€5m Fund Announced to Support Reopening of Arts, Music and Entertainment Businesses The Commercial Entertainment Capital Grant Scheme (CECGS) offers grants of €25k to organisations and companies reopening for staff, classes and audiences. A new funding scheme to support businesses working in the arts and entertainment sector has just been announced by the Department of […]
Government fund initiative to help people avoid money lenders
The Government is examining the possibility of setting up a fund to provide small loans to help people avoid illegal moneylenders. According to a Department of Finance spokesperson, more people are driven into the hands of moneylenders due to their difficulty in getting loans from banks and credit unions. “There is now a greater cohort […]
Thousands of people embrace Culture Night in Limerick
Over 50 arts and heritage venues across Limerick city and county threw open their doors to the public for the sixth annual staging of Culture Night on Friday last, with record crowds seizing the chance to participate. The initiative, the brainchild of the Temple Bar Cultural Trust and Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, […]