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23/01/2001
IMMA
director in talks as legal action proceeds
The director of the Museum of Modern Art has
confirmed that negotiations are taking place in
his dispute with the chairwoman of the board.
However, Declan McGonagle also said that legal
action is proceeding.
Declan McGonagle today briefed the media and
art commentators about the planned programme at
IMMA for the year 2001. The briefing came against
the background of the dispute over McGonagle's
position at the museum. He told RTÉ News that
negotiations are ongoing, adding that "it is very
difficult to be definitive at this stage". He said
that the court process was going ahead.
The row began in November 2000 when the
chairwoman of the board of IMMA, Marie Donnelly,
told the director that his job was being
advertised. McGonagle has been the director of the
museum since it opened in 1991, and lives in a
house in the grounds with his family. Insiders
have described the dispute as a clash of cultures,
with Donnelly in favour of a "blockbuster"
approach to the arts and McGonagle more concerned
with accessibility and cross-community
involvement. |
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