The Creative Ireland Programme within my Department is deploying funding from the Shared Island Initiative to increase opportunities for cross-community cultural and creative exchange through support for the following projects:
Creative Communities on a Shared Island – Clare County Council
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€250,000
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Creative Communities on a Shared Island – Cavan County Council
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€250,000
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Creative Communities on a Shared Island – Dublin City Council
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€50,000
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Creative Communities on a Shared Island – Cork County Council
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€50,000
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Creative Communities on a Shared Island – Fingal County Council
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€50,000
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Creative Communities on a Shared Island – Donegal County Council
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€50,000
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Creative Communities on a Shared Island – Leitrim County Council
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€50,000
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Creative Communities on a Shared Island – Waterford City & County Council
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€50,000
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Creative Communities on a Shared Island – Limerick City & County Council
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€50,000
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Cruinniú na nÓg 2023
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€81,899
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Creative Youth on a Shared Island - flagship initiative - Fighting Words
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€160,000
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Creative Health & Wellbeing on a Shared Island : Creative Connections for Mental Health
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€45,000
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Creative Climate Action : Divergently Together
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€250,000
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Creative Climate Action : Shifting Tides and Sea Change - Creative Coastal Conversations
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€230,000
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Creative Climate Action : Creative Boardroom : Collaborate4Climate
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€250,000
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Total
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€1,866,889
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In addition, the Creative Youth on a Shared Island funding scheme is currently open for applications. Further information on these projects is available on the Creative Ireland website: www.creativeireland.gov.ie
In September 2023, I along with the Taoiseach and Tánaiste, announced five new all-island Arts Capital investment projects, which are being delivered with a total allocation of €7.4m from the Government’s Shared Island Initiative. These Shared Island allocations will complement capital support for arts and cultural infrastructure with a defined all-island focu s.
Irish Architectural Archive (IAA) - digitisation project
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€100,000
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Irish Film Institute (IFI) - archival project
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€200,000
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Irish Traditional Music Archive (ITMA) studio space and digitisation
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€1,000,000
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Tyrone Guthrie Centre at Annaghmakerrig - new visual art studio
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€1,500,000
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Bellaghy Bawn Writers Residencies - facilities development
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€4,600,000
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Total
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€7,400,000
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In addition to the capital allocations being made available, the Arts Council and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland will be working together to support Arts programming on a collaborative cross-border basis.