This is a heads up… Platform Ireland, a dedicated online portal for Irish arts and culture content, is due to go live with a soft launch this month.

The site will bring together Irish arts and culture content from across all artforms, creating an online focal point where web users from around Ireland and the world can engage with Irish art and culture.

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a pre -launch peek at the site:

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In the Global Economic Forum in Farmleigh last month, a consenus emerged that arts and culture should be one of the foundations of the rebuilding of Ireland – delegate Shane O’Neill summed it up saying “There was a general consensus that culture was one thing we’ve excelled at” (Irish Times 26/9/09).

If this is indeed the case, then Platform Ireland could well play a part in this process, bringing the work of Irish artists to international audiences, in ways that a multitude of individual arts websites could not.

Further details will be posted here when the site goes live. Platform Ireland is being developed by Jessica Fuller of Stillpoint Productions, to get on their mailing list, or if you feel you have content which could be included, contact details are available on Stillpoint’s website.