Funding for “Wellbeing in the Community” announced for 2024
Over €1m in funding for 15 projects involving a total of 22 Local authorities was announced at the Creativity for Wellbeing Network Gathering on 22nd May 2024 in Dublin. Included are 4 all-island projects supported under the Shared Ireland Initiative.
Speaking at the event Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin, TD said:
“This grant funding will enable the Local Authority Creative Ireland and Healthy Ireland teams to continue the great work they are doing within their communities, to enhance wellbeing through creativity. I am particularly pleased to support projects which will promote collective wellbeing on an all-island basis and bring communities together to explore how creativity can be deployed for the benefit of our overall health”
In supporting this funding round Minister for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy Colm Burke said:
“The Creative Health and Wellbeing in the Community Scheme and Live Music Performances in Residential Healthcare Settings projects provide high quality, collaborative and innovative creative offerings to a diverse range of people, spanning from childhood to older ages, providing the potential to increase social and individual wellbeing and support healthy lifestyles.”
Congratulations to our Healthy Ireland Coordinators and their Creative Ireland Coordinators colleagues in the 22 Local Authorities who worked together on these wide ranging initiatives which will be of immense benefit the communities they support.
Details of the approved projects are as follows:
Local Authority | Project Name |
Strand A – Ireland | |
| Galway City and County Councils | Mending heARTS: Cardiovascular Art Programme |
| Carlow & Kilkenny County Councils | Fíodóireacht ár gcuspóir – Carlow/Kilkenny Song, Music & Creativity for Wellbeing |
| Dublin City Council | St Agnes’ Community Centre for Music and the Arts Harmony Hub |
| Tipperary, Limerick & Clare County Councils | Creativity Changing Young Lives in the Mid-West |
| Kildare, Offaly & Westmeath County Councils | “Did I Ever Tell You…” |
| Westmeath & Longford County Councils | Interwoven Threads: Ireland’s Migrant Stories |
| Dún Laoghaire/Rathdown County Council | Let’s Get Social dlr: making creative connections and inspiring inclusivity across the county |
| Cork City Council | Exploring Loss and Grief: Healing Through Art with the Compassionate Support of a Hospice Foundation |
| Cork & Kerry County Councils | Make or Break |
| Roscommon & Mayo County Councils | Mayo Roscommon: Care & Creativity in Context |
| Waterford & Wexford County Councils | An Exploration of the Potential Role of Creative Ritual in the Second Year of Bereavement |
Strand B – Shared Island | |
| Monaghan County Council | Creative Cafés |
| Kerry County Council | Weaving Worlds Together |
| Louth County Council | ‘Dear Future Me’ – Promoting Positive Mental Health Through Creative Expression On Our Shared Island |
| Cavan County Council | The Art of Life |
Additionally €200k funding was announced to continue to support live music in residential healthcare facilities throughout 2024. This will be facilitated through the all-of-Government programmes in Creative Ireland and Healthy Ireland in Cavan, Cork City, Donegal, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Kilkenny, Laois, Limerick (with Clare and Tipperary),Mayo, Meath, Monaghan and Wexford.
Further details are available here.