The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media this week announced the 14 projects that will share in a series of grants under the Co-operation with Northern Ireland Scheme operated by her Department.
ADAPT at DCU has been awarded €15,000 to leverage the All Ireland Linguistics Olympiad (AILO) North/South collaboration to design 2024 cultural linguistics materials for cross-community, cross-border workshops for secondary school students and teachers. This project will promote cooperation between schools and Universities on both sides of the border to provide a 2024 cultural linguistics outreach programme. New linguistics materials/puzzles are required each year. The project will send a workshop brochure and training materials to all secondary schools on the island.
In total, Minister Catherine Martin has approved allocations amounting to €167,752 to support 14 cultural projects with significant cross-border elements.
Small self-contained projects funded under the scheme seek to enhance, celebrate or commemorate the artistic, cultural, musical, film or heritage of the Island of Ireland on a North/South basis.
Applications were invited for projects that helped to promote:
“The Co-operation with Northern Ireland Scheme supports valuable projects with cultural elements on both sides of the border,” said Minister Martin.
“It allows an exchange of ideas and brings communities together for a shared purpose.
“The scheme encourages individuals and groups to bond over common interests while creating new talents and friendships along the way.
“Sharing our culture can have many benefits including building relationships & establishing trust, this in turn, can decrease fear and isolation and promote a sense of unity among communities.
“It is my pleasure today to announce funding of €167,752 towards these important and varied contributions to the Arts, that celebrate cross border cultures and spread this wonderful wealth of talent across the whole island of Ireland.”
