Culture Ireland, Irish Theatre Institute and Dublin Fringe Festival invite submissions from Irish artists/companies who wish to participate in Show and Tell, an opportunity to meet and discuss your work with national and international programmers and presenters, as part of this year’s Information Toolbox at Dublin Fringe Festival (11 September 2026). The purpose of this session is to enable artists to introduce projects in development and ready to tour work to delegates with the intention...

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Culture Ireland’s Edinburgh Showcase Programme continues to offer an important and unique platform for Irish theatre and dance artists to gain international media and audience recognition for their work and to develop their networks. Since its establishment in 2005, Culture Ireland’s support of Irish artists presenting at the Edinburgh Fringe (5 - 31 August) have enabled subsequent international touring and the development of strong networks for Irish dance and theatre artists. The eight productions in...

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Ireland at the Frankfurt Book Fair (7 - 11 October 2026) Culture Ireland - Call for participation by Irish independent publishers Through its annual grant to Literature Ireland, Culture Ireland has supported the presence of an Ireland stand and delegation at the Frankfurt Book Fair over many years. Culture Ireland is now offering a limited number of travel bursaries to the Irish independent publishing sector to assist with the costs of attendance at the event....

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The Minister of Culture, Communications and Sport, Patrick O’Donovan, T.D. today announced Cultúr 2026: Sharing Ireland’s Culture, Ireland’s culture programme for the Presidency of the Council of the European Union which will provide €5m in supports to Irish artists and arts organisations. The Presidency offers a unique opportunity for Ireland in the European Union to showcase the best of Irish arts and culture, both traditional and contemporary. To mark the occasion, Minister O’Donovan’s Department through...

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With the 22nd edition of the Dublin Dance Festival taking place this month, Culture Ireland will once again be partnering with Dublin Dance Festival and Dance Ireland on the Originate Programme, a valuable platform for international programmers to experience new choreographies and works available for touring by artists based in Ireland. This support is provided under Culture Ireland’s See Here Programme. Dublin Dance Festival, which runs from 30 April – 16 May 2026, will host...

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Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport, Patrick O’Donovan, T.D., has today congratulated Irish artist Isabel Nolan on the launch of Ireland’s Representation at the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia. The Venice Art Biennale, which will run from 9 May to 22 November 2026, remains the most important global platform for the exhibition of visual arts involving the public, members of civil society, individuals and institutions. It offers a unique opportunity for...

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Culture Programme for Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2026. To assemble is to gather as a group of people with a common interest. To assemble is to construct a whole from constituent parts. As congregation and construction, assembly is at the heart of the architectural process. Background The Ireland at Venice exhibit Assembly was Ireland’s national representation in 2025 at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition, the Venice Biennale. Commissioned by Culture...

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