Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Helen McEntee TD, has announced €1.92 million in grant funding from the 2025 round of the Shared Island Civic Society Fund.
Making today’s announcement, the Minister said: “I am delighted to announce funding of almost €2 million from my Department’s Shared Island Civic Society Fund for sixty-four community-based cross-border projects across the island of Ireland.
“This funding will support a wide range of activities, reflecting the diversity of life on this island, from scout troops to theatre groups, local history groups to environmental groups, and many more.
“The Shared Island Civic Society Fund supports cross-border partnerships between grassroots community organisations. Such ground-level connections are vital if we are to have a truly shared island.
“My officials have informed the successful applicants, and I wish them every success with their projects. For those who were not successful this time around, I would encourage you to apply again next year. More information on the Fund is available on gov.ie “.
ENDS
Press Office
30 December 2025
Notes to Editors:
The Shared Island Civic Society Fund is part of the Government’s Shared Island initiative, supporting practical North South cooperation and engagement between civic society groups across a range of sectors and themes consistent with the objectives and commitments of the Good Friday Agreement.
To be eligible for funding, projects are required to have a clear North South dimension, involving cross-border partners collaborating on a project to strengthen North South civic, economic, cultural, and/or political links.
The Shared Island Civic Society Fund has an annual budget of €2 million and average grants are around €30,000 each.
Applicant
Partner
Project Title
Amount
9th Westmeath Milltownpass Scout Group
Skerries 98th Dublin scouts
Shared Horizons: North–South Scouting Cultural Exchange & Adventure
€19,450
Accidental Theatre
An Grianán Theatre
Shared Cultures - Northern Borders
€45,000
Active Communities Network
In Sync Youth & Family Services
A Collective Voice
€30,000
AE Society (George Russell)
The Lurgan and North Armagh George Russell Festival Society
AE2026
€10,000
All Island World War 1 Relatives group
The Gallipoli Association and the Western Front Association
A Shared Island with a Shared History and a Shared memory
€40,755
Arts Ekta
Fidget Feet
MELA: A Shared Island Journey
€31,189
Association of Irish Local Government - represents and supports elected councillors.
Northern Ireland Local Government Association
Safe Communities, Shared Futures: Role of Local Authorities in Ending Violence against Women & Girls
€20,000
Aughnacloy Development Association
Blackwater Peace Advocates
Blackwater Cross Border Peace Advocates Project
€10,000
Ballyhoura Development CLG
Cuilcagh Lakelands UNESCO Global Geopark
Connecting Tourism Communities: Cuilcagh Lakelands and Ballyhoura Country
€25,000
Basketball Ireland
Basketball Northern Ireland
Cross Court
€15,000
Belfast Film Festival Ltd
Cork International Film Festival
IGNITE-DOCS LASAIR
€25,000
Brooke House Health and Wellbeing Centre
Óglaigh Náisiúnta Na hÉireann
Common Ground
€31,000
Burrenbeo Trust
Nature Farming Friendly Network
An All-Island Festival of Farming, Nature and Food
€50,000
Business in the Community Ireland
Business in the Community Northern Ireland
Cross-Border Collaboration for Social Mobility through Business-Education Partnerships
€46,000
Centre for Cross Border Studies
Sustaining the New Common Charter
€9,875
Cluainin Carnival Arts
Belfast Community Circus School (Circusful)
Shared Island Samhain Parade
€34,150
Comharchumann Forbartha Ghaoth Dobhair
Coiste Forbartha Charn Tochair Clg Robert Emmetts, Slaughtneil
Ag Fás le Chéile – Strengthening Irish Language ties across the island
€31,000
Community Restorative Justice Newry/Armagh - EmpowHER
Muirhevnamor Youth and Community Project
Border Women
€19,800
Cooley Connect Well
Louth Growers & Gardeners Collective voluntary Group Co Louth
Gardening for Nature Louth Armagh & Down
€12,500
Cork Learning City, Cork City Council
Local authorities , Universities , FET , ETB's, North West Tertiary Cluster , SETU, Community based education programmes /projects
Irish Network of Learning Neighbourhoods
€50,000
Cultúrlann Caisleán Ruairí
Donegal: An Chrannóg cultural and language centre in Gaoth Dobhair and Scoil na Crannóige,
Clare county /Geopark office. BEN the Burren Environmental Network Atlantic Technological University (ATU),
Ecolink: Taste and tourism across the island
€10,000
Northern Ireland Union of Supported Employment
WALK, 1 Long Mile Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 22
Closing the Gap - Developing Best Practice in Supported Employment across Ireland
€49,400
Photo Museum Ireland
Source Magazine, Nerve Centre Derry
Seeing Ourselves
€27,099
Politics in Action
Loreto Community School, Milford, Donegal The Royal and Prior, Raphoe, Donegal Lismore School, Craigavon Magherafelt Cluster Pastai, Border Counties QUB School of Education
Teaching Politcs Together
€10,000
Republic of Ireland Walking Football Association (ROIWFA)
Northern Ireland Walking Football Federation (NIWFF) t
Health & Happiness through Walking Football
€16,800
Road Victim Support NI Donegal
Donegal Youth Service
Drive to Arrive Northern Ireland and Donegal Cross Border Initiative
€10,000
Royal British Legion - Republic of Ireland
RBL branches, North and South
RBL Battle of the Somme Ceremony
€26,000
Sligo Concert Band
Fermanagh Concert Band
Northwest Cross Border Joint Community Concert Band
€9,050
Sporting Pride
Sport for All: Empowering LGBTQ+ Participation and Inclusion Across the Island
€35,000
Street Art Link
Ardscoil na Mara, Tramore Brothers of Charity, Waterford RNLI
Floating Voices
€35,000
The Bright Umbrella Drama Co.
Smock Alley
The Strangers Case
€35,486
The Countrywomen's Trust CLG
Federation of Women’s Institutes of Northern Ireland (FWINI).
Collective Soul of Ireland: the unifying power of heritage crafts
€46,250
The Irish Association
North-South Co-Operation
€18,100
The Irish Ocean Literacy Network
Queen's University Belfast
Shared Island & Ocean: Strengthening Cross-Border Relations - Regional Co-creation & Community dialogue
€18,000
The Phoenix Education Centre
Citywise Education
Common Threads - Peer learning and leadership for organisational leaders, practitioners/youth workers, and young people.
€32,000
The Wheel
NICVA
Shared Purpose - Pilot a Toolkit for Cross-Border Collaboration
€40,000
Tog Hackerspace
Farset Labs
All Island Maker Mobility Project - Connecting Communities Through Making - portable STEM outreach activity aimed at adult learners
€11,420
Training for Women Network Ltd
Community Enterprise Association Ireland (CEAI)
HACK-HER - Honing Abilities in Cybersecurity Knowledge for HER
€25,000
UNTOLD: The Museum Ltd
Irish Heritage Trust
Painting Untold Stories: An All-Island Military Education Trail
€15,143
Youth Link
Member churches of youth link
Bridges of Hope: A Shared Island Youth Work Network
€45,000
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