Equity expresses solidarity with those injured in Apollo theatre accident
Irish Equity has expressed concern and solidarity with the more than 80 people injured due to the collapse of a section of the roof of the Apollo Theatre in London on Thursday, 19th December.
About 720 people including many families were watching the hugely popular play The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time when the accident happened. SIPTU Sector Organiser, Karan O’Loughlin, said: “The theatre community in Ireland has expressed its concern and solidarity with all affected by this terrible accident. “We hope that all those injured and traumatised in this event make a full and speedy recovery.”
Copyright is about freedom
For artists and creators, copyright is not primarily about property or possession. It is about freedom, independence, integrity and democracy.
Copyright is about freedom. We must be free to make our own work. In order to have that freedom, society and the State must acknowledge and protect our right to live by our own creative efforts. They must acknowledge and protect our right to be free from exploitation by those who would appropriate those efforts for their own advantage. Those who do not control their own imaginative creations cannot be imaginatively free. [Read more…]
Arts & Culture sector representatives meet with Minister Deenihan
Representatives from the Arts & Culture Sector met with Minister Jimmy Deenihan on November 7th 2013 to discuss difficulties faced by those seeking to make a living within this sector.
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Irish Equity AGM
Read the Minutes from the Irish Equity AGM which was held in Liberty Hall on Sunday 13th October 2013 READ MORE
For the attention of all members
Dear Member, Our colleagues in the Irish Collecting Society Recorded Artists Actors Performers Ltd (RAAP) have advised us that the Spanish Collecting Society AIGSE have collected, on behalf of Irish Artists, the sum of €80,000. READ MORE
Irish Equity condemns Budget 2014 for further erosion of arts funding
Job losses and a reduction in Ireland’s tourism potential are the inevitable outcome of plans in Budget 2014 to implement a sixth successive year of funding cuts in the arts sector, according to SIPTU Arts and Culture Sector Organiser, Karan O’Loughlin.
Overall, the arts sector is due to see its funding reduced from €250 million in 2013 to €233 million in 2014, an overall cut of 7%, under plans announced by the Government in Budget 2014 on Tuesday (15th October).
Karan O’Loughlin, said: “The cuts will greatly affect actors, musicians and theatre workers as the already limited pool of work dries up even further. [Read more…]
Irish Equity to complain to RTÉ concerning use of non-professional actors
Irish Equity intends to lodge a formal complaint with RTÉ concerning television productions use of non-professional actors.
SIPTU Arts and Culture Sector Organiser, Karan O’Loughlin, said: “Irish Equity has expressed exasperation at the continuing debate concerning the employment of non-professional actors on professional productions in the Republic of Ireland.
“With only a limited amount of work for actors, Irish Equity believes there is no reason for any producer to hire amateur actors when the professional standard in is so high. It appears that the profession of acting is just not taken seriously. [Read more…]
Irish Equity update to the wider acting community
There has been a lot of confusion over recent months regarding the status of Irish Equity and its relationship with SIPTU and Equity UK. While we have been communicating regularly with our members, we are aware that a number of Irish actors are not active members of Irish Equity or are members of our sister union in the UK.
Following our AGM on Sunday 13th October 2013, we’d like to take this opportunity to update the wider acting community on the latest developments. [Read more…]
Lockout Tapestry
The 1913 Lockout Tapestry will be on display in The National Museum, Collins Barracks, Dublin from the 9th – 14th Nov.
