U2, Hozier, Andrea Corr, Christy Moore and Dara Ó Briain are among 600 signatures on an open letter calling for "appropriate and unprecedented support" in order for the live entertainment and events industry to survive.
The letter is also seeking grant funding proportionate to what has been allocated to the Arts Council in 2020 and that the commercial entertainment industry "receives parity of voice" with the state-funded Taskforce for the recovery of the Arts and Culture sector which was announced earlier this week by the government.