultural Policy, School of Culture & Creative Arts, University of Glasgow, UK. "A timely and fascinating book on contemporary Ireland Cultural Policy studies, addressing pivotal issues ranging from working conditions of artists, ecologies of cultural production, disabilities and cultural participation, arts festivals, cultural events, cultural and audiovisual industries, to that of sustainability in arts. This is tremendously helpful for cross-cultural understanding and dialogues among local and international cultural policy scholars as well as practitioners in policy, arts, culture, and creativity."Jerry C. Y. Liu, Professor at Graduate School of Arts Management and Cultural Policy, and Dean of Humanities, National Taiwan University of Arts.

• 1. Introduction (Victoria Durrer, Ali FitzGibbon & Kerry McCall Magan) 2. Working Conditions of Artists (Victoria Durrer, Peter Campbell & Aoife McGrath) 3. Ecologies of Cultural Production and State Supports for Irish Cultural Workers (Ruth Barton) 4. Addressing Barriers to Cultural Participation for People with Disabilities in Ireland (Delia Ferri & Ann Leahy) 5. Tracing the Emergence and Evolution of Arts Festivals in Cultural Policy in Ireland since the 1970s (Danielle Lynch) 6. Seeking External Validation (Pat Collins) 7. Broadcasting in Ireland (Phil Ramsey) 8. Arts Initiatives in Schools (Ailbhe Kenny & Dorothy Morrissey) 9. Belfast, the Music City - An Autoethnography (Kim Marie Spence) 10. The impact of the European Union on Ireland’s tax policies for audiovisual industries 11. Sustainability in Arts Policy on the Island of Ireland (Ali FitzGibbon)

Victoria Durrer is a Cultural Policy scholar based in the School of Art History and Cultural Policy at UCD and Co-Founder and Co-Director of Cultural Policy Observatory Ireland. Her work focuses on how the spatial and relational dynamics of administration and policy both shape and are challenged by artistic and creative practice as social, cultural and professional endeavours.Ali FitzGibbon is a Senior Lecturer in Creative & Cultural Industries Management at Queen’s University Belfast. Her research focuses on ethics, leadership and decision-making in cultural production with an emphasis on live arts and freelancers. Prior to her academic work she was a professional producer, programmer and consultant for 25+ years.Kerry McCall Magan leads on strategic cultural relations activity between Ireland and the UK in British Council Ireland. Prior to this, Kerry held senior roles in arts and higher education. Kerry co-founded the Irish Journal for Arts Management and Cultural Policy; Cultural Policy Observatory Ireland and the Research Committee National Campaign for the Arts. Her research focuses on cultural policy and participation.

"A particularly thoughtful and reflexive collection of contemporary cultural policy issues which, while rooted in a specific context, speak to a range of concerns being faced in very different global contexts. Highly recommended." Kate Oakley, Professor of Cultural Policy, School of Culture & Creative Arts, University of Glasgow, UK. "A timely and fascinating book on contemporary Ireland Cultural Policy studies, addressing pivotal issues ranging from working conditions of artists, ecologies of cultural production, disabilities and cultural participation, arts festivals, cultural events, cultural and audiovisual industries, to that of sustainability in arts. This is tremendously helpful for cross-cultural understanding and dialogues among local and international cultural policy scholars as well as practitioners in policy, arts, culture, and creativity."Jerry C. Y. Liu, Professor at Graduate School of Arts Management and Cultural Policy, and Dean of Humanities, National Taiwan University of Arts.

• 1. Introduction (Victoria Durrer, Ali FitzGibbon & Kerry McCall Magan) 2. Working Conditions of Artists (Victoria Durrer, Peter Campbell & Aoife McGrath) 3. Ecologies of Cultural Production and State Supports for Irish Cultural Workers (Ruth Barton) 4. Addressing Barriers to Cultural Participation for People with Disabilities in Ireland (Delia Ferri & Ann Leahy) 5. Tracing the Emergence and Evolution of Arts Festivals in Cultural Policy in Ireland since the 1970s (Danielle Lynch) 6. Seeking External Validation (Pat Collins) 7. Broadcasting in Ireland (Phil Ramsey) 8. Arts Initiatives in Schools (Ailbhe Kenny & Dorothy Morrissey) 9. Belfast, the Music City - An Autoethnography (Kim Marie Spence) 10. The impact of the European Union on Ireland’s tax policies for audiovisual industries 11. Sustainability in Arts Policy on the Island of Ireland (Ali FitzGibbon)