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UK's first national LGBTQ+ museum to open in spring this year

The UK’s first national LGBTQ+ museum is due to open in London in spring 2022. The museum, created by the charity Queer Britain, will be located in Kings Cross in north London, in part of a building owned by Art Fund, the national charity for art. ...

24 Jan 2022 at 16:04

Local News

Limerick Council faced ‘tough decisions’ over festival and event funding

COUNCILLORS have approved funding of €270,000 for festivals and events throughout Limerick taking place between October 2019 and September 2020. But three times that amount was sought and an assessment panel had to make tough decisions. In all, ...

11 Jul 2019 at 13:45

Local News

Row breaks out at council over arts funding allocation in Limerick

A ROW has broken out in Limerick City and County Council over the allocation of €28,000 in arts funding from the general municipal allocation (GMA). Councillors proposed to dig into their own fund to provide grants to the Milk Market (€10,000),...

24 Jul 2018 at 06:02

Politics

Limerick's councillors unanimously agree on new arts funding model

A RADICAL new model for funding the arts in Limerick has been agreed by councillors this week. In what has been hailed as a “very progressive step”, at this month’s full council meeting, members voted unanimously to set up a new special ...

25 Jul 2017 at 14:05

Politics

Call to streamline arts funding in Limerick to allow for events with 'real impact'

INSTEAD of inviting funding bids for small scale festivals, Limerick City and County Council should streamline its processes to allow for events with “real impact". That’s according to Labour councillor Joe Leddin, who spoke at the ...

20 Mar 2018 at 06:02

Local News

Limerick council CEO stresses need for ‘honesty’ in Ormston House debate

THERE has been ‘a lot of talk’ online suggesting that Limerick City and County Council has no interest in Ormston House, council chief executive Conn Murray has said. But he rejected that suggestion roundly saying: “It is ...

24 Jul 2018 at 09:41

Local News

Arts funding takes centre stage in Limerick city

EDUCATION minister Jan O’Sullivan has called for “more transparency” in how the Arts Council allocates funding to regional groups. The Labour TD was replying to a question from actor Liam O’Brien at a hustings in the ...

25 Feb 2016 at 11:00

Local News

Full list of festivals and events to receive Limerick Council funding

Some 60 applications were received by Limerick City and County Council “with a total ask of €813,220” for funding. But following assessment by a panel of independent adjudicators, chaired by Mayor of Limerick City ...

11 Jul 2019 at 13:44

Local News

‘Massive imbalance’ in Limerick council’s arts funding - HearSay festival director

DIARMUID McIntyre, director of the HearSay International Audio Arts Festival in Kilfinane, made an impassioned plea for support at a Cappamore-Kilmallock municipal district meeting. He said there is a “massive ...

22 Dec 2018 at 11:00

National News

Millions of euros of arts and sports funding wasted, report finds

A new report has found a lack of IT skills in The Arts Council was a major reason for a 6.7 million euro project failing. The Committee of Public Accounts (PAC) on Tuesday released the findings of their ...

25 Nov 2025 at 13:27

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