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Donegal

A county brimming with world-renowned traditional music heritage and a thriving arts, craft and cultural scene, Donegal has never failed to inspire or support its many artists and creatives.

The spiritual home for so many influential Irish artists from Enya, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and Altan, Moya Brennan and Clannad, to the next generation of singers and fiddlers the Henry Girls and Ciarán Ó Maonaigh, Donegal boasts a long and extensive involvement in music, contemporary visual arts and crafts. The county has always been an attractive destination for artists and makers, with the landscape itself often serving as inspiration.

The county has always been an attractive destination for artists and makers, with the landscape itself often serving as inspiration.

Donegal’s Creative Ireland Culture and Creativity Plan reflects the wealth of the area’s cultural well and has been engaging and involving the community at every level since its implementation in 2017.

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Culture and Creativity Team

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Maureen Kerr

County Creative Ireland Coordinator & Senior Executive Librarian

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Daithí Ramsay

Creative Communities Engagement Officer

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John G. McLaughlin

Chief Executive

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Traolach Ó Fionnáin

Arts Officer

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Jeremy Howard

Regional Cultural Centre

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Judith McCarthy

Curator, Donegal County Museum

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Niamh Brennan

County Archivist

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Donna Cavanagh

Senior Executive Librarian

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Rita Chapman

Senior Executive Librarian

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Collette Beattie

Acting Architectural Conservation Officer

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Joe Gallagher

Heritage Officer

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Aideen Doherty

Donegal Film Office

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Róise Ní Laifeartaigh

Rannóg na Gaeilge

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Patsy Lafferty

Director of Service Housing, Corporate & Culture

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Rosita Mahony

Community Development & Planning Services

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Karen Sheehy

A/Senior Executive Librarian

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Andrew McNulty

Arts & Cultural Diversity Officer

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Julie Corry

Biodiversity Officer

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Our Strategy

Five strategic priorities were identified in Donegal following public and sectoral consultation. These are (i) Improve provision of, and access to, information; (ii) Increase engagement with, and access to, the culture & creative sector; (iii) Support cultural practitioners; (iv) Promote our sense of place and identity; and (v) Enhance cultural infrastructure and consolidate strategic organisations. ...

The Creative Ireland Donegal Culture Team is actively delivering on this strategy and can demonstrate significant progress across the priority areas.

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