The Minister for Culture, Communications & Sport Patrick O’Donovan has congratulated Dan Colley and the Lost Lear Company on their Fringe First Award at the Edinburgh Fringe. Created to encourage and recognise outstanding new writing at the Festival, The Scotsman’s Fringe First award was announced at a special event in Edinburgh this morning (Friday 15 August). Minister O’Donovan said: “I send my sincere and warmest congratulations to Dan, Matt and the entire Lost Lear company...

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Culture Ireland, partnering with Dublin Theatre Festival and Irish Theatre Institute, invites submissions from Irish artists/companies who wish to present information about newly created works to international delegates as part of this year's International Theatre eXchange (ITX) during the Dublin Theatre Festival.    Successful applicants will be offered an 8-minute platform to introduce their projects to national and international delegates. This opportunity will take place on Friday 3 October 2025.    The objectives of this initiative are:    To provide a platform for Irish artists/producers to present and promote their work...

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This August bank holiday, Culture Ireland will continue its partnership with the Irish Street Arts, Circus and Spectacle Network (ISACS) for Spraoi International Arts Festival in Waterford, where six artists will be supported to present at the PITCH initiative. Part of the ISACS Pro Programme at Spraoi, PITCH supports emerging street arts and circus artists to present their ready-to-tour shows in a professional environment. The artists are supported and trained in how to present their...

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Culture Ireland will be hosting a networking event at the Galway Film Fleadh this week, in partnership with IFI International. Galway Film Fleadh is a week-long international film festival taking place every July on the western edge of Europe in Galway, Ireland. Founded in 1989 as a platform for Irish filmmakers to exhibit their work to their peers, the central goal of the Galway Film Fleadh remains unchanged: to be a platform for the boldest...

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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 (12 September 2025). The purpose of this session is to enable artists to introduce new projects (not previously presented in any format) projects in development, and ready...

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Ireland at the Frankfurt Book Fair (15 – 19 October 2025) 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. This is being...

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Culture Ireland is inviting applications to join the Irish delegation for those wishing to promote work at FiraTàrrega taking place in Tàrrega, Spain from 11 to 14 September 2025. FiraTàrrega is an international networking and showcase event for the performing arts, with special emphasis on street art and spectacle genres. The 2025 edition is a special one as Ireland is participating as a focus country. This is a dedicated initiative designed to showcase the country's...

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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 (1 – 25 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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WOMEX – World Music Expo 2025 (22 - 26 October 2025) Culture Ireland is offering a limited number of delegate bursaries to WOMEX World Music Expo, one of the most important international professional marketplaces for world music including folk, roots, ethnic and traditional music. The four-day event attracts in excess of 2,000 delegates from over 90 countries, including hundreds of concert and festival bookers, labels, publishers, distributors, managers and the world's media. Culture Ireland has...

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While 2025 marks the 20th anniversary of Culture Ireland, it will also see the 21st 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...

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