Grants awarded in April 2006

Theatre and dance, Film, Music, Visual art, Literature

Theatre and dance
Name Amount in Euros
The Gate Theatre request for grant towards the cost of US tour of Samuel Beckett plays in October/November 2006 €100,000
Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre Ltd request for grant towards the cost of performing the 'Flowerbed' in the UK in October 2006 €40,000
The Corn Exchange Theatre Company Ltd request for grant towards the cost of bringing its productions of 'Dublin by Lamplight' and the Car Show to Tasmania, March/April 2006 €30,000
Centre Culturel Irlandais Paris request for grant towards the cost of a theatrical performance in the Paris Beckett Festival, October 2006 €25,000
Fishamble Theatre Company request for grant towards the cost of the production of "Monged" by Gary Duggan at the Liverpool Irish Festival in October 2006 €15,000
Daghdha Dance Company request for grant towards the cost of performing "Once Beneath the Skin" at the Blurred Borders Festival in San Diego in June 2006 €10,000
Caroilin Callery request for grant towards the cost of the Praxis Theatre Laboratory performing "Women and the Trojan Horse" in the New York Fringe Theatre Festival in August 2006 €5,000
Prime Cut Productions request for grant towards the cost of participation in the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival in London, May/June 2006 €4,000
Lynne Parker request for grant towards the cost of an artist exchange programme to take place in Bucharest, May 2006 €2,790
Lynne Parker request for grant towards the cost of an artist exchange programme to take place in Bucharest, May 2006 €2,790
Greg Johnson, The Montana Repertory Theatre request for grant towards the cost of a reading of "Anaconda Ashes" in Montana, August 2006 €2,500
Theatre at UBC request for grant towards the cost of participation at the '2006 Year of Beckett Exibit' in Canada in October 2006 €2,000
Theatre of Alexander Duchnovitch (DAD) request for grant towards the cost of performing Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot" for the first time in Rusyn language in the Slovak Republic in September 2006 €2,000
Puca Puppets request for grant towards the cost of performing at the World Festival of Puppet Art in Prague in June 2006 €1,400
Eric Devanthery request for grant towards the cost of Enda Walsh's attendance at the premiere of the French production of "Disco Pigs" at the La Batie - Festival de Geneve, Switzerland in September 2006 €300


Subtotal: €252,780

Film
Name Amount in Euros
One Eye Productions/Nial O'Sullivan request for grant towards the cost of presenting a two-day film festival of Irish films and workshops in five venues in Palestine in August/September 2006 €15,000
Grace Weir request for grant towards the cost of premiere screening of two Films in London, October 2006 €5,000
Filmhouse request for grant towards the cost of REEL, the First Ireland-Scotland Film Festival to be held in Scotland in October/November 2006 €4,000
Galway Film Fleadh request for grant towards the cost of attendence at the Galway Film Fleadh, July 2006 €3,500
Blackwood Gallery, University of Toronto request for grant towards the cost of participation in an Exhibition, Film Series and Symposium as part of Beckett Centenary celebrations, in Toronto from November/December 2006 €1,000
Cork Film Festival request for grant towards the cost of a showcase of Irish film and music and a workshop series at the Festival du Film Amazigh in Algerie in December 2006/January 2007 €3,000


Subtotal: 31,500

Music
Name Amount in Euros
Irish Chamber Orchestra request for grant towards the cost of a concert series in China in November 2006 €60,000
National Youth Orchestra of Ireland request for grant towards the cost of touring in Finland in August 2006 €25,000
European Union Youth Orchestra request for grant towards the cost of participation in EUYO, in various venues across Europe, August 2006 €20,000
Our Lady's Choral Society request for grant towards the cost of participating in the Rhineland Summerfest in Germany in September 2007 €20,000
The RTE Vanburgh Quartet request for grant towards the cost of participation in a major concert and lecture tour of China in November 2006 €13,500
Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann request for grant towards the cost of a North American Concert Tour, October 2006 €10,000
English National Opera request for grant towards the cost of participation in the production of Verdi's  La Traviata in London, September 2006 €10,000
Toender Festival request for grant towards the cost of Irish participation in the Toender Festival in Denmark in August 2006 €10,000
St Peter's Male Voice Choir request for grant towards the cost of recitals in New York City in August 2006 €10,000
Return to Camden Town request for grant towards the cost of participation in the London Festival, October 2006 €8,000
Palestrina Choir request for grant towards the cost of performances in Poland and the Czech Republic in July 2006 €8,000
Camerata Kilkenny (Ensemble) request for grant towards the cost of particaption in concerts in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, July 2006 €5,000
Liverpool Irish Festival Society Company Ltd request for grant towards the cost of participation at the 4th Annual Liverpool Irish Festival, October 2006 €5,000
Bray Choral Society request for grant towards the cost of performance of choral works in Salzburg, Austria as part of the Mozart 2006 Commenoration, October 2006 €5,000
The International Celtic-Acadian-Louisiana Festival request for grant towards the cost of participation at a Festival in Vaudreuil, Canada, June 2006 €4,000
Robert Houlihan request for grant towards the cost of participation at the Performance Theatre in Hungary in June 2006 €4,000
Finnish-Irish Society request for grant towards the cost of attending the Irish Festival in Finland September/October 2006 €4,000
Town Cultural Center Namest nad Oslavou request for grant towards the cost of Irish participation in the Namest nad Oslavou Festival in July 2006 €4,000
Catskills Irish Arts Week request for grant towards the cost of Irish participation in the 12th Annual Catskills Irish Arts Week, a summer school of traditional Irish music and dance in East Durham, US, in July 2006 €4,000
Attridge Academy of Irish Music request for grant towards the cost of participation in the Golden Karagoz International Folk Dancing Festival in Turkey in July 2006 €4,000
Urras Féis Cheilteach Innse Gall - Hebridean Celtic Festival Trust request for grant towards the cost of participation at The Hebridean Celtic Festival in Scotland July 2006 €3,500
Shane O'Driscoll request for grant towards the cost of promoting the Sliabh Luachra Tradition in Chicago in September 2006 €3,500
KM Friendship Ireland request for grant towards the cost of performing classical music and Irish traditional music in schools in Japan in July 2006 €3,500
The Irish Arts Foundation (Leeds) request for grant towards the cost of participation in the Irish Traditional Music Festival in Leeds, September, November 2006 and February, March 2007 €3,000
Seisiun an Sciobairin request for grant towards the cost of conducting a Cultural Summer - Camp with the St Louis Irish Arts Association in the US,  June - July 2006 €3,000
Irene Martin request for grant towards the cost of workshops and concerts at the 17th Recontre Muiscale Irlandais in Tocane St. Apre, France in July 2006 €3,000
Druiven Festival (Grape Festival) request for grant towards the cost of Irish participation in the Festival in Belgium, September 2006 €2,500
Contemporary Music Centre request for grant towards the cost of participating in the Annual Conference of the International Assoication of Music Information Centres in Sweden in June 2006 €1,800
Conall Gleeson request for grant towards the cost of recitals incorporating traditional Chinese and Irish music in Taiwan in July 2006 €1,700
The Irish Harp Centre request for grant towards the cost of participation at the Celtic Roots Festival, Canada, August 2006 €1,600
Ricardo Climent/Paul Wilson request for grant towards the cost of participation in concerts in New York in December 2006 and February 2007 €1,500
Micheal O'Halmhain request for grant towards the cost of participation at the Celtic Roots Festival, Canada,  August 2006 €1,500
Derek Gleeson and Antonio Cafolla request for grant towards the cost of participation in a concert with the Vratza Philharmonic in Bulgaria, May 2006 €1,240
Maria Tecce request for grant towards the cost of participation in the Fringe Festival, Prague, May/June 2006 €1,200
Irish Music Society Oulu request for grant towards the cost of participation at the Oulu Irish Festival in Finland in October 2006 €1,000
Valda Chamber Choir request for grant towards the cost of participation in the Annual "Fiesta Mayor" in Spain, August 2006 €1,000
The Fuchsia Band request for grant towards the cost of US tour in August/September 2006 €1,000
Shamrock Traditional Irish Music Society request for grant towards the cost of a traditional Irish music and song concert series in Connecticut, US, in May/September 2006 €1,000
Aileen Lambert request for grant towards the cost of participation as a speaker and singer in the Festival of the Sea in Newfoundland in September 2006 €1,000
Dr. Ian Russell/University of Aberdeen request for grant towards the cost of Irish musicians and dancers participating in the North Atlantic Fiddle Convention in Aberdeen, Scotland, in July 2006 €1,000
Craobh na hÉireann den Chomhdháil Cheilteach request for grant towards the cost of participation of speakers and singers in the International Celtic Congress in Brittany, France in July/August 2006 €800
Jens Uhl request for grant towards the cost of participation at the Bratislava Cultural Summer Concert in July 2006 €580
Rory Grubb request for grant towards the cost of performing original songs as a solo artist at the NXNE Music Festival in Toronto in June 2006 €500


Subtotal: 273,920

Visual art
Name Amount in Euros
Ian Joyce/Clo Ceardlann na gCnoc request for grant towards the cost of participation of artists in a workshop symposium and exhibition in Georgia in September 2006 €40,000
Crafts Council of Ireland request for grant towards the cost of the exhibition "Ireland 2007-2017: Ecology, Mythlogy & Technology" of innovative furniture design in Paris in December 2006/March 2007 €40,000
Kerlin Gallery request for grant towards the cost of an exhibition in Switzerland in June 2006 and in London in October 2006 €18,000
Kilkenny Collection for Arts Talent request for grant towards the cost of exhibiting paintings in the Freight Gallery in Freemantle in November/December 2006 €15,000
Carol Kiernan request for grant towards the cost of an exhibition to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Irish representation in Australia and a concert featuring Delia Murphy's Music in Canberra in October 2006-January 2007 €10,000
Garrett Phelan request for grant towards the cost of taking part in a solo project entitled "Racer" in the UK in January 2008 €10,000
Chisenhale Gallery request for grant towards the cost of participation in an exhibition at the Gallery in London, November/December 2006 €7,000
Green on Red Gallery request for grant towards the cost of particapation in the 'VOLTA Show 02', in Basel, Switzerland in June 2006 €5,000
Centre Culturel Irlandais Paris request for grant towards the cost of an exhibition in Paris, December 2006 €5,000
Centre Culturel Irlandais Paris request for grant towards the cost of particpation in an art exhibiton as part of Samuel Beckett's centenary celebrations in September 2006 €5,000
Project Arts Centre request for grant towards the cost of a visual art programme as part of the "Platform" Series at the Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany in October 2006 €5,000
Smart Project Space Foundation request for grant towards the cost of a solo exhibition by Jaki Irvine at the Smart Project Space Gallery in the Netherlands in September/October 2006 €5,000
Philip Napier request for grant towards the cost of exhibition in Johannesburg, South Africa in August/September 2006 €5,000
John Gerard request for grant towards the cost of participation at the Beijing International New Media Arts Exhibition in June 2006 €5,000
Diarmuid Delargy request for grant towards the cost of the exhibition "Beckett Suite" in New York in June 2006 €5,000
Caoimhghin Ó Fraithile request for grant towards the cost of participation in the Echigo-Tsumari Srt Triennial in Japan in July/September 2006 €4,500
Sean Lynch request for grant towards the cost of exhibiting in the Premio Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodore, an International competition in Milan, May 2006 €3,000
Una Quigley request for grant towards the cost of developing and exhibiting at a solo exhibition in the UK in October 2006 €3,000
Mick O'Kelly request for grant towards the cost of participation at the "Nomadic Kitchen Art in context"  exhibition in Brazil, September 2006 €2,400
Deirdre McLoughlin request for grant towards the cost of exhibiting at the  "East-West Ceramics Collaboration" in Hawaii in July/August 2006 €1,900
Frieda Meaney request for grant towards the cost of participation in an exhibition in Germany in November 2006. €1,500
Sean Casey request for grant towards the cost of participating in the 28th Congress of International Federation for Photogrpahic Art in China in September 2006 €1,500
Anthony Haughey request for grant towards the cost of particpation in a fine art exhibition 'Infected Landscape' in New York in May/June 2006 €1,500
Dortmunder Kinstverein request for grant towards the cost of an exhibition "in Flagranti" in Berlin, in September-November 2006 and December 2006-January 2007 €1,000
Mark Clare request for grant towards the cost of participation in a solo Exhibition in Finland in June 2006 €1,000
Niamh Jackman request for grant towards the cost of a joint exhibition of painting and sculpture with Jakub Syriste in Athens, Greece in October/November 2006 €1,000
Leeds Irish Health and Homes bringing an exhibition on Irish dispora in Leeds to the European Parliament in Brussels in July 2006. €6,825
Gail Ritchie participating in an Art exhibition and International summit on Art in Manhattan in September 2006. €4,150


Subtotal: €213,275

Literature
Name Amount in Euros
Niall Enda Keogh request for grant towards the cost of lecturing in Irish Studies at three Russian Universities for the academic year 2006-2007 €9,680
Prof. Cornelius Murphy request for grant towards the cost of Irish participation in the "Irresponsibility & Literature" Conference in Singapore in September 2006 €9,400
Prof. Dermot Keogh request for grant towards the cost of Irish participation in a literary conference at the St. Petersburg State University, Bloomsday celebrations and towards an exhibition of prints in Russia in June 2006 €6,490
Dr. Peter Kuch request for grant towards the cost of the 30th Annual Conference of the International Association for the Study of Irish Literatures (IASIL) in Sydney in July 2006 €5,000
Edinburgh International Book Festival request for grant towards the cost of participation at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, August 2006 €4,750
Samuel Beckett Gesellschaft e.V. request for grant towards the cost of performances of "Rockaby" in July and the exhibition "Beckett in Kassel" and November/December 2006 in Germany €4,440
Sydney Writers Festival request for grant towards the cost of Irish participation in the Sydney Writers' Festival in May 2006 €3,010
Cathal O Searcaigh request for grant towards the cost of participation in the People's Poetry Festival, New York, May 2006 €1,400
Prof. Joao Lupi/Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil request for grant towards the cost of Irish participation in the 1st International Symposium of Celtic and Germanic Studies in Brazil in July 2006 €1,300
Niall De Búrca request for grant towards the cost of Story Telling event in Auckland, June 2006 €1,300
Tony Curtis request for grant towards the cost of participation in the 7th International Poetry Festival in Israel in October/November 2006 €1,215
Conor Kostick request for grant towards the cost of attending the International Board on Books for Young People Conference in Beiijing, September 2006 €1,150
Michael Cronin request for grant towards the cost of participation in the International Conference of IASIL in Japan, September/October 2006 €1,065


Subtotal: €50,200