Catherine Martin
Catherine Martin is an Irish politician who served as Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media from 2020 to 2024. During her tenure, she oversaw significant increases in funding for the arts, which garnered her popularity within the sector. However, her management of governance issues at RTÉ drew criticism, leading to questions about her effectiveness in the role.
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Countries Mentioned
| Country | Mentions | Sentiment | Dominance | + Persistence | x Population | = Reach | x GDP (millions) | = Power |
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| Ireland | 3 | 8.00 | 0.20% | +20% | 5,030,000 | 12,235 | $5,100 | 12$ |
| Australia | 1 | 8.00 | 0.07% | +0% | 25,499,884 | 17,126 | $1,380,000 | 927$ |
| Totals | 4 | 30,529,884 | 29,361 | $1,385,100 | 939$ |
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Each country's color is based on "Mentions" from the table above.
Recent Mentions
Australia:
Catherine Martin, four-time Oscar winner for costume and production design, was made a Companion.
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Ireland:
Catherine Martin, the then Minister for Media, stated that the online safety code represented a big step forward in online safety.
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Ireland:
The scheme was introduced on a pilot basis by the Minister’s predecessor, Catherine Martin, in October 2022.
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Ireland:
Catherine Martin’s arts department backed increasing the pay rate for the head of RTÉ.
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Ireland:
Catherine Martin challenged Eamon Ryan in the leadership contest.
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Ireland:
Catherine Martin is noted for her support of a proposal to replace the licence fee with government funding.
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Ireland:
Catherine Martin was the last Media minister who was seen as sympathetic to RTÉ's vision of public service broadcasting.
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Ireland:
Catherine Martin was aware last summer of the Arts Council IT project that was abandoned at a loss of about €5.3 million.
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Ireland:
Catherine Martin was the previous minister for Media who advanced plans to introduce an Irish levy.
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Ireland:
Catherine Martin was the minister for tourism who published a new policy framework for big sporting events.
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