With the support of funding from the Creative Ireland Health & Wellbeing in the Community programme, we are delighted to announce this extended arts project supporting children with chronic life-long physical health conditions aged from 8 – 16 across the Mid-West region in 2024 and 2025.  The Creative Ireland & Healthy Ireland departments within Tipperary County Council, Limerick County Council & Clare County Council along with staff from the HSE are partnering with Helium Arts to provide this programme of creative activities to children in the Outpatients Department in University Hospital Limerick and in various other locations in Nenagh, Ennis and Limerick. This project will provide activity camps to children aged 8 – 12 and the teenage category of 13-16.

Helium Arts is a children’s charity committed to improving the well-being of children and young people in Ireland who are living with lifelong physical health conditions. They offer free creative workshops, both in communities and online, led by professional artists. These workshops provide safe and accessible spaces where children navigating health conditions can come together. They use creativity to inspire these children to feel more confident.  By empowering them with tools such as friendship, community and new skills, Helium Arts helps these children to become more prepared and capable of overcoming 

Please note that the details of events listed above are provided by the relevant Local Authorities.