As the arts sector faces a prolonged period of uncertainty, what needs to be done? How much will it cost? And how should the government respond? We begin with some extracts from a debate on the arts that took place in Dáil Éireann, the Irish parliament, last Thursday 14 May, and editor Toner...

'When the words don't work, visually I can explain what it is' – For this latest episode of the Journal of Music podcast, Toner Quinn speaks to music documentary film-maker Myles O'Reilly.

The traditional Irish group Dervish recently celebrated thirty years together and received a BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Lifetime Achievement Award. Their most recent album is the Great Irish Songbook which features artists such as David Gray, the actor Brendan Gleeson, Andrea Corr and...