
Why can’t every night be Culture Night?
19 September - 20 minsEvery September, more than a million people step out to celebrate Culture Night — an evening that transforms Ireland into a giant stage for music, theatre, dance, and visual art. From its modest beginnings in Dublin 20 years ago, it now stretches across 1,700 locations nationwide. But with so much creative energy packed into a single evening, the obvious question is: why stop there?
In today's podcast, Ciara Doherty asks whether Ireland is missing a trick when it comes to its night-time economy. Why are we an outlier in Europe when it comes to late-night cultural events? Could dance music and club culture finally be recognised as a legitimate art form? And what would better funding, fairer...

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