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Ireland launches a permanent basic-income programme for the arts that pays 2,000 creative workers €325 (US$387) per week for three years,

Ireland launches a permanent basic-income programme for the arts that pays 2,000 creative workers €325 (US$387) per week for three years, following a government trial that began in 2022, and which culture minister Patrick O'Donovan describes as the first permanent scheme of its kind worldwide.

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CultureIreland launches a permanent basic-income programme for the arts that pays 2,000 creative workers €325 (US$387) per week for three years,

Ireland launches a permanent basic-income programme for the arts that pays 2,000 creative workers €325 (US$387) per week for three years, following a government trial that began in 2022, and which culture minister Patrick O'Donovan describes as the first permanent scheme of its kind worldwide.

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