Statement: National Museum of Ireland
The Board of the National Museum of Ireland welcomes the announcement by the Minister for Arts, Heritage & the Gaeltacht, Heather Humphreys TD, that she has secured an agreement with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin TD, to provide additional funding for the National Cultural Institutions including the National Museum of Ireland.
PRESS RELEASE ISSUED ON BEHALF OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND
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Press Statement on behalf of the Board of the National Museum of Ireland
The Board of the National Museum of Ireland welcomes the announcement by the Minister for Arts, Heritage & the Gaeltacht, Heather Humphreys TD, that she has secured an agreement with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Brendan Howlin TD, to provide additional funding for the National Cultural Institutions including the National Museum of Ireland as part of the Revised Estimates to be published later this month.
The Chairman of the National Museum of Ireland, Dr John O’Mahony, S.C., expressed his thanks to Minister Humphreys saying “On behalf of the Board and the staff of the National Museum of Ireland, I am delighted to receive this news. I would like to pay tribute to the ongoing support of Minister Humphreys and her officials in their efforts to resolve the funding challenges faced by the Museum. The increased allocation will enable the Museum to continue to make the national collections available to our over 1 million visitors at our four sites free of charge.”
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Ann Daly, Head of Marketing, Marketing Department
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