Minister for the Arts John O'Donoghue yesterday announced €32 million in funding for arts facilities.
Altogether 67 projects will benefit under Access II, the Arts and Culture Capital Enhancement Support Scheme to support cultural infrastructure. This funding tranche is a successor to the Access I scheme, introduced in August 2001, which allocated more than €43 million.
Among the main beneficiaries who received over €1 million each were the Cork Opera House (€1.5 million); West Cork Arts Centre (€1.5 million); the Royal Hibernian Academy in Dublin (€1.75 million); the Smock Alley Theatre project in Dublin (€1.8 million); the Focus Theatre (€1.3 million); Solas Picture House in Galway (€2 million); Kilkenny Integrated Cultural Facility (€2 million) and the Niland Model Arts Centre in Sligo (€1.75 million).
Two-thirds of the funds are for refurbishments and a third for new facilities ARTS FUNDING: WHERE THE MONEY WILL GO
CLARE €812,500
Áras an Oidhreacht, Spanish Point 312,500
Sweeney Memorial Library 500,000
CORK €4,540,000
National Sculpture Factory 450,000
Briery Gap Cultural Centre, Macroom 30,000
Graffiti Theatre, Cork 250,000
Firkin Crane 100,000
Everyman Theatre, Cork 500,000
Cork Arts Theatre 150,000
Glen Theatre, Banteer 20,000
Cork Opera House 1,500,000
Laharn Community Hall 20,000
Cloyne Diocesan Centre 20,000
West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen 1,500,000
DONEGAL €185,000
An Grianán Theatre, Donegal 65,000
Abbey Theatre, Donegal 100,000
Legawney Town Hall 20,000
DUBLIN €7,780,000
Dublin City Council Artists Studios,
St Patrick's, Cuilán House, Blessington
Street & Buckingham Street 600,000
Filmbase 362,500
Gallery of Photography 437,500
Irish Film Institute 550,000
Create Dublin 300,000
Project Arts Centre 60,000
Fossetts Circus 200,000
The Ark Cultural Centre 20,000
RHA 1,750,000
Draíocht Theatre, Blanchardstown 400,000
Smock Alley Theatre 1,800,000
Focus Theatre 1,300,000
GALWAY €2,370,000
Solas Picture House 2,000,000
Druid Theatre 350,000
Teach Ceol, Renvyle 20,000
KERRY €2,195,000
Siamsa Tíre Tralee 400,000
St Johns Listowel 70,000
Caherciveen Community Centre 25,000
Teach Siamsa Finuge agus
Teach Siamsa na Carraig 200,000
An Daingean Boatyard Arts
& Cultural Centre 1,500,000
KILKENNY €2,250,000
Kilkenny Integrated Cultural Facility 2,000,000 Watergate Theatre 100,000
Castalia Arts Centre, Camphill 150,000
LEITRIM €425,000
Leitrim Sculpture Centre 425,000
LIMERICK €1,342,000
Belltable Arts Centre 882,000
St John's Square 460,000
LAOIS €80,000
Dunamaise Theatre, Portlaoise 80,000
LONGFORD €250,000
Backstage Theatre 250,000
LOUTH €1,400,000
Irish Film Institute Archive, Dundalk 650,000
An Táin Town Hall, Dundalk 150,000
Droichead Arts Centre, Dundalk 600,000
MAYO €350,000
Kiltimagh Town Hall Theatre 300,000
Linenhall Arts Centre 50,000
MONAGHAN €65,000
Castleblaney Arts Centre 45,000
Scotshouse Monaghan 20,000
OFFALY €2,000,000
Tullamore Library & Arts Centre 2,000,000
ROSCOMMON €1,000,000
Roscommon Arts Centre 1,000,000
SLIGO €1,750,000
Niland Model Arts Centre 1,750,000
TIPPERARY €75,000
Tipperary Excel, Tipperary town 75,000
WATERFORD €1,175,500
Theatre Royal 937,500
Waterford Healing Arts Trust 238,000
WESTMEATH €740,000
Mullingar Arts Centre 100,000
Midland Dance Laboratory 640,000
WEXFORD €1,215,000
Duncannon Fort, Wexford 375,000
Wexford Arts Centre 800,000
Horsewood Town Hall 20,000
St Michael's Hall 20,000
OVERALL TOTAL €32,000,000