Gillian Grattan – playwright, filmmaker, drama facilitator & Artistic Director of TADA Theatre

The KCLR Daily with Brian Redmond · Oct 9, 2026 · 12m

Gillian Grattan – in Thomastown is a playwright, filmmaker and drama facilitator and Artistic Director of TADA Theatre. She wants to share a letter that she has sent to our local TD's about the Basic Income for the Arts. The fact that people who have applied have been waiting this long with no response is a disgrace. She is extremely frustrated by the lack of clear communication to applicants about when they will actually be told the outcome of our applications. The Department has stated that payments to the 2,000 selected artists are due to begin before the end of 2026. We are now in…