Funding Decisions 2023 — Public Purse

Spending records

Payment date^*	Supplier	Description	Kind	Amount
31 Dec 2023	Cork Midsummer Festival	International Residency Initiatives Scheme — Festivals and Events — Ireland	Grant	€50,000.00
31 Dec 2023	CoisCeim Dance Theatre	International Residency Initiatives Scheme — Dance — Ireland	Grant	€36,398.00
31 Dec 2023	BETA Festival	International Residency Initiatives Scheme — Festivals and Events — Ireland	Grant	€49,950.00
31 Dec 2023	Baboró International Arts Festival for Children	International Residency Initiatives Scheme — Children and Young People's Arts — Ireland	Grant	€50,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Askeaton Contemporary Arts CLG	International Residency Initiatives Scheme — Visual Arts — Ireland	Grant	€45,650.00
31 Dec 2023	Áras Éanna	International Residency Initiatives Scheme — Arts Participation — Ireland	Grant	€49,971.00
31 Dec 2023	Write By The Sea	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Literature (English language) — Ireland	Grant	€20,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Wex-art	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Visual Arts — Ireland	Grant	€20,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Westport Festival of Chamber Music	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Music — Ireland	Grant	€34,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Westival Westport Music & Arts Festival	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Multidisciplinary arts — Ireland	Grant	€35,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Waterford Arts Festival Limited	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Multidisciplinary arts — Ireland	Grant	€14,800.00
31 Dec 2023	Tipperary Dance	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Dance — Ireland	Grant	€41,505.00
31 Dec 2023	Three Rings Festival	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Theatre — Ireland	Grant	€9,994.00
31 Dec 2023	The Walls Project	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Visual Arts — Ireland	Grant	€17,000.00
31 Dec 2023	The Soundseekers Audio Festival	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Arts Participation — Ireland	Grant	€6,000.00
31 Dec 2023	The Eugene O’Neill International Festival Of Theatre	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Theatre — Ireland	Grant	€4,070.00
31 Dec 2023	Stoa	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Multidisciplinary arts — Ireland	Grant	€6,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Still Voices Short Film Festival	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Film — Ireland	Grant	€5,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Spleodar – Nenagh Community Arts Festival	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Children and Young People's Arts — Ireland	Grant	€25,000.00
31 Dec 2023	South Sligo Summer School	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Traditional Arts — Ireland	Grant	€20,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Smashing Times Theatre Company	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Multidisciplinary arts — Ireland	Grant	€20,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Sligo Jazz Project	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Music — Ireland	Grant	€25,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Sligo Festival of Baroque Music	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Music — Ireland	Grant	€32,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Skibbereen Arts Festival	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Multidisciplinary arts — Ireland	Grant	€25,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Scoil Acla	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Traditional Arts — Ireland	Grant	€20,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Rogu	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Circus — Ireland	Grant	€6,250.00
31 Dec 2023	Portumna Arts Group	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Multidisciplinary arts — Ireland	Grant	€20,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Polish Arts Festival	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Multidisciplinary arts — Ireland	Grant	€20,500.00
31 Dec 2023	PhotoIreland Festival	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Visual Arts — Ireland	Grant	€45,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Patrick O’Keefe Traditional Music Festival	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Traditional Arts — Ireland	Grant	€33,435.00
31 Dec 2023	OFFline Film	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Film — Ireland	Grant	€18,000.00
31 Dec 2023	New Ross Piano Festival – Music For New Ross	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Music — Ireland	Grant	€26,600.00
31 Dec 2023	New Ross Guitar Academy	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Music — Ireland	Grant	€8,488.00
31 Dec 2023	Music In Monkstown	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Music — Ireland	Grant	€20,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Make A Move	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Children and Young People's Arts — Ireland	Grant	€6,770.00
31 Dec 2023	Lumen Street Theatre	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Multidisciplinary arts — Ireland	Grant	€14,900.00
31 Dec 2023	LMB Entertainments	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Film — Ireland	Grant	€10,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Limerick Jazz Society	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Music — Ireland	Grant	€25,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Laois Youth Dance Ensemble	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Children and Young People's Arts — Ireland	Grant	€25,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Kinsale Arts Weekend	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Multidisciplinary arts — Ireland	Grant	€5,400.00
31 Dec 2023	Kilrush Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Traditional Arts — Ireland	Grant	€10,170.00
31 Dec 2023	Kildare County Library	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Literature (English language) — Ireland	Grant	€6,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Kerry Film Festival	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Film — Ireland	Grant	€18,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Keep Her Lit	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Traditional Arts — Ireland	Grant	€7,000.00
31 Dec 2023	John Dwyer Trad Festival	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Traditional Arts — Ireland	Grant	€11,800.00
31 Dec 2023	Jazz In County Kildare	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Music — Ireland	Grant	€8,487.00
31 Dec 2023	Iron Mountain Festival	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Literature (English language) — Ireland	Grant	€7,600.00
31 Dec 2023	Inishbofin Set Dancing	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Traditional Arts — Ireland	Grant	€3,340.00
31 Dec 2023	Historical Harp Society of Ireland	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Traditional Arts — Ireland	Grant	€20,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Glasdrum	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 — Music — Ireland	Grant	€17,000.00

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