Funding information

CreateLouth Funding and Creative Ireland Grants

Louth County Council operates a number of funding opportunities for individuals and organisations involved in the arts. These grants will open at 9am on Monday December 9th. Please note that all grants have been streamlined to once a year. The closing date is Thursday 6th February 2025 @ 4pm For further queries please contact us at arts@louthcoco.ie.

Grant Applications Open at 9am on Monday the 9th of December

Arts Act Grants

A Louth Lilt C/o Daithí Kearney

AleksandraVetter

Annamarie Savage

Boyne Music Festival

Bridge Street Studios

Carlingford Heritage Centre

Opera Collective Ireland

Cruit Eireann Harp Ireland

Damien McKenna

Dara McCluskey

Gerry Hodgers/Purple Sessions

Gracie Hawkins

Joey Edwards/Larry (Band)

Krystyna Krakowska – Cicha

Kyle Mulholland

Dundalk Writers Group

My Streets Homeless Walking Tours

Olga Duka

Orlaith Cullinane

Paul Callan

Drogheda Zine Fair

Sarah McKenna

Stephanie Ni Thiarnaigh

Leonora Reilly – Louth Plein Air

 

Artist Support Scheme Established Artists;

Dee Walsh

Etaoin O’Reilly

James McLoughlin

Niamh Gillespie

Stephen Hurley

 

Artist Support Scheme Emerging Artists;

Bláthnaid McClean

Leolie Winters

Niamh McGill

Patrick O’Loughlin

Sean Cleary

 

Tyrone Guthrie Bursary;

Nuala Early

 

Drama League of Ireland Bursary

Karen Shields

 

School Musical Instrument Purchase Scheme

Aston Village NS

St. Malachy’s Infants School

Leonora Reilly – Louth Plein Air Festival

Aoife Ward

SONG

Laurence McKeown

Shane Clarke

Jacqueline (Hudson) Lalor

Paul Woods

Frank Kelly

Dundalk Writers

Féile na Tána

Cairde Na Cruite

Carlingford Heritage Centre

Fiona Ashe

Boyne Music Festival

Rosa Corcoran – Sean Corcoran Series

Sarah McCourt

Robin Matthews GRAND

Ciaran Dunbar

Colin Thornton

Stephen J McArdle

Artist Support Scheme Established Artists;

Declan Kelly

Barry Finnegan

Brian Hegarty

Barry Hoey

Susan Connolly

Jack Hogan

David Callan

Artist Support Scheme Emerging Artists;

Emmet Kirk

Ellen Edwards

Niamh McGee

Clara Kuamagi

Leanne Finnegan

Fintan Harmon

Tyrone Guthrie Bursary;

Jenny Slater

Jaki McCarrick

Drama League of Ireland Bursary;

Natalia Pryckowska

 

Anna Marie Savage

Baz Black

Boyne Music Festival

Louth Craftmark Designers Network c/o Breda McNelis

Breifne Holohan

Carlingford Heritage Trust

Colm Mullen

Dara McCluskey

Declan Kelly

Dundalk Poetry

Els Borghart

Jack Hogan

Jaki McCarrick

Jenny Slater

Kenneth Fadoju

Leonora Reilly – Louth Plein Air Arts Festival

Louth Filmmakers Society

Mark Corcoran

Michael Stafford

Nuala Kennedy

Orlaith Cullinane

Orwells ‘84

Paul Campbell

Roisin Ward Morrow

Sarah McKenna

Sean Matthews

Sinead Murphy

Victory-Nwabu-Ekeoma

Zoe Conway

School Musical Instrument Purchase Scheme

Bush Post Primary School

Aston Village School

Tyrone Guthrie Bursary

Dee Walsh, Visual Artist

Marcel Kreuger, Writer

David McCarthy

Emma Ray

SONG

Clermont Chorale

Brian Hegarty

Olya Duka

Jenny Slater

Caóilfíonn Murphy O’Hanlon; Cushla Of Gullion

Onai Tafuma

Cairde na Cruite

Jack Hogan

Vourneen Ryan

Glas Quartet

SJ McArdle

Shauna Swords

Rónán Mac Dubhghaill

Boyne Music Festival

CCÉ Dhún Dealgan

Fiona Ashe

Sharon McArdle

Emer Kenny

Mark Corcoran

Anna Marie Savage

Tracy Fry

David McGovern

Róisín Ward Morrow

School Musical Instrument Purchase Scheme

Gaelscoil Dhún Dealgan


Funding is provided by the council through its annual budget.

Applications by email only to arts@louthcoco.ie

Grants under the Arts Act

Artists Support Scheme

Drama League of Ireland

The Tyrone Guthrie Centre

School Musical Instrument Purchase Scheme


Funded by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (DTCAGSM) and the Department of Housing and Local Government (DHLG) 

Applications by email only to
creativeireland@louthcoco.ie

Strand 1 – Small scale community projects

The level of grant assistance for any one project will range from €500 to €5,000.

Strand 2 – Large Scale Legacy Funding

The level of grant assistance for any one project will range from €5,000 to €10,000.

For further queries please contact us.

arts@louthcoco.ie

Louth County Council is committed to fair pay and a policy to pay the Artist.  Please refer to the Arts Council’s policy on Paying the Artist when valuing your time as an artist and those collaborating with you.  Your attention is also drawn to Safe to Create – A Resource for the Irish Arts and Creative Sectors to Promote Dignity at Work where you will find more information about the Safe to Create Dignity at Work programme which aims to impact change on the culture and practices of the arts sector in Ireland to provide safer working conditions for artists and arts workers.