
3.4.3 European / international actors and programmes
Ireland ratified the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions in December 2006. The Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht is the lead government department on this Convention. Ireland participates in major programmes like Literature Across Frontiers and also is a member of European networks such as the Informal European Theatre Meeting and the European Forum for Arts and Heritage.