Funding Decisions 2023 — Public Purse

Spending records

Payment date^*	Supplier	Description	Kind	Amount
31 Dec 2023	Lismore Castle Arts	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Children and Young People's Arts — Ireland	Grant	€24,797.00
31 Dec 2023	Killaloe Chamber Music Festival	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Music — Ireland	Grant	€18,000.00
31 Dec 2023	K-fest	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Festivals and Events — Ireland	Grant	€9,500.00
31 Dec 2023	John McKenna Traditional Society	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Traditional Arts — Ireland	Grant	€4,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Inishowen Traditional Singers’ Circle	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Traditional Arts — Ireland	Grant	€24,650.00
31 Dec 2023	Inishowen Traditional Music Project	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Traditional Arts — Ireland	Grant	€12,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Inishbofin Community Services Programme	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Multidisciplinary arts — Ireland	Grant	€7,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Iniscealtra Arts Festival	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Multidisciplinary arts — Ireland	Grant	€13,800.00
31 Dec 2023	Greywood Arts	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Multidisciplinary arts — Ireland	Grant	€9,500.00
31 Dec 2023	Grey Heron Media	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Multidisciplinary arts — Ireland	Grant	€42,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Great Music in Irish Houses	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Music — Ireland	Grant	€45,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Grasshoppers Early Years Festival	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Children and Young People's Arts — Ireland	Grant	€7,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Galway Theatre Festival	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Theatre — Ireland	Grant	€45,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Five Lamps Arts Festival	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Multidisciplinary arts — Ireland	Grant	€11,000.00
31 Dec 2023	First Fortnight	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Multidisciplinary arts — Ireland	Grant	€32,000.00
31 Dec 2023	First Cut! Youth Film Project	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Children and Young People's Arts — Ireland	Grant	€44,632.00
31 Dec 2023	Féile Róise Rua	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Traditional Arts — Ireland	Grant	€16,557.00
31 Dec 2023	Féile Na Tána	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Traditional Arts — Ireland	Grant	€9,881.00
31 Dec 2023	Feile na Bealtaine	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Multidisciplinary arts — Ireland	Grant	€45,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Feile Chois Cuain	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Traditional Arts — Ireland	Grant	€9,800.00
31 Dec 2023	Fastnet Short Film Festival	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Film — Ireland	Grant	€16,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Ennis Book Club Festival	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Literature (English language) — Ireland	Grant	€45,000.00
31 Dec 2023	East Asia Film Festival Ireland	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Film — Ireland	Grant	€21,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Drogheda Arts Festival	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Multidisciplinary arts — Ireland	Grant	€15,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Dingle New Music Choir And Orchestra	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Music — Ireland	Grant	€2,500.00
31 Dec 2023	Culturekids	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Circus — Ireland	Grant	€9,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Corofin Traditional Festival	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Traditional Arts — Ireland	Grant	€8,150.00
31 Dec 2023	Cork World Book Festival	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Literature (English language) — Ireland	Grant	€25,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Consairtín	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Traditional Arts — Ireland	Grant	€15,650.00
31 Dec 2023	Common Knowledge	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Arts Participation — Ireland	Grant	€7,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Coiste Cruinniu na BhFliuit	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Traditional Arts — Ireland	Grant	€9,165.00
31 Dec 2023	Cobh Carillon Committee	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Music — Ireland	Grant	€5,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Classics Now	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Literature (English language) — Ireland	Grant	€10,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Ceol na gCruach	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Traditional Arts — Ireland	Grant	€9,120.00
31 Dec 2023	Cavan Arts Festival	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Multidisciplinary arts — Ireland	Grant	€16,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Catalyst Film Festival	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Film — Ireland	Grant	€5,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Carrickmacross Comhaltas	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Traditional Arts — Ireland	Grant	€6,159.00
31 Dec 2023	Cairde na Cruite	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Traditional Arts — Ireland	Grant	€15,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Cackle Mgmt	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Multidisciplinary arts — Ireland	Grant	€30,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Borris Festival of Writing and Ideas	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Literature (English language) — Ireland	Grant	€23,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Blood in the Alley Productions	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Theatre — Ireland	Grant	€43,200.00
31 Dec 2023	Birr Festival Of Music & Voice	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Music — Ireland	Grant	€20,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Ballydehob Traditional Music Festival	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Traditional Arts — Ireland	Grant	€4,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Ballydehob Jazz Festival	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Multidisciplinary arts — Ireland	Grant	€25,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Alternative Entertainments	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Children and Young People's Arts — Ireland	Grant	€9,996.00
31 Dec 2023	Alliance Francaise	Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 1 — Literature (English language) — Ireland	Grant	€6,000.00
31 Dec 2023	Wolfe, Ger	Deis Recording and Publication Award — Traditional Arts — Ireland	Grant	€9,200.00
31 Dec 2023	O’Brien, Michael	Deis Recording and Publication Award — Traditional Arts — Ireland	Grant	€9,114.00
31 Dec 2023	O’ Connor, Michael	Deis Recording and Publication Award — Traditional Arts — Ireland	Grant	€9,102.00
31 Dec 2023	O Rochain, Seamus	Deis Recording and Publication Award — Traditional Arts — Ireland	Grant	€4,305.00

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