Communities throughout Cork North West Constituency to Benefit From Arts Grants

A record number of artists and arts organisations are to receive funding from Cork County Council through its Arts Grants Scheme 2025 which was announced today.

The Arts Grants Scheme is one of the Council’s funding mechanisms designed to support events, activities and new initiatives that enhance public access to the arts and support cultural development in all eight of the county’s Municipal Districts. The scheme covers services provided by voluntary arts groups and others that enable public engagement in the arts.  The scheme supports arts for older people, community arts, craft, dance, disability access projects in the arts, festivals, literature, music theatre, visual and youth arts.

Some organisations in the Cork North West constituency who will benefit from this funding include:

• Art for the Heart, Doneraile – Doneraile Arts Festival (DaFT) – €2,000

• Ballincollig Comhaltas (Fleadh 2025) – €500

• Bruach na Carraige Heritage Centre, Rockchapel – €1,000

• Buíon Píobairí Béal Átha’n Ghaorthaidh – €900

• Castlemagner Sinsir Club – €1,000

• CCE Craobh Lachtain Naofa, Cill na Marta – €800

• Cullen Pipe Band – €900

• Cumann LeiritheBheal Atha’n Ghaorthaidh (Coiste Forbartha BAG) – €2,000

• Duhallow Choral Society – €1,500

• Irish Wheelchair Association, Mallow – €600

• Kilmurry Active Retired Association – €250

• Mallow Art Club – €800

• Mallow Arts Collective – €3,000

• Mallow Musical Society – €1,000

• Mallow Camera Club – €800

• Maurice O Keeffe, Sliabh Luachra Traditional Music Festival, Kiskeam – €1,600

• Millstreet Comhaltas – €1,000

• Ortus Festival (Dripsey) – €1,700

• Scéim Aisling Gheal – €1,200

• Strive Theatre @ the Briery Gap – €2,000

• The Crann Centre – €1,500

• The Daniel Corkery Summer School, Inchigeelagh – €500

• The frienDs Club, Mallow – €1,800

• Thomas Davis Pipe Band – €900

Welcoming the funding allocation, Cork North West Fine Gael TD John Paul O’Shea said “Arts and culture are central to our lives individually and as a society, and it is important that Cork County Council plays a role in supporting such activity. The wide range of proposals from arts organisations around the county is very heartening, demonstrating a desire to help our citizens connect through participation in arts and cultural activity.

Deputy O’Shea added “The funding allocated will be put to great use enabling festivals, artists, and voluntary arts organisations to deliver projects that will have real impact in putting art at the heart of our lives in 2025”.