To quote the article itself “Jenny Dagg, a Maynooth University sociologist who studied the scheme, said it was a win for all but noted that eligible artists could not live solely on the weekly payments, which were considered supplementary income.”

one way or another this kind of stuff always ends up being a scheme with heavy bias towards metropolies.

why half-ass when you can third-ass or quarter-ass or fifth-ass?

No system in existence and outside existence would reward artists even if it is specifically designed to reward artists. it’s a monkey’s paw bullshit trap.

russians are more into firing ballistic missiles into residential housings in the middle of the night these days. still doesn’t work.

and even if they did - those missiles aint cheap to throw into schools.