Culture
03 Nov 23

14 arts centres have been selected for the Late-Night Events Pilot Scheme

The Arts Council and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media announce funding for 14 Arts Centres to open their doors into the dark winter evenings as part of the Late-Night Events Pilot Scheme.

The Late-Night Events Pilot Scheme intends to diversify late-night activities, create job opportunities for creatives, and welcome new audiences into existing cultural facilities.

The programme is designed as part of the Government's Night-Time Economy interventions, a €2 million scheme to help existing arts and cultural spaces open their doors to new late night activity.

The €2 million scheme's funding was allocated to support venues that operate late at night to implement noise reduction measures. Funding was available to improve soundproofing and other noise mitigation measures at late night venues, with a maximum grant of €70,000 available per application

Today's announcement sees some €730,000 euros distributed among 14 arts centre across the country.

Minister Catherine Martin said of yesterday's announcement "This scheme aims to promote a vibrant cultural ecosystem in Ireland that thrives after dark".

The 14 arts centres to receive funding as part of this initiative are:

Triskel Arts Centre- Cork

RUA RED- Dublin

Complex Productions Ltd-Dublin

The Donegal Regional Cultural Centre- Letterkenny

The Dock- Leitrim

Droichead Arts Centre- Drogheda

Backstage Theatre- Longford

Galway Arts Centre- Galway

The Lime Tree Belltable- Limerick

The Model- Sligo

An Táin Arts Centre- Dundalk