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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Culture Ireland was proud to host Meet the Irish, a special networking event at Honey Pot, Adelaide Fringe on Tuesday 11 March 2025, celebrating the talented Irish artists making waves at this year’s festivals. The event offered a key opportunity to connect with networks, festivals, and presenters from across Australia and around the world, strengthening international relationships and creating new opportunities for Irish artists. Some of the artists presenting at the festivals included: Krapp’s Last...

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Diaphonique, the Franco-British-Irish fund for classical and contemporary music, is pleased to announce the opening of its 2025 call for projects! Since its creation and led by the Institut français du Royaume-Uni, Diaphonique has been supporting artistic collaborations between France, the United Kingdom, and Ireland, helping musicians, composers, and institutions bring ambitious joint projects to life. This programme is open to ensembles, institutions, and creators wishing to develop original projects between the three countries. It...

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Ten Irish artists will be supported to perform at South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas this week, as part of the Music From Ireland Official Showcase and Full Irish Breakfast at SXSW. The showcases are delivered by First Music Contact as part of its annual programme of activity, funded by Culture Ireland. South by Southwest is an annual festival and conference held in Austin, Texas, celebrating the intersection of music, film, tech, and media....

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