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Stephen Connolly says he experienced hostility anti-Northern bias and from people angry at restructuring of Listowel Writers’ Festival
Stephen Connolly says he experienced hostility and anti-Northern bias from people angry at changes to Kerry festival
Some in Listowel have hit back at suggestions the town has an anti-Northern bias in the face of a controvery ignited in the North by a column written by former Writers’ Week curator Stephen Connolly.
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More than 50 longstanding members of the local arts sector have signed a strongly worded letter to Premier Peter Malinauskas, warning that South Australia risks being viewed as ‘the most backward of Australian states’ unless it takes urgent action to increase funding and strategic support for artists and arts organisations.