Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 15 November 2023
Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media
Development of Local and Community Arts: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. Padraic McIntyre:
We have been lucky in Cavan. The town hall there was refurbished relatively recently. It was supposed to open before Covid but naturally that was held off. The Ramor Theatre got a connection through a library, which went in beside it. We got a new box office, new dressing rooms, and a wine bar and gallery space, which connected into the existing theatre, whose capacity remained the same. Therefore, we have been lucky. We have already seen the benefit of what Ms Walsh has talked about. The facility is very accessible to people from all areas of the community and is environmentally sustainable.
Townhall Cavan is an old building, as is the Ramor Theatre. It is as sustainable as possible. We are now seeing the benefits of that.
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