The advertisement for the job of artistic director of Arthouse in Temple Bar was the first tip-off I got that Niall Sweeney was leaving the post. He has only been in the job a year-and-a-half, but romance, with the condiments of "a piano and two dogs", as well as the chance to pursue a Master's degree in "typography, language and symbolism" at the London College of Printing have conspired to lure him away.

The deadline for application is Friday week, and the salary will be between £22,000 and £24,000 a year.