€98,000 Invested in Offaly Arts By The Arts Council For 2018

People in Offaly will experience the arts in new and exciting ways in 2018, the Arts Council said today. Outlining its plan to invest €68.4 million nationwide over the course of the year, the agency for developing the arts said the focus of this year’s investment would be on creating opportunities for the public to […]

Offaly To Benefit From Arts Council Investment

The Arts Council, the government agency for leading the development of the arts in Ireland, today announced funding for Birr Theatre in 2017.  Reopened in 2001, Birr Theatre is an independent, multi-discilinary arts centre with a 220 seat theatre, gallery and rehearsal space.   Arts Council Director Orlaith McBride said: “In our investment approach, we […]

Over €12K Awarded To Key Festivals In Offaly

The Arts Council has awarded a total of €12,480 to help bring two high quality festivals to the people of Offaly this year. The festivals include Scripts Ireland’s Playwriting Festival which took place last week and the 7th OFFline Film Festival which takes place in October. The festival funding is additional to the substantial monies […]