Fintan O Toole, Irelands foremost cultural commentator and assistant editor for The Irish Times, discusses the country's robust cultural landscape, which continues to flourish amidst tough economic times. Joined by Margaret Spillane, culture and politics writer for The Nation and other magazines, to discuss what the historic social and civic significance of the arts has been in Ireland? How have Irish cultural traditions evolved and what do cultural commentators think about the Irish state of mind?
Posted November 22, 2011