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Call for Expressions of Interest for Panellists for Culture Ireland Grant Assessments

09 April 2026
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Culture Ireland seeks to engage suitably experienced candidates as expert panellists for assessment of their regular grant round applications. Interested candidates who meet the criteria below are invited to make a submission as outlined below to [email protected]. Culture Ireland Background Culture Ireland promotes Irish arts worldwide. We create and support opportunities for Irish artists and companies to present and promote their work at strategic international festivals and venues. Culture Ireland operates a regular grant round...

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Culture Ireland at Classical:NEXT and New Music Dublin eXchange (NMDX)

08 April 2026
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Culture Ireland is returning to Classical:NEXT this week, supporting a showcase and delegation from Ireland to attend the prestigious event taking place in Budapest, Hungary this year. Classical:NEXT is the global networking and exchange hub dedicated exclusively to classical and art music. The four-day networking event includes a conference, showcase concerts, trade Expo and networking opportunities. Culture Ireland has awarded six delegate bursaries to industry professionals with a track record of achievement in the classical...

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Minister Patrick O’Donovan announces over €1.4 million in funding for Culture Ireland’s promotion of Irish arts globally

08 April 2026
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Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport, Patrick O’Donovan TD, has announced funding of over €1.4 million for the promotion of Irish arts globally through Culture Ireland’s Regular Grants Programme. The funding will benefit 208 projects taking place over 44 countries, covering architecture, circus, dance, film, literature, music, theatre and visual arts. Announcing the grants, Minister O’Donovan said: “As the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport, it gives me great pleasure to announce this Culture Ireland grant...

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Ireland’s EU Presidency Culture Programme 2026 Irish Language Stream – Call for Expressions of Interest

26 March 2026
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Culture Ireland invites expressions of interest from Irish language artists and touring companies to participate in a cultural programme marking Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which will take place during the second half of 2026. As part of this initiative, Culture Ireland will curate a dynamic and high-quality programme of contemporary Irish arts and culture, in the Irish language, to be presented across Europe from July to December 2026. The programme...

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Minister O’Donovan Congratulates artist Isabel Nolan as she prepares to represent Ireland at La Biennale di Venezia 2026

24 March 2026
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Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport, Patrick O’Donovan, T.D., expressed his congratulations and best wishes as Irish artist Isabel Nolan prepares to represent Ireland at the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia. This evening, Culture Ireland launched Ireland’s representation at the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia in the Douglas Hyde Gallery of Contemporary Art, in Trinity College, Dublin. Artist Isabel Nolan, with curator Georgina Jackson with the Douglas...

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Culture Ireland Shared Island Touring, Production and Platforms Fund

10 March 2026
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Applications are invited for the Culture Ireland Shared Island Touring, Production and Platform Fund from Arts and cultural organisations, institutions and bodies who have the capacity and demonstrable experience to: Commission, curate and/or deliver artistic projects for domestic (i.e. all-island) touring with potential for additional international presentation; Create platforms to showcase artistic excellence from across the island of Ireland either domestically or internationally; Have a background in supporting artists from across the island of Ireland....

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Minister Patrick O’Donovan announces over €1.6 million in funding for Culture Ireland’s promotion of Irish arts globally

30 January 2026
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Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport, Patrick O’Donovan TD, has announced funding of over €1.6 million for the promotion of Irish arts globally through Culture Ireland’s Regular Grants Programme. The funding will benefit 192 projects taking place over 48 countries, covering circus, dance, film, literature, music, opera, theatre and visual arts. Announcing the grants, Minister O’Donovan said: “It gives me great pleasure to announce this Culture Ireland grant round of over €1.6 million, the highest single...

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Canada-Ireland 180 – Calls for Expressions of Interest

29 January 2026
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Culture Ireland and the Embassy of Ireland to Canada are seeking expressions of interest from artists, ensembles and cultural organisations to participate in an Irish season of arts and culture in Canada in 2027.  This initiative aims to showcase, across Canada, the richness of talent in contemporary Irish arts and culture. Canada-Ireland 180 is a major cultural and commemorative initiative marking 180 years since 1847, a defining moment in the shared history of Ireland and...

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Culture Ireland Delegate’s Call for Attendance at jazzahead! (April 2026)

26 January 2026
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Culture Ireland is inviting applications from artists and artists' managers/agents for support to attend jazzahead! - the international jazz event taking place in Bremen, Germany (22 – 25 April 2026). jazzahead! is one of the most important international professional markets for jazz and improvised music of all persuasions. The four-day event attracts more than 3,000 industry attendees from over 55 countries, including hundreds of concert and festival bookers, labels, publishers, distributors and managers. Further information...

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Ireland at Folk Alliance International 2026

22 January 2026
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Culture Ireland will be supporting emerging Irish folk and trad artists at Folk Alliance International, which takes place in New Orleans from 21 – 25 January 2026.   The artists will perform for an audience of music industry professionals from across North America and beyond.   The Folk Alliance International Conference is the world’s largest gathering of the folk music industry and community, crossing a diverse array of genres including Appalachian, Americana, Blues, Bluegrass, Celtic,...

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