Exciting new plans to unleash the creative potential of our children and young people around Ireland. 

Creatives across film, TV and theatre are invited to share their insights and experience of the opportunities and pitfalls of career progression in the film and theatre sector at a special event in Trinity College, Dublin. 

Youth theatre in Ireland has long helped build the careers of some of the best players and playwrights in the country and now it’s set for a substantial boost with an exciting expansion partnership announced by Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan, T.D, and the Creative Ireland Programme.

Local communities around Ireland are getting involved in a new creative place-making project to unlock the potential of their local towns and villages. Who knows more about a town than the people who live there?

We love reading. As a nation Ireland is bewitched and obsessed with the wonderful world of reading, from the winding prose of a mystery thriller to the uncharted territories of a fantasy novel.

Some of Ireland’s finest performing artists and writers will be flying the flag for Irish culture and creativity in Scotland this month. 

One of the great joys of attending the many exciting festival or cultural events across Ireland during summer months is the sheer range and depth of homegrown musical talent you’ll find across the multitude of stages and tents.

Ministers announce the welcome extension of the social welfare scheme for self-employed artists from September.

From croziers mistaken for fish to artefacts thought to have been lost forever, a new podcast series digs into how our most famous archaeological objects were discovered.

Three companies have been chosen to participate in the regional expansion of Business to Arts’ dynamic Artist-in-Residence Programme.

From art history and prehistoric societies to women’s suffrage, the second-ever Fulbright-Creative Ireland Programme Fellows have been announced.

Thousands of children unleashed their creativity at Cruinniú na nÓg 2019.