Patrick O'Beirne<p>The Arts Council of Ireland has written off €5.3m on ‘substandard work’ and an IT system that was ‘not fit for purpose’ while artists try to make ends meet. This has to be the beginning of real change, writes Toner Quinn.<br><a href="https://journalofmusic.com/opinion/arts-council-s-rte-moment-and-serious-change-must-follow" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">journalofmusic.com/opinion/art</span><span class="invisible">s-council-s-rte-moment-and-serious-change-must-follow</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ArtsCouncil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtsCouncil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ArtsCouncilIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtsCouncilIreland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ITRisk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ITRisk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/projectmanagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>projectmanagement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/ITfailure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ITfailure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/JournalOfMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JournalOfMusic</span></a></p>