Minister Patrick O’Donovan announces €181,741 in capital grants to arts and culture organisations
- Published on: 15 December 2025
- Last updated on: 15 December 2025
The Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport, Patrick O’Donovan TD, today announced awards for capital grants with a value of €181,741 to six arts and culture organisations for upgrading and development of their facilities. This funding is provided under Stream E of the Cultural Capital Scheme, a €1.4m capital investment scheme focused on enhancing the existing stock of arts and culture centres throughout the country.
Stream E of the Cultural Capital Scheme was originally launched on 14 June 2023. Todays announcement brings the total awarded under this scheme to date at €1,178,617 benefiting 38 arts and culture organisations across the country.
In line with the Government's action on climate change, this scheme also welcomes projects that reduce an organisation's carbon footprint as well as projects that provide additional capacity for artistic production. The scheme has no closing date and will remain open until the fund has been exhausted.
Speaking today Minister Patrick O’Donovan said:
“I am pleased to announce funding of €181,741 to six arts and culture organisations. Capital Schemes such as funding under Stream E of the Cultural Capital Scheme play a fundamental role in strengthening our arts and cultural infrastructure.
Arts and culture facilities are valued throughout the country and investment in these facilities ensures the arts are accessible within our communities and the continued vitality of these centres for our future generations.”
Notes to Editor:
The Scheme remains open for applications and further information is available on the Department’s website at the following link:
gov.ie - Creative Arts: Grants and Funding (www.gov.ie).
The six projects receiving funding under today’s announcement are:
|
Grantee |
County |
Grant amount € |
|
Cork Artists Collective |
Cork |
€19,500 |
|
Draíocht CLG |
Dublin |
€8,005 |
|
Irish Film Institute |
Dublin |
€50,000 |
|
Leitrim Arts Development Ltd t/a The Dock Arts Centre |
Leitrim |
€18,369 |
|
Smashing Times Theatre Company t/a Smashing Times International Centre for the Arts and Equality |
Dublin |
€35,867 |
|
The Mill Theatre Management Company Ltd t/a dlr Mill Theatre |
Dublin |
€50,000 |
|
Total |
|
€181,741 |
A full list of organisations awarded grants under Stream E is available here