December 2008
Arts Council Director welcomes new Arts Council members
The Director of the Arts Council, Mary Cloake, today welcomed Pat Moylan as chairperson of the Arts Council, as well as new Council members. more >
November 2008
Arts Council delay
Why has the Arts Council been left without a chair and a full complement of members for almost four months? more >
€347,000 in funding awarded through the Music Capital Scheme
A total of €347,000 has been awarded to professional musicians, non-professional performing groups and community-based organisations involved in supporting music practice in their area for the purchase of musical instruments and rehearsal equipment. more >
Artists' Mobility - Aspiration or Reality: Conference Summary
Artists' Mobility - Aspiration or Reality - the annual conference of the European Council of Artists took place in Dublin on the 7th and 8th of November, with approximately 60 participants representing artists’ organisations, ministries of culture, arts councils etc. from 20 European countries. more >
Minister Mansergh launches Art and Architecture of Ireland Project
Dr Martin Mansergh TD Minister of State at the Department of Finance with responsibility for OPW and Arts has launched a new major project for the Royal Irish Academy – Art and Architecture of Ireland. The aim of the project is the creation of a comprehensive history of Irish Art and Architecture to be published in five volumes covering the years 400 – 2000. more >
October 2008
Conceptual art against a canvas of commerce
In 2006, Irish business spent €15 million on arts sponsorship, according to the Dublin-based industry body that helps broker arts sponsorship deals, Business2Arts. more >
Artists caught up in Lenihan’s tax net
Art has suddenly become a more taxing business. The 1% income levy introduced by Brian Lenihan, the finance minister, last week will draw hundreds of artists, writers and musicians into the tax net for the first time. more >
Arts Council comments on its Budget allocation
The Government has allocated a grant of €75.7 million to the Arts Council for 2009. more >
Intercultural Ireland Conference
To mark Ireland's contribution to the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue, the Minister for Arts, Sports and Tourism, Martin Cullen T.D. is hosting a concert and conference in Leuven to discuss and show case intercultural dialogue in Ireland in the arts, culture, audiovisual, sports and tourism sectors. more >
More than 10,000 people across Ireland in choirs - report
Singing in choirs is one of Ireland’s most popular arts activities, with more than 10,000 people in 400 choral groups right across the country, a new report from the Arts Council reveals. more >
August 2008
Free culture no strings attached
Culture vultures can gorge themselves on the arts next month when museums, galleries and theatres welcome them, free-of-charge in the first National Culture Night, an initiative of the Arts Council. more >
Cultural missionary man
In the last three years, Culture Ireland has being promoting Irish arts with all the zeal of a missionary, and it is matching support for established acts with riskier projects. more >
Dr Martin Mansergh launches Kevin Whelan pamphlet at the Arts Council
The pamphlet, entitled Between filiation and affiliation: the space of art, describes the crucial role art plays in our development as a society, and the role of the artistic imagination in creating the future. more >
July 2008
Arts and disability website an essential tool
www.artsanddisability.com, the first all-Ireland website to provide information, resources and facts about arts and disability, is already proving to be an essential tool for parents, families, advice workers, arts bodies and the wider community. more >
Olive Braiden to Relinquish Chair of the Arts Council
Ms Olive Braiden, Chair of the Arts Council for the past five years, has announced that she will complete her term next month and will not be continuing in the role. more >
Arts Council plans further three year initiative for Traditional Arts
The move comes after the successful completion of the Traditional Arts Initiative 2005-2008, which introduced the Deis scheme and increased support for the traditional arts through the Arts Council’s mainstream grants and awards. more >
Arts Council Chair expresses regret at the passing of Seamus Brennan TD
The Chair of the Arts Council, Ms. Olive Braiden has said she learned with great regret of the passing of Seamus Brennan, TD. more >
Arts Council publishes Arts and Education Report
The Arts Council has published 'Points of Alignment', the Report of the Special Committee on the Arts and Education. more >
June 2008
Minister of State Mansergh launches Dublin's free Cultúr Bus
Dr Martin Mansergh, TD, Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works and the Arts, has launched the Dublin Cultúr Bus, a free shuttle bus service operating on Sundays between the city's National Cultural Institutions and other visitor attractions. more >
Violins for free No strings attached
A new €350,000 funding purchase scheme, The Music Capital Scheme, funded by The Arts Council in association with The IRMA Trust, provides support for the purchase of musical instruments. It targets highly-skilled performing artists, non-professional performing groups and those working in youth or community organisations. more >
Music Capital Scheme and Research Project
The Arts Council, The IRMA Trust and Music Network today announced details of the Music Capital Scheme and Research Project, an action-research initiative designed to provide support for the purchase of musical instruments in 2008. more >
Waiting room reading gets a dose of poetry
Medical waiting rooms are preparing to throw out celebrity magazines in favour of Shakespearean sonnets or the poetry of Emily Dickinson. more >
Arts eyes generous donors
A plan to encourage more philanthropy as a source of funding for the arts is being prepared by the Arts Council. It has asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism Martin Cullen for his assistance in developing such a culture. more >
Philanthropy underutilised source of funding - Arts Council
Philanthropy is an underutilised source of funding for the arts, and the new Ireland should expect and encourage those who have prospered most to give back to national life, the Arts Council has said. more >
May 2008
First visit by new Minister for Arts, to the Arts Council
In a briefing by Ms Braiden, Minister Cullen heard that the arts are collectively the single most popular pursuit in today's Ireland. more >
What's going on with Culture Ireland?
Thanks to increased government funding, Culture Ireland appears to be a breath of fresh air in promoting the visual arts abroad. Looking at its pattern of decisions, however, visual arts may not be as well-served as appearances suggest. more >
Forum recommends arts academy
A high level Trinity College Dublin forum on the future training needs for actors has recommended that the Government should consider establishing an independent Irish Academy of Theatre Arts. more >
Arts Council increases Cnuas to Aosdána members
As part of an ongoing commitment to improving its range of supports for artists, the Arts Council has announced a significant increase in the Cnuas, the payment made to some Aosdána members to allow artists to devote themselves full time to creative work. more >
Cullen replaces Brennan as Irish arts minister
A new Irish arts minister has been appointed - the third in less than a year - following a government reshuffle. more >
Arts Council announces study into Public Engagement with Architecture
The team carrying out the study will identify and assess supports for the public’s engagement with architecture, it will also examine current supports for public engagement with architecture in Ireland. more >
April 2008
Arts Councils Agree Closer North South Cooperation
The two arts councils on the island of Ireland today agreed closer cooperation, including harmonising support for artists, strengthening arts organisations and bringing the best of Irish arts to audiences at home and abroad. more >
Digital Cinema in Ireland
The Cultural Cinema Consortium commissioned a report, Digital Cinema in Ireland, by Ron Inglis, in order to gain a comprehensive understanding of the digital cinema environment and to inform policy development in this area into the future. more >
Young Ensembles Scheme established
The Arts Council is pleased to announce a new pilot funding scheme for young ensembles. The scheme targets groups of young people between the ages of 12 and 23 years who are working collaboratively to create art, across a range of art forms. more >
Ballet companies team up to boost classic dance
A new initiative funded by The Arts Council of Ireland has injected a new lease of life into Irish ballet with the creation an promotion of a long-term structure to enhance up and coming dancers and widen their audience. more >
Dance on the Box
The Arts Council and Irish broadcaster RTÉ ‘Dance on the Box’ program challenges film and dance artists to create work for the television audience. more >
March 2008
Artists' body won't cut off poet's funding
The Irish pension scheme is under scrutiny after a poet's mis-spending was revealed in a television documentary. more >
February 2008
Museum opening hours to be extended
Museums and cultural institutions will have their weekend and evening opening hours extended as part of new measures to increase public access to the arts announced today. more >
The Arts Council and the National Action Plan Against Racism
The Arts Council, the Irish Government Agency for developing the arts, and the National Action Plan against Racism (NPAR) are delighted to announce that they have entered into a partnership to carry out research designed to develop a cultural diversity policy for the arts. more >
Additional Funding of €40m for Arts and Cultural Infrastructure Projects
The Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Séamus Brennan T.D. today unveiled details of the comprehensive Arts and Culture Plan 2008 that commits additional funding of €40m for arts and culture infrastructure projects countrywide, restoration of the Heritage Fund for the acquisition of works of artistic and cultural significance, extended and more flexible opening hours at national museums, cultural venues, galleries and libraries, and a doubling of funding for national touring programmes to bring drama and cultural events to a wider audience. more >
Arts Council announces Jerome Hynes Fellowship for future cultural leaders 2008/2009
The Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealáion has announced that the application window is now open for the Jerome Hynes Fellowship, an award that aims to develop outstanding cultural leaders for Ireland. more >
January 2008
Minister seeks rise in arts sponsorship
Arts minister Seamus Brennan is aiming to treble corporate and business sponsorship of the arts. more >
Arts Council undertakes review of visual artists’ workspaces
The purpose of the research is to asses the provision of workspaces for visual artists and to make recommendations on how the Arts Council might approach future strategic support and development for workspace provision. more >
December 2007
Arts Council hosts a welcome reception for new Aosdána members
The Arts Council established Aosdána in 1981 to honour those artists whose work has made an outstanding contribution to the arts in Ireland, and to encourage and assist members in devoting their energies fully to their art. more >
Disincrease for the arts in budget
There should be a word for an increase that is effectively a decrease - 'disincrease', maybe? more >
November 2007
Abbey Theatre to stage subtitled play
The facilities, which are being used for the first time in the Abbey’s 104-year history, are being co-ordinated by Arts & Disability Ireland (ADI) with funding from The Arts Council. more >
Arts Council reports unprecedented level of demand for funding from arts sector
The Arts Council, the Irish government agency for developing the arts, reports demand for 2008 in excess of €130 million, €60 million more than was available to the Council for grant-giving in 2007. more >
Arts Council looks for extra €20m
The Arts Council has said it needs an extra €20 million in funding from the Government for 2008. more >
Research into Public Engagement and Architecture in the Republic of Ireland
The tender process has opened for research into public engagement with architecture in Ireland. more >
Lights, cameras but very little action as ailing Ardmore struggles
Ireland long benefited from offering tax and financial incentives to film studios. However, since the mid-1990s other European countries have followed suit, with many now offering more attractive packages. more >
October 2007
Arts Council publishes The Value of the Arts pamphlets by Emer O’Kelly and John McAuliffe
Mary Cloake, Director of the Arts Council said, "The pamphlet series was commissioned to encourage consideration of the many ways in which the arts impact upon our lives..." more >
Invitation to tender: Review of visual artists’ workspaces
The Arts Council wishes to retain a research consultant(s) to asses the provision of workspaces for visual artists in the Republic of Ireland and to make suggestions on how the Arts Council might approach future strategic support and development for workspace provision. more >
Actors struggle on just EURO 7200 a year
The president of Irish Equity has urged the Arts Council to set up a new system of multi-annual funding that would enable theatres to better manage their revenue and create more jobs. more >
September 2007
Arts Council announces new senior management appointments
The Arts Council has announced three new appointments to its senior management team, strengthening the support and advice the senior executive can give the Council and the arts sector. more >
Research team selected for participatory arts networking study
The Arts Council of Ireland has selected a research team and project steering group to carry out research into Participatory Arts networking in Ireland. more >
August 2007
Ireland needs to invest in weather-independent experiences says Arts Council Chair
The Chair of the Arts Council or Ireland has called for investment in major arts and cultural renewal projects. more >
Arts Council urges Government to invest additional €20 million in the arts in 2008
The Arts Council is asking the Government for an additional €20 million in 2008, to bring its funding to €100 million for the first time and enable the Arts Council to focus on the development of a number of key areas identified in consultation with arts organisations around the country. more >
July 2007
Goodbye to all Vat
The government is considering scrapping a controversial tax on non-resident artists performing in Ireland.
Arts Council announces participants in the Touring Experiment
The Arts Council is pleased to announce the third group of organisations to participate in the Touring Experiment. more >
June 2007
Arts Council Announces decisions on Regularly Funded Organisations
The Arts Council recently announced its decisions under its new programme for Regularly Funded Organisations (RFO) for 2008. more >
Arts Council urges new Government to invest €100 million
The Arts Council is to ask the incoming Government to provide €100 million funding for the arts in 2008 as part of their new Programme for Government, a €20 million increase on funding for 2007. more >
May 2007
Irish Arts Council opens public debate on ‘crucial role’ of the arts
The Irish Arts Council has launched a public debate on the value of the arts as the opening salvo in its bid for an increase in annual funding from central government to €100 million (£68 million) in 2008. more >
Arts Council Ireland launches Arts Debate 2007
The Arts Council of Ireland has published the first of a series of pamphlets designed to encourage public debate on the value of the arts. more >
April 2007
Arts Council Ireland Look to Traditional Arts
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland and The Arts Council - An Chomhairle EalaÃon have launched a joint Traditional Arts funding programme. more >
Arts Council Ireland Broadens Touring Experiment
The Arts Council Ireland has broadened the scope of The Touring Experiment, bringing more organisations into its action research project designed to inform and shape future touring policy. more >
March 2007
Arts Council Ireland Looks to Youth
The Arts Council Ireland will this year distribute an extra €185,000 across sixteen organisations working in the area of young people, children and the arts. more >
February 2007
New arts award brings Irish and Northern Irish artists together
An innovative joint venture by the Arts Councils of Ireland and Northern Ireland is offering a new curators award to Irish artists. more >
Special Committee on Arts and Education Issues Call for Public Submissions
Looking for ways to “best align its strategies for the promotion and encouragement of the arts with the priorities of the formal education systemâ€, Arts Council Ireland’s Special Committee on Arts and Education has issued a call for public submissions. more >
January 2007
Arts Council Funding Plans for Organisations
Ireland’s Arts Council will fund 313 organisations in 2007 through its revenue funding funding programme, the Council’s main grants programme for arts organisations. more >
Arts Council Ireland Welcomes National Development Plan
The Irish government’s National Development Plan – a long-term, large-scale scheme infrastructure spending, which includes a planned investment of €1.13 billion in culture – has been officially welcomed by the Arts Council. more >
St Patrick’s Festival man is Irish arts policy adviser
Irish arts minister John O’Donoghue has appointed a new arts policy consultant, his third in a little more than two years. more >
Arts Council Ireland Looking for Consultants
Ireland’s Arts Council is looking to employ part time consultants across a range of art policy areas for terms of up to three years. more >
December 2006
Arts and Education Committee Sets Out Priorities
Arts Council Ireland’s new Arts and Education Committee has established its key priorities. more >
Arts and Education Committee Sets Out Priorities
Arts Council Ireland’s new Arts and Education Committee has established its key priorities. more >
Arts Getting More Accessible in Ireland
Ireland’s Arts Council has released a report on public participation in, and attitudes towards, the arts. more >
Arts Getting More Accessible in Ireland
Ireland’s Arts Council has released a report on public participation in, and attitudes towards, the arts. more >
November 2006
Call for More Investment in Irish Cultural Institutions
Ireland’s Council of National Cultural Institutions has called for investment in cultural institutions to be made a key element of the 2007-2013 National Development Plan. more >
Call for More Investment in Irish Cultural Institutions
Ireland’s Council of National Cultural Institutions has called for investment in cultural institutions to be made a key element of the 2007-2013 National Development Plan. more >
Arts Council swamped by funding demand
The demand for arts funding continues to outpace the increasing amount of money that has been made available to Arts Council Ireland over the past number of years. more >
Arts Council swamped by funding demand
The demand for arts funding continues to outpace the increasing amount of money that has been made available to Arts Council Ireland over the past number of years. more >
Local councils commended
The Arts Council of Ireland has formally commended the work of local authorities around the country in developing the arts. more >
August 2006
Irish Arts Sector Gets Funding Boost
Arts minister John O’ Donoghue has allocated an extra €16.4 million to the Irish arts sector. To be divided between 29 arts and cultural projects, the money will go towards refurbishment, renovation and repair works, and cover new equipment, fixtures and fittings. more >
Ireland’s Small Festivals Scheme
Organisers of small arts festivals and events will be able to apply for a maximum of €20,000 in funding support next year, Arts Council Ireland has announced. more >
June 2006
Council to investigate arts broadcasting
The Arts Council of Ireland has announced it will commission a report on arts broadcasting in Ireland. more >
Arts Council holds meeting in Killarney
The Arts Council is holding its annual policy meeting in Killarney today and tomorrow, Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 June. more >
May 2006
New publication for arts and teachers launched
Ireland's Minister for Arts recently launched a new publication designed to assist teachers and artists in providing good arts education. more >
March 2006
Ireland publishes guidelines for children in arts
The Arts Council of Ireland has recently published guidelines on the protection and welfare of children and young people in the arts. The guidelines have taken two years to create and aim to assist arts organisations in creating policies and procedures to safeguard youth welfare during arts activities. more >
New Architecture Consultant for Arts Council
The Irish Arts Council has appointed a new Architecture Specialist Consultant. Emmett Scanlon will be responsible for providing policy advice to the Arts Council, for development and issues on architecture. more >
Irish Council to study dance
The Irish Arts Council is planning some new initiatives in dance, with an invitation to tender being sent out from the Council. Organisations and artists that are involved in dance are being sought to provide choreographic research and practice. more >
January 2006
Irish Arts Council commits €51 million to arts in 2006
The Arts Council of Ireland has committed €25.7 million to the Abbey Theatre to carry out its programme of work over the next three years - 2006, 2007 and 2008. It is the largest grant ever made by the Arts Council and it is also the first time a three-year funding programme has been put in place for the National Theatre. more >
December 2005
€350,000 awarded to Irish festivals
The Irish Arts Council has awarded €350 000 to small events and festivals. Each project has received up to €20 000, double what was awarded last year. more >
Irish book raises €130,000 for tsunami victims
The tsunami aid publication by Irish writers and publishers, 'Moments: Irish Women Writers In Aid of the Tsunami Victims', has raised over €130,000 for the victims of the South East Asian disaster. more >
New goals for Irish Arts Council
The Arts Council of Ireland has published a new strategy for the board. It offers goals for the period of 2006 to 2010, and was presented to Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, John O’Donoghue. more >
Irish Arts Council disappointed on tax plans
The Arts Council of Ireland has welcomed news that the artists’ tax exemption scheme is to remain, but says it is disappointed that the exemption is to be capped at €250 000 in any one tax year. more >
For long-pampered artists, Ireland's taxman cometh
Finance Minister Brian Cowen told lawmakers on Wednesday that he wanted to restrict tax loopholes that have created a "phenomenon of tax-free millionaires," including some of the country's best-known artists. more >
Irish Arts Council gets more funds
The Irish Arts Council has been pleased to hear that Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, John O'Donoghue, has given additional funding of €5.23 million to the Arts Council. more >
November 2005
Arts Council of Ireland receives €72.3 million
The Irish Government will be granting the Arts Council of Ireland €72.3 million for 2006. This is a significant increase in funds, with last year’s budget of €61 million. A supplementary grant of €500,000 was also given to the Council this year for traditional arts. more >
Arts Council fights for artists' tax exemption
A delegation from the Arts Council of Ireland has urged the Minister for Finance, Brian Cowen, to keep the artists’ tax exemption. The 36-year old scheme may be scrapped, which would lead to possible flight of local artists and emerging artists would feel the pinch the most. more >
Arts Council report reveals conditions for theatre practitioners in Ireland
The Arts Council of Ireland has launched its report ‘Socio Economic Conditions of Theatre Practitioners in Ireland.’ The publication of the report, which focuses on the financial pressures faced by the nation’s theatre practitioners, coincides with the Arts Council’s attempts to leverage more government funding for the arts in 2006. more >
September 2005
New fund launched under Arts Council’s Traditional Arts Initiative
Arts Council Ireland has launched its new Deis funding scheme under the auspices of its Traditional Arts Initiative 2005-2008. The scheme seeks to encourage and facilitate the traditional arts community to obtain increased funding from the Arts Council, so it is appropriate that ‘deis’ means ‘opportunity’ in Irish. more >
July 2005
Arts Council to support traditional arts
The Arts Council for Ireland has announced it will implement a 3-year Traditional Arts Initiative, intended to prioritise the traditional arts toward realising its ambition of fully mainstreaming the traditional arts within the Councils activities. more >
June 2005
Arts Council welcomes boost for traditional arts
The Arts Council has welcomed the announcement by Minister John O’Donoghue of €500,000 additional funding earmarked for the development of traditional arts. more >
Ireland may abandon tax exemption scheme for creative writers
Ireland, the land of saints, scholars and scribes, still nurtures a guilt complex for banning and exiling its greatest literary names. more >
Arts Council draft strategy consultation still open
The Arts Council aims to publish its new strategy in September. As part of the second phase of consultation about this document, the Council will be accepting submissions on its draft strategy until 1 July 2005. more >
May 2005
New initiative announced for traditional arts in Ireland
Ireland’s traditional arts community has been allocated funding to the value of €3 million in 2006, representing a four-fold increase on the level of funding in 2005. The funding was announced in conjunction with the Arts Council’s decision to implement a new three-year initiative for the traditional arts. more >
Twelve new members elected to Aosdána
Twelve new members were elected today to Aosdána, the affiliation of creative artists in Ireland, bringing its total membership to 210. more >
Cultural Cinema Consortium announce funding for Art House Cinema
The Cultural Cinema Consortium - a joint initiative of the Arts Council and the Irish Film Board - have announced that capital investment, funding valued at €750,000, each has been offered to two cinema venues - Solas in Galway and the new Light and House@Smithfield development in Dublin. more >
April 2005
Arts Council and Irish Film Board launch new documentary film fund
The Arts Council and The Irish Film Board are calling for proposals for a new production fund entitled Documenting the Arts. more >
Arts Council Ireland supports independent arts publishers
Arts Council Ireland has announced a new scheme to assist independent publishing houses in the creation and dissemination of publications of a specialist, cultural and artistic nature. more >
Irish Council’s work together, Four now
Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland prepare for exhibition to celebrate art on the island of Ireland. more >
March 2005
Labour proposes wealthy artists should pay tax
The Labour Party has suggested that authors, artists and musicians who earn more than €100,000 each year should lose the tax-free status on their artistic income. more >
Arts Council Ireland Director speaks out on Tax Exemption Scheme
Director of Arts Council Ireland, Mary Cloake, has released a statement concerning the national Artists' Exemption Scheme. more >
Underway, first Irish Language Books Promotional Campaign
The Arts Council of Ireland/An Chomhairle Ealaíon has welcomed the launch of the Seachtain na Gaeilge Irish Language Books Promotional Campaign 2005, a partnership initiative between the Arts Council, Foras na Gaeilge, CLÉ (the Irish bookpublishers' association) and ÁIS (the Irish book distribution agency). more >
February 2005
Arts Council extends bilingual services
Arts Council Ireland has unveiled a new bilingual email newsletter, making it the first state sponsored body to extend its bilingual reach through electronic information delivery. more >
Revenue set to reveal list of artists who benefit from tax breaks
More than 2,000 artists who received tax breaks are to be revealed by the Revenue Commissioners in a move prompted under the Freedom of Information Act. more >
Culture Ireland launched to promote Irish arts abroad
The Arts Council of Ireland has welcomed the establishment of Culture Ireland, a new national agency to promote Irish arts overseas. more >
Ireland looks to sector to inform new arts approach
The Arts Council of Ireland is currently consulting with the arts community, key organisations, individuals and the public, to assist in preparing a new approach to supporting the arts. more >
January 2005
Irish Arts Council Appoints Traditional Arts Specialist
The Arts Council has announced the appointment of Liz Doherty to the new consulting role of Traditional Arts Specialist, beginning in early March. more >
Air of dissent as Cork fears a cultural damp squib
When Cork launched itself as this year's European capital of culture - the smallest city on the smallest budget to take on the role - expectations were high. more >
Millionaire musicians to lose Irish tax free status
The tax free status accorded to writers, artists and musicians in the Irish Republic is to be reviewed, with a minimum tax rate or sliding scale of reliefs likely to be introduced for top earners. more >
December 2004
Arts Council warns of Northern Ireland shortfall
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland has welcomed an additional £15.5 million from the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure towards supporting arts facilities in the capital but warned of inadequate resources to meet operational costs across the province. more >
Arts Council to fund almost 300 bodies next year
The Arts Council yesterday announced increased funding for arts organisations across Ireland for next year, with plans to fund 297 entities, 39 more than 2004. more >
Ireland boosts support for arts organisations
The Arts Council of Ireland has announced increases in revenue funding for 2005 for arts organisations across the country. more >
Arts Council gets increase in State funding
The Irish Arts Council is getting a 16 percent increase in funding, with some €61 million in funding allocated to the body for 2005. more >
October 2004
Funding arts gets creative
Arts Council director Mary Cloake talks about public funding for the arts industry like an economist. more >
Arts Council Ireland seeks funding boost for increased artist demand
The Arts Council of Ireland has called for a funding increase to cope with an ‘unprecedented demand’ from artists and arts organisations. more >
New screen sector report explores cultural, economic issues
The Arts Council of Ireland, in association with Sgrîn Cymru Wales, have revealed key findings from the newly released report on cultural and economic trends of the screen sector in Ireland and Wales. more >
Partnership fund to support arts documentaries in Ireland
The Arts Council of Ireland and the Irish Film Board have partnered to create a new fund for creative arts-based documentaries called Documenting the Arts. more >
September 2004
Ireland releases Auditoria Report on arts venues
The Arts Council of Ireland has released the results of Auditoria - a review of planning, programming and provision for performing arts venues in Ireland held in 2001 and 2002. more >
August 2004
Goverment will not come to aid of Irish film industry
Irish Arts minister John O’Donoghue has ruled out any special measures to revive the Irish film industry, currently experiencing a worrying decline in major production projects. more >
July 2004
Arts Council Ireland announces new direction for 2005
The Arts Council of Ireland has announced the priorities and principles which will underpin its programme for next year, alongside the basis for its new strategy for supporting the arts. more >
June 2004
New director for Arts Council Ireland
Arts Council Ireland Chair, Olive Braiden, has revealed the new Director of the Council. more >
Bid to preserve heritage on internet
Proposed new EU-wide moves to ensure all cultural internet sites meet high standards are to be discussed today. more >
May 2004
€475m docks scheme will include arts centre
The Dublin Docklands Development Authority yesterday announced plans for a €475 million scheme to redevelop a pivotal site in the Grand Canal Docks, including an 'iconic' 2,000-seat performing arts centre. more >
Irish playwright wins copyright court case
Award-winning Irish playwright Ms Marie Jones has successfully defended her authorship of one of the most successful Irish dramas of recent years, 'Stones In His Pockets.' more >
Festival Of Irish Culture And Art Underway In China
A festival of Irish culture and art is underway in China. The event was opened last night by Irish Arts and Tourism Minister John O’Donoghue. more >
March 2004
Arts Council's Left Stumped As Quinn Quits Job
The dramatic decision by the director of the Arts Council Ireland, Patricia Quinn, to quit her job came completely out of the blue and left board members stunned, it emerged yesterday. more >
February 2004
Aosdána General Assembly
Aosdána, the affiliation of creative artists in Ireland, held its 21st General Assembly at Dublin Castle on Thursday 5 February. Six new members were elected to the exclusive organisation, bringing the total membership to 199 artists. more >
January 2004
Ireland’s cultural Presidency
Ireland has commenced the Presidency of the EU with a strong cultural focus including visits by Irish artists and performers to a number of European cities. more >
December 2003
Ireland invests in its artists
Despite tough budget times, Ireland will continue to provide its film industry with hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks. more >
Special Committee on Traditional Arts announced
A Special Committee on the Traditional Arts has been established to aid the Arts Council of Ireland in developing the sector. more >
November 2003
Arts Council voices support for funding increase
The Arts Council of Ireland has praised the government for a 19 per cent increase in funding for 2004. more >
Arts Council hosts information briefing for sector
On October 31, the Arts Council of Ireland hosted an information briefing for all the arts organisations that applied for financial support in 2004. more >
October 2003
Arts Council of Ireland requires more funding to meet demands
The Arts Council of Ireland will require a significant increase in funding from the government next year if it is to meet the demands of arts organisations seeking financial support, said Ms Olive Braiden, Chair of the Arts Council. more >
September 2003
First meeting of new Arts Council
The newly appointed Arts Council of Ireland held its inaugural meeting in Dublin this month. more >
Arts Council of Ireland introduces new funding scheme for festival and events
In line with a range of improvements in its grant application processes this year, the Arts Council of Ireland has introduced a new funding scheme to support small festivals and events. more >
August 2003
Arts Council of Ireland improves funding process
The Arts Council of Ireland has announced a series of improvements in its grant application process for 2004 more >
July 2003
Economic and cultural impact study takes place in Ireland and Wales
An independent consultancy firm has been appointed to work on the most comprehensive study ever into the economic and cultural impact of cinema in both Ireland and Wales. more >
Ireland supports arts in education
As a contribution to the promotion of best practice standards in arts in education, the Arts Council of Ireland has published a new directory entitled 'Supporting Arts in Education.' more >
June 2003
Arts Council of Ireland releases 2002 Annual Review
The Arts Council of Ireland's 2002 Annual Review was launched under a new format by Minister for the Arts, Sport and Tourism, John O'Donoghue TD, in Merrion Square on June 17. more >
May 2003
New appointments at Ireland's Arts Council
Ireland's Arts Council has announced two new appointments to its Arts Programming department. more >
April 2003
Arts Council of Ireland completes internal procedure review
The Arts Council of Ireland has recently completed a comprehensive review of internal procedure. more >
March 2003
Arts Council of Ireland announces resignation of Literature Officer
The Arts Council of Ireland has announced the resignation of Sinead Mac Aodha from her position as Literature and Irish Language Arts Officer. more >
February 2003
New arts policy director at arts council of Ireland
The Arts Council of Ireland has announced that Seamus Crimmins will join the organisation on a temporary secondment during April. more >
Funding program cancelled in Ireland
The Arts Council of Ireland has announced the suspension of its publication assistance and exhibition assistance awards in architecture for 2003. more >
January 2003
Ireland's arts funding down
2003 funding for Ireland's arts organisations may be under threat, according to Arts Council of Ireland Director, Patricia Quinn. more >
November 2002
Irish Film Board faces sharp budget cuts
Amid a set of sweeping public service cuts announced in pre-budget estimates for 2003, the Irish government is set to reduce the Irish Film Board’s funding by an aggregate 12.5%. more >
Restructure at the Arts Council of Ireland
The Arts Council of Ireland has indicated in its October newsletter that it is currently embarking on a restructuring program, aimed at enhancing the role of its professional staff in continuing to meet the new challenges that come with being Ireland's agency for developing the arts. more >
September 2002
Art thieves hit stately home
Art thieves have hit a stately home in Ireland for a fourth time in 27 years, just days after two artworks were recovered from a previous theft at the property. more >
Critical acclaim boosts Irish film industry
After languishing in the doldrums for several years, things are beginning to look up for Irish film. more >
June 2002
Irish government's new film policy considered out of place
Ireland is struggling to retain its attraction as a location for film producers, thanks to increasing labour and service costs, growing competition from cheaper foreign locations, and now, a new government arts department that seems oddly unenthusiastic about film. more >
May 2002
Forum on Broadcasting
Ireland's Forum on Broadcasting, established on 22 March this year by Sile de Valera, Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands, is about to close submissions tomorrow, 16 May, and has recently launched a website to track and communicate the forum process and outcomes. more >
April 2002
Government backs Arts Council's five-year strategy plan
At a reception in the Arts Council of Ireland's premises last week Sile de Valera TD, Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands, launched the publication of the 'Arts Plan 2002-2006', and announced that on her recommendation it had been endorsed by the Irish Government. more >
New publications celebrate role of arts development
The Arts Council of Ireland today launched three publications which celebrate the role of local authorities in nurturing artistic activity and thereby creating a nationwide infrastructure for local arts development. more >
March 2002
Irish Arts Council announces grants and new leadership initiative
The Arts Council of Ireland's Director, Patricia Quinn, has announced details of the organisation's grant decisions for this year, as well as outlining a new initiative to promote leadership in the arts. more >
February 2002
New award to support emerging Irish architects
The Arts Council of Ireland has joined forces with the Office of Public Works to offer a major new award in architecture. more >
October 2001
Arts backing for city’s bid
Northern Ireland's Arts Council chief executive has given her resounding endorsement to Belfast's bid to be European City of Culture in 2008. more >
November 2008
New Media, New Audience?
The Arts Council is pleased to bring together national and international experts from the arts, social media and broadcasting in a one day working seminar to explore the ways in which artists and the public are adapting and adopting new ways of producing, presenting and promoting the arts. more >
July 2008
How Are We Doing? Managing Culture and the Arts in Ireland, 2008
The conference will enable practitioners to reflect on their management environment, as well as the skills, training and lifestyle issues that affect arts and cultural managers in contemporary Ireland. more >