The chairs of the three national cultural institutions wrote to Minster for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers and Minister for Culture Patrick O’Donovan (pictured) in January to outline their concerns. Photograph: Bryan O’BrienThree national cultural institutions are struggling to pay their pension costs and have asked the Government to intervene. The chairs of the boards of the National Library of Ireland, the National Museum of Ireland and the Irish Museum of Modern Art (Imma) said the situation is “an issue of considerable concern” which “ultimately impacts our capacity to deliver programmes”. Cathal O’Donoghue, chairperson of the National Museum; Ali Curran, chairperson of Imma, and Eoin McVey, chairperson of the National Library, wrote to Minster for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers and Minister for Culture Patrick O’Donovan in January to outline their concerns. “Every year we are faced with a difficult process of budget management to the year end in relation to pension lump sums and in the case of the National Library of Ireland and the National Museum of Ireland supplementing our pension costs with our pay allocations,” the letter stated.

Source: The Irish Times March 09, 2026 15:02 UTC