Former Galway Arts Officer backs call for dedicated arts section on RTÉ news
This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM
A former Galway Arts Officer is backing calls for a dedicated arts section as part of RTÉ’s Six One News.
It comes following comments by actor Brendan Gleeson, who said the arts should be highlighted in a similar way that sports is.
James Harold served as Arts Officer for Galway City Council for more than thirty years.
He told John Morley there's plenty of potential here in Ireland to lift people's spirits with dedicated coverage of the arts sector