From Athenry to Yeats: Minister announces round of summer school funding

Minister for Tourism Catherine Martin announced a funding allocation of €69,945 for 16 events supporting Small Scale Local Festivals and Summer Schools in Ireland in 2024.
The scheme aims to assist local cultural events that may not meet the criteria for larger scale funding from organizations like Fáilte Ireland and the Arts Council.
The competitive applications process had a maximum grant of €5,000 available, with funding allocated after the closing date on April 26, 2024.

Minister Martin said: “Culture and arts add hugely to our lives and to our community and reminds us of our shared values, traditions, and the importance of coming together as a collective whole. The crucial work of my Department in supporting local festivals and summer schools around Ireland provides opportunities for people from diverse cultures and backgrounds to meet, socialise and build relationships based on the experiences that they share. Cultural festivals create opportunities for people to learn about and appreciate the diversity around them, learning new and old traditions, customs and cultural practises of different communities, ethnic groups and also different eras. These wonderful projects make a very significant contribution to the development and promotion of Ireland’s cultural tourism offering, giving a flavour of our customs, myths, costumes & music. The myriad of performances enveloped in an imaginative package to suit all cultural tastes and flavours . To all those who work tirelessly behind the scenes of these events, I wish you every success; and I hope that the public will enjoy the bountiful array of programmes and events around the country over the coming months.”