Minister of State Colm Brophy announces 37 projects to be supported under the Ireland Against Racism Fund 2025
- Foilsithe:
- An t-eolas is déanaí:
- €1.5m will be made available to 37 NGOs and community organisations to progress projects to combat racism and promote racial equality and community cohesion
- Successful organisations will receive grants of up to €100,000 and will fund a range of projects from promoting employability, to educational supports and training needs as well as a range of community based initiatives
- The fund is key part of the National Action Plan Against Racism
The Minister of State for Migration, Colm Brophy, today announced the 37 projects set to receive over €1.5m in funding under the Ireland Against Racism Fund 2025.
The Fund enables non-government and community organisations to provide national and regional projects and local initiatives that combat racism and promote racial equality.
A number of successful organisations will use the funding to deliver promotional campaigns in the community, including in schools and youth groups, about how to tackle racism and discrimination. Organisations will also use the funding to provide training to staff and initiatives focusing on increasing the skills and employability of migrants.
The Fund is a key part of the National Action Plan Against Racism (NAPAR) which was informed by the experiences of people who have been directly affected by racism.
Announcing the allocation of funding, Minister Brophy said:
“I am delighted to announce the list of successful groups that will receive funding from the Ireland Against Racism Fund today. The funding ensures that local and national organisations can carry out valuable and much-needed projects to promote cohesion and equality across our communities.
“It is heartening to see the number of organisations working tirelessly in communities around the country to tackle racism and bring people together. This work makes Ireland a better place to live for all and it is more important now than ever before.
“Nobody should experience racism, and we remain steadfast that it can’t be tolerated in our society. The wide range of projects receiving this funding further emphasises Ireland’s unwavering commitment to fairness, community and inclusion.”
ENDS//
Notes to Editor
The 2025 Ireland Against Racism Fund for proposals ran from 16th July 2025 – 27th August 2025. €1,539,234 has been made available in 2025 to support anti-racism projects through grant funding of €40,000 - €100,000 per successful Scheme A project and €5,000 - €10,000 per successful Scheme B project.
Successful Scheme A projects:
|
Organisation Name: |
Project Name: |
Amount Awarded: |
Geographical Scope: |
|
Akina Dada Wa Africa (AkiDwA) |
Empower to Employ |
€98,300 |
Nationwide |
|
Doras Luimni CLG |
Service Provider Network for Supporting Victims of Racism |
€98,539 |
Nationwide |
|
Dublin City Volunteer Centre |
Unity in Community |
€95,689 |
Dublin |
|
Empower Local Development CLG |
National Anti-Racism Roadmap |
€84,708 |
Nationwide |
|
Foróige |
FTR (Foróige Tackling Racism) |
€99,000 |
Nationwide |
|
Galway City Partnership |
Anti-Racism Roadmap |
€47,974 |
Galway |
|
GORM Media DAC |
The Wideshot Programme and GORM Gathering 2026 |
€100,000 |
Cork, Dublin, Galway, Limerick, Waterford & Wicklow |
|
Immigrant Council of Ireland |
Show Racism the Red Card |
€100,000 |
Nationwide |
|
Irish Congress of Trade Unions |
Stronger Together Anti Racist Trade Unions & Workplaces Project |
€96,451 |
Nationwide |
|
Jewish Representative Council of Ireland |
Trusted flagger establishment under the DSA: Building a sustainable mechanism to report online racism |
€98,948 |
Nationwide |
|
Manorhamilton Innovation and Development CLG |
Seas Suas – Addressing Ethnic Inequities through Participatory Skills Development and Inclusion Pathways |
€100,000 |
Donegal, Leitrim, Roscommon & Sligo |
|
National Youth Council of Ireland |
Tackling racism through youth work |
€52,734 |
Nationwide |
|
Sport Against Racism Ireland CLG |
Football versus Discrimination |
€100,000 |
Nationwide |
|
The Irish Traveller Movement |
The Yellow Flag Programme |
€100,000 |
Carlow, Cavan, Cork, Dublin, Donegal, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Limerick, Longford, Mayo, Sligo, Waterford & Wexford |
|
Turn2Me |
Being Heard: Support for Those Affected by Racism |
€62,235 |
Nationwide |
Successful Scheme B projects:
|
Organisation Name: |
Project Name: |
Amount Awarded: |
Geographical Scope: |
|
ADAIGBO IRELAND |
Community Youth Mental health workshops |
€10,000 |
Dublin, Kildare & Waterford |
|
Amal Women Ireland |
Together for a safer Dublin 8 |
€10,000 |
Dublin |
|
Balbriggan Educate Together N.S. |
Living Together, Learning Together |
€9,811 |
Dublin |
|
Blackwater Training |
Pathways to Participation: Empowering Migrants through Employment, Enterprise, and Anti-Racism Education |
€10,000 |
Cavan, Louth, Meath & Westmeath |
|
Community Radio Castlebar |
Amplify: Giving Voice Against Racism |
€9,455 |
Mayo |
|
Ennis Book Club Festival CLG |
Beyond Borders Bookclub |
€6,200 |
Clare |
|
Ethnic Policy Forum CLG |
Building Bridges, Local Anti-Racism Action |
€10,000 |
Dublin |
|
Graffiti Theatre Company CLG |
Building Community, Theatre Project for Schools |
€10,000 |
Cork |
|
Inishowen Development Partnership |
Inishowen Standing Together Against Racism - I-STAR |
€10,000 |
Donegal |
|
International Diaspora Forum |
“Athlone Stands Together – World Racism Day 2026” |
€5,850 |
Westmeath |
|
Ionad Ealaiona Iorras Teo |
Through Our Eyes |
€9,900 |
Mayo |
|
Love and Care for People |
Active Youths Breaking Down Stereotypes |
€10,000 |
Cork |
|
Maynooth Post Primary School |
Being Together as an Anti-Racist Campus: implementing the anti-bias approach |
€9,850 |
Kildare |
|
National University of Ireland, Maynooth |
Maynooth University Ethnic Minority Student Support Group |
€10,000 |
Kildare |
|
Navan Travellers Workshop Trading as Meath Travellers Workshop |
Travellers Connect Meath |
€10,000 |
Meath |
|
Newbridge Family Resource Centre (NFRC) |
New Communities |
€10,000 |
Kildare |
|
Offaly Domestic Violence Support Service CLG |
Bridging the Gap – Access to Safety for Ethnic Minority Victims of Domestic Abuse |
€10,000 |
Laois, Longford, Offaly, Roscommon & Westmeath |
|
Phibsboro For All |
Phibsboro for All Anti-racism Project |
€6,350 |
Dublin |
|
Sligo GAA |
Sligo GAA RtoR |
€7,500 |
Sligo |
|
Sophia Housing |
Safe Voices, Safe Homes: Staff Training for Inclusive Service Delivery |
€9,990 |
Dublin |
|
South Dublin County Volunteer Centre |
Cultivating Community: A Cross-Cultural Exchange Programme |
€9,750 |
Dublin |
|
Waterford Integration Services (WIS) |
A Future Without Bias: Youth Convention on Combating Racism Through AI & VR applications |
€10,000 |
Carlow, Kilkenny, Tipperary, Waterford & Wexford |