Emer McLysaght, author of multiple books, on how she can't get the artist's wage promoted by the Government because of a kind of civil-service-style seniority process - if you've already had several bursaries, you're in - but seemingly, if you're making a (meagre) living in the arts, you're refused. Is this snobbery because her books are funny and light-hearted - and so accurate about Irish life and speech? (Paywalled piece in Irish Times, but that's the guts of it.) https://artscouncil.ie/funding/ 1/2