ALMOST 3 MILLION EURO FOR GALWAY ARTS SECTOR

Date Published: 12-Mar-2013

Galway's creative arts sector has secured 2.7 million euro in funding.

The funding will benefit 19 local organisations and comes through the Arts Council's three main annual grants programmes.

Druid Theatre Company is to receive the largest share of 820 thousand euro, followed by Galway Arts Festival which is to benefit from 470 thousand euro.

The total list of 19 Galway groups will receive the annual funding from the Arts Council for the period to the end of March 2014.