On Oliver Callan with Brendan Courtney now! Such a great The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon project gifting free books to prisons this Culture Night

Don't Forget to Remember in cinemas now! Experience the difficult journey of watching a love one losing their memories to Alzhiemers while celebrating the life they have lived. See it near you this Sept: dontforgettorememberfilm.com

On #CultureNight, Sept 20th, the island of Ireland becomes your free cultural playground. Over 1,700 completely free events This special night is a national moment celebrating all that makes up the richness and diversity of culture in Ireland💚 culturenight.ie

Visit the Arts Council on Culture Night! We're thrilled to host a performance by the Seo Linn trio with Culture Night ambassador Stiofán Ó Fearail, followed by a DJ set from rkitt. Join us from 6pm at 70 Merrion Sq. in Dublin! culturenight.ie/arts-council-o… #OneNightForAll

Director of The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon, Maureen Kennelly, spoke on Newstalk Breakfast this morning about the vibrant programme that began all over the country at 4pm today ✨ It's not too late! Find a last minute event near you at culturenight.ie #OneNightForAll #OícheDárSaol

How do you Culture Night? Happy Culture Night everyone! #OícheDárSaol

#CultureNight is in full swing at the Arts Council buildings with Seo Linn. Coming up shortly we'll have a DJ set from R.Kitt! culturenight.ie/arts-council-o… #OneNightForAll #OícheDárSaol

Our Director, Maureen Kennelly, writes for Culture on RTÉ about the benefits of sustained investment in the arts and the challenges currently facing artists and arts organisations in Ireland, as we seek an increase in Arts Council funding in #Budget2025. rte.ie/culture/2024/0…

We acknowledge Minister Catherine Martin's #Budget2025 announcement of €140m in funding and appreciate her continued support of the arts. Research shows further investment is required to address pressure points and we'll continue to work towards this. artscouncil.ie/News/The-Arts-…

We want to hear about your Culture Night experience ✨ How did you Culture Night? Take our short survey and help make Culture Night 2025 even better! Please follow the survey/suirbhé link to complete. #OneNightForAll 🔗surveymonkey.com/r/CNAudience24 🔗surveymonkey.com/r/CN24Audience…

It was great to hear Simon Harris TD talk about the value the arts bring to society, the economy & our sense of place, as he launched Mermaid Arts Centre Strategy this evening. 👏 Congrats Julie Kelleher and all the Mermaids!

“The arts are vital to economic and social wellbeing” said An Taoiseach Simon Harris TD as he launched Mermaid Arts Centre Strategy this evening along with our Director Maureen Kennelly - seen here with our Chair Maura McGrath. Comhghairdeachas libh!

Very excited for this The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon #Inclusion

Today we are publishing our pre-election manifesto, which outlines four key priority areas relating to government investment in the arts. View the manifesto here: artscouncil.ie/News/Arts-Coun…

For #WorldChildrensDay 2024, we're handing the mic to young creatives to discuss and celebrate children and young people's arts. In this clip, Jasper and Joanne of Baboró International Arts Festival for Children's Children's Panel interview our Director Maureen Kennelly about her early experiences of the arts.

On #WorldChildrensDay, our Creative Schools Director Mags Walsh spoke to Irish Independent about how the programme provides opportunities for children & young people in schools across Ireland to explore creativity and artistic expression. independent.ie/irish-news/we-… 📷: Brian Cregan

Arts Council celebrates youth arts for World Children's Day rte.ie/culture/2024/1… via RTÉ The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon Maureen Kennelly

Brilliant questions for election candidates today from smart children! Thanks The Ark Dublin and @ChildRightsIRLfor organising #ChildrensHustings today with Bryan Dobson #Election2024

This was a wonderful evening, thanks so much AoifeDemel at Mermaid Arts Centre and Lahcen Mahraoui, Ambassador of Morocco to Ireland.