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Continue reading →: AI in the Creative IndustriesIf you missed it, check out the recording of this CPOI Reads event where Dr Sun Park from UCD’s School of Information and Communication Studies discussed AI in the Creative Industries and the selected text, new anthology, Artificial Intelligence in the Cultural and Creative Sectors Opportunities, Challenges, and Transformations. You…
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Continue reading →: Report: Public Media IrelandA new report that considers how Public Service Media would be setup following the potential reunification of Ireland, has been published. Public Media Ireland: a New PSM Organisation for a New Country, is a joint project from Ulster University and Dublin City University, co-authored by Phil Ramsey (also a member…
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Continue reading →: Towns Welcoming CreativityPartnered with UCD’s Centre for Irish Towns as part of their rish Towns Talking Towns Series, (December 2025), CPOI is exploring ways that everyday creativity happens in our towns. As explained by the Centre, in Ireland, Irish towns are home to a third of the population. They face significant challenges—including…
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Continue reading →: The true meaning of cultural policy exchangeOn Monday 10 November, the newly relaunched CPOI hosted the publication launch of the new edited collection Cultural Policy – Perspectives on the island of Ireland at TU Dublin, Grangegorman. More than 60 people assembled from the cultural sector, academia and policy bodies. They joined in celebrating the publication and…
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Continue reading →: New look, new book2025 marks the tenth year of Cultural Policy Observatory Ireland and what better way to celebrate than a new identity and membership refresh for the network and a new book to announce. On 10 November, an array of scholars, policymakers, artists and cultural organisations will gather at the TUD GrangeGorman…
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Continue reading →: Practice-Research Collaboration in Cultural Policy for Urban SustainabilityA reflection on the challenges and opportunities of researcher-practitioner collaborations in cultural policy making in a recent Special Issue of City, Culture & Society A key challenge in defining the place of culture in, for, and across policy design and implementation toward sustainable and just urban development is the ability…
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Continue reading →: Waking the Feminists: The Headcount ReportBetween August 2017 and March 2019, the research group of Waking the Feminists Northern Ireland (WTFNI) undertook a survey of the gender breakdown within eight Arts Council of Northern Ireland core funded theatre companies during the time period of 2014 – 2019. Their aim was to collect data on the…
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Continue reading →: The Film Festival as a Unique Cultural Space in Ireland
A place of discovery, the festival format lends itself to experiments with new content, new delivery modes and new experiences. The film festival offers a space for exploring new films, but also pragmatically operates within the wider economies of the international film distribution networks. Grainne Humphreys, Festival Director of the Dublin…
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Continue reading →: Rights and Pathways of Support for Disabled Artists on the Island of Ireland
The report, Artists at the Intersection of Work and Welfare by Dr Philip Finn, was released in 2025. It examines the experiences of disabled artists across the arts with recommendations for high-level policy and the sector. It also reflects on the impact of the Basic Income for the Arts Pilot…
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Continue reading →: Special Issue in Cultural TrendsCultural Policy Observatory Ireland announces a special issue on cultural policymaking and research on the island of Ireland for the peer-reviewed academic journal Cultural Trends. Since 1989, Cultural Trends has been an important space that brings together and showcases empirically grounded research on cultural policy with a particular focus on…
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