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More than €3 Million Arts Council funding for Limerick organisations
More than €3 Million Arts Council funding for Limerick organisations
The Arts Council has announced more than €3 Million in funding for Limerick organisations as part of 2026 development programme
The Arts Council has announced its most recent funding decisions as part of its 2026 development programme, with more than €3 Million in funding going to Limerick organisations.
The Council funding comes as part of its national grant programme totalling €72.3 million to 148 arts organisations, arts centres, local authorities and creative initiatives.
As part of this, organisations based in County Limerick have received a total of €3,069,760 in Arts Council funding for 2026.
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The nine organisations in County Limerick which will receive funding are Irish Aerial Creation Centre, receiving €200,000; Fresh Film, receiving €125,000; Dance Limerick, receiving €294,000; Irish Chamber Orchestra, receiving €1,305,000; Eva International, receiving €385,000; Limerick City Gallery of Art, receiving €181,260; Limerick Printmakers, receiving €84,500; The Lime Tree Belltable receiving €360,000.00; and Limerick City and County Council receiving €135,000.
This funding represents more than half of the Arts Council’s annual investment, benefitting organisations and partners that provide the local and national infrastructure for the arts. This framework enables individual artists to deliver on their creative vision for the benefit of audiences around the country.
In addition to support for organisations based in County Limerick, all counties also benefit from the national remit of organisations which are based elsewhere. Eg: Arts and Disability Ireland, Irish National Opera, Na Píobairí Uilleann Teoranta, Children Books Ireland and Dance Ireland.
Further funding announcements for 2026 will be made in due course and additional funding will be allocated for disability access costs to promote more inclusive participation in the arts.
Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport, Patrick O’Donovan, said, “Public investment through grant funding is essential to sustaining and developing the arts across every part of Ireland. These awards support artists and organisations to realise ambitious creative work across all artforms, while ensuring that people of all ages and backgrounds have meaningful opportunities to engage with the arts in their everyday lives.”
Director of the Arts Council, Moling Ryan commented, “Through its 2026 budget, the Arts Council is prioritising support for arts organisations across Ireland, enabling them to sustain their work and plan confidently for the year ahead. These funding decisions for 2026 will support artists, audiences and communities to come together through shared creative experiences and meaningful cultural activity.”
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