annual report an tuarascáil bhliantúil 2004 Annual Report 2004 / ISBN: 1-904291-23-6 an tuarascáil bhliantúil ISBN: 978-1-904291-23-7 ISSN: 0790-1593

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Who we are and what we do The Arts Council is the Irish Government agency for developing the arts. We provide financial assistance to artists, arts organisations, local authorities and others for artistic purposes. We offer advice and information on the arts to Government and to a wide range of individuals and organisations. As an advocate for the arts and artists, we undertake projects and research, often in new and emerging areas of arts practice, and increasingly in co-operation with partner organisations. Arts Council funding from the exchequer for 2004 was e54.5 million*.

The 53rd Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2004. Presented to the Government and laid before each house of the Oireachtas pursuant to sections 25 (2) and 26 (1) of the Arts Act, 2003.

*e52.5 million was received by the Arts Council for 2004. At the end of that year, an extra e2 million in supplementary funding was provided to the Arts Council specifically for the , thus an overall total of e54.5 million was provided to the Arts Council for 2004. An Chomhairle Ealaíon

Ár ról agus ár gcuid oibre Is í an Chomhairle Ealaíon an ghníomhaireacht a cheap Rialtas na hÉireann lehaghaidh na healaíona a fhorbairt. Cuirmid cúnamh airgid ar fáil d'ealaíontóirí, d'eagraíochtaí ealaíne, d'údaráis áitiúla agus do pháirtithe eile ar son na n- ealaíon. Cuirmid comhairle agus eolas i dtaobh na n-ealaíon ar fáil don Rialtas agus do raon leathan daoine aonair agus eagraíochtaí. Agus muid ag saothrú ar son na n-ealaíon, tugaimid faoi thionscadail agus thaighde. Baineann cuid mhór díobh seo le réimsí nua den chleachtas ealaíne atá ag teacht chun cinn agus is minic a dhéantar an obair i gcomhar le heagraíochtaí comhpáirteacha. Fuair an Chomhairle Ealaíon e54.5 milliún* de mhaoiniú ón státchiste i 2004.

An 53ú Tuarascáil Bhliantúil agus Ráitis Airgeadais don bhliain dar críoch 31 Nollaig 2004. Arna gcur faoi bhráid an Rialtais agus i láthair gach tí de chuid an Oireachtais de bhun ailt 25 (2) agus 26 (1) den Acht Ealaíon, 2003.

*Fuair an Chomhairle Ealaíon e52.5 milliún le haghaidh 2004. Ag deireadh na bliana sin, cuireadh e2 milliún de mhaoiniú breise ar fáil don Chomhairle Ealaíon le haghaidh Amharclann na Mainistreach go sonrach, rud a d'fhág gur cuireadh suim iomlán e54.5 milliún don Chomhairle Ealaíon le haghaidh 2004.

Contents / Clár

4 Preface / Brollach 5 Introduction / Réamhrá

7 A Review of the Arts in 2004 / Athbhreithniú ar na hEalaíona i 2004 7 Artform Perspectives / Na Foirmeacha Éagsúla Ealaíne - Peirspictíochtaí 8 Architecture / Ailtireacht 10 Dance / Rince 12 Film / Scannáin 14 Literature in English and in Irish / Litríocht i mBéarla agus i nGaeilge 18 Music / Ceol 20 Opera / Ceoldráma 22 Theatre / Amharclannaíocht 24 Traditional Arts / Na hEalaíona Traidisiúnta 26 Visual Arts / Físealaíona

30 Arts Development / Forbairt na nEalaíon 43 Around the Country / Timpeall na Tíre

103 Financial and Executive Information / Eolas Airgeadais agus Feidhmiúcháin 104 Membership and Staff / Baill agus Foireann 111 Bursaries, Awards and Schemes / Sparánachtaí, Dámhachtainí agus Scéimeanna 130 Grants / Deontais 142 Financial Statements / Ráitis Airgeadais

166 Acknowledgements / Buíochas Preface / Brollach

2004, the first full year of office for this Arts Council, Ba é 2004 an chéad bhliain iomlán ag comhaltaí was marked by a number of major changes. Our reatha na Comhairle Ealaíon, agus tharla mórathruithe funding increased from a44 million in 2003 to a54.5 lena linn. Méadaíodh ár maoiniú ó a44 milliún sa million for 2004 and this welcome increase enabled us bhliain 2003 go a54.5 milliún sa bhliain 2004, méadú to support a vibrant arts community to realise many fónta a chuir ar ár gcumas dúinn tacú le lucht na n- creative ideas, as the activities detailed in this report ealaíon iliomad smaoineamh cruthaitheach a chur i show. gcrích, mar is léir ó na gníomhaíochtaí a gcuirtear síos orthu sa tuarascáil seo. Planning started for the preparation of our new strategy, Partnership for the Arts, which was intended Tosaíodh ar an bpleanáil i gcomhair ár straitéise to form the basis of a new and open relationship with nua, Comhpháirtíocht ar son na nEalaíon, a bhfuil the arts community. The Council was committed to sé de chuspóir aici caidreamh nua oscailte a bhunú the idea of wide and meaningful consultation, and le lucht na n-ealaíon. Dar leis an gComhairle é a spent time in 2004 examining the best options to bheith riachtanach próiseas comhairliúcháin leathan, make this work in practice. fiúntach a chur i gcrích agus, chuige sin, caitheadh cuid de 2004 ag meas na roghanna ab fhearr chun In July, the Council published the new principles and sin a dhéanamh. values which would form the basis for its work, and in September appointed a new Director. I mí Iúil, d’fhoilsigh an Chomhairle na prionsabail agus na luachanna nua a bheidh mar dhúshraith faoinár September also saw the publication of the report gcuid oibre agus, i Meán Fómhair, ceapadh Stiúrthóir by the Special Committee on the Traditional Arts, nua. which had been established by the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, - the first such Committee to be Ba i Meán Fómhair a foilsíodh tuarascáil leis an gCoiste created under the provisions of the Arts Act, 2003. Speisialta um na hEalaíona Traidisiúnta, a bhunaigh an The Council adopted this report – Towards a Policy for tAire Ealaíon, Spóirt agus Turasóireachta, - an chéad the Traditional Arts – at its September meeting and choiste dá leithéid a bunaíodh faoi fhorálacha an subsequently adopted a policy on the Traditional Arts Achta Ealaíon, 2003. which it committed to implementing in 2005. Ghlac an Chomhairle leis an tuarascáil sin – I dTreo As we embark on the beginning of a new process of Beartais um na hEalaíona Traidisiúnta – le linn chruinniú partnership with the arts community, we look forward na Comhairle i Meán Fómhair, agus, ina dhiaidh sin, to an open and constructive dialogue with artists, arts cheap beartas i leith na n-ealaíon traidisiúnta a bheidh organisations, public policy makers and others which le cur i bhfeidhm i 2005. will seek to build a central place for the arts in Irish Agus muid ag tosú amach ar an bpróiseas life. comhpháirteachais le lucht na n-ealaíon, táimid ag súil le dialóg oscailte dhearfach le healaíontóirí, le heagraíochtaí ealaíontóirí, le lucht déanta beartais phoiblí agus le páirtithe eile a bhfuil sé de chuspóir acu na healaíona a chur i gcroílár shaol na hÉireann. Olive Braiden, Chair

Olive Braiden, Cathaoirleach

4 Introduction / Réamhrá

2004 was a dynamic year for the Arts Council, Bliain lán gníomhaíochtaí ba ea 2004 ag an gComhairle evidenced by publications related to five of our major Ealaíon, mar is léir ó na foilseacháin i dtaobh cúig initiatives. mhórthionscnamh dár gcuid. Auditoria, a review of planning, programming and Ba é a bhí in Auditoria ná athbhreithniú ar phleanáil, provision for performing arts venues in Ireland provided chlárú, agus sholáthar i gcomhair ionaid tionóil an eight-year overview of activities and highlighted key ealaíne in Éirinn. Bhí forléargas ocht mbliana ann ar issues that need to be addressed in provision for the ghníomhaíochtaí agus díríodh aird ar cheisteanna performing arts. lárnacha a gcaithfidh dul i ngleic leo maidir le soláthar The joint publication with Údaras na Gaeltachta of the i gcomhair na dtaibhealaíon. first Strategy for the Development of the Arts in the Is i gcomhar le hÚdaras na Gaeltachta a foilsíodh , represented an important milestone in a an chéad Straitéis um Fhorbairt na nEalaíon sa successful strategic partnership which has been active Ghaeltacht, agus ba chéim thábhachtach é sin sa in supporting the arts in the Gaeltacht since 1998. The chomhpháirtíocht rathúil straitéiseach atá ag tacú leis document sets out an ambitious programme of work na healaíona sa Ghaeltacht ó 1998 i leith. Cuirtear for the period 2005-2009, and offers a model for ways clár oibre uaillmhianach don tréimhse 2005-2009 i in which the Arts Council might work in partnership láthair sa doiciméad, agus moltar slite ina dtiocfadh with other agencies. leis an gComhairle Ealaíon obair i gcomhpháirt le 2004 also saw the publication for the second year gníomhaireachtaí eile. of our Arts in Schools directory – an updated and Agus ba i 2004 a foilsíodh an t-eolaire Na hEalaíona improved version of a document which is intended as sna Scoileanna don dara bliain as a chéile. Leagan a support for schools and arts organisations wishing feabhsaithe, uasdátaithe a bhí ann de dhoiciméad a to work together at local level to provide high quality bhfuil sé de chuspóir aige tacú le scoileanna agus le arts experiences within formal education. A parallel heagraíochtaí ealaíne ar mian leo obair le chéile ag project to establish the need for artistic opportunities leibhéal áitiúil chun eispéiris ealaíne ardchaighdeáin outside the formal education system, The Participation a chur ar fáil laistigh den chóras foirmiúil oideachais. of Young People in the Arts in Ireland, was published Comhthreomhar leis sin, ritheadh tionscadal maidir to highlight the importance for our young people of le deiseanna ealaíne a sholáthar lasmuigh den chóras creating and sustaining artistic endeavour. foirmiúil oideachais, Rannpháirteachas Daoine Óga sna The vocational training and development of artists hEalaíona in Éirinn, a foilsíodh chun aird a tharraingt remains a key priority for the Arts Council. Dance has ar a thábhachtaí atá sé go mbeadh daoine óga gafa le particular needs in this respect, given the necessity of gníomhaíochtaí ealaíne. professional training early in a dancer’s career. As a Tosaíocht lárnach don Chomhairle Ealaíon i gcónaí resource for future planning by government agencies, is ea oiliúint ghairmiúil agus forbairt ealaíontóirí. Tá by educational institutions, the dance sector and riachtanais ar leith ag lucht rince i dtaca leis seo, ó others, A Professional Dance Curriculum for Ireland tharla go dteastaíonn oiliúint ghairmiúil a sholáthar go was made available in October. luath i saol oibre an rinceora. Cuireadh A Professional It is our intention in highlighting key issues and Dance Curriculum for Ireland ar fáil i mí Dheireadh concerns, to create a focused agenda for action which Fómhair mar áis pleanála do ghníomhaireachtaí rialtais, will support artists and arts organisations in fulfilling insitiúidí oideachais, lucht an rince agus páirtithe eile. their artistic ambitions. Le linn dúinn a bheith ag tarraingt airde ar na heochaircheisteanna seo is mian linn clár oibre gníomhaíochta a shocrú a thacóidh le healaíontóirí agus le heagraíochtaí ealaíne a n-uaillmhianta ealaíne a bhaint amach.

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6 A Review of the Arts in 2004 / Athbhreithniú ar na hEalaíona i 2004

Artform Perspectives / Na Foirmeacha Éagsúla Ealaíne - Peirspictíochtaí

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Artform Perspectives in 2004 ➔ Na Foirmeacha Éagsúla Ealaíne - Peirspictíochtaí 2004 Architecture / Ailtireacht

The Arts Council has an active role in Tá ról gníomhach ag an gComhairle Ealaíon developing and implementing policy maidir le beartas i leith na hailtireachta for architecture in partnership with the a fhorbairt agus a chur i bhfeidhm i Department of the Environment, Heritage gcomhpháirt leis an Roinn Comhshaoil, and Local Government, the Office of Public Oidhreachta agus Rialtais Áitiúil, le hOifig na Works and relevant professional bodies. It nOibreacha Poiblí agus leis na comhlachtaí gairmiúla ábhartha. Tá feidhm chomhairleach also has a statutory advisory function under reachtúil aici faoin Acht um Pleanáil agus the Planning and Development Act (2000). Forbairt (2000).

The greatest contribution the Arts Council Is é an chaoi is mó a ndéanann an makes is its advocacy for architecture Chomhairle Ealaíon leas na hailtireachta as art. By highlighting the aesthetic ná abhcóideacht a dhéanamh ar son na potential of architecture, the Arts Council hailtireachta mar bhrainse de na healaíona. helps to improve the design standards Cuireann an Chomhairle Ealaíon béim ar of contemporary Irish architecture. The phoitéinseal aestéitiúil na hailtireachta ar Council does this in three ways: through shlí a gcabhraíonn le caighdeáin deartha working on projects that advance the na hailtireachta comhaimseartha in Éirinn a practice of the artform including initiatives fheabhsú. Déanann an Chomhairle sin ar thrí bhealach: trí obair ar thionscadail a chuireann under the government programme, Action cleachtadh na foirme ealaíne seo chun on Architecture 2002-2005; through the cinn, lena n-áirítear tionscnaimh faoin gclár provision of grants to both individuals rialtais Action on Architecture 2002-2005; and organisations that provide resources trí dheontais a sholáthar do dhaoine aonair for architecture and by advising planning agus d’eagraíochtaí a sholáthraíonn acmhainní authorities on the aesthetic value of ar son na hailtireachta agus trí chomhairle a architecture. chur ar na húdaráis phleanála maidir le luach aestéitiúil na hailtireachta. One example of the Arts Council’s advocacy for architecture as art was its support of a Sampla amháin d’abhcóideacht seo na three-day seminar of the European Forum Comhairle Ealaíon ba ea an tacaíocht a for Architectural Policies (EFAP) in April. In tugadh do sheimineár trí lá an Fhóraim partnership with the Office of Public Works Eorpaigh um Beartas Ailtireachta (EFAP) i mí Aibreáin. Thacaigh an Chomhairle le hócáid (OPW), the Royal Institute of Architects of sin an EFAP i gCaisleán Bhaile Átha Cliath, i Ireland (RIAI) and the Department of the gcomhpháirt le hOifig na nOibreacha Poiblí Environment, Heritage and Local Government (OPW), Institiúid Ríoga Ailtirí na hÉireann (DEH&LG), the Council supported the EFAP agus an Roinn Comhshaoil, Oidhreachta agus event at Dublin Castle. This and other EFAP Rialtais Áitiúil (an Roinn). Cuireann seimineáir seminars inform national and European an EFAP dúshraith eolais faoin díospóireacht debate on architectural policy. Eorpach maidir le beartas ailtireachta.

Also in April, the touring exhibition of the Rud eile a tharla i mí Aibreáin ná an 19ú 19th Annual Awards of the Association of Taispeántas Duaiseanna de chuid Chumann Architects of Ireland was opened at the Ailtirí Éireann, taispeántas taistil a cuireadh 8 Guinness Store House. The five-member jury ar siúl sa Guinness Hop Store. Bhí giúiré de chúigear ann agus shocraigh siad an bonn a awarded the medal to Grafton Architects bhronnadh ar Grafton Architects le haghaidh for Ardscoil Mhuire, Ballinasloe and North Ardscoil Mhuire, Béal Átha na Sluaighe agus Kildare Educate Together Project, Celbridge. Tionscadal Educate Together Thuaisceart The exhibition was accompanied by the Chill Dara, Cill Droichid. D’fhoilsigh Gandon catalogue of the work, New Irish Architecture Editions catalóg saothar dar teideal New Irish 19, published by Gandon Editions, including Architecture 19, ina bhfuil cur síos ar gach descriptions of all 21 projects and transcripts ceann de na 21 tionscadal agus miontuairiscí an phróisis mheasúnaithe. of the assessment process. I gcomhar le Devey Group agus leis an gCoiste Along with the Devey Group and the Caidrimh Chultúrtha (ar a dtugtar Cultúr Cultural Relations Committee (now Culture Éireann inniu), thacaigh an Chomhairle Ealaíon Ireland), the Arts Council supported Ireland’s le Pailliún na hÉireann ag an 9ú Taispeántas Pavilion at the 9th International Exhibition Ailtireachta le linn an Venice Biennale san of Architecture at the Venice Biennale in fhómhar. I measc na n-urraithe eile bhí the autumn. Other sponsors were the Royal Institiúid Ríoga Ailtirí na hÉireann, Connemara Institute of Architects of Ireland, Connemara West agus Nuova Icona. West and Nuova Icona. Ba é Shane O’Toole, ailtire agus criticeoir, a bhí ina choimisiúnóir Éireannach agus ba iad Architect and critic Shane O’Toole was Irish O’Donnell Tuomey na hailtirí Éireannacha commissioner and O’Donnell Tuomey were a chuir saothar ar fáil. Ba é téama an architects of the Irish work. Responding to taispeántais ná Metamorphosis agus, dá the exhibition theme of Metamorphosis, bhrí sin, roghnaíodh an cheardlann troscáin the subject of the Irish Pavilion was the agus seanscoil thionsclaíoch i Leitir Fraic, Co. furniture factory and former industrial school na Gaillimhe mar théarma do Phailliún na at Letterfrack, County Galway. Former hÉireann. Ba é Mannix Flynn, scríbhneoir industrial school inmate and writer Gerard agus comhalta de chuid Aosdána a chaith Mannix Flynn, a member of Aosdána, opened seal sa tseanscoil thionsclaíoch, a d’oscail the exhibition. Ireland was also present at an taispeántas. Bhí ionadaíocht Éireannach Venice through the selection of Heneghan sa phríomhthaispeántas sa Vín freisin, a Peng’s winning design for the Carlisle Pier bhuíochas sin do Heneghan Peng agus a ndearadh le haghaidh Phiara Carlisle i nDún competition in Dún Laoghaire for inclusion in Laoghaire. the main body of the exhibition. Sa bhliain 2004, bronnadh Dámhachtain The prestigious biennial Kevin Kieran award Kevin Kieran, duais iomráiteach dhébhliantúil, was made for the second time in 2004. The don dara huair. Is í an Chomhairle Ealaíon a award, which is made by the Arts Council bhronnann an dámhachtain seo, i gcomhar in collaboration with the OPW, allows the leis an OPW. Bronntar e50,000 ar ailtire chun successful architect e50,000 to research taighde a dhéanamh ar théama atá lárnach a theme which is central to his or her dá f(h)orbairt chruthaitheach mar ailtire architectural and creative development and agus a bhfuil dlúthbhaint aige le cleachtadh is also relevant to contemporary architectural comhaimseartha na hailtireachta. Ba ar Dominic Stevens a bronnadh an dámhachtain, practice. Dominic Stevens was the successful 9 de thoradh ar phróiseas roghnaithe dhá candidate, winning through a two-stage chéim. selection process. Dance / Rince

The Arts Council engages with dance Tacaíonn an Chomhairle Ealaíon leis an rince through a series of developmental projects trí shraith de thionscadail fhorbartha agus trí and by providing funding for individual dance mhaoiniú a sholáthar d’ealaíontóirí rince, do chompántais léiriúcháin rince agus do roinnt artists, dance production companies and a eochair-eagraíochtaí acmhainne. number of key resource organisations. Déanta na fírinne, is í an Chomhairle an t-aon The Council is virtually the sole source of fhoinse a cheapann beartas poiblí i leith an public policy and funding support for dance rince agus a chuireann tacaíocht airgeadais practice in Ireland and is a critical player since ar fáil do chleachtadh an rince in Éirinn. Tá ról lárnach ag an gComhairle mar níl aon uniquely among the arts in Ireland, there is as soláthar foirmiúil oideachasúil don rince in yet no formal education provision for dance. Éirinn - an t-aon fhoirm ealaíne atá fágtha To this end, the Arts Council presented A gan a leithéid de sholáthar. Ba chun dul i Professional Dance Curriculum for Ireland, ngleic leis an easnamh seo a choimisiúnaigh written by Yannick Marzin, (commissioned agus a d’fhoilsigh an Chomhairle Ealaíon an doiciméad A Professional Dance Curriculum and published by the Council), to key for Ireland, le Yannick Marzin. Eagraíodh parties in dance and education. The meeting cruinniú chun an doiciméad a chur faoi bhráid recommended wide dissemination of the eochair-pháirtithe sa rince agus sa chóras study and further meetings with stakeholders oideachais. Moladh go scaipfí an staidéar and interested parties to advance the go forleathan agus go n-eagrófaí tuilleadh provision of vocational dance training in cruinnithe le páirtithe leasmhara agus le daoine ar spéis leo an t-ábhar chun traenáil Ireland. ghairmiúil rince a chur chun cinn in Éirinn.

The second biennial International Dance Bhí an dara Féile Rince Idirnáisiúnta Festival took place in Dublin in May. Mainline dhébhliantúil ar siúl i mBaile Átha Cliath i mí events were Mark Morris Dance Group (USA) na Bealtaine. I measc na bpríomhimeachtaí bhí Mark Morris Dance Group (SAM) and Rosas (Belgium). Other significant events agus Rosas (An Bheilg). Ar na himeachtaí included a retrospective of dance films by tábhachtacha eile bhí súil siar ar scannáin Belgium filmmaker Thierry De Mey and The rince leis an scannánóir Beilgeach Thierry De Prison Project led by Pat Graney (USA) with Mey agus The Prison Project le Pat Graney women prisoners in Mountjoy Prison. The (SAM) a raibh príosúnaigh mhná i Muinseo festival’s commitment to developing links páirteach ann. Tá lucht na féile tiomanta do naisc a fhorbairt le healaíontóirí rince with Irish-based dance artists resulted in the atá lonnaithe in Éirinn agus ba de thoradh production of a new work, Resuscitate, by air sin a léirigh Rex Levitates saothar nua le Liz Roche for Rex Levitates. Dance Theatre of Liz Roche, Resuscitate. Chomh maith leis Ireland also presented Between You and Me sin, léirigh Dance Theatre Ireland saothar at Project during the festival. Coinciding with dar teideal Between You and Me sa Project le linn na féile. Ar aon uain leis an bhféile, the festival, the Association of Professional thiomsaigh Cumann Rinceoirí Gairmiúla Dancers in Ireland compiled the first Dance na hÉireann an chéad eagrán den Dance Directory, which provides information and Directory, a sholáthraíonn eolas agus sonraí 10 contact details of key dance figures in the teagmhála na bpríomhpháirtithe rince in country. Éirinn. Irish-based dance companies toured Chuaigh compántais rince atá lonnaithe in internationally during the year. Fabulous Éirinn ar a gcamchuairt idirnáisiúnta le linn na Beast’s Giselle was invited to New Haven bliana. Thug muintir an New Haven Festival, SAM, cuireadh do Fabulous Beast an saothar Festival, USA, Irish Modern Dance Theatre Giselle a léiriú, bhí an Irish Modern Dance toured to Istanbul, Ballet Ireland to the UK, Theatre ar a gcamchuairt in Iostanbúl, chuaigh and CoisCéim Dance Company and Rex Bailé Éireann chun na Ríochta Aontaithe Levitates were invited to China as part of the agus tugadh cuireadh do CoisCéim Dance Ireland-China Festival. Company agus do Rex Levitates taisteal chun na Síne mar pháirt den Fhéile Éireannach - Síneach. Arts Council support enabled Irish dance companies to meet with the selection body Ba í tacaíocht na Comhairle Ealaíon a of Aerowaves in October. Aerowaves is chuir ar a gcumas do chompántais rince an initiative that engineers international Éireannacha casadh le coiste roghnaithe opportunities for emerging European Aerowaves i nDeireadh Fómhair. Tionscnamh is ea Aerowaves a chruthaíonn deiseanna choreographers. Dance Theatre of Ireland, idirnáisiúnta do chóragrafóirí Eorpacha atá Irish Modern Dance Theatre and CoisCéim, ag teacht chun cinn. Rinne Dance Theatre of among others, presented work to the Ireland, Irish Modern Dance Theatre, CoisCéim gathering of over 40 international presenters agus compántais eile saothar a chur i láthair and producers who met, for the first time in breis agus 40 láithreoirí agus léiritheoirí a Ireland, at ’s Institute for Choreography tháinig le chéile in Institiúid Chóragrafaíochta agus Rince Chorcaí (icd). Ba é seo an chéad and Dance (icd). uair riamh a eagraíodh a leithéid de thionól in Éirinn. The Genesis Project, conceived by dance artists Ella Clarke and Julie Lockett, took Ba iad na healaíontóirí rince Ella Clarke agus place at the Church of St Michael and St Julie Lockett a cheap an Genesis Project, a léiríodh thar thréimhse ceithre mhí in John in Temple Bar, Dublin over a four-month Eaglais Naomh Micheál agus Naomh Eoin period. This innovative project, mentored i mBarra an Teampaill, Baile Átha Cliath. by the renowned dance artist Deborah Hay Tionscadal nuálaíoch a bhí ann agus ba é (USA), provided a forum for research and an t-ealaíontóir iomráiteach rince Deborah performance for collaborative work by dance Hay (SAM) a rinne meantóireacht air. Fóram artists, composers and performance artists ba ea é i gcomhair taighde, taibhléiriú agus comhshaothair i measc ealaíontóirí rince, and was funded through the Arts Council’s cumadóirí agus taibhealaíontóirí. Maoiníodh Project Awards. é trí Dhámhachtain Tionscadail de chuid na Comhairle Ealaíon. The year finished on a high note when the Pavilion Theatre in Dún Laoghaire launched Cuireadh críoch bhríomhar le himeachtaí na bliana sa Pavilion Theatre i nDún Laoghaire, a new dance festival Novemberfest and áit ar lainseáladh féile nua rince darb ainm construction work was completed on the Novemberfest. Cuireadh críoch leis an obair Building for Dance at Liberty Corner in Dublin thógála ar Theach an Rince ar Liberty Corner, 11 in December. Baile Átha Cliath i mí na Nollag. Film / Scannáin

The Arts Council shares responsibility for Tá cuid den fhreagracht as beartas poiblí public policy and support for film in Ireland agus tacaíocht do scannáin in Éirinn ar an with the Department of Arts, Sport and gComhairle Ealaíon, mar aon leis an Roinn Ealaíon, Spóirt agus Turasóireachta, Bord Tourism, Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Scannán na hÉireann agus RTÉ. Bíonn an Film Board and RTÉ. The Council works with Chomhairle ag obair leis na comhlachtaí seo i these bodies in a number of initiatives to roinnt tionscnamh chun déanamh scannán a promote film making and viewing in Ireland, spreagadh in Éirinn agus chun lucht féachana while also encouraging more experimental a chothú. Spreagaimid daoine chun scannáin film making and nurturing the film maker as níos turgnamhaí a dhéanamh agus déanaimid iarracht an scannánóir a fhorbairt mar artist. The Council also expresses its support ealaíontóir. Cuireann an Chomhairle tacaíocht for film in the form of grants to individuals, ar fáil do lucht scannán ar bhealaí eile freisin: film resource organisations, film festivals and trí dheontais a thabhairt do dhaoine aonair, (in a very targeted way) film production. d’eagraíochtaí acmhainne, d’fhéilte scannán agus (ag díriú ar spriocanna cinnte) do tháirgeadh scannáin. The Arts Council values highly its partnerships with organisations in the development and Is tábhachtach leis an gComhairle Ealaíon encouragement of creative film making and na comhpháirtíochtaí a bhíonn aici le thus continued its joint ventures with RTÉ heagraíochtaí eile ar mhaithe le forbairt agus and the Irish Film Board on the animation cothú na scannánóireachta cruthaithí. Chuige scheme Frameworks and with TG4 on the sin, leanadh de na comhfhiontair le RTÉ agus le Bord Scannán na hÉireann ar an scéim Irish language documentary scheme Splanc! bheochana Frameworks agus, le TG4, ar an In 2004, the Arts Council and the Irish Film scéim chláir faisnéise Gaeilge, Splanc! I 2004, Board also announced a major new initiative, d’fhógair an Chomhairle Ealaíon agus Bord Documenting the Arts, aimed at facilitating Scannán na hÉireann tionscnamh mór nua ar a film makers in the making of creative arts- dtugtar Faisnéis Ealaíne/Documenting the Arts, a bhfuil sé d’aidhm aige cabhrú le scannánóirí based documentaries. The Arts Council is the cláir faisnéise chruthaitheacha i dtaobh na initiating funder in the scheme, which offers n-ealaíon a dhéanamh. Is í an Chomhairle support of up to e40,000 per documentary Ealaíon a chuireann maoiniú tionscanta ar fáil and aims to deliver five documentaries a year. faoi bhun na scéime. Cuirtear suimeanna chomh mór le e40,000 ar fáil i gcomhair gach The major film festivals in Dublin, Galway, cláir agus is é aidhm na scéime cúig chlár in aghaidh na bliana a chur á ndéanamh. and Cork, as well as smaller film festivals such as Darklight and the Gay and Tháinig fás suntasach ar an líon lucht féachana Lesbian Film Festival, saw considerable ag na mórfhéilte scannán i mBaile Átha Cliath, growth in their audience numbers. The i nGaillimh agus i gCorcaigh. Tháinig borradh programming of cultural cinema to a wider mar an gcéanna ar fhéilte is lú ná sin, mar shampla Darklight agus an Gay and Lesbian audience continued to be addressed by Film Festival. Lean access CINEMA dá gcuid access CINEMA, which delivered a varied oibre maidir leis an gcineama cultúrtha a chur programme of films to the film societies it i láthair lucht féachana níos fairsinge agus bhí 12 represents. an-éagsúlacht sa chlár scannán a chuir siad ar fáil do na cumainn scannán a mbíonn siad ag Fresh Film Festival in Limerick, the film festival freastal orthu. for young people, had an unprecedented level of entries for its schools competition Féile scannán do dhaoine óga is ea an Fresh Film Festival i Luimneach. Eagraíonn lucht in 2004. This has become an annual event na féile comórtas scoile agus bhí an líon for young film making talent. As well as iarratas ba airde riamh acu i 2004. Tá an providing access to a wide and diverse fhéile anois ina hócáid bhliantúil a chothaíonn range of programming, Fresh also provides cumas na scannánóirí óga. Chomh maith le workshops in practical film making and cláir leathana éagsúla a sholáthar cuireann comprehensive study guides. Fresh ceardlanna ar siúl sa scannánóireacht phraiticiúil agus treoracha cuimsitheacha staidéir freisin. During the 49th Cork Film Festival, the Arts Council together with Sgrîn Cymru Wales Le linn Fhéile Scannán Chorcaí (an 49ú) (the primary organisation for film, television d’fhógair an Chomhairle Ealaíon i gcomhar and new media in Wales), announced le Sgrîn Cymru Wales (an phríomheagraíocht ar son scannán, teilifíse agus na meán nua findings from the report The Cultural and sa Bhreatain Bheag) torthaí na tuarascála The Economic Trends of Cinema in Ireland Cultural and Economic Trends of Cinema in and Wales. Commissioned in July 2003 Ireland and Wales. Coimisiúnaíodh an staidéar and funded by both the Arts Council and i mí Iúil 2003 le maoiniú ón gComhairle Sgrîn, the study also received matching Ealaíon agus ó Sgrîn agus le maoiniú funding from the Ireland/Wales EU Interreg comhfhreagrach ó chlár na dTionscnamh Poiblí ag Interreg an AE in Éirinn/an Bhreatain Community Initiative programme. Amongst Bheag. I measc thorthaí an staidéir fuarthas the findings are, that cinema audiences in amach go bhfuil Éire ar cheann de na tíortha Ireland are some of the highest in Europe, is mó lucht féachana pictiúrlainne san Eoraip second only to Iceland. The annual frequency ar fad. Níl ach tír amháin ann, an Íoslainn, ina of cinema going per capita in Ireland (at 4.5 mbíonn líon is airde lucht féachana. In Éirinn sa bhliain 2002, ba é an meánlíon cuairteanna visits per year in 2002) is only surpassed by pictiúrlainne per capita in aghaidh na bliana Iceland’s (5.7 visits). ná 4.5. Ní raibh ach tír amháin ann a sháraigh sin, an Íoslainn (5.7 cuairt). The Arts Council continued to support many infrastructural organisations such as FilmBase Lean an Chomhairle Ealaíon de bheith ag and the Galway Film Resource Centre, which tacú le heagraíochtaí bonneagair ar nós FilmBase agus the Galway Film Resource provide essential training and facilities to film Centre, a sholáthraíonn traenáil agus áiseanna makers. The emergence of new technology riachtanacha do lucht déanta scannán. De and, in some instances, the lowering of the réir mar a thagann teicneolaíochtaí nua chun cost base of making a film, has meant huge cinn agus de réir mar a íslítear na costais a demand for these organisations to provide bhaineann le scannán a dhéanamh, bíonn éileamh as cuimse ar na heagraíochtaí seo an up-to-the minute equipment for filming and trealamh scannánaíochta agus iarléiriúcháin is post-production. úire a chur ar fáil. 13 Literature in English and in Irish / Litríocht i mBéarla agus i nGaeilge

The Arts Council is the primary means of Is í an Chomhairle Ealaíon an phríomhfhoinse public support for new writing in English thacaíochta poiblí le haghaidh na and Irish. The Council supports artists, and nuascríbhneoireachta i mBéarla agus i others who produce literature, in a variety of nGaeilge. Tá roinnt bealaí díreacha agus direct and indirect ways, with the overriding indíreacha ag an gComhairle chun tacaíocht aim of making the production of literature a sholáthar d’ealaíontóirí agus do pháirtithe eile a chuireann litríocht ar fáil agus is é a sustainable activity from writing through an príomhchuspóir atá ann go mbeadh to editing, publishing, promotion, marketing saothrú na litríochta ina obair inmharthanach and sales, as well as building a readership for - idir scríbhneoireacht, eagarthóireacht, new writing in Ireland and abroad. The Arts fhoilsitheoireacht, phoiblíocht, mhargaíocht Council shares responsibility for public policy agus dhíolacháin. Is mian linn freisin pobal and funding for Irish language literature with léitheoireachta a fhorbairt in Éirinn agus thar Bord na Leabhar Gaeilge, which is the primary lear le haghaidh na nuascríbhneoireachta. Is source of financial support for publishing in í an Chomhairle Ealaíon, i gcomhar le Bord Irish. na Leabhar Gaeilge, atá freagrach as beartas poiblí agus maoiniú le haghaidh na litríochta i The objective of increasing audiences for Irish nGaeilge. Is é an Bord is mó a sholáthraíonn language literature was advanced in 2004 tacaíocht airgid don fhoilsitheoireacht i nGaeilge. through a new partnership between the Arts Council, ÁIS, CLÉ (Irish Book Publishers’ Tá sé de chuspóir againn méadú ar líon lucht Association) and Foras na Gaeilge. A meeting léitheoireachta na litríochta i nGaeilge agus was held with major Irish language publishers rinneadh dul chun cinn maidir leis sin sa to discuss plans for a promotional campaign bhliain 2004, de thoradh ar chomhpháirtíocht for Irish language books. nua idir an Chomhairle Ealaíon, ÁIS, CLÉ (Cumann Fhoilsitheoirí Leabhar na hÉireann) 2004 saw development and consolidation agus Foras na Gaeilge. Eagraíodh cruinniú for a number of literature organisations. idir na mórfhoilsitheoirí Gaeilge agus pléadh Having established itself in new premises in feachtas bolscaireachta ar son leabhair St Stephen’s Green in Dublin, Poetry Ireland Ghaeilge. tripled audiences for readings and book I gcás roinnt eagraíochtaí litríochta, ba bhliain launches through a programme of 90 events, fhorbartha agus daingnithe a bhí i 2004. Tá as well as continuing the publication of Poetry Poetry Ireland/Éigse Éireann lonnaithe in áras Ireland Review with their independent editor nua ar Fhaiche Stiabha i mBaile Átha Cliath. Peter Sirr. D’éirigh leo méadú faoi thrí a bhaint amach ar na líon daoine a thagann go dtí a gcuid The Irish Writers’ Centre delivered a new ócáidí reacaireachta agus lainseálacha leabhar, series of 15 readings by leading and emerging a bhuíochas sin do chlár ina raibh 90 imeacht contemporary novelists, poets and playwrights ar leith agus don fhoilseachán Poetry Ireland alongside their established training and Review, a bhfuil Peter Sirr ina eagarthóir 14 creative writing programme. neamhspleách air. In children’s literature, Children’s Books D’eagraigh Áras na Scríbhneoirí sraith de Ireland delivered their Literary Summer 15 ócáid reacaireachta le scríbhneoirí idir School, the CBI/Bisto Book of the Year Award nua agus aitheanta. Ina measc siúd bhí and, importantly, continued to develop the úrscéalaithe, filí agus drámadóirí. Leanadh Children’s Book Festival in a partnership den chlár traenála agus den chlár sa with the youth library group of the Library scríbhneoireacht chruthaitheach. Association of Ireland, across 32 counties. Maidir leis an litríocht do pháistí, reáchtáil Children’s Books Ireland Scoil Samhraidh The Ireland Literature Exchange raised Liteartha agus Duais Leabhar na Bliana the profile of Irish writers by awarding le CBI/Bisto agus, an rud is tábhachtaí approximately 125 grants to foreign publishers ar fad, leanadh de bheith ag forbairt of Irish writers, including in two new language Fhéile Leabhar na bPáistí i gcomhpháirt territories, Scots Gaelic and Arabic. ILE’s le grúpa na leabharlann óige de chuid presence at the Frankfurt and Prague book Chumann Leabharlann na hÉireann, grúpa a fair was coordinated with CLÉ, establishing a fheidhmíonn ar fud na 32 contae. new and potentially productive partnership. At Bookworld in Prague in May, a number of Tharraing Idirmhalartán Litríochta Éireann Irish poets and writers participated in readings aird ar scríbhneoirí Éireannacha agus bhronn timpeall 125 deontas ar fhoilsitheoirí and panel discussions. Cois Life and Cló Iar- eachtrannacha as saothair le scríbhneoirí Chonnachta were among the Irish language Éireannacha a fhoilsiú. Ina measc sin bhí dhá publishers present as well as poets Gearóid theanga úrnua, mar atá Gaeilge na hAlban Mac Lochlainn and Gabriel Rosenstock. A agus Araibis. Ba é CLÉ a chomhordaigh Czech translation of Deoraíocht by Pádraic Ó obair ILÉ le linn na naontaí leabhar i bPrág Conaire was launched during the event. CLÉ agus in Frankfurt. Is comhpháirtíocht nua í and ILE also co-produced New Irish Writing, an sin a bhféadfadh toradh ar fónamh a bheith important publicity tool for Irish writing on the uirthi. Bhí filí agus scríbhneoirí próis as international stage. Éirinn páirteach sna reacaireachtaí agus sna comhphléite painéil le linn Bookworld i bPrág A highlight for Irish language poets was an i mí na Bealtaine. I measc na bhfoilsitheoirí invitation to LiteraturWERKStatt, the largest Gaeilge a bhí i láthair bhí Cois Life agus Cló Iar-Chonnachta agus bhí beirt fhile ann freisin, literary festival in Germany (attended by over mar atá Gearóid Mac Lochlainn agus Gabriel 30,000 people). The festival focused this year Rosenstock. Lainseáladh aistriúchán Seicise on Ireland and the Celtic languages. Poets ar Deoraíocht le Pádraic Ó Conaire le linn na Biddy Jenkinson, Cathal Ó Searcaigh, Nuala Ní hócáide seo. D’oibrigh CLÉ agus ILE le chéile Dhomhnaill, Greagóir Ó Dúill, Michael Davitt chun New Irish Writing a chur ar fáil. Is uirlis and Gabriel Rosenstock were paired with mhaith phoiblíochta é seo le haghaidh na eminent German poets and an Irish/German scríbhneoireachta Éireannaí go hidirnáisiúnta. interpreter for a week-long translation workshop, which also involved poets from I dtaca leis na filí Gaeilge, ba é buaic 15 Wales, Brittany and Scotland. na bliana ná cuireadh a fuair siad chuig LiteraturWERKStatt, an fhéile liteartha is mó Amongst publishers’ activity in 2004, Gallery sa Ghearmáin (bhí os cionn 30,000 duine Press concentrated on website development, i láthair). Bhí féile na bliana seo dírithe ar stronger US links and growing advances and Éirinn agus ar na teangacha Ceilteacha. Bhí rights income for its authors. Dedalus Press, ceardlann aistriúcháin ar siúl ar feadh na along with Gallery Press, and others also seachtaine. D’oibrigh ateangaire Gearmáinise/ attended the Prague Book Fair as well as Gaeilge agus scata filí Gearmánacha i gcomhar leis na filí Gaeilge - Biddy Jenkinson, managing proactively, the handover from John Cathal Ó Searcaigh, Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, F Deane to new editor Pat Boran, while John F Greagóir Ó Dúill, Michael Davitt agus Gabriel Deane concentrated on the Waxwing imprint. Rosenstock - agus le fhile as gach ceann de na Key publications in Irish included An Seileitleán íortha Ceilteacha eile, an Bhreatain Bheag, an agus Véarsaí Seilí Eilí (Cois Life), a children’s Bhriotáin agus Albain. poetry collection by Liam Ó Muirthile, Aistriú (Cló Iar-Chonnachta), a novel by Siobhán Ní Maidir le gníomhaíochtaí foilsitheoirí de, Shúilleabháin and Seimeing Soir (Coiscéim), dhírigh Gallery Press ar fhorbairt a suímh a new poetry collection by Michael Davitt. ghréasáin, ar naisc níos láidre le SAM agus Ten Irish language poets also contributed to ar chur le réamhíocaíochtaí agus ioncam Something beginning with P (O’Brien Press), a ó dhleachtanna ar son a chuid údar. Bhí children’s poetry collection edited by Seamus ionadaithe ó Dedalus Press, ó Gallery Press agus ó chomhlachtaí eile i láthair ag Aonach Cashman. Coiscéim further developed its Leabhar Phrág. Tháinig Pat Boran in áit inward translation series of books with Irish John F Deane mar eagarthóir ar Dedalus, translations from Chinese, Spanish, Slovac, d’fhonn ligean do Deane díriú ar inphriontaí French and Scots Gaelic. Waxwing. Ar na mórfhoilseacháin Ghaeilge bhí An Seileitleán agus Véarsaí Seilí Eilí (Cois Despite ongoing difficulties for some book Life), cnuasach de dhánta do pháistí le Liam Ó and magazine publishers in achieving Muirthile, Aistriú (Cló Iar-Chonnachta), úrscéal sufficient space in bookshops, a number of le Siobhán Ní Shúilleabháin agus Seimeing Soir magazines continued to flourish, including (Coiscéim), cnuasach nua filíochta le Michael the Dublin Review, Cyphers and The Shop. Davitt. Bhí dánta le deichniúr filí Gaeilge in These magazines are only a handful in a Something beginning with P (O’Brien Press), landscape of publications delivered by a range cnuasach dánta do pháistí a raibh Seamus Cashman ina eagarthóir air. Rinne Coiscéim of organisations, such as Southword, from tuilleadh forbartha ar a sraith aistriúchán agus the Munster Literature Centre, and the Cúirt chuir aistriúcháin Ghaeilge ar fáil de shaothair Annual. ón tSínis, Spáinnis, Sóvaicis, Fraincis agus ó Ghaeilge na hAlban. Literature festivals across the country grew in ambition. The Cúirt Literature Festival focussed In ainneoin na ndeacrachtaí leanúnacha a on writers from the ten new accession states bhíonn ag foilsitheoirí leabhar agus irisí maidir le dóthain spáis a fháil sna siopaí leabhar, bíonn rath ar irisí ar nós the Dublin Review, 16 Cyphers agus The Shop. Níl sna samplaí sin ach dornán beag den iliomad foilseachán to the EU, programming them in partnership a bhíonn á gcur ar fáil ag raon leathan with Irish writers through 60 readings and eagraíochtaí, mar shampla Southword, ó through 15 languages. Other festivals and Ionad Litríochta na Mumhan agus Cúirt writers’ events took place around the country, Annual. such as the Dublin Writers’ Festival, supported by the Arts Council and Dublin City Council, Bhí na féilte liteartha ar fud na tíre níos uaillmhianaí ná riamh. Dhírigh Cúirt aird and a programme of literature delivery ar dheichniúr scríbhneoirí ó bhallstáit nua through 17 local authorities. Imram, a new an AE, agus d’aimsigh áit dóibh ar chlár na Irish language literature festival, organised by féile i gcomhluadar scríbhneoirí Éireannacha. Poetry Ireland and based in Dublin, hosted a Bhí 60 ócáid reacaireachta ar fad ann, i 15 mix of established and emerging writers. de theangacha éagsúla. Eagraíodh féilte agus imeachtaí liteartha eile ar fud na tíre, mar shampla Féile Scríbhneoirí Bhaile Átha Cliath, a fhaigheann tacaíocht ón gComhairle Ealaíon agus ó Chomhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath, agus clár litríochta a chuireann imeachtaí ar siúl i 17 údarás áitiúil. Bhí scríbhneoirí idir nua agus aitheanta páirteach in Imram, féile litríochta nua do lucht na Gaeilge. Is é Poetry Ireland/Éigse Éireann a eagraíonn an fhéile, agus is i mBaile Átha Cliath a bhíonn na himeachtaí ar siúl.

17 Music / Ceol

The Arts Council shares public policy and Is iad an Chomhairle Ealaíon agus RTÉ atá funding responsibility for music with RTÉ. freagrach as maoiniú agus beartas poiblí i leith The Council’s support for music organisations an cheoil. Tugann an Chomhairle Ealaíon tacaíocht d’eagraíochtaí ceoil thar an raon embraces a full range of genres across a iomlán seánraí, do raon leathan d’eagraíochtaí wide configuration of resource and service acmhainne agus seirbhíse, do chompántais organisations, production companies, arts léiriúcháin, d’ionaid tionóil ealaíne agus venues and festivals and events. Individual d’fhéilte agus d’imeachtaí ealaíne. Déantar ealaíontóirí aonair a chothú agus a mhisniú de artists are fostered and encouraged through thoradh ar scéimeanna dámhachtainí éagsúla various Arts Council awards and schemes. de chuid na Comhairle Ealaíon.

For many companies, 2004 was a year of Le linn 2004, d’éirigh le roinnt mhaith stepping forward from previous budgetary compántas dul chun cinn a dhéanamh maidir difficulties. Music Network continued a lena ndeacrachtaí buiséadacha. Lean Music Network de bheith ag soláthar clár láidir strong programme of touring international camchuairteanna le ceoltóirí idirnáisiúnta artists in conjunction with venues, promoters i gcomhar le hionaid tionóil, le tionscnóirí and organisations throughout the country. agus le heagraíochtaí ar fud na tíre. Lean an The Contemporary Music Centre continued Contemporary Music Centre de dhoiciméadú documenting and promoting new music, agus de chur chun cinn an cheoil nua, go háirithe tríd an tionscadal ReJoyce in Music. notably with the ReJoyce in Music Project. Bliain ghnóthach a bhí ann ag buíonta ceoil It was a busy year for Irish performing na hÉireann, sa bhaile agus ar a gcamchuairt ensembles on the international circuit as well i gcéin. Chuaigh Ceolfhoireann Aireagail as at home. The Irish Chamber Orchestra na hÉireann ar a gcamchuairt go Londain, chun na Bruiséile, chun na Polainne, chun na toured to London, Brussels, Poland, Lithuania, Liotuáine, chun na Slóivéine, chun na Cipire, Slovenia, Malta, Cyprus and Spain. It also chun na Spáinne agus go Málta. Moladh performed a highly acclaimed UK tour with go mór a gcamchuairt sa Ríocht Aontaithe Nigel Kennedy. The National Chamber i gcomhluadar Nigel Kennedy. Chuaigh an Choir toured to China, the Czech Republic Cór Aireagail Náisiúnta ar a gcamchuairt chun na Síne, go Poblacht na Seice agus and Poland. Crash Ensemble appeared in chun na Polainne. Bhí Crash Ensemble ag Estonia and in Holland. Concorde toured to seinm san Eastóin agus san Ísiltír. Chuaigh Macedonia and the National Youth Orchestra Concorde ar a gcamchuairt sa Mhacadóin appeared in the UK, Holland and Germany. agus bhí Ceolfhoireann Náisiúnta na nÓg ag seinm sa Ríocht Aontaithe, san Ísiltír agus At home, the Irish Baroque Orchestra formed sa Ghearmáin. Anseo sa bhaile bunaíodh a relationship with violinist/director Monica caidreamh idir Ceolfhoireann Bharócach na Huggett and also gave an acclaimed multi- hÉireann agus Monica Huggett, veidhleadóir/ media performance of Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater stiúrthóir. Moladh go mór iad as an léiriú on Valentia Island in collaboration with Opera ilmheáin de Stabat Mater le Pergolesi a rinne siad ar Inis Dairbhre i gcomhar leis an Opera Theatre Company. The Arts Council supported Theatre Company. Thug an Chomhairle the innovative Con Tempo String Quartet Ealaíon tacaíocht don chónaitheacht nuálaíoch residency in Galway. atá ag an Con Tempo String Quartet i nGaillimh. 18 Jazz and world music were well served by the Improvised Music Company’s busy and diverse Rinneadh freastal maith ar an snagcheol agus ar an gceol domhanda. A fhianaise sin an programme – including Irish tours by Swedish clár lán ilchineálach a bhí ag an Improvised trio EST and American saxophonist David Music Company - lena n-áirítear camchuairt Liebman – and also by Note Productions Éireannach le triúr ceoltóirí as an tSualainn development of the Contemporaries series (EST) agus David Liebman, sacsafónaí Meiriceanach - agus an fhorbairt a rinne Note which brought both Brad Mehldau and Gavin Productions ar an tsraith Contemporaries a Bryars to Irish audiences. chuir Brad Mehldau agus Gavin Bryars i láthair lucht éisteachta na tíre seo. Local authority music programmes continued to develop during the year. Activities ranged Leanadh den fhorbairt ar chláir cheoil na from community music projects, commissions, n-údarás áitiúil le linn na bliana. Bhí raon concert series, music in unusual contexts, to leathan gníomhaíochtaí ann, mar shampla tionscadail cheoil sa phobal, coimisiúin, sraith larger events and festivals such as the Ardee de cheolchoirmeacha, ceol i gcomhthéacsanna Baroque festival inaugurated by Louth County neamhghnácha agus mórimeachtaí agus féilte Council (see Louth). ar nós Fhéile Bharócach Bhaile Átha Fhirdhia a thionscnaigh Comhairle Contae Lú (féach Lú). Music lovers benefited from the work of local promoters, which led to large organisations Chuaigh obair na dtionscnóirí áitiúla chun such as Music for Galway presenting the sochair gach duine a bhfuil a chroí sa cheol. complete Beethoven violin sonatas and Cheap miontionscnóirí cláir shainiúla dírithe ar phobail éisteachta áitiúla, fad is a d’éirigh le celebrity early music soprano Emma Kirkby, heagraíochtaí móra ar nós Music for Galway while smaller promoters devised unique tionscadail níos mó a chur i gcrích, gach programmes for local audiences. sonáid veidhlín de chuid Beethoven a léiriú, agus ceolchoirm leis an soprán luathcheoil West Cork Music ran another successful clúiteach úd, Emma Kirby, a eagrú. Chamber Music festival with over 70 musicians performing 35 concerts. Its Easter Maidir leis an gceol aireagail, reáchtáil West Cork Music féile rathúil eile le 35 ceolchoirm festival included the complete Beethoven ar fad. Bhí breis agus 70 ceoltóir páirteach piano sonatas, with performances by Joanna sna ceolchoirmeacha. Le linn fhéile na MacGregor, Hugh Tinney and Philippe Cásca léiríodh gach ceann de shonáidí pianó Cassard. Beethoven, á seinm ag Joanna MacGregor, Hugh Tinney agus Philippe Cassard. Some regional arts venues had strong music programmes, such as Mermaid Arts Centre in Bhí cláir láidre cheoil ag cuid de na hionaid tionóil réigiúnacha chomh maith, mar Bray (jazz festival and contemporary events) shampla an Mermaid Arts Centre i mBré (féile and Model Arts and Niland Gallery in Sligo snagcheoil agus imeachtaí reatha) agus an (baroque and contemporary music festivals). Model Arts and Niland Gallery i Sligeach (féilte ceoil bharócaigh agus chomaimseartha). In 2004, two honorary Arts Council awards were made to composers. Kevin Volans Sa bhliain 2004 bronnadh dhá dhámhachtain received the Toonder Award while the oinigh de chuid na Comhairle Ealaíon ar chumadóirí. Bronnadh Dámhachtain Toonder Macaulay Fellowship was awarded to Andrew 19 ar Kevin Volans agus is ar Andrew Hamilton a Hamilton. bronnadh Comhaltacht Macaulay. Opera / Ceoldráma

The Arts Council is the sole source of Is í an Chomhairle Ealaíon an t-aon fhoinse public support for opera production in tacaíochta poiblí in Éirinn ar son ceoldrámaí Ireland, although RTÉ has a continued role a léiriú, cé go bhfuil ról leanúnach ag RTÉ in providing orchestral resources. Three maidir le hacmhainní ceolfhoirne a sholáthar. indigenous companies currently funded Is iad na trí chompántas Éireannacha a by the Arts Council provide the bulk of bhunaigh an Chomhairle Ealaíon a léiríonn professionally produced opera in Ireland. formhór na gceoldrámaí gairmiúla in Éirinn. 2004 was an important transitional year for Bliain thábhachtach idirthréimhseach do gach each of these three opera producers. ceann de na trí chompántas léiriúcháin a bhí sa bhliain 2004. Opera Ireland entered a period of recovery and stabilisation after a year of relative Tréimhse théarnaimh agus daingnithe a inactivity in 2003. The company returned bhí ann do Opera Ireland, i ndiaidh dóibh to its former levels of production in bliain suaimhneach go leor a chur díobh collaboration with RTÉ, recovering its i 2003. D’éirigh leo a ngnáthleibhéil audience base, and establishing new léiriúcháin a bhaint amach arís, i gcomhar sponsorship partnerships. Opera Ireland’s le RTÉ, lucht éisteachta a athghabháil agus autumn production of Gluck’s Orfeo, with comhpháirtíochtaí nua urraíochta a bhunú. an Irish creative team - largely new to opera Bhí éileamh ar leith ar an léiriú a rinne Opera - enjoyed particular success. Ireland de Orfeo le Gluck, a d’úsáid foireann chruthaitheach Éireannach nach raibh taithí Opera Theatre Company originated or revived ag a bhformhór acu ar an gceoldráma. five productions, including a notable new The Turn of the Screw (featuring soprano Rinne Opera Theatre Company cúig shaothar Virginia Kerr who became the company’s a thionscnamh nó a athbheochan, lena n- new Chair in 2004), a guest presentation áirítear a léiriú suaithinseach de The Turn of The Cunning Little Vixen at the Janacek of the Screw (leis an soprán Virginia Kerr Festival in Brno in the Czech Republic, and a a toghadh ina Cathaoirleach nua i 2004); production, with the Irish Baroque Orchestra, The Cunning Little Vixen a léirigh siad le linn of Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater on Valentia Fhéile Janacek tar éis cuireadh a fháil go Brno Island directed by artist Dorothy Cross. The i bPoblacht na Seice; agus léiriú de Stabat company appointed a new artistic director, Mater Pergolesi ar Inis Dairbhre i gcomhar Annilese Miskimmon, whose first production le Ceolfhoireann Bharócach na hÉireann in that role was Vera of Las Vegas, with a arna stiúrú ag Dorothy Cross, ealaíontóir. libretto by Paul Muldoon. Ceapadh stiúrthóir ealaíne nua, Annilese Miskimmon, ar an gcompántas agus ba é Wexford Festival Opera, at the same time, an chéad saothar a chuir sí di ná Vera of Las marked the last of Luigi Ferrari’s ten years as Vegas, le libretto a chuir Paul Muldoon ar fáil. artistic director with a programme reflecting 20 his interest in late romantic repertoire. Presented at the busy festival were little known works by Foerster and Braunfels, and Ar aon uain leis seo, rinne Féile Cheoldráma the third Mercadante opera of the decade. Loch Garman ceiliúradh an mbliain dheireanach den seal deich mbliana a chaith With a festival orchestra from Krakow, and Luigi Ferrari mar stiúrthóir ealaíne. Chuige a chorus from Prague, the festival was truly sin, roghnaíodh clár a léirigh spéis Ferrari i international. New artistic director, conductor saothair rómánsúla dhéanacha. I measc an David Agler, has asserted an interest in iliomad saothar a léiríodh le linn na féile bhí showcasing emerging Irish talent at future píosaí le Foerster agus Braunfels nár mhór festivals. a gclú go dtí seo, agus an tríú ceoldráma le Mercadante le deich mbliana anuas.

Féile idirnáisiúnta a bhí ann gan amhras, idir cheolfhoireann as Krakow agus cór as Prág. Tá sé soiléir cheana féin go bhfuil an stiúrthóir ealaíne nua, David Agler, ar iarraidh ceoltóirí nua Éireannacha a chur i láthair daoine.

21 Theatre / Amharclannaíocht

The Arts Council is virtually the sole source of Déanta na fírinne, is í an Chomhairle an t- public policy and funding support for theatre aon fhoinse in Éirinn a cheapann beartas practice in Ireland. The formal education poiblí i leith an téatair agus a chuireann tacaíocht airgeadais ar fáil do chleachtadh system provides just one third-level degree na hamharclannaíochta in Éirinn. Níl ach course in theatre and this is limited to acting. céim tríú leibhéal amháin sa téatar i gcóras The Council has a significant role to play in foirmiúil oideachais na tíre seo, agus fiú an theatre to further the earning capacity of chéim sin tá sí teoranta don aisteoireacht. Tá those organisations best placed to do so. ról tábhachtach le himirt ag an gComhairle Ealaíon chun cur le cumas na n-eagraíochtaí téatair tuilleadh ioncaim a shaothrú, de réir a Significant achievements in the Abbey n-acmhainne. Theatre’s centenary year were Facing Forward, a pilot programme which examined Ar na tionscadail shuaithinseacha a cuireadh the training and development infrastructure i gcrích le linn cheiliúradh céad bliain for mid-career theatre artists in Ireland, Amharclann na Mainistreach bhí Facing Forward, clár píolótach a rinne iniúchadh and the Abbey and Europe programme, ar thraenáil agus ar dheiseanna gairme which produced highlights such as Festen, d’ealaíontóirí amharclainne in Éirinn atá A Midsummer Night’s Dream and A i lár a réim oibre agus clár dar teideal Dance in Time. The theatre’s production of Amharclann na Mainistreach agus an Eoraip, Shaughraun was a huge box office success. faoinár léiríodh sárshaothair ar nós Festen, The year culminated in the Abbey birthday A Midsummer Night’s Dream agus A Dance in Time. D’fhreastail an-chuid daoine ar party on 27 December, when the Abbey’s léiriú na hamharclainne den Shaughraun. opening plays were performed by amateur Rinneadh bunú Amharclann na Mainistreach drama companies from the north and south, a cheiliúradh ar 27 Nollaig, nuair a rinne in partnership with the Drama League of compántais amaitéaracha léiriú ar na chéad Ireland. drámaí a cuireadh ar stáitse Amharclann na Mainistreach. Ba as tuaisceart agus deisceart na tíre na compántais seo agus eagraíodh an Druid’s two-year project DruidSynge was t-imeacht i gcomhpháirt leis an Drama League launched in February. Commemorating the of Ireland. work of John Millington Synge and directed by Garry Hynes, these productions toured to Rinneadh an tionscadal dhá bhliain many places associated with the writer. DruidSynge a lainseáil i mí Feabhra. Ceiliúradh ar shaothar John Millington Synge atá ann, á stiúrú ag Garry Hynes. Tugadh na drámaí ar Highlights of the Gate’s year included a camchuairt go dtí áiteanna a bhfuil ceangal production of Arthur Miller’s The Price, acu le saol an scríbhneora. Waiting for Godot in China and Conor McPherson’s new play, Shining City. Ar bhuaicphointí na bliana ag Amharclann an Gheata bhí léiriú de The Price le Arthur Miller, cuairt chun na Síne le Waiting for Godot agus Rough Magic premiered Arthur Riordan’s dráma nua le Conor McPherson, Shining City. musical satire Improbable Frequency, a major hit of the Dublin Theatre Festival, and saw Rinne Rough Magic Improbable Frequency, 22 two further realisations of its Seeds aor ceoil le Arthur Riordan, a léiriú den chéad uair. D’éirigh thar cionn leis le linn Fhéile Amharclannaíochta Bhaile Átha Cliath. programme: Trad, by Mark Doherty, and Take Tháinig tuilleadh torthaí ar an gclár Seeds i.e. Me Away, by Gerald Murphy. Trad, le Mark Doherty, agus Take Me Away, le Gerald Murphy. The Arts Council and the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism co-funded Ireland’s Rinne an Chomhairle Ealaíon agus an Roinn participation as invited guest country at the Ealaíon, Spóirt agus Turasóireachta cómhaoiniú ar thuras na gcompántas Éireannach a fuair 2004 Heidelberg Theatre Festival, Germany. cuireadh go Féile Amharclannaíochta in It featured a production of Murphy’s Take Heidelberg na Gearmáine. Ar na drámaí Me Away (in English with German subtitles) a léiríodh bhí Take Me Away le Murphy (i and Martin McDonagh’s The Pillowman in a mBéarla le fotheidil Ghearmáinise) agus The production by Deutsches Theater Berlin. Pillowman le Martin McDonagh arna léiriú ag Deutsches Theater Berlin. Other notable new productions including the Performance Corporation’s Dr Ledbetter’s Léiriúcháin shuaithinseacha eile ba ea Dr Experiment, commissioned by the Kilkenny Ledbetter’s Experiment, leis an Performance Arts Festival, Corn Exchange’s Dublin by Corporation arna choimisiúnú ag Féile Ealaíon Lamplight, and Operating Theatre’s Passades. Chill Chainnigh, Dublin by Lamplight, leis an Corn Exchange agus Passades leis an Operating Theatre. Theatre Shop’s third edition of the Irish Theatre Handbook was launched in May. I mí na Bealtaine, lainseáladh an tríú heagrán den Irish Theatre Handbook leis an Theatre With Theatre Forum and the Arts Marketing Shop. Association UK, the Arts Council provided a number of bursaries to theatre professionals I gcomhar leis an Theatre Forum agus the to attend the annual Arts Marketing Arts Marketing Association UK, chuir an Conference held in in July. Chomhairle Ealaíon roinnt sparánachtaí ar fáil d’oibrithe téatair gairmiúla a chuir ar a Ireland’s new African theatre company gcumas freastal ar chomhdháil bhliantúil Arts Arambe Productions hosted a three-day Marketing i mBéal Feirste i mí Iúil. festival African Griot in Ireland. The first of Compántas nua amharclannaíochta don its kind, this event was an exploration and phobal Afracach in Éirinn is ea Arambe showcase of African theatre, demonstrating Productions agus d’eagraigh siad féile trí lá dar the nature of African theatre by giving both teideal African Griot in Ireland. Ba é seo an audience and participants direct experience chéad imeacht dá leithéid. Seó-thaispeántas of the process. African Griot featured West agus deis pléite a bhí ann a chuir ar a gcumas African oral traditions and modern-day don lucht féachana agus do na rannpháirtithe griots Peter Badejo and Esiaba Irobi. The taithí a fháil ar an amharclannaíocht Afracach. development agency CREATE supported Chuir African Griot traidisiúin bhéil Iarthar na Arambe Productions through its ‘small hAfraice i láthair, agus beirt griot de chuid an business incubation’ scheme in the company’s lae inniu, mar atá Peter Badejo and Esiaba Irobi. Le linn chéad bhliain an chompántais i first year in 2004. 2004, fuair Arambe Productions tacaíocht ón 23 ngníomhaireacht forbartha CREATE trína scéim chothaithe ar son gnólachtaí beaga. Traditional Arts / Na hEalaíona Traidisiúnta

The Arts Council supports the traditional Tá roinnt scéimeanna maoinithe, idir dhíreach arts of music, song, dance and oral literature agus indíreach, á reáchtáil ag an gComhairle through a number of direct and indirect Ealaíon chun tacú leis na healaíona funding schemes. Individual artists engaged traidisiúnta, idir cheol, amhránaíocht, rince in the traditional arts are eligible for many agus litríocht bhéil. Bíonn ealaíontóirí aonair Arts Council bursaries, awards and schemes. atá ag gabháil do na healaíona traidisiúnta i dteideal ar chuid mhór de na sparánachtaí, In 2004, traditional arts organisations and dámhachtainí agus scéimeanna a thairgeann events supported by the Arts Council through an Chomhairle Ealaíon. revenue funding were the Archive, Na Píobairí Uilleann, Cairdeas I measc na n-eagraíochtaí agus na n- na bhFidléirí, Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy, imeachtaí ealaíon traidisiúnta ar thacaigh an the Séamus Ennis Cultural Centre, Pléaraca, Chomhairle Ealaíon leo trí mhaoiniú ioncaim Glór Irish Music Centre and Siamsa Tíre. reatha a sholáthar bhí Taisce Cheol Dúchais Many other arts organisations in receipt Éireann, Na Píobairí Uilleann, Cairdeas na of revenue funding include traditional arts bhFidléirí, Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy, programming as part of their activities. Ionad Cultúrtha Séamus Ennis, Pléaraca, These include festivals such as the Earagail Glór Irish Music Centre agus Siamsa Tíre. Arts Festival in and multi- Cuireadh maoiniú ioncaim reatha ar fáil d’an- disciplinary venues such as St John’s Theatre chuid eagraíochtaí ealaíon eile a gclúdaíonn and Arts Centre in Listowel. A significant na healaíona traidisiúnta ina gcuid number of traditional music festivals and gníomhaíochtaí. Ina measc seo tá féilte mar events around the country are also supported Féile Ealaíon an Earagail i gContae Dhún na through the Small Festivals and Events nGall agus ionaid tionóil ildisciplíneacha mar scheme. These include Sean Nós Cois Life Amharclann Naomh Eoin agus Ionad Ealaíon in Dublin, Scoil Acla in Mayo, the Cork Folk Lios Tuathail. Cuireann Scéim na bhFéilte Festival, Scoil Gheimhridh Frankie Kennedy Beaga agus Imeachtaí tacaíocht ar fáil do líon in Donegal and Comhairle Chondae Loch mór féilte agus imeachtaí ceoil traidisiúnta ar Garman (CCÉ branch) in Wexford. fud na tíre. Ina measc seo tá Sean-nós Cois Life i mBaile Átha Cliath, Scoil Acla i Maigh In September, the Minister for Arts, Sport Eo, Féile Cheoil Traidisiúnta Chorcaí, Scoil and Tourism, Mr John O’Donoghue TD, Gheimhridh Frankie i nDún na nGall agus was presented with the report, Towards a Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann i Loch Garman. Policy for the Traditional Arts. This report constituted a significant step forward for I Meán Fómhair, cuireadh an tuarascáil I dTreo the Arts Council in its relationship with the Beartais um na hEalaíona Traidisiúnta i láthair traditional arts. It consists of two parts: the an Aire Ealaíon, Spóirt agus Turasóireachta, report of the Special Committee on the John O’Donoghue. Céim mhór chun tosaigh Traditional Arts, and the Arts Council a bhí sa tuarascáil seo maidir le caidreamh 24 response to that report. The Special na Comhairle Ealaíon le lucht na n-ealaíon Committee on the Traditional Arts was traidisiúnta. Tá dhá pháirt ann: tuairisc established in December 2003 under Section an Choiste Speisialta um na hEalaíona 21 of the Arts Act, 2003. Jerome Hynes, Traidisiúnta agus freagra na Comhairle Deputy-Chair of the Arts Council, chaired the Ealaíon ar an tuairisc sin. Bunaíodh an Coiste five-person Committee. The other members Speisialta um na hEalaíona Traidisiúnta i mí were Philip King, Micheál O hEidhin, Una Ó na Nollag 2003 faoi bhun Alt 21 den Acht Murchú and Katie Verling. It was charged Ealaíon, 2003. Ba é Jerome Hayes, Leas- with reviewing the structures, supports and Chathaoirleach na Comhairle Ealaíon, a bhí policy for traditional arts nationwide, and ina chathaoirleach ar an gCoiste cúigir. Ba was asked to make recommendations to the iad na comhaltaí eile ná Philip King, Micheál Arts Council by 1 September 2004. O hEidhin, Úna Ó Murchú agus Katie Verling. Cuireadh de dhualgas orthu athbhreithniú a The report outlines 46 recommendations dhéanamh ar struchtúir, ar fhoinsí tacaíochta concerning the traditional arts, which agus ar bheartais i leith na n-ealaíon were put forward to the Council by the traidisiúnta go náisiúnta agus moltaí a chur Special Committee, including a definition of faoi bhráid na Comhairle Ealaíon faoi 1 Meán traditional arts; the funding role of the Arts Fómhair 2004. Council; the fostering of the traditional arts; the state promotion of the traditional arts; Tugtar cuntas imlíneach sa tuarascáil ar the need for appropriate staff; television and 46 moladh a bhaineann leis na healaíona radio broadcasting; education; performance; traidisiúnta a chuir an Coiste Speisialta Irish language supports; the work of local faoi bhráid na Comhairle, lena n-áirítear authorities; Comhaltás Ceoltoiri Éireann and sainmhíniú ar na healaíona traidisiúnta; ról na IMRO; career development and professional Comhairle Ealaíon maidir le maoiniú; cothú archiving. na n-ealaíon traidisiúnta; ról an stáit maidir le cur chun cinn na n-ealaíon traidisiúnta; In line with the recommendations of the an gá le foireann oiriúnach; craoltóireacht report, the Arts Council advertised in late teilifíse agus raidió; oideachas; taibhléiriú; 2004, for a Traditional Arts Specialist to foinsí tacaíochta don Ghaeilge; obair na n- provide expert advice in the area of the údarás áitiúil; Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann traditional arts. agus IMRO; forbairt gairme agus cartlannú gairmiúil.

Ag cloí le moltaí na tuarascála seo chuir an Chomhairle Ealaíon fógraí sna meáin go déanach i 2004 ag lorg Speisialtóra sna hEalaíona Traidisiúnta chun comhairle shaineolach a sholáthar i réimse na n-ealaíon 25 traidisiúnta. Visual Arts / Na Físealaíona

While a number of public agencies and Bíodh is go bhfuil roinnt gníomhaireachtaí national institutions are involved in collecting poiblí agus institiúidí náisiúnta gníomhach and exhibiting art, the Arts Council is the maidir le saothair ealaíne a bhailiú agus a principal source of support to visual artists thaispeáint, is í an Chomhairle Ealaíon an and the visual arts. The artist is at the core phríomhfhoinse thacaíochta d’ealaíontóirí agus of the Arts Council’s support for the visual do na healaíona físe. Is iad na healaíontóirí arts and enables visual artists to make work atá ag croílár na tacaíochta a chuireann an through the provision of awards, grants to Chomhairle Ealaíon ar fáil do na físealaíona studios, and residency programmes. The agus is mian linn, trí dhámhachtainí, trí Council funds resource organisations to dheontais agus trí chláir chónaitheachta, cur facilitate print-making and sculpture. It also ar a gcumas saothair a chruthú. Maoiníonn an Chomhairle eagraíochtaí acmhainne chun funds galleries and arts centres to offer cabhrú le déanamh priontaí, dealbhóireacht, exhibition opportunities and to develop wider dánlanna agus ionaid ealaíne chun deiseanna audiences for the visual arts. taispeántais a sholáthar agus lucht féachana níos fairsinge a chruthú ar son na bhfísealaíon. Together with the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism, the Arts Council supported I gcomhar leis an Roinn Ealaíon, Spóirt agus several Irish artists to present their work Turasóireachta, thacaigh an Chomhairle internationally at the São Paolo Bienal: Ealaíon le roinnt ealaíontóirí Éireannacha Nine paintings of Stephen Loughman were saothair a thaispeáint ag Bienal São Paolo: shown in the main exhibition hall; desperate Naoi bpictiúr le Stephen Loughman a cuireadh optimists showed their film Civic Life: Moore sa phríomh-halla taispeántais; craoladh an Street in selected venues and online, while scannán Civic Life: Moore Street leis na Dennis McNulty presented his soundwork desperate optimists in ionaid tionóil ar leith in three live performances, on CD and also agus ar líne, agus cuireadh saothar fuaime online. The Ireland Pavilion at the 2004 São Dennis McNulty i láthair i dtrí cinn de léirithe Paolo Bienal was organised by curator Valerie beo, ar dlúthdhiosca agus ar líne. Ba í Valerie Connor in association with the Cultural Connor, i gcomhar leis an gCoiste Caidrimh Relations Committee (now Culture Ireland). Chultúrtha (ar a dtugtar Cultúr Éireann inniu) a bhí ina feighlí ar Phailliún na hÉireann le linn Croon was an ambitious collaborative project 2004 São Paolo Bienal. between the National Sculpture Factory and Meridian Theatre Company, Cork. Funded Comhfhiontar uaillmhianach idir an by a Council Project award, the concept National Sculpture Factory agus Compántas was created by visual artist Daphne Wright Amharclannaíochta Meridan, Corcaigh, ba ea with playwright and theatre director Johnny Croon. Ba iad Daphne Wright, físealaíontóir, agus Johnny Hanrahan, drámadóir agus Hanrahan, and was a good example of how stiúrthóir amharclannaíochta, a chruthaigh this award can work. coincheap an tsaothair seo, le maoiniú ón

gComhairle Ealaíon. Sampla maith a bhí ann Visual artist Gerard Byrne was the recipient of ar conas leas a bhaint as an dámhachtain seo. 26 the Banff Residency. Based in the retreat Ba ar Gerard Byrne, físealaíontóir, a bronnadh environment of the Banff Centre for the Arts Cónaitheacht Banff. Tá an chónaitheacht in Alberta, Canada, the residency is worth seo lonnaithe i dtearmann ealaíontóirí an approximately e6,500. The same artist was Banff Centre for the Arts, Ceanada, agus is commissioned by Project to create a work for fiú timpeall e6,500 í. Rinne an Project an t- the gallery space in September and October. ealaíontóir céanna a choimisiúnú chun saothar His piece was an exploration of Project’s a chruthú dá spás gailearaí le linn Mheán engagement with both the performing and Fómhair agus Dheireadh Fómhair. Rinne visual arts. an saothar sin iniúchadh ar pháirteachas an Project sna taibhealaíona agus sna físealaíona One of the highlights of the ReJoyce araon. Dublin 2004 celebrations was the Joyce in I measc bhuaicphointí Rejoyce Dublin 2004 Art exhibition held at the Royal Hibernian bhí an taispeántas Joyce in Art a bhí ar siúl i Academy Gallagher Gallery, Dublin over the nDánlann Uí Ghallchóir san Acadamh Ríoga summer. Curated by Dr Christa-Maria Lerm Ibeirneach, Baile Átha Cliath ar feadh an Hayes and Patrick T. Murphy, it included work tsamhraidh. Ba iad an Dr Christa-Maria Lerm by over 60 international artists who have Hayes agus Patrick T. Murphy a bhí i bhfeighil been influenced by the work of James Joyce. an taispeántais ina raibh saothar le breis agus 60 ealaíontóir idirnáisiúnta a tháinig faoi anáil The Irish Museum of Modern Art organised shaothar James Joyce. a symposium in November entitled Curating Now. Supported by the Arts Council and D’eagraigh Músaem Nua-Ealaíne na hÉireann chaired by Enrique Juncosa, Director of Siompóisiam i mí na Samhna dar teideal IMMA, it raised the profile of the need for Curating Now. Tharraing an ócáid seo aird curatorial initiatives. ar an ngá atá le tionscnaimh fheighlíochta. Thacaigh an Chomhairle Ealaíon leis an Under the Joint Purchase Scheme, the Arts imeacht, a raibh Enrique Juncosa, Stiúrthóir an Council contributed 50% to Kilkenny’s Mhúsaeim, ina chathaoirleach air. Butler Gallery towards a work by Jaki Irvine. This adds a significant new dimension Chuir an Chomhairle Ealaíon, faoi bhun Scéim to the Gallery’s collection in the context of na gComhcheannachán, 50% den chostas contemporary practice. ar fáil do Ghailearaí an Bhuitléaraigh i gCill Chainnigh chun go mbeadh ar a gcumas Pallas Studios continued to provide exciting saothar le Jaki Irvine a cheannach. Cuireann opportunities for artists to create and show an saothar seo go suntasach le bailiúchán work at Pallas Heights in Dublin’s inner city. ealaíne comhaimseartha an Ghailearaí. Pallas Heights is an innovative studio and Lean Pallas Studios orthu ag cur deiseanna exhibition space in a semi-derelict apartment spreagúla ar fáil d’ealaíontóirí chun saothar a block awaiting demolition. chruthú agus a thaispeáint in Pallas Heights i lár chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath. Spás nuálaíoch stiúideo agus taispeántais is ea Pallas Heights atá suite i mbloc árasán tréighte atá le leagan 27 ar ball. 28

Professor Semir Zeki, a neurobiologist based at University College, London at the Arts and Health Conference on the 24 June in Dublin Castle. See page 31. An tOllamh Semir Zeki, néareolaí de chuid Choláiste na hOllscoile, Londain, ag an gComdháil ‘Na hEalaíona agus an tSláinte’ i gCaisleán Bhaile Átha Cliath, 24 Meitheamh. Féach leathanach 31. ➔ 29 Arts Development / Forbairt na nEalaíon

Arts in Schools Na hEalaíona sna Scoileanna The Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) and D’oibrigh an IMMA agus Amharclann na the Abbey Theatre worked in collaboration Mainistreach i gcomhar leis an gComhairle with the Arts Council on Art Formations, Ealaíon ar thionscadal taighde gníomh- an action-based research project which bhunaithe dar teideal Art Formations a explored the relationship between the artist, scrúdaigh an caidreamh idir an t-ealaíontóir, teacher and child as they make art together an múinteoir agus an páiste le linn dóibh in the classroom. As part of its work on bheith ag cruthú ealaíne le chéile sa seomra this project, IMMA hosted a seminar in ranga. Mar pháirt dá gcuid oibre ar an September which provided an opportunity for tionscadal seo, d’óstaigh an IMMA seimeanáir artists, teachers, parents and policymakers to i Meán Fómhair a thug deis d’ealaíontóirí, interrogate their role in Art Formations and do mhúinteoirí, do thuismitheoirí agus do disseminate their findings. lucht déanta beartais a rói in Art Formations a iniúchadh agus torthaí an iniúchta sin a Towards Best Practice in Arts in Schools scaipeadh. involves the Arts Council and the Department D’oibrigh an Chomhairle Ealaíon agus an of Education and Science working together Roinn Oideachais agus Eolaíochta le chéile ar I to establish guidelines and principles for dTreo Dea-Chleachtais Ealaíne sna Scoileanna arts in schools. A steering committee was d’fhonn treoirlínte agus prionsabail a leagan established to oversee the management and síos le haghaidh na n-ealaíon sna scoileanna. direction of this initiative and to draw up a Bunaíodh coiste stiúrtha chun bainistiú agus work plan for implementation in 2005. treo an tionscnaimh seo a mhaoirsiú agus plean oibre a réiteach lena chur i bhfeidhm i Arts in Schools, 2004 - which is a directory 2005. of Arts Council-funded organisations with arts in schools programmes - was I mí na Bealtaine, foilsíodh Na hEalaíona published in May. The directory lists 153 sna Scoileanna, 2004. Eolaire is ea é arts organisations around the country d’eagraíochtaí a fhaigheann maoiniú ón and includes information on the schools’ gComhairle Ealaíon agus a bhfuil clár ealaíon programmes of nine of the national cultural sna scoileanna ar siúl acu. Tá 153 eagraíocht institutions. It is a useful resource that ealaíon ó áiteanna ar fud na tíre luaite ann, provides an overview of the range and type agus tugtar eolas ar na cláir scoileanna a eagraíonn naoi gcinn de na hinstitiúidí of arts projects that are being conducted. cultúrtha náisiúnta. Acmhainn úsáideach atá ann a thugann forléargas ar raon agus ar Arts and Disability chineál na dtionscadal ealaíon atá ar siúl. The Council aims to address the needs of disabled people across the entire spectrum Na hEalaíona agus Míchumas of its activities, within its own policy and Tá sé d’aidhm ag an gComhairle Ealaíon practice, by influencing arts organisations freastal ar riachtanais daoine míchumasaithe through incentives and funding, by working i ngach réimse dár ngníomhaíochtaí, inár with other agencies and by providing mbeartas agus inár gcleachtas féin, trí dhul support and funding for new and existing i gcion ar eagraíochtaí le dreasachtaí agus le organisations and practitioners in the area. maoiniú, trí oibriú le gníomhaireachtaí eile The Council wishes to ensure that there is chun tacaíocht agus maoiniú a chur ar fáil equity of access to the arts for career artists, d’eagraíochtaí agus do chleachtóirí, idir shean non-career artists, arts workers and audience agus nua, a oibríonn sa réimse. Is mian leis 30 an gComhairle Ealaíon deimhin a dhéanamh members. de go mbíonn comhdheiseanna rochtana ar At the request of the sector, research na healaíona ag ealaíontóirí gairmiúla, ag reports previously prepared were précised ealaíontóirí neamhghairmiúla, oibrithe ealaíne to provide an action plan. Discussions agus daoine den lucht féachana/éisteachta. were held with members of the arts and health community concerning the necessity De thoradh ar iarratas ó lucht na hearnála, and value of networks, in particular artists’ agus d’fhonn plean gníomhaíochta a chur networks, within the sector and how the ar fáil, achoimríodh roinnt tuarascálacha Council, and others, could facilitate them. It taighde a rinneadh cheana. Bhí comhphléite was recognised that the Arts and Disability againn le lucht na hearnála maidir le cé Handbook (jointly published by the Arts chomh riachtanach agus chomh luachmhar Council of and the Arts is atá líonraí, go háirithe líonraí ealaíontóirí, Council in 1995) had been a very useful laistigh den earnáil agus conas a d’fhéadfadh document which needed to be updated. an Chomhairle, agus páirtithe eile, iad a This updating project is being carried out éascú. Aithníodh gurbh fhoilseachán thar a jointly with the ACNI. bheith úsáideach a bhí san Arts and Disability Handbook (a d’fhoilsigh an Chomhairle abhus The Arts and Disability Forum Northern i gcompháirt le Comhairle Ealaíon Thuaisceart Ireland held two very successful information Éireann i 1995) ach go gcaithfidh é a uasdátú. days in Dublin at which the Council was Tá an t-uasdátú sin á dhéanamh faoi láthair i represented. gcomhpháirt leis an gComhairle ó thuaidh.

Arts and Health D’éirigh thar cionn leis an dá lá eolais a The Arts Council’s role has been to advocate d’eagraigh The Arts and Disability Forum the value of the arts within healthcare Northern Ireland i mBaile Átha Cliath. Bhí settings, to support the artists and project ionadaithe de chuid na Comhairle Ealaíon i organisers and to help ensure that the artistic láthair. practice is of the highest standard. Na hEalaíona agus Sláinte In June, following a programme of Is é an ról na Comhairle Ealaíon ná consultation with the arts and health abhcóideacht a dhéanamh ar son luach na community on both thematic and practical n-ealaíon i gcomhthéacsanna cúram sláinte, issues, an Arts and Health Conference was tacú le healaíontóirí agus le heagraithe held at Dublin Castle. The aims of the tionscadail agus cabhrú chun deimhin a conference were to encourage a policy based dhéanamh de go mbíonn cleachtais ealaíne approach to this growing area of activity; to de réir na gcaighdeán is airde ar fad. provide solutions to some already identified I mí an Mheithimh, tar éis clár comhairliúcháin areas of concern and to highlight and i dtaobh téamaí agus nithe praiticiúla, celebrate case study examples of good practice reáchtáladh Comhdháil um na hEalaíona in Ireland and overseas. Approximately 300 agus Sláinte i gCaisleán Bhaile Átha Cliath. people attended the event which was hosted Ba iad aidhmeanna na comhdhála ná cur by the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, chuige beartas-bhunaithe a chur chun cinn Mr John O ‘Donoghue TD, as part of Ireland’s sa réimse gníomhaíochta seo, atá ag éirí níos Presidency of the European Union. The four tábhachtachaí i gcónaí; réiteach a fháil ar keynote sessions addressed the issues from ábhair imní atá aitheanta cheana agus aird a the perspective of the scientist, the artist, the tharraingt ar shamplaí cás-staidéir a léiríonn doctor and the philosopher. The key issues arising from the conference are summarised on 31 the Arts Council’s website: www.artscouncil.ie The Arts Council continues to be represented dea-chleachtais in Éirinn agus i dtíortha thar on the Eastern Regional Health Authority Arts lear. D’fhreastail timpeall 300 duine ar an Committee. gcomhdháil, a d’óstaigh an tAire Ealaíon, Spóirt agus Turasóireachta, an tUas. John Participation O’Donoghue TD, mar pháirt d’Uachtaránacht This was an important year for policy na hÉireann ar an Aontas Eorpach. Bhí ceithre development in participatory arts. In April eochair-sheisiún ann inar pléadh na ceisteanna 2004, the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, ó pheirspictíocht an eolaí, an ealaíontóra, an Mr John O’Donoghue, TD, launched A Policy dochtúra agus an fhealsaimh. Tá achoimre ar Framework for Education, Community, na príomhábhair a d’eascair as an gcomhdháil Outreach, published by the Council of le fáil ar shuíomh gréasáin na Comhairle National Cultural Institutions. As one of Ealaíon:www.artscouncil.ie Ireland’s 10 national cultural institutions, the Arts Council adopted this policy document Tá ionadaíocht ag an gComhairle Ealaíon ar and its policy recommendations which are Choiste Ealaíon Údarás Sláinte Réigiún an presented as 10 key governing principles and Oirthir. 13 key guidelines. These governing principles and guidelines for participatory arts and arts Rannpháirteachas education inform the Arts Council’s core Bliain thábhachtach a bhí ann maidir values and organisation-wide policies. le forbairt beartais i leith na n-ealaíon rannpháirteachais. I mí Aibreáin 2004, Community Arts Forum (CAF), City Arts lainseáil an tAire John O’Donoghue, T.D. A and CREATE came together to produce An Policy Framework for Education, Community, Outburst of Frankness, the first significant Outreach, a d’fhoilsigh Comhairle Náisiúnta attempt to gather together a wide range na nInstitiúidí Cultúrtha Náisiúnta. Tá an of views dealing with the history, theory Chomhairle Ealaíon ar cheann de 10 n- and practice of community arts in Ireland. institiúid chultúrtha na hÉireann, agus Launched at the end of 2004, the book’s ghlacamar leis an doiciméad beartais seo 14 commissioned essays and discussion mar aon leis na moltaí beartais a chuirtear transcripts range from art history perspectives ar fáil sna 10 mbunphrionsabal agus na 13 to the everyday challenges experienced by eochair-threoirlínte ann. Is i bhfianaise na artists and practitioners working in this field. mbunphrionsabal agus na dtreoirlínte seo i leith na n-ealaíon rannpháirteachais agus an This same year saw City Arts Centre complete oideachais ealaíne a socraíodh croí-luachanna the Civil Arts Inquiry, a three year programme na Comhairle Ealaíon, mar aon leis na beartais of discussions, roundtables, seminars and a gcloítear leo ar fud na heagraíochta. symposia which looked at the role of culture and arts in Ireland and in society in general. Ba iad Community Arts Forum (CAF), City The Civil Arts Inquiry started with the Arts agus CREATE a chuir An Outburst of recognition that as social and cultural needs Frankness ar fáil, an chéad iarracht riamh change, our means of meeting those needs chun raon leathan tuairimí a thiomsú maidir must change, as do the ways in which artists le stair, teoiric agus cleachtadh na n-ealaíon work and the ways that people access and pobail in Éirinn. Lainseáladh an leabhar i shape the arts. dtreo dheireadh 2004. Tá 14 phíosa ann, idir aistí coimisiúnaithe agus tuairiscí scríofa ón bplé a rinneadh ar cheisteanna éagsúla, mar 32 shampla peirspictíochtaí stair ealaíne nó na dúshláin laethúla a bhíonn roimh ealaíontóirí agus cleachtóirí a oibríonn sa ghort seo. To mark the UN Day in Support of Victims Sa bhliain chéanna chuir an City Arts Centre of Torture, Irish Modern Dance Theatre críoch ar an Civil Arts Inquiry, clár trí bliana presented Fall and Recover, a performance de phlé, de chruinnithe, de sheimineáir agus installation emerging from John Scott’s de shiompóisiamaí a scrúdaigh ról an chultúir choreographic work with survivors of agus na n-ealaíon in Éirinn agus sa tsochaí trí torture. Fall and Recover celebrated the chéile. Ba é túsphointe an Civil Arts Inquiry dignity and determination of its dancers, all ná seo: de réir mar a athraíonn riachtanais of whom were clients of Dublin’s Centre for shóisialta agus chultúrtha caithfimid slite nua the Care of Survivors of Torture. This whole a cheapadh chun freastal ar na riachtanais sin. production demonstrated the power of the Caithfidh ealaíontóirí modhanna nua oibre a human spirit to establish a new life in a new aimsiú agus caithfidh slite nua a aimsiú chun land in the face of trauma and uncertainty. cur ar a gcumas do dhaoine na healaíona a rochtain agus a mhúnlú. As part of the Arts Council’s residencies Rinne Irish Modern Dance Theatre comóradh scheme, artist Fiona Whelan chose to work ar Lá na Náisiún Aontaithe ar son Íospartach with three groups of young people from Céasta le taibhléiriú suiteála dar teideal Dublin’s Rialto Youth Project in her residency Fall and Recover, a d’eascair as an obair at studio 468 @St Andrew’s Community chóragrafaíochta a rinne John Scott le daoine Centre. The artist and the young people a d’fhulaing céasadh. Ceiliúradh ar dhínit explored the theme of identity in relation to agus ar dhiongbháilteacht na rinceoirí a bhí place, creating a 3D model of Dolphin House in Fall and Recover. Tháinig na rinceoirí go for the celebrations of 50 years of Dolphin léir faoi chúram Ionad Bhaile Átha Cliath House. This residency was managed by um Chúram Daoine a Céasadh. Léiriú a Common Ground, an arts development bhí ann ar chumhacht an spioraid daonna, organisation, in partnership with the studio a chuireann ar a gcumas do dhaoine team comprising Rialto Development dul i gceann an tsaoil go húrnua i dtír Association and Dublin City Council Arts eachtrannach in ainneoin gach crá agus Office. Fiona Whelan also collaborated with éiginnteachta. a group of young women from Dolphin House on the Dolphin House Decade Banners Mar pháirt de scéim cónaitheachtaí na as part of the Raising the Roof, Dolphin Comhairle Ealaíon, chuaigh Fiona Whelan, House Arts and Community Festival 2004. ealaíontóir, i mbun oibre le trí ghrúpa ógánach ó Thionscadal Óige Rialto i mBaile Átha Cliath. Is i stiúideo 468 @Ionad Pobail As if in a dream, dreamt by another, was the Naomh Aindrias a bhí a cónaitheacht siúd. work of Liverpool artist, David Jacques who Rinne an t-ealaíontóir agus na daoine óga won the coveted Firestation Studio Award for iniúchadh ar théama na féiniúlachta faoi mar an Artist Working in the Community 2003. a thuigtear i gcomhthéacs áite í, agus rinne This show toured to arts venues and galleries samhail 3D de Dolphin House mar cheiliúradh in Ireland in 2004. During his Firestation ar chothrom 50 bliain an fhoirgnimh sin. Bhí residency, David explored the concept of an chónaitheacht seo á bainistiú ag Common migration, particular to Dublin city, eventually Ground, eagraíocht forbartha ealaíon, i producing 12 banners containing life size gcomhpháirt le foireann stiúideo a raibh portraits of various people who either arrived Cumann Forbartha Rialto agus Oifig Ealaíon in Dublin or left for foreign shores in the last Comhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath 40 years. These portraits were derived from páirteach inti. Chomh maith leis sin, d’oibrigh the standard ‘old family’ photographs. Each 33 banner also contained a passage of text transcribed from David’s conversation with the owner of the relevant photograph, Fiona Whelan le grúpa ban óg as Dolphin reflecting on that person’s experience House ar thionscadal dar teideal Dolphin of coming to Ireland and the difficulties House Decade Banners a bhí ina pháirt de encountered. Raising the Roof, Féile Ealaíon agus Pobail Dolphin House 2004. Public Art Over the past 10 years, the flexibility and Is é David Jacques, ealaíontóir as Learpholl a diversity of the Per Cent for Art Scheme has rinne As if in a dream, dreamt by another, brought the imagination of artists into the saothar a bhuaigh an duais ghradamach public eye. sin Duais Stiúideo Firestation d’Ealaíontóir ag Obair sa Phobal 2003. Seó a bhí ann a During 2004, the Arts Council continued tugadh ar camchuairt go hionaid tionóil agus to work in close partnership with the dánlanna ar fud na hÉireann i 2004. Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism to Le linn a chónaitheachta Firestone, scrúdaigh develop standards of best practice for public David coincheap na himirce, go háirithe i art commissioning. This partnership led to gcomhthéacs chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath, the publication in December 2004 by the agus ba é an toradh a bhí air ná 12 bratach Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Mr John ar a raibh pictiúir de dhaoine a tháinig go O’Donoghue TD, of the Public Art: Per Cent Baile Átha Cliath nó a d’imigh ar an gcoigrích for Art Scheme General National Guidelines le 40 bliain anuas. Is de réir mhéid nádúrtha 2004. na ndaoine seo a rinneadh na portráidí. Úsáideadh seanghrianghraif ‘teaghlaigh’ mar chuspóir le haghaidh na bportráidí. Ar gach The publication of the guidelines aims to bratach bhí sliocht téacs a baineadh as an strengthen and support the Per Cent for Art gcomhrá a bhí ag David leis an té ar leis gach Scheme and provide unique opportunities ceann de na grianghraif, ag cur síos ar thaithí for artists to make visible responses to the an duine sin ar theacht go hÉirinn agus na built and rural environment in exciting and deacrachtaí a bhí aige. unusual ways. An Ealaín Phoiblí In his introduction to the guidelines, the Le 10 mbliana anuas tá an scéim ilchineálach, Minister paid tribute to those involved sholúbtha sin, Céatadán ar son na nEalaíon in the guidelines development, including ag tarraingt aird an phobail ar thoradh contributions which were coordinated by the samhlaíochta na n-ealaíontóirí. Arts Council. He thanked the Arts Council- appointed Public Art Panel of expert advisors Le linn 2004, lean an Chomhairle Ealaíon who provided key inputs to the development de bheith ag obair i ndlúthpháirt leis an and drafting process and to the participants Roinn Ealaíon, Spóirt agus Turasóireachta of the public art consultative meetings. chun caighdeáin dea-chleachtais a fhorbairt i gcoimisiúnú na healaíne poiblí. Ba de thoradh Minister O’Donoghue also stated that: “a na comhpháirtíochta sin a d'fhoilsigh an tAire high quality environment is essential for good Ealaíon, Spóirt agus Turasóireachta, an tUas. quality of life and high quality public art is John O'Donoghue TD, Public Art: Per Cent for necessary to create that environment, be it Art Scheme General National Guidelines 2004 an open space, public building, hospital or i mí na Nollag 2004. education facility”. 34 Foilsíodh na treoirlínte chun an scéim Céatadán ar son na nEalaíon a threisiú The guidelines development process saw the agus deiseanna a sholáthar d'ealaíontóirí Arts Council work in close partnership with saothair fheiceálacha a chruthú faoi anáil na a range of government departments and timpeallachta tógtha agus tuaithe, agus sin a public bodies. This partnership will continue dhéanamh ar mhodhanna nua, spreagúla. in the coming years and the publication is acknowledged as a first step in working Sa réamhrá a chuir sé leis na treoirlínte, mhol towards a national approach to public art an tAire iad siúd a bhí páirteach i bhforbairt practice. na dtreoirlínte. Ba í an Chomhairle Ealaíon a chomhordaigh cuid den obair sin. Ghabh Youth Arts sé buíochas leis an bPainéal um na hEalaíona Many arts organisations who deliver Poiblí a cheap an Chomhairle Ealaíon programmes for children and young chun sainchomhairle a sholáthar le linn an people have already developed policies and phróisis forbartha agus dréachtaithe agus procedures around child protection. In 2004, freisin leo siúd a ghlac páirt sna cruinnithe however, 74 arts organisations, representing comhairliúcháin i dtaobh na healaíne poiblí. a cross-section of production, resource and services, festivals, venues and national Agus dúirt an tAire O'Donoghue: "tá sé cultural institutions, attended training riachtanach, chun go mbeidh dea-chaighdeán modules about child protection, facilitated by saoil againn, go mbeadh timpeallacht the Health Service Executive. The outcome ardchaighdeáin ann freisin agus teastaíonn of these sessions fed into a draft guideline saothair ealaíne poiblí chun a leithéid de document which has been further developed thimpeallacht a chruthú, is cuma cé acu spás by the Arts Council together with experts oscailte, foirgneamh poiblí, ospidéal nó ionad from the Health Service Executive and a oideachais atá ann". working party drawn from the arts sector. Twelve arts organisations around the country Le linn phróiseas forbartha na dtreoirlínte, d'oibrigh an Chomhairle Ealaíon i ndlúthpháirt piloted the draft guidelines in 2004. In le raon de ranna rialtais agus comhlachtaí November and December 2005, the Arts poiblí. Leanfar den chomhpháirteachas sin sna Council will hold one-day seminars for arts blianta amach romhainn. Maíonn cách gurb organisations in four locations around the é an foilseachán seo an chéad chéim i dtreo country to introduce the final document and cur chuige náisiúnta i leith chleachtadh na to explore the implications of the guidelines healaíne poiblí. for arts organisations. It is anticipated that the final publication will be available in spring Ealaíona na nÓg 2006. Once the guidelines are disseminated, Tá beartais agus gnásanna maidir le cosaint the Arts Council will be asking all Arts páistí forbartha cheana féin ag an-chuid Council-funded organisations (that have not eagraíochtaí ealaíne a sholáthraíonn cláir do already done so), to begin to develop their pháistí agus do dhaoine óga. I 2004, áfach, own child protection policies and procedures. d’éascaigh Feidhmeannacht na Seirbhíse Sláinte modúil traenála i dtaobh cosaint leanaí Artist in Youth Work Residency agus d’fhreastail ionadaithe ó 74 eagraíocht The Artist in Youth work residency is an ealaíne orthu sin. Bhí lucht compántas artists’ funding scheme supported by the Arts léiriúcháin ann, daoine ó eagraíochtaí Council and run in conjunction with National acmhainne agus seirbhíse, lucht féilte is Youth Arts Programme, an initiative of the ionad tionóil agus ionadaithe ó na hinstitiúidí National Youth Council of Ireland. The Artist cultúrtha náisiúnta. Ba de thoradh na seisiún 35 in Youth work residency is offered seo a cuireadh dréacht de dhoiciméad treoirlínte ar fáil. Rinne an Chomhairle as a means of extending and enhancing Ealaíon tuilleadh forbartha air sin, i gcomhar opportunities for young people to experience le saineolaithe Fheidhmeannacht na Seirbhíse the arts in the non-formal educational sector. Sláinte agus meitheal oibre a raibh ionadaithe The aim of the residency is to encourage ó earnáil na n-ealaíon páirteach inti. Rinne artistic collaboration between professional dhá eagraíocht ealaíne déag ó áiteanna ar artists and young people. Young people fud na tíre na dréacht-threoirlínte seo a thriail have the opportunity to work with and learn le linn 2004. I mí na Samhna agus i mí na from practitioners of excellence in their field. Nollag 2005, eagróidh an Chomhairle Ealaíon Equally, artists have the opportunity to enrich seimineáir lae le haghaidh eagraíochtaí their own professional practice through the ealaíne i gceithre ionad ar fud na tíre chun contextual experience of working with young an doiciméad deiridh a chur ina láthair agus people. impleachtaí na dtreoirlínte d’eagraíochtaí ealaíne a scrúdú. Táthar ag súil go mbeidh The residency projects: an foilseachán deiridh le fáil faoi earrach Music Composition - Musician Edel Sullivan 2006. Tar éis di na treoirlínte a scaipeadh with Youth Development beidh an Chomhairle Ealaíon ag iarraidh ar Centre, Cork. gach eagraíocht a fhaigheann maoiniú ón Digital Media - Visual Artist and film-maker gComhairle tosú ar bheartais agus gnásanna Shane Sutton with The Base Youth Centre, cosaint leanaí a fhorbairt (mura bhfuil sé Ballyfermot, Dublin. déanta acu cheana). Creative Writing - Writer Billy Roche with Ferns Diocesan Youth Service, Wexford. An Cónaitheacht d’Ealaíontóirí in Obair Drama - Brian Desmond with Wexford County don Óige Youth Theatre. Scéim mhaoinithe is ea an Chónaitheacht d’Ealaíontóirí in Obair don Óige. Tacaíonn an The National Youth Arts Programme, Chomhairle Ealaíon leis an scéim, i gcomhar mentioned above, is an initiative of the leis an gClár Náisiúnta Ealaíne don Óige. Is National Youth Council of Ireland and tionscnamh de chuid Chomhairle Náisiúnta supported by the Arts Council and the Óige na hÉireann atá sa Chlár Náisiúnta Department of Education and Science Ealaíne don Óige. Bunaíodh an Chónaitheacht (Youth Affairs Section). chun deiseanna níos fearr agus níos leithne a thabhairt do dhaoine óga chun blaiseadh de It is dedicated to the development and na healaíona lasmuigh den earnáil oideachais advancement of youth arts in Ireland and aims fhoirmiúil. Is é aidhm na Cónaitheachta ná specifically to realise the creative potential comhar ealaíne a chothú idir ealaíontóirí of young people through good quality arts gairmiúla agus daoine óga. Beidh deis ag daoine óga a bheith ag obair i bpáirt le practice and to develop appropriate policies at sárchleachtóirí ealaíne, agus a bheith ag local, regional and national level. foghlaim uathu freisin. Ar an láimh eile, beidh ealaíontóirí in ann a gcleachtas gairmiúil féin This is achieved through: a shaibhriú trína gcuid oibre le daoine óga. • Encouraging and supporting young people in accessing and participating in the arts; Is iad seo na tionscadail chónaitheachta: • Promoting exemplary models of good Cumadóireacht Ceoil - Edel Sullivan, ceoltóir, practice in youth organisations and in the agus Ionad Forbartha Óige Gharrán na wider non-formal youth sector; mBráithre, Corcaigh. Na Meáin Dhigiteacha 36 - Shane Sutton, físealaíontóir agus scannánóir, le The Base Youth Centre, Baile Formaid, • Promoting youth arts as a valid youth work Baile Átha Cliath. An Scríbhneoireacht methodology that is informed by relevant Chruthaitheach - Billy Roche, scríbhneoir, agus art form expertise and experience; Seirbhís Óige Dheoise Fhearna, Loch Gaman. • Acting as a national information and Dráma - Brian Desmond, drámadóir, agus resource service in the youth arts area; Téatar Óige Chontae Loch Garman. • Promoting a partnership approach to work in the area of youth arts; Tionscnamh de chuid Chomhairle Náisiúnta • Creating linkages with appropriate agencies Óige na hÉireann is ea an Clár Náisiúnta at local, national and international level. Ealaíne don Óige. Faigheann siad tacaíocht ón gComhairle Ealaíon agus ó Rannóg Óige na International Roinne Oideachais agus Eolaíochta. A new award was piloted in 2004, called the Come See award. The purpose of this Is é aidhm an Chláir ná na healaíona don óige pilot project was to test the feasibility and in Éirinn a fhorbairt agus a chur chun cinn. Is effectiveness of introducing an inward é an aidhm shonrach atá aige ná poitéinseal mobility award. The award is designed to cruthaitheach daoine óga a thapú de thoradh encourage and enable Irish arts organisations ar chleachtais ealaíne d’ardchaighdeán agus to invite personnel from abroad to view and beartais oiriúnacha a fhorbairt ag leibhéal experience work produced in Ireland. In the áitiúil, réigiúnach agus náisiúnta. main, it is directed at arts organisations that wish to invite producers, presenters, potential Cuirtear sin i gcrích trí: collaborators, curators and critics to Ireland • Daoine óga a spreagadh chun páirt a to view specific work. The organisations ghlacadh sna healaíona; selected to participate in this pilot project • Eiseamláirí dea-chleachtais a chur chun were enthusiastic about this new award and cinn in eagraíochtaí óige agus san earnáil made a number of interesting submissions and neamhfhoirmiúil óige trí chéile; suggestions. • Na healaíona óige a chur chun cinn mar mhodh oibre dlisteanach san obair In January 2004, Theatre Shop organised and óige agus tarraingt ar thaithí agus ar led an Irish delegation to the Association of shaineolas ábhartha; Performing Arts Presenters’ (APAP) annual • Feidhmiú mar sheirbhís náisiúnta eolais conference in New York City. APAP is a agus acmhainní i réimse ealaíona na n-óg; • Cur chuige comhpháirteachais a chur membership organisation dedicated to bringing chun cinn i réimse ealaíona n-óg; performing artists and audiences together. • Naisc a chruthú le gníomhaireachtaí cuí ag leibhéal áitiúil, náisiúnta agus The conference attracted 3,900 participants idirnáisiúnta. from 49 US states and 23 countries from around the world. It featured more than Idirnáisiúnta 1,500 showcases and 350 exhibitors, offering Rinneadh dámhachtain nua a thriail i 2004, presenters, artists, agents and managers the mar atá an Dámhachtain Come See. Ba é opportunity to conduct business and learn cuspóir an tionscadail phíolótaigh seo ná more about artists, performances and tours for féachaint cé chomh héifeachtach is cé chomh the 2005 season and beyond. hindéanta a bheadh sé dámhachtain a thionscnamh le haghaidh taisteal chun na tíre seo. Is é príomhchuspóir na dámhachtana ná cur ar a gcumas d’eagraíochtaí ealaíne 37 Éireannacha cuireadh a thabhairt d’oibrithe Cultural Contact Point Ireland ealaíne ó thíortha thar sáile teacht go hÉirinn The Arts Council organised Networking for the chun blaiseadh den obair atá á léiriú anseo. Arts in Europe, a conference of arts councils Tá sí dírithe, den chuid is mó, ar eagraíochtaí and cultural agencies across Europe, which ealaíne ar mian leo cuireadh a thabhairt took place in Cork in May 2004 during the do léiritheoirí, do láithreoirí, do dhaoine Irish Presidency of the EU. This event aimed a d’fhéadfadh a bheith ag comhoibriú to enable national level arts funding and leo, d’fheighlithe nó do chriticeoirí teacht development organisations to engage with go hÉirinn chun breathnú ar shaothar ar issues of EU funding and policy relating to leith. Bhí na heagraíochtaí a ghlac páirt sa culture, and to explore national level policy tionscadal píolótach an-dearfach i dtaobh na development with a view to improving artists’ dámhachtana agus chuir siad roinnt moltaí mobility and capacity to work transnationally. spéisiúla ar fáil. The conference was supported by the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism, the I mí Eanáir 2004, d’eagraigh Theatre Shop European Commission and the European toscaireacht Éireannach a thug siad go Cultural Foundation. comhdháil bhliantúil an Association of Performing Arts Presenters’ (APAP) i Nua- In June 2004, the European Cultural Contact Eabhrac. Eagraíocht ballraíochta is ea APAP Point Ireland, which is based at the Arts atá tiomanta do chaidreamh a chruthú Council, hosted the informal meeting of the idir taibhealaíontóirí agus pobail féachana/ European Cultural Contact Points, which éisteachta. D’fhreastail 3,900 rannpháirtí ar had a special emphasis on peer training. an gcomhdháil. Tháinig siad as 49 stát de The overall meeting incorporated a public chuid SAM agus as 23 tír ar fad. Bhí os cionn seminar on 15 June 2004, which focused 1,500 taispeántas ann, agus 350 taispeántóir, on Culture 2000 and literature, translation, rud a thug deis do láithreoirí, d’ealaíontóirí, books and reading. In addition, there were do ghníomhairí agus do bhainisteoirí dul three special guest speakers: Ilona Kish from i mbun gnó agus tuilleadh eolais a fháil the European Forum for Arts and Heritage faoi ealaíontóirí, faoi thaibhléiriú agus faoi who introduced a discussion about culture chamchuairteanna le linn shéasúr 2005 agus and civil society; Kateljn Verstraete from IETM ina dhiaidh. who gave a presentation of On The Move and facilitated discussions about information Pointe Teagmhála Cultúrtha na hÉireann services and provision and Antoinette O’Neill, D’eagraigh an Chomhairle Ealaíon Líonrú the Arts Council's Architecture Specialist who ar son na nEalaíon san Eoraip, comhdháil presented information about the European ar ar fhreastail comhairlí ealaíon agus Forum for Architectural Policies. gníomhaireachtaí cultúrtha ó thíortha ar fud na hEorpa. Is i gCorcaigh, i mí na The European Cultural Contact Point Bealtaine 2004, le linn d’Uachtaránacht Ireland also organised CCP information and an AE a bheith ag Éirinn, a reáchtáladh an enquiries stalls for the duration of many chomhdháil. Ba é aidhm na comhdhála ná other conferences, such as the conference on deis a thabhairt d’eagraíochtaí ealaíne a What Place for Arts in Education organised sholáthraíonn maoiniú nó atá freagrach as by the Assembly of the European Regions in forbairt ag leibhéal náisiúnta plé a dhéanamh Dún Laoghaire Rathdown, September 2004; ar cheisteanna a bhaineann le maoiniú agus and the Artist as Traveller exhibition and beartas cultúrtha an AE agus le forbairt conference held in Roscommon in December beartais ag leibhéal náisiúnta, le súil agus 38 2004. soghluaiseacht ealaíontóirí a fheabhsú agus cur ar a gcumas dóibh oibriú go trasnáisiúnta. The Arts Council organised an agreement Fuarthas tacaíocht ar son na comhdhála ón with Boomerang Theatre Company, co-host Roinn Ealaíon, Spóirt agus Turasóireachta, ón of the EUnetART Annual Meeting Cork, 5- gCoimisiún Eorpach agus ó Fhondúireacht 7 June 2004, to include a number of guest Chultúrtha na hEorpa. speakers who would make presentations about Culture 2000 case studies, and to Is sa Chomhairle Ealaíon atá Pointe Teagmhála enable some Irish participants who were not Cultúrtha na hEorpa lonnaithe. I Meitheamh members of EUnetART to meet some of the 2004, d’óstaigh siad cruinniú neamhfhoirmiúil network members. Culture 2000 case studies idir na Pointí Teagmhála eile san Eoraip. included My Heart is a Penguin (http://www. Cuireadh béim ar leith ar phiarthraenáil le mypenguin.net); and Magic Net (http://www. linn an chruinnithe sin. Eagraíodh seimineár magic-net.org). poiblí ar 15 Meitheamh 2004 mar aon leis an gcruinniú sin, ag díriú ar Cultúr 2000, ar an The Arts Council organised a Culture 2000 litríocht, ar an aistriúchán, ar leabhair agus ar literature, translation, books and reading an léitheoireacht. Bhí triúr aoi-chainteoir ann seminar in Dublin in June 2004. This took freisin: Ilona Kish ón bhFóram Eorpach um place on the day before Bloomsday (16 June), na hEalaíona agus Oidhreacht a chuir tús le which had its centenary in 2004. This seminar plé faoin gcultúr agus an tsochaí shibhialta; doubled up as a special literature information Kateljn Verstraete ó IETM, a thug léiriú ar On day for staff of other CCPs participating in The Move agus a bhí ina héascaitheoir sa phlé the CCP informal meeting during the Irish ar sheirbhísí agus ar sholáthar eolais; agus Presidency of the EU. Guest speakers at the Antoinette O’Neill, Speisialtóir Ailtireachta na literature seminar included the poet Gabriel Comhairle Ealaíon a chuir eolas i láthair mar Rosenstock, Máire Ní Dhonnchadha from the gheall ar an bhForam Eorpach um Beartais Ireland Literature Exchange, Alexandra Büchler Ailtireachta. from Literature Across Frontiers, and Janneken Chomh maith leis sin, d’eagraigh Pointe Øverland from Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. Teagmhála Cultúrtha na hÉireann seastáin eolais le linn an-chuid comhdhálacha eile, mar General participants at the seminar included shampla an chomhdháil Áit na nEalaíon san writer and publisher Micheál Ó Chonghaile Oideachas a d’eagraigh Comhdháil na Réigiún from Cló Iar-Chonnachta, Nora Flaherty Eorpach i nDún Laoghaire/Ráth an Dúin i of Cúirt international literature festival in Meán Fómhair 2004; agus an taispeántas/ Galway, Hans Christian Oeser, former winner comhdháil An tEalaíontóir mar Thaistealaí a of the Aristeion Prize for literary translation, bhí ar siúl i Ros Comáin i mí na Nollag 2004. Giuliana Zeuli from the Irish Translators’ and Interpreters’ Association; Pat Cotter from the Shocraigh an Chomhairle Ealaíon comhaontú Munster Literature Centre and the poet and le Boomerang Theatre Company, a editor of the Poetry Ireland Review, Peter Sirr. chomhóstaigh Cruinniú Bliantúil EUnetART i gCorcaigh 5-7 Meitheamh 2004, chun go mbeadh roinnt aoíchainteoirí ann a dhéanfadh cuir i láthair i dtaobh chás-staidéir Cultúr 2000 agus go mbeadh deis ag roinnt rannpháirtithe Éireannacha nár bhaill de EUnetART iad casadh le baill an líonra sin. I measc na gcás-staidéar ó Chultúr 2000 bhí My Heart is a Penguin (http://www. mypenguin.net); agus Magic Net (http://www. 39 magic-net.org). The European Cultural Contact Point D’eagraigh an Chomhairle Ealaíon Ireland hosted a Culture 2000 literature and seimineár Cultúr 2000 i mBaile Átha Cliath translation partnership development meeting, i Meitheamh 2004, ag díriú ar an litríocht, in Dublin, from 15-16 September 2004. ar an aistriúchán, ar leabhair agus ar Participants included Marta Dzluma from the an léitheoireacht. Tharla sé an lá roimh Latvia Literature Centre, Iris Schwanck from Bloomsday (16 Meitheamh), féile a bhí céad the Finish Literature Centre, Sioned Puw bliain ar an bhfód i 2004. Baineadh leas Rowlands from Welsh Literature Abroad, as an seimineár chun eolas faoin litríocht a Giuliana Zeuli from the Irish Translators roinnt i measc fhoirne na bPointí Cultúrtha go and Interpreters’ Association, and Máire Ní léir a ghlac páirt sa chruinniú neamhfhoirmúil Dhonnchadha from the Ireland Literature faoi choimirce Uachtaránacht na hÉireann ar Exchange. an AE. Ar na haoíchainteoirí ag an seimineár litríochta bhí Gabriel Rosenstock, file; Máire Ní Dhonnchadha ó idirmhalartán Litríochta Éireann; Alexandra Büchler ó Literature Across Frontiers agus Janneken Øverland ó Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. Ina measc siúd a bhí rannpháirteach sa seimineár bhí an scríbhneoir agus foilsitheoir Micheál Ó Chonghaile ó Chló ar-Chonnachta; Nora Flaherty ón bhféile idirnáisiúnta litríochta Cúirt na Gaillimhe; Hans Christian Oeser, a bhfuil Duais Aristeion don aistriúchán liteartha buaite aige; Giuliana Zeuli ó Chumann Aistritheoirí agus Teangairí na hÉireann; Pat Cotter ó Thigh Litríochta na Mumhan agus Peter Sirr, atá ina fhile agus ina eagarthóir ar Poetry Ireland Review.

Chomh maith leis sin, d’eagraigh Pointe Teagmhála Cultúrtha na hÉireann cruinniú maidir le forbairt comhpháirtíochtaí aistriúcháin faoi choimirce Cultúr 2000. Reáchtáladh an cruinniú i mBaile Átha Cliath 15-16 Meán Fómhair 2004. I measc na rannpháirtithe bhí Marta Dzluma ó Ionad Litríochta na Laitvia; Iris Schwanck ó Ionad Litríochta na Fionlainne; Sioned Puw Rowlands ón eagraíocht Welsh Literature Abroad; Giuliana Zeuli ó Chumann Aistritheoirí agus Teangairí na Éireann agus Máire Ní Dhonnchadha ó Idirmhalartán Litríochta Éireann.

40 Senior infant and first class boys from Scoil Plás Mhuire, St. Mary's Place, Dorset Street, Dublin 1 at the launch of the Arts in Schools 2004 directory on 25 May. See page 30. ➔ Buachaillí den chéad rang agus de na naíonáin shinsearacha, Scoil Plás Mhuire, Sráid Dorset, Baile Átha Cliath 1, ag seoladh an eolaire Na hEalaíona sna Scoileanna, 25 Bealtaine. Féach leathanach 30. 41 42 43 Around the Country / Timpeall na Tíre Carlow / Ceatharlach

The largest collection of Aboriginal art Is i gCeatharlach, i mí Lúnasa, a taispeánadh exhibited outside of Australia was shown an rogha ba mhó riamh d’ealaín na in Carlow in August. Jalanguwarnu was a mBundúchasach in aon ionad lasmuigh den Astráil. Ba é a bhí in Jalanguwarnu major exhibition of vibrant, contemporary ná mórthaispeántas d’ealaín bhríomhar, Aboriginal art, curated by Dr Margaret chomhaimseartha, agus ba í an Dr Margaret Smith of the University of Virginia, USA. Smith as Ollscoil Virginia sna Stáit Aontaithe This exhibition was part of Visualise Carlow, a bhí ina feighlí air. Ba chuid de Visualise a programme of contemporary art projects Carlow an taispeántas, clár de thionscnaimh san ealaín chomhaimseartha, faoi chúram curated by local, national and international saineolaithe áitiúla, náisiúnta agus experts leading up to the building of VISUAL, idirnáisiúnta. Is ag dul i dtreo thógáil VISUAL, the Centre for Contemporary Art in Carlow. an tIonad do na hEalaíona Comhaimseartha VISUAL is scheduled to open in 2007. i gCeatharlach, a bhí an taispeántas seo. Is í an bhliai 2007 an dáta atá leagtha amach d’oscailt ionad VISUAL. Vortex Flow by Alan Counihan was a new permanent public artwork commissioned as Is é a bhí in Vortex Flow le hAlan part of the development of the CRISP centre Counihan ná buansaothar ealaíne poiblí a in Hacketstown, which offers high speed coimisiúnaíodh mar chuid d’fhorbairt Ionad CRISP i mBaile Haicéid, áit ina bhfuil rochtain Internet access. ar shaoráidí Idirlín ar ardluas. Carlow’s local authorities provided financial Chuir údaráis áitiúla Cheatharlach support to Carlow Performing Arts Group tacaíocht airgid ar fáil do Ghrúpa Ealaíon Taibhléirithe Cheatharlach, d’fhonn dhá scéim for the operation of two residency schemes: chónaitheacha a rith: chuaigh an t-úrscéalaí novelist and screenwriter Sean Hardie took agus an scríbhneoir scripte Seán Hardie i up the post of writer-in-residence at the mbun dualgais mar scríbhneoir cónaitheach beginning of the year and Myriad Dance ag tús na bliana, agus thosaigh Compántas Company started Invitation to Dance in Rince Myriad ar an gclár Invitation to Dance i mí Feabhra, rud a chuir ceardlanna sa rince February, which offered creative dance cruthaitheach agus imeachtaí taibhléirithe ar workshops and performance events for fáil do dhaoine fásta. adults. Fuair Cór Ealaíontóirí Óga Cheatharlach (CYAC) an chéad stiúrthóir i mí Aibreáin. Carlow Young Artists’ Choir got its first full- Is é cuspóir CYAC ná an amhránaíocht a time director in April. CYAC aims to make chur ar shlí gur caitheamh aimseartha é atá singing a socially acceptable recreational inghlactha go sóisialta do dhaoine óga. Mar activity for young people. It also aims to aon leis sin, ba mhaith leo cabhrú le daltaí assist students with their study of music as a maidir lena gcuid staidéir ar an gceol i gcúrsaí dara leibhéil. secondary school subject. Léirigh Amharclann na nÓg Chontae County Carlow Youth Theatre, a local Cheatharlach dráma os comhair breis is 2000 authority initiative for young people aged féachanóir ag oscailt Éigse Cheatharlach i mí Meithimh. Is tionscnamh de chuid na over 14, performed for over 2,000 spectators n-údarás áitiúil é seo atá dírithe ar dhaoine at the opening of the Éigse Carlow arts óga os cionn ceithre bliana déag. Maidir festival in June. The centrepiece of Éigse leis na físealaíona, ba é mórimeacht Éigse 42 Carlow’s 2004 visual arts programme was a Cheatharlach sa bhliai 2004 ná saothar 43 huge multi-media installation by Portuguese ollmhór ealaíne suiteála leis an ealaíontóir João Penalva as an bPortaingéil. artist João Penalva.

Drummers at the Éigse Carlow Arts Festival in June. ➔ Drumadóirí ag Éigse Cheatharlach, mí an Mheithimh. 44 45 Cavan / An Cabhán

Cavan County Council’s Arts Office organised D’eagraigh Oifig Ealaíon Chontae an a busy programme in 2004 with emphasis on Chabháin clár gnóthach imeachtaí i 2004 inar visual arts, literature, music, dance and youth leagadh béim ar na físealaíona, ar an litríocht, arts. ar an gceol, ar an rince agus ar ealaíona na n-óg. Continuing its ongoing writer-in-residence Agus iad ag leanúint le clár na scríbhneoirí programme, the Arts Office appointed cónaitheacha, cheap an Oifig Ealaíon Elaine Elaine Lennon for a six-month scriptwriting/ Lennon do thréimhse chónaitheach sé mhí. screenwriting residency in September. Bhí sí ag díriú ar scríbhneoireacht scripte agus Other creative writing initiatives included scáileáin i Meán Fómhair. Ar na tionscnaimh an eight-week writing for radio course by eile sa scríbhneoireacht chruthaitheach bhí Scott Fredericks and a series of readings by cúrsa ocht seachtaine le Scott Fredericks agus prominent Irish authors. Building on Rhonda sraith léitheoireachtaí le húdair iomráiteacha Tidy’s appointment as arts co-ordinator for Éireannacha. Ag tógáil ar cheapachán contemporary visual arts projects in 2001, Rhonda Tidy mar chomhordaitheoir ar Holger Lonze was appointed Cavan’s first thionscnaimh sna físealaíona comhaimseartha visual artist-in-residence in June for a one- i 2001, ceapadh Holger Lonze ar an gcéad year period. ealaíontóir cónaitheach sna físealaíona i mí Meithimh. Conradh bliana a bhí ann. Mar chuid de chomhthionscnamh idir In a joint initiative by Leitrim and Cavan Comhairlí Contae Liatroma agus an County Councils, Siobhán Flanagan joined Chabháin, d’oibir Siobhán Flanagan agus Amanda McNamara as dancer-in-residence in Amanda McNamara le chéile mar rinceoirí primary schools in both counties. cónaitheacha sa dá chontae. Maidir le cúrsaí scannánaíochta, bhain On the film front, Ramor Theatre became Amharclann Ramor ballraíocht amach in a member of access CINEMA and received access CINEMA agus ghnóthaigh urraíocht funding for the purchase of DVD equipment. d’fhonn trealamh DVD a cheannach.

The traditional music festival, NYAH, was Seoladh an fhéile cheoil traidisiúnta NYAH launched in 2004. NYAH – meaning the sa bhliai 2004. Ciallaíonn an téarma NYAH, croí, anam agus brí an cheoil, ar ndóigh, agus heart, the soul or the lift in the music – aims is é is cuspóir don fhéile seo na healaíona to place traditional arts at the heart of the traidisiúnta a chur i gcroílár shaol cultúrtha cultural life in Cavan through countywide an Chabháin trí thaibhléirithe a eagrú ar fud performance, seisiúin, lectures and master- an chontae, agus trí sheisiúin, trí léachtaí classes. agus trí mháistir-ranganna.

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Performing at the Nyah Festival were left to right: Ted Sweeney, James Cosgrove and Seamus Smith. ➔ Ina measc siúd a bhí rannpháirteach sa Nyah Festival bhí, ó chlé go deis: Ted Sweeney, James Cosgrove agus Seamus Smith. 46 47 Clare / An Clár

May Music in Clare gave older people Thug May Music in Clare seans do dhaoine an opportunity to make and enjoy music atá ag dul anonn i mblianta ceol a dhéanamh alongside local community musicians and agus taitneamh a bhaint as i dteannta ceoltóirí óna bpobail áitiúla agus ceoltóirí musicians from the Irish Chamber Orchestra ó Cheolfhoireann Aireagail Éireann ina in the setting of their local libraries. Devised gcuid leabharlanna áitiúla féin. Is í Frances and facilitated by Frances Shanahan, May Shanahan a cheap May Music in Clare Music in Clare was a partnership between agus a d’eagraigh é mar chomhpháirtíocht the Irish Chamber Orchestra, Clare County idir Ceolfhoireann Aireagail Éireann, Oifig Council Arts Office and libraries throughout Ealaíon Chomhairle Chontae an Chláir, agus leabharlanna ar fud an chontae. County Clare. Celebrating Bealtaine, the May Mar chuid de cheiliúradh na Bealtaine, festival of creativity in older age, older people féile na cruthaitheachta do dhaoine níos in Kilkee, Kilrush, Shannon, Sixmilebridge, sine, bhí seanóirí i gCill Chaoi, i gCill Ennis, Newmarket, Kilmihil, Milltown Malbay Rois, sa tSionainn, i nDroichead Abhainn and Killaloe sang, danced and composed. Ó gCearnaigh, in Inis, i gCora Chaitlín, i Many subsequently attended an ICO concert gCill Mhíchíl, i Sráid na Cathrach agus i gCill Dalua ar ag canadh, ag rince agus ag and pre-concert talk. cumadh le linn ócáidí ar feadh na seachtaine. D’fhreastail mórán acu ar cheolchoirm le Ground Up was a project initiated by the Ceolfhoireann Aireagail na hÉireann agus ar Clare County Council’s Arts Office to explore chaint roimh an gceolchoirm féin. contemporary visual art in a rural context Ba é a bhí in Ground Up ná tionscnamh through the commissioning of temporary art a thosaigh Oifig Ealaíon Chontae an projects. The second phase of the project, Chláir d’fhonn dul amach ar an ealaín IN-UNDER-OVER-OUT, began in April. Five chomhaimseartha fhísiúil i gcomhthéacs tuaithe, trí thionscnaimh shealadacha ealaíne artists – Vincent Wall, Maria Kerin, Deirdre a choimisiúnú. Thosaigh an dara céim den O’ Mahony, John Langan and Aileen Lambert tionscnamh IN-UNDER-OVER-OUT i mí – were selected. Their first initiative was Aibreáin. Roghnaíodh cúigear ealaíontóirí exhibiting work at Ennistymon Agricultural –Vincent Wall, Maria Kerin, Deirdre O’ Fair in June. Mahony, John Langan and Aileen Lambert. Ba é an chéad toradh ar an tionscnamh seo ná a saothar a chur ar taispeáint ag Aonach In 2004, work started on the development of Talmhaíochta Inis Díomáin i mí an Mheithimh. a complex of artist studios in Tulla. Sa bhliain 2004, tosaíodh ag obair ar rogha ilghnéitheach de stiúideónna ealaíon a There was a strong concentration on arts fhorbairt ar an Tulach. and health projects by the local authority Leag an t-údarás áitiúil béim láidir ar during the year, with the continuation of thionscnaimh ealaíon agus sláinte i rith na the residency of community artist Eleanor bliana, agus lean Eleanor Feely uirthi ag obair Feely at St Joseph’s Hospital in Ennis. This mar ealaíontóir pobail ag Ospidéal Naomh residency culminated in a seminar at Glór, Iósaif in Inis. Ba é buaic na tréimhse cónaithí the Irish music centre. The Echo project, an sin ná an seimineár a ritheadh san Ionad don intergenerational project with Ennistymon Cheol Traidisiúnta, Glór. Cuireadh clabhsúr ar thionscnamh Echo nuair a seoladh leabhrán Community Hospital and two second-level de chuimhní cinn na rannpháirtithe. Clár a schools, concluded with the launch of a bhí ann a raibh dhá ghlúin de mhuintir Inis 46 publication on reminiscences. Díomáin páirteach ann, cuid acu san Ospidéal 47 Phobail agus cuid eile in dhá scoil dara leibhéal.

Feakle International Music Festival has its origins within the rich array of musical talent that abound on the East Clare area. Dancing lessons are part of the programme of the festival, which first began in 1988. ➔ Féile Cheoil Idirnáisiúnta na Fiacaile, a bhíonn ag tarraingt ar chumas ceoil mhuintir oirthear an Chláir. Cuirtear ranganna rince ar fáil le linn na féile, a thosaigh i 1988. 48 49 Cork City / Cathair Chorcaí

A three-year revenue funding and service Cuireadh tús le comhaontú trí bliana maidir agreement between Cork City Council and the le maoiniú agus le seirbhís idir Cathair Arts Council got underway in 2004, with the Chorcaí agus an Chomhairle Ealaíon sa aim of supporting and developing arts in bhliai 2004, comhaontú a raibh sé de the city. chuspóir aige tacú leis na healaíona sa chathair agus iad a fhorbairt. Bhí an rince Dance was much to the fore in Cork. The go mór chun tosaigh i gCorcaigh. Agus an Institute for Choreography and Dance’s (icd) dara féile Fête de la Danse á beartú acu, second Fête de la Danse season focused dhírigh Institiúid na Córagrafaíochta agus an Rince (icd) ar shaothar ó chompántais on the work of French Canadian dance Franca-Cheanadacha. Ba é Nick Bryson companies. Dance artist-in-resident was Nick an t-ealaíontóir rince cónaitheach agus ar Bryson, and other significant residencies na healaíontóirí tábhachtacha rince eile a included dance artists Susan Rethorst and thug tréimhsí cónaitheacha i gCorcaigh, bhí Anne Gilpin. Cork City Ballet presented its Susan Rethorst agus Anne Gilpin. Léirigh programme Ballet Spectacular 2004 at the Compántas Bailé Chathair Chorcaí a gclár and included for first time, Ballet Spectacular 2004 ag Teach Ceoldráma as part of its Irish tour, a performance at Chorcaí agus, den chéad uair riamh, bhí Dublin’s Helix. taibhléiriú acu sa Helix i mBaile Átha Cliath.

The Glass Menagerie was the first play to be Ba é The Glass Menagerie an chéad dráma a performed in the newly refurbished Everyman léiriodh in Amharclann an Everyman Palace Palace Theatre, which became the new ó athosclaíodh í tar éis a hathchóirithe. Bhí Irish regional partner for London’s NT Shell lucht na hAmharclainne ina gcomhpháirtithe Connections festival in May. The arts venue réigiúnacha le linn fhéile drámaíochta Triskel, also underwent major refurbishment Connections NT Shell i mí na Bealtaine. during the year, reopening in October with Rinneadh athchóiriú mór ar Ionad Ealaíon Triskel i rith na bliana chomh maith, agus greater facilities and improved access. d’oscail sé i mi Deireadh Fómhair le breis áiseanna agus le feabhas mór ar chúrsaí rochtana. The 49th Cork Film Festival in October attracted an audience of 30,000. Highlights Mheall an 49ú Féile Scannán Chorcaí lucht included the Irish premiere of Damien féachana de 30,000. Ar na buaicphointí, O’Donnell’s Inside I’m Dancing, in conjunction bhí an chéad léiriú in Éirinn de Inside I’m with a disability-on-film seminar. Dancing le Damien O’Donnell, mar aon le le seimineár a phléigh na slite ina léirítear New Young Europeans was a photographic daoine míchumasaithe i scannáin. and writing project, which highlighted the Tionscnamh grianghrafadóireachta agus aspirations of five young people from Cork scríbhneoireachta a bhí in New Young and five young immigrants via a large-scale Europeans, a dhírigh ar na mianta a bhí exhibition by photographer Carl Cordonnier ag cúigear ógánach as Corcaigh agus in three city venues in April. This project was cúigear inimirceach trí mheán taispeántais a partnership between Triskel, British Council, mhórscála leis an ngrianghrafadóir Carl Cork 2005, the National Asylum Seekers Cordonnier i dtrí ionad sa chathair i mí Centre and Ógra Chorcai. an Aibreáin. Comhpháirtíocht idir Triskel, An British Council, Cork 2005, agus Ógra Chorcaí ab ea an tionscnamh. Chomóraigh Cork Choral Festival celebrated its 50th Féile na gCór Chorcaí a leathchéad bliain le anniversary, with a concert of highlights of ceolchoirm de na píosaí ab fhearr as saothair 48 commissioned works in conjunction with the a coimisiúnaíodh i gcomhpháirt leis an gCór 49 National Chamber Choir. Aireagail Náisiúnta.

Young Europeans photographic and writing project. ➔ Tionscadal grianghrafadóireachta agus scríbhneoireachta na nEorpach Óg. 50 51 County Cork / Contae Chorcaí

Dance artist Fearghus Ó Conchúir completed Chríochnaigh an t-ealaíontóir rince Fearghus his six-month residency programme at Ó Conchúir a thréimshe chónaitheach sé Ionad Cultúrtha in Ballyvourney. Willie mhí ag Ionad Cultúrtha Bhaile Bhúirne. Bhí White, artistic director of Project, chaired a Willie White, stiúrthóir ealaíne an Project, ina symposium that marked the end of Fearghus’ chathaoirleach ar shiompóisiam ag deireadh residency with an exploration of the role and thréimhse chónaitheach Fhearghusa. Ba é téama na comhdhála sin ná díospóireacht remit of dance artist residency programmes in ar ról agus ar chuspóir na gclár cónaitheach Ireland. d’ealaíontóirí rince in Éirinn.

One of the major projects at West Cork Arts Bhí taispeántas aonair leis an taibhealaíontóir Centre was the solo exhibition of work by Amanda Coogan ar cheann de performance artist Amanda Coogan and phríomhthionscnaimh Ionad Ealaíon Iarthar the associated performance workshop she Chorcaí, mar aon leis an gceardlann ar facilitated on Sherkin Island. This four-day thaibhléiriú a stiúir sí ar Oileán Seircín. Mhair an cheardlann ceithre lá agus chríochnaigh sí initiative led to a performance event of live i mí an Aibreáin le taibhléiriú ealaín suiteála installation and DVD presentations in April. agus DVD.

West Cork Music is best known for its Is mar gheall ar Fhéile Cheoil Aireagail Iarthar West Cork Chamber Music Festival, a still Chorcaí is fearr atá aithne ar West Cork comparatively youthful event that has put Music, féile réasúnta nua a bhfuil gradam Ireland on the international chamber music faoi leith bainte amach aige i measc lucht map with its intensive programme of five an cheoil aireagail, de bharr an chláir lomlán imeachtaí a bhíonn aige, le cúig cheolchoirm concerts and three master-classes a day. agus trí mháistir-rang in aghaidh an lae. Tá lucht leanúna dílis bainte amach ag West Cork Music has built up a loyal West Cork Music agus tá sé dírithe ar following and is committed to nurturing chúram a dhéanamh dá lucht éisteachta its home audience. The central part of áitiúil. Mar chuid lárnach den chúram this commitment is a music education seo, tá clár oideachais cheoil, a ritear i programme in partnership with the County gcomhpháirt le hOifig Ealaíon na Comhairle Council Arts Office, and the highlight this Contae. Ba é buaicphointe na bliana seo year was a residency with the RTÉ National an tréimhse chónaitheach le Ceolfhoireann Symphony Orchestra. Some 4,500 children Náisiúnta Shiansach RTÉ. D’fhreastail suas from across the county attended schools le 4500 dalta ó gach cearn den chontae workshops and concerts with the orchestra ar cheardlanna agus ar cheolchoirmeacha i scoileanna. Ba iad James Cavanagh led by conductors James Cavanagh and David agus David Brophy a bhí i gceannas ar Brophy. In addition, the orchestra gave its an gceolfhoireann. Chomh maith leis first ever symphony concerts in Bantry and sin, thug an Cheolfhoireann na chéad Mallow, filling both venues with enthusiastic cheolchoirmeacha siansacha riamh i local audiences. mBeanntraí agus i Mala, agus líon siad an dá 50 ionad go doras le lucht éisteachta áitiúil a bhí 51 beo bríomhar.

A family of ‘lucky birds’ are liberated from the skirt of performance artist Amanda Coogan, released back into the wild in one swoop. Amanda worked with West Cork Arts Centre in 2004. ➔ Scata ‘éan ádhúil’ á scaoileadh saor ó sciorta an taibhealaíontóra Amanda Coogan, agus ag filleadh ar an dúchas. D’oibrigh Amanda i gcomhar le hIonad Ealaíon Iarthar Chorcaí i 2004. 52 53 Donegal / Dún na nGall

Buncrana’s North-55 benefited from Arts Fuair an tionscnamh North-55 i mBun Cranncha Council Project funding to generate research maoiniú ón gComhairle Ealaíon le taighde agus and public debate about socially-engaged plé poiblí a ghiniúint i dtaobh na bhfísealaíon a dhéanann iarracht dul i ngleic le fadhbanna visual art. (The project’s title refers to the sóisialta. Tagraíonn teideal an tionscnaimh cultural corridor which was created on the don dorchla cultúrtha a cruthaíodh ag leanúint line of latitude crossing the border between na líne domhanleithid a ghearrann an pointe Derry and Donegal). Through new models of ar an teorainn idir Doire agus Dún na nGall. visual arts practice that promote access and Trí chleachtais nua sna físealaíona a chur chun participation, North-55 advocated a shift in tosaigh, d’éirigh le North 55 athrú a mholadh the terms of engagement between art and sna téarmaí ina dtarlaíonn an teagmháil idir pobail agus na healaíona. communities. Sa bhliain 2004, lean an Chomhairle Contae In 2004, the County Council continued to ar aghaidh leis an dá chlár a bhíonn ar siúl operate two countywide programmes through acu ar fud an chontae, iad á rith óna hOifig its Arts Office and Letterkenny Arts Centre. Ealaíon agus ó Ionad Ealaíon Leitir Ceanainn. Festivals played a central role, with the well- Bhí ról lárnach ag féilte sa dá chlár sin, Féile established Donegal Bay and Bluestacks seanbhunaithe Bhá Dhún na nGall agus na Festival (catering for the southern half of the gCruach Gorm (ag freastal ar an taobh ó dheas den chontae), agus Féile Ealaíne an Eargail (ag county) and the Earagail Arts Festival (catering freastal ar an taobh ó thuaidh). Chuir an dá for the northern half). Both festivals provided fhéile cláir éagsúla ilghnéitheacha ar siúl idir a diverse programme of performances and thaibhléirithe agus cheardlanna. workshops. Dhírigh an Oifig Ealaíon ar choimisiúin The Arts Office also focused on commissions agus ar chláir chónaitheacha chomh maith. Ar choimisiúin na bliana 2004, bhí Páráid and residencies. Commissions in 2004 included Charnabhail Dhrumadóirí Taiko, an dráma Taiko Carnival Parade, Balor Theatre Rep Skirmishes le compántas Amharclainne Bhaloir, Skirmishes, Donegal Drama Circle’s Observe Ciorcal Drámaíochta Dhún na nGall agus the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards Somme, Little John Nee Rural Electric and the Somme, Little John Nee le Rural Electric An Cosán Glas Aisling (visual arts). Five of agus An Cosán Glas le Aisling (físealaíona). these commissions premiered at either the Léiríodh cúig cinn de na coimisiúin seo den chéad uair ag Féile na gCruach nó ag Féile an Bluestacks or Earagail festivals. Eargail.

There was a significant international dimension Bhí gné láidir idirnáisiúnta le hobair na to the Arts Office’s work with traditional music hOifige Ealaíon i réimse an cheoil traidisiúnta, projects such as the Isle of Skye (Bluestacks mar shampla An tOileán Sciathánach (Féile Festival), six performances of UK ship-based na gCruach), sé léiriú de chuid Walk The theatre and pyrotechnics company Walk the Plank, compántas amharclannaíochta agus piriteicnice atá bunaithe ar bord loinge, agus Plank (Killybegs) and a number of Polish 52 roinnt imeachtaí don phobal Polannach (Lá na 53 events (Day of Welcomes, Letterkenny). bhFáiltí, Leitir Ceanainn).

40 Shades of Fushsia, was a collaborative exhibition by artist Úna Campbell and Poet Phyl O’Donnell (O’Connor) at Letterkenny Arts Centre. ➔ 40 Shades of Fushsia, comhthaispeántas le hÚna Campbell, ealaíontóir agus Phyl O’Donnell (O’Connor), file, in Ionad Ealaíon Leitir Ceanainn. Promoting film culture in Ireland

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It was a strong year for dance in the capital. Bliain mhór rince a bhí ann sa phríomchathair. The Association of Professional Dancers in Tháinig Jean Cristoph Paré ar cuireadh ó Ireland invited Jean Christoph Paré to mentor Chumann na Rinceoirí Gairmiúla d’fhonn their Irish Choreographers’ New Works meantóireacht a dhéanamh ar an New Works Platform. Other dance highlights were Fall Platform ag Cumann Córagrafóirí Éireann. Ar and Recover, created by Irish Modern Dance na buaiceanna eile i réimse an rince bhí Fall Theatre which received a Commissions Award and Recover, a chruthaigh Irish Modern Dance from the Arts Council; Fireworks 2 presented Theatre, a fuair dámhachtain choimisiúnaithe by Ballet Ireland at the National Concert ón gComhairle Ealaíon, agus Fireworks 2, a Hall and the annual festival of youth dance léirigh Ballet Ireland sa Cheoláras Náisiúnta presented by Dublin Youth Dance Company. agus an fhéile bhliantúil rince na nóg a léirigh Dublin Youth Dance Company. The CADMUS Project, a two-year joint initiative by the Dublin City Council Arts Office Chríochnaigh Tionscnamh CADMUS i mí na and the Arts Council, concluded in May. It Bealtaine, tionscadal dhá bhliain le hOifig aimed to develop music as an artform in Ealaíon Chomhairle Chathair Átha Cliath agus community contexts and supported the wider an leis an gComhairle Ealaíon. Bhí sé de development of community-based music chuspóir aige an ceol a fhorbairt mar fhoirm practice in the city. ealaíne i gcomhthéacsanna pobail, agus tacú le forbairt níos mó a dhéanamh ar chleachtadh Dublin’s Irish Film Institute showed an cheoil bunaithe sa phobal ar fud na approximately 350 arthouse films and cathrach. 3,500 screenings, as well as staging the Léirigh Institiúid Scannán na hÉireann suas le Documentary Festival, Gay and Lesbian Festival 350 scannán ealaíne agus 3,500 craoladh ar and Digital Film Festival, a comprehensive fad, chomh maith le féile Scannán Faisnéise, touring schools’ film screenings programme, Féile Scannán Aerach agus Leispiach agus Féile and other festivals and workshops aimed at Scannán Digiteach, chomh maith le féilte agus different age groups. ceardlanna eile dírithe ar aoisghrúpaí éagsúla. Tá méadú mór tagtha ar Fhéile Scríbhneoirí Dublin Writers’ Festival, organised by the Bhaile Átha Cliath ionas go bhfuil sé ar cheann Dublin City Council’s Arts Office and directed de phríomhimeachtaí na tíre anois. Is í Oifig by Pat Boran, has become one of Ireland’s Ealaíon Chomhairle Chathair Átha Cliath leading literary events. The 6th annual festival a ritheann an fhéile agus is é Pat Boran an in June featured approximately 60 writers from stiúrthóir. Bhí suas le 60 scríbhneoir as 20 tír 20 countries and included major authors such páirteach, ina measc na mórúdair Harold Pinter as Harold Pinter and Anita Desai. agus Anita Desai.

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The Irish Film Institute in Temple Bar, Dublin 2 hosted a documentary film festival in autumn 2004. ➔ Institiúid Scannán na hÉireann, Barra an Teampaill, Baile Átha Cliath 2, mar ar eagraíodh féile scannán faisnéise i bhfómhar na bliana 2004. 56 57 Dublin, Dún Laoghaire Rathdown / Baile Átha Cliath, Dún Laoghaire/Ráth an Dúin

Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council’s Tá trí mhórthionscnamh ann a bhfuil ceannas arts programme is dominated by three acu ar chlár ealaíon Dún Laoghaire/ Rátha large-scale, high profile annual initiatives an Dúin mar atá: Féile Chultúir na Cruinne, – the Festival of World Cultures, the Poetry Poetry Now agus an clár físealaíne suiteála Now festival and the Concourse installation úd. Concourse. Cuireann clár na Comhairle programme for the visual arts. DLRCC’s programme also places an emphasis on béim freisin ar thréimhsí cónaitheacha agus artists’ residencies and youth arts, and ar ealaíona na n-óg, agus cuireann siad provides significant revenue funding towards maoiniú tábhachtach ar fáil a thacaíonn leis the annual programme at the Pavilion an gclár bliantúil ag an Pavilion Theatre. Theatre. th Eagraíodh an ceathrú Féile de Chultúir na The 4 Festival of World Cultures was Cruinne i mí Lúnasa. Tháinig breis is 100,000 held in late August. Over 100,000 people came to see internationally renowned artists duine ag féachaint ar mhórealaíontóirí from over 30 countries in a programme of idirnáisiúnta as breis agus 30 tír i gclár free and paid, indoor and outdoor events a raibh idir imeachtaí saor in aisce agus for adults and children. The programme imeachtaí le táillí ann, idir imeachtaí faoi featured live music, dance, workshops, dhíon agus lasmuigh, agus imeachtaí do markets, exhibitions, film, a DJ project, panel dhaoine fásta agus do pháistí. I measc discussion and an artist-in-residence, Nitan imeachtaí na féile bhí ceol beo, rince, Sawhney. ceardlanna, margaí, taispeántais scannáin, The Poetry Now festival, initiated in 1996, is clár Ceirníneoirí, painéil dhíospóireachta agus the only Irish international festival devoted ealaíontóir cónaitheach darb ainm Nitan solely to poetry, and features a programme Sawhney. of readings, masterclasses and a keynote address by renowned Irish and international Tá clár Concourse san ealaín suiteála ar siúl poets each year in late March. Programmed ó 1999. Phléigh tionscnamh Adrienne Lord, by John McAuliffe in 2004, Tom Paulin gave Presence of Absence/Passage of Time, le this year’s keynote address. próiseas an bhróin tar éis do dhuine bás a The Concourse installation programme has fháil. Bhí fóram do lucht méala ann freisin taken place since 1999. Adrienne Lord’s a phléigh an próiseas le sraith deich léacht project, Presence of Absence/Passage of agus dhá lá d’imeachtaí eolais. Time, dealt with the process of bereavement, and was accompanied by a bereavement Ba í Caitriona O’Reilly an file cónaitheach in forum (a series of ten talks and two Institiúid Dhún Laoghaire don Ealaíon don information days). Dearadh agus don Teicneolaíocht. Bhí seacht Caitriona O’Reilly was poet-in-residence at dtionscnamh d’ealaíontóirí cónaitheacha i the Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design mbunscoileanna, agus eagraíodh taispeántas and Technology. Seven artist-in-schools agus lá léiriúcháin mar thoradh orthu i Halla projects took place in primary schools, an Chontae. 56 culminating in an exhibition and presentation 57 day in the County Hall.

Dublin Youth Dance Company’s annual Irish Youth Dance Festival took place in the Pavilion Theatre on 28 November. The event provided a platform for young dancers and choreographers to showcase their work. ➔ Ba sa Pavilion Theatre, ar 28 Samhain, a reáchtáil Compántas Rince na nÓg, Baile Átha Cliath, an Fhéile Náisiúnta bhliantúil do rinceoirí óga na hÉireann. Deis a bhí ann do rinceoirí agus do chóragrafaóirí óga chun a saothar a thaispeáint. 58 59 Dublin, Fingal / Baile Átha Cliath, Fine Gall

Recogising the needs of its young population Chuir Ionad Ealaíon Draíocht i mBaile base, Draíocht Arts Centre in Blanchardstown Bhlainséir tús le Spréacha, féile initiated Spréacha, a multi-disciplinary arts ildhisciplíneach do pháistí, d’fhonn aird festival for children. Companies from Ireland, a dhíriú ar riachtanais an phobail óig sa Switzerland, England, Italy and Romania took cheantar. Thóg compántais as Éirinn, as an part in the inaugural festival in September Eilbhéis, as an Iodáil agus as an Rómáin presenting a rich programme of theatre and páirt sa chéad fhéile, a sholáthair clár saibhir visual arts. Supported by the Fingal County d’imeachtaí amharclainne agus físealaíne. Council Arts Office, Blanchardstown Library As seo amach is imeacht bliantúil a thitfidh and the Arts Council, Spréacha (meaning amach i lár an Mheithimh a bheidh in ‘sparkles’) will be an annual event taking Spréacha, le tacaíocht ó Oifig Ealaíon place every year in mid-June. Chomhairle Contae Fhine Gall, ó Leabharlann Bhaile Bhlainséir agus ón gComhairle Ealaíon. Fingal’s Arts Office runs a substantial outreach and education programme, Ritheann Oifig Ealaíon Fhine Gall cláir predominantly residency-based with an thábhachtacha for-rochtana agus oideachais. emphasis on photography and visual Is ar bhonn tréimhsí cónaitheacha le arts, creative writing and traditional arts. healaíontóirí a ritear na cláir seo den chuid is Residencies in 2004 included South African mó, agus cuirtear béim ar na físealaíona, ar photographer Tim Durham working with an scríbhneoireacht chruthaitheach agus ar transition-year students from four schools na healaíona traidisiúnta. Ar na healaíontóirí on digital photography. Ann Marie Davey’s a chaith tréimshí cónaitheacha i bhFine Gall three-month residency, exploring pinhole i 2004 bhí an grianghrafadóir Tim Durham as photography with 5th class students from an Afraic Theas, a d’oibir le daltaí idirbhliana Bayside primary school, culminated in Snaps, ó cheithre scoil ar an ngrianghrafadóireacht a catalogue of the completed work exhibited. dhigiteach. Foilsíodh catalóg dar teideal Mick Parkin also worked as writer-in- Snaps mar thoradh ar an tréimhse trí mhí residence in two schools during the year. a chaith Anne Marie Davey ag saothrú na grianghrafadóireachta mionphoill le daltaí The Arts Office continued to run Finscéal, its sa chúigiú bliain. D’oibir Mick Parkin mar creative writing programme for readers and scríbhneoir cónaitheach in dhá scoil ar feadh writers, a highlight of which was Getting na bliana. Published, a seminar that featured authors Marita Conlon McKenna, journalist Kevin Leanann an tionscnamh Finscéal ar Myers and agent Faith O’Grady. aghaidh i gcónaí, clár sa scríbhneoireacht chruthaitheach do léitheoirí agus do scríbhneoirí. Ar na buaiceanna a bhí ag an tionscnamh seo, bhí Getting Published, seimineár a raibh an t-údar Marita Conlon 58 McKenna, an t-iriseoir Kevin Myers agus an 59 gníomhaire Faith O’Grady páirteach ann.

Fondazione AIDA (Italy) presented the story of The Happy Prince at the Spréacha Children’s Festival in Blanchardstown. ➔ Léirigh Fondazione AIDA (an Iodáil) scéal an Phrionsa Shona le linn ‘Spéacha’, Féile do Pháistí i mBaile Bhlainséir. 60 61 Dublin, South / Bhaile Átha Cliath Theas

The biggest single project in Dublin South Ba é an tionscnamh ba mhó i mbliana i this year was the third Fused Intercultural mBaile Átha Cliath Theas ná an tríú Fused Arts Festival in June. An Arts Office initiative Intercultural Arts Festival. Ba iad an Oifig Ealaíon a thionscain í i gcomhpháirt leis an in partnership with the library service, the tseirbhís leabharlannaíochta, agus is féile festival grew out of an intercultural family í a d’fhás amach as Lá Idirchúltúrtha do day in 2000. The week-long festival consisted Theaghlaigh sa bhliain 2000. Féile seachtaine of approximately 40 events organised in a bhí inti agus eagraíodh suas le 40 imeacht association with local arts organisations and ar fad lena linn, le comhoibriú ó eagraíochtaí the Arts Projects Network. áitiúla ealaíon agus an Project Arts Network. Ba é Dermot Bolger an scríbhneoir Dermot Bolger was the writer-in-residence for cónaitheach do Chomhairle Contae Bhaile South Dublin County Council. His 18-month Átha Cliath Theas. Is é an sprioc atá lena thréimhse chónaitheach 18 mí go gcuirfear residency plans to culminate in an online le chéile díolaim scríbhneoireachta ar líne as anthology of writing from South Dublin. Baile Átha Cliath Theas.

Initially five, and later seven, community Chuaigh ceoltóir cónaitheach i mbun oibre i gcúig phobalscoil i gceantair a thagann faoi schools in RAPID areas benefited from the chúram scéim RAPID. Ardaíodh an líon sin appointment of a musician-in-residence, go dtí seacht scoil ar ball. Is é an sprioc a combining music and performance to bhí acu ná scileanna seanma agus tuisceana develop pupils’ skills and appreciation na ndaltaí i leith an cheoil a fhorbairt. Is of music. RAPID - Revitalising areas by é is brí le RAPID ná athbheochan ceantar trí phleanáil, infheistíocht agus forbairt planning, investment and development - is a (Revitalising areas by planning, investment government initiative to target the country’s and development), agus is tionscnamh rialtais 45 most disadvantaged urban areas and é d’fhonn díriú ar 45 ceantar uirbeach atá provincial towns. faoi mhíbhuntáiste. D’oibir Comhairle Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath South Dublin County Council worked in Theas i bpáirt le Féile Scannán na nÓg Bhaile partnership with Dublin Junior Film Festival Átha Cliath, agus le hInstitiúid Scannán na and the Irish Film Institute (IFI) to participate hÉireann (IFI), d’fhonn páirt a ghlacadh i in the Kaleidoscope Children’s Film Festival, bhFéile Scannán Kaleidoscope do Leanaí, imeacht a chruthaíonn deis plé ar ghnéithe an event that creates a space to explore difriúla de shaol an linbh agus an tionchar a different aspects of children and cinema. bhíonn ag na scannáin air sin.

In May, the Arts Office organised an I mí na Bealtaine d’eagraigh an Oifig Ealaíon taispeántas ealaíne agus ceardaíochta le exhibition of arts and crafts by groups in the grúpa sa cheantar i Halla an Chontae. area in the County Hall to coincide with the Eagraíodh an t-imeacht sin mar pháirt Bealtaine, the national festival of creativity in d’Fhéile na Bealtaine an fhéile náisiúnta don older age. The Arts Office also managed a chruthaitheacht i measc seanóirí. Rith an six-month digital film project based on local Oifig Ealaíon, i gcomhar le Club Seanóirí 60 Bhaile Átha Cliath Theas agus an IFI, 61 heritage with South Dublin Senior Citizens tionscnamh scannán digiteach a mhair sé mhí Club and the IFI. agus a bhí bunaithe ar an oidhreacht áitiúil.

The Third Fused Intercultural Arts Festival was held in the summer. This festival is an initiative of Dublin South County Council’s Arts Office. ➔ Reáchtáladh an tríú Fused Intercultural Arts Festival le linn an tsamhraidh. Tionscnamh de chuid Oifig Ealaíon Chomhairle Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath Theas is ea an fhéile. 62 63 Galway / Gaillimh

Clifden Community Arts Week once again Arís eile, chuir Seachtain na nEalaíon delivered a broad and diverse community Pobail ar an gClochán clár leathan éagsúil arts progamme, during which transition year imeachtaí ar fáil. Lena linn, sheol daltaí students from Clifden Community School idirbhliana ó Phobalscoil an Chlocháin, The Clifden Anthology, an tríú heagrán, a raibh launched the third Clifden Anthology edited Brendan Flynn mar eagarthóir air. Bhí mórán by Brendan Flynn. Clifden Arts Society coirmeacha ceoil ann faoi choimirice Clifden hosted many music recitals throughout the Arts Society i rith na bliana. Ina measc bhí, year including the Graham Ashton Brass the Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble as Nua- Ensemble from New York in association with Eabhrac i gcomhpháirt le Music Network, Music Network, and pianist John O’Conor’s agus taibhléiriú an phianadóra John O’Conor performance with the Con Tempo String leis an Con Tempo String Quartet. Quartet. Cuireann Oifig Ealaíon Chontae na Gaillimhe béim láidir ar chomhpháirtíochtaí The Galway County Arts Office has a strong le heagraíochtaí seachtracha agus ar chur emphasis on partnership with external chuige comhtháite le Comhairle Contae na organisations and an integrated approach Gaillimhe. Ar na tréimhsí cónaitheacha a with Galway County Council. Residencies eagraíodh i gcomhpháirt leis an gComhairle undertaken in partnership with the City Contae, bhí clár do scríbhneoir cónaitheach Council in 2004 included the writer-in- le hUrsula Rani Sarma agus clár d’ailtire residence programme with Ursula Rani Sarma cónaitheach le Hugh Kelly. D’oibir an dá chomhairle i nGaillimh i gcomhpháirt le and the architect-in-residence programme heagraíochtaí ealaíne áitiúla agus náisiúnta with Hugh Kelly. The two Galway Councils d’fhonn cur chuige comhordaithe a fhorbairt also worked with local and national arts maidir le soláthar clár ealaíon do scoileanna organisations to develop a co-ordinated an réigiúin. approach to the delivery of arts programmes to schools in the area. Forleathnaíodh le Tionscnamh Scannán ID ionas go dtabharfaí isteach grúpaí pobail i Maigh Eo agus i gCo. an Chláir. Tá an The ID Film Project was extended to include tionscnamh seo á rith i gcomhpháirt le Ionad community groups in counties Mayo and Scannán na Gaillimhe ó 2001, agus oibríonn Clare. Run in partnership with Galway Film sé le ceithre phobal d’fhonn scannán a Centre since 2001, the project works with léiriú gach bliain. Léiríodh gach ceann de na four communities to produce a film each scannáin trí huaire ar a laghad. Cheannaigh year. All the films have been screened publicly RTÉ scannán amháin agus tá ceithre ghrúpa at least three times; RTÉ purchased one film tar éis a gcuid trealaimh scannánaíochta féin a cheannach dá bharr. and four groups have gone on to buy their own film making equipment. Rith Comhairle Contae na Gaillimhe roinnt Galway County Council ran a number of arts clár piólótach maidir leis na healaíona and education pilot projects in partnership san oideachas i gcomhpháirt le heochair- with key organisations in Galway. Examples eagraíochtaí i nGaillimh. Ina measc seo, tá include visual arts projects with Galway tionscnaimh sna físealaíona le hIonad Ealaíon Arts Centre, film making workshops with na Gaillimhe, ceardlanna scannáníochta le Fleadh Scannán na nÓg, agus cúrsaí sa 62 the Junior Film Fleadh and creative writing scríbhneoireacht chruthaitheach le hIonad 63 courses with the Western Writer's Centre. Scríbhneoirí an Iarthair.

Vélo Theatre Company performed at Galway’s Baboró International Children’s Festival. 40,000 children have attended shows and participated in festival workshops since 1997. ➔ Bhí Vélo Theatre Company le feiceáil le linn Bhaboró, Féile Idirnáisiúnta do Pháistí. Ó 1997 i leith tá 40,000 páiste tar éis freastal ar sheónna nó páirt a ghlacadh i gceardlanna na féile. 64 65 Kerry / Ciarraí

Kerry County Council’s Arts Office’s direct Ba iad seo a leanas na trí programme featured three main initiatives phríomhthionscnaimh a bhí ag Oifig Ealaíon during the year: writer and dancer-in- Chomhairle Contae Chiarraí i rith na bliana: scéimeanna do thréimhsí cónaitheacha residence schemes and support for the Kerry sa rince agus sa scribhneoireacht agus Film Festival. Playwright and scriptwriter tacaíocht d’Fhéile Scannán Chiarraí. Ceapadh Bryan Delaney was appointed writer-in- an drámadóir agus an scríbhneoir scripte residence, the first non-poet to date. His Bryan Delaney mar scríbneoir cónaitheach, residency focused on writing for stage and an chéad scríbhneoir go dtí sin nárbh fhile é. Dhírigh a thréimhse chónaitheach screen. Contemporary dancer Maggie Harvey siúd ar scríobh don ardán agus don became the county’s first dancer-in-residence, scáileán. Ceapadh Maggie Harvey, rinceoir based at Siamsa Tíre in Tralee. comhaimseartha, mar rinceoir cónaitheach, an chéad cheapachán dá shórt sa chontae. Is The Kerry Film Festival, run by Samhlaíocht ag Siamsa Tíre i dTrá Lí a bhí sise lonnaithe. Chiarraí in partnership with the Arts Office, Is iad Samhlaíocht Chiarraí a rith Féile showed 124 films at 10 venues with an Scannán Chiarraí i gcomhpháirt leis an increasing number of international entries. Oifig Ealaíon. Taispeánadh 124 scannán ag deich n-ionad lena linn, agus bhí méadú Over 10,000 participants took part in mór ar líon na n-iontrálacha idirnáisiúnta a Samhlaíocht Chiarraí’s Easter festival with bhí ann. Ghlac breis is 10,000 duine páirt street theatre, music, story telling, workshops i bhféile Cásca Shamhlaíocht Chiarraí le for children and adults, and an annual open hamharclannaíocht shráide, ceol, scéalaíocht, submission exhibition, Scóip. ceardlanna do leanaí agus do dhaoine fásta, agus taispeántas bliantúil darbh ainm Scóip a bhfuil sé de lánchead ag cách saothair a St John’s Theatre and Arts Centre in Listowel iontráil ina chomhair. presented 180 theatre, music, dance, film and visual arts events over the year. In Léirigh Ionad Ealaíon agus Amharclainne Naomh Eoin 180 imeacht éagsúil, idir addition, it also programmed 600 workshops amharclannaíocht, cheol, rince, scannáin as part of an arts education and outreach agus fhísealaíona le linn na bliana. Lena chois programme. sin, d’eagraigh lucht an Ionaid 600 ceardlann mar chuid de chlár oideachais agus for- Other highlights in Kerry included rochtana sna healaíona. rEVOLUTION, a collaboration between Siamsa Ar na buaiceanna eile i gCiarraí bhí Tíre, dance artist Cindy Cummings and rEVOLUTION, comhthionscnamh idir Siamsa visual artist Andrew Duggan; and Tobar na Tíre, an t-ealaíontóir rince Cindy Cummings agus an físealaíontóir Andrew Duggan; Scéalta/The Well of Stories, a new Siamsa Tíre agus Tobar na Scéalta/The Well of Stories, production commissioned by The Kerryman léiriúchán nua de chuid Shiamsa Tíre a newspaper, which was launched in October. cumadh de thoradh ar choimisiún ó nuachtán an Kerryman agus a seoladh i mí Dheireadh At the 35th Listowel Writers’ Week, nine Fómhair. workshops were held over three days as well Ritheadh naoi gceardlann thar thrí lá as street theatre and recitation competitions Sheachtain Scríbhneoirí Lios Tuathail, an 35ú in English and Irish plus storytelling, féile dá shórt. Chomh maith leis sin, bhí amharclannaíocht shráide agus comórtais workshops, drama and poetry readings. aithriseoireachta as Béarla agus as Gaeilge, 64 agus scéalaíocht, ceardlanna, drámaíocht 65 agus reacaireacht filíochta.

rEVOLUTION the multi-disciplinary project funded by the Arts Council, was first initiated in 2004. The collaboration involved Siamsa Tíre, dance artist Cindy Cummings and visual artist Andrew Duggan. ➔ Tionscnamh ildisciplíneach is ea rEVOLUTION atá á mhaoiniú ag an gComhairle Ealaíon, agus a bunaíodh i 2004. Orthu sin a bhí páirteach sa chomhthionscadal bhí Siamsa Tíre, Cindy Cummings, ealaíontóir rince, agus Andrew Duggan, físealaíontóir. 66 67 Kildare / Cill Dara

Kildare County Council’s Arts Office Lean Oifig Ealaíon Chomhairle Contae Chill continued its commitment to the professional Dara air ag cabhrú le forbairt ghairmiúil development of artists through partnerships ealaíontóirí trí chomhpháirtíochtaí le heagraíochtaí áitiúla, go háirithe maidir leis with local organisations, particularly in the field an rince. of dance. Chruthaigh Fluxusdance, atá lonnaithe i gCill Fluxusdance, based in Kildare, created a new Dara, saothar nua dar teideal Delicious Death, work Delicious Death, which premiered at a céadléiríodh in Amharclann Project i mBaile Átha Cliath agus a chuaigh ar camchuairt go Project in Dublin and then toured to Leitrim, Liatrom, go Cill Dara, go Maigh Eo agus go Kildare, Mayo and Offaly. Delicious Death hUíbh Fhailí ina dhiaidh sin. Thug Delicious presented opportunities for audiences to Death deiseanna don lucht féachana a participate in live performance, while the bheith páirteach sa taibhléiriú beo. Ba iad dancers remained in artistic control deciding to na rinceoirí a bhí i gceannas ar feadh an ama, áfach, agus is iadsan a shocraigh cé acu accept or challenge the direction. glacadh le cibé stiúir a bhí ann, nó diúltú di.

Building on the success of an earlier dance Bhunaigh an Laban Guild agus an Riverbank leaders’ course, the Laban Guild and Leibhéal 2 den chúrsa Laban Arts Centre established Level 2 of Laban Guild Guild Community Dance Leaders, ag tógáil ar chúrsa rathúil a bhí acu cheana. Beirt a bhfuil Community Dance Leaders Course. Run by cáil idirnáisiúnta orthu mar éascaitheoirí sa internationally renowned dance facilitators rince, Cathy O’Kennedy agus Anna Carlisle, a Anna Carlisle and Cathy O’ Kennedy, the stiúir an cúrsa, agus mheall an cúrsa rinceoirí, course attracted dancers, artists, community ealaíontóirí, oibrithe pobail agus cúraim sláinte ó áiteanna ar fud na hÉireann. and health care workers from across Ireland. Maidir le ceol, d’eagraigh an Oifig Ealaíon On the music front, the Arts Office organised clár for-rochtana ceoil do bhunscoileanna a music outreach programme for primary le tacaíocht Cheolfhoireann Chontae schools and supported the Kildare County Chill Dara. Tháinig deireadh leis an gcéad chéim den chlár for-rochtana trí bliana i Orchestra. The initial phase of the three-year mí an Mheithimh. Chuir an clár ranganna music outreach programme ended in June. seachtainiúla ceoil ar fáil le teagascóir for- The programme had a number of elements rochtana i 17 scoil, chomh maith leis an including weekly tuition from a music outreach bhféile bhliantúil Tzipora Children’s Music tutor in 17 schools, and the annual Tzipora Festival i mí na Bealtaine. Bhí 15 scoil páirteach inti sin agus ghlac 700 leanbh páirt Children’s Music Festival in May featuring 15 sa dá cheolchoirm. schools and 700 children in two concerts. Bhí clár taispeántas ann mar chuid den The arts-in-libraries initiative included an chlár ealaíon sna leabharlanna, chomh exhibition programme, the Cecil Day Lewis maith le Comórtas Cecil Day Lewis do Ghearrsceálta agus d’Fhilíocht, le ceardlanna Short Story and Poetry Competition, creative sa scríbhneoireacht chruthaitheach agus le writing workshops and an art history lecture sraith léachtaí i stair na healaíne. Scrúdaigh 66 series, which examined the work Francis na léachtaí seo saothar Francis Bacon, Frida 67 Bacon, Frida Kahlo and Louis Le Brocquy. Kahlo agus Louis Le Brocquy.

The Laban Guild Community Dance Leaders Course, Level 2 was held in the Riverbank Arts Centre in Newbridge in October. The Laban Guild is committed to community dance training. ➔ Ba sa Riverbrook Arts Centre, an Droichead Nua, le linn mhí Dheireadh Fómhair, a eagraíodh Cúrsa an Laban Guild do Cheannairí sa Rince Pobail, Leibhéal 2. Tá an Laban Guild tiomanta don oiliúint sa rince pobail. 68 69 Kilkenny / Cill Chainnigh

One highlight of the Kilkenny Arts Festival Ar cheann de bhuaiceanna Fhéile Ealaíon was CoisCéim Dance Theatre’s presentation Chill Chainnigh bhí léiriú chompántas of its new piece Chamber Made. The CoisCéim Dance Theatre ar a bpíosa nua Chamber Made. Is saothar nuálach é do innovative work for five dancers and one chúigear rinceoirí agus d’aon aisteoir amháin. actor took place in a hotel room creating an Tá an píosa suite i seomra óstáin, rud a intimate relationship with the audience. chruthaíonn caidreamh dlúth leis an lucht féachana. Kilkenny Collective for Arts Talent (KCAT) is a project of the Camphill Communities Is tionscnamh de chuid Camphill Communities of Ireland é Kilkenny Collective of Ireland, which integrates special needs for Arts Talent (KCAT), a thugann le and professional artists. To celebrate their chéile daoine le riachtanais speisialta agus 5th anniversary in October, KCAT published ealaíontóirí gairmiúla. D’fhonn ceiliúradh a Visible Visions, documenting the early dhéanamh ar a gcúigiú bliain i mí Deireadh years and highlighting the work of its eight Fómhair, d’fhoilsigh KCAT Visible Visions, a thugann faisnéis ar na blianta luatha studio artists. KCAT also hosted the Art agus a dhíríonn aird ar shaothar le hochtar and Inclusion conference, chaired by Brian ealaíontóirí stiúideó. Rith KCAT comhdháil Maguire with contributions from IMMA and dar teideal Art and Inclusion a raibh Brian the Arts Council. Maguire mar chathaoirleach air agus a raibh IMMA agus an Chomhairle Ealaíon páirteach Barnstorm Theatre Company’s production of inti. Martha by Annie Wood, Jay Manley and Gill Cloch mhíle eile sa soláthar a dhéanann Robertson marked a further development Barnstorm Theatre Company do leanaí óga in its provision for young children with an ba ea an léiriú Martha le hAnnie Wood, Jay installation-style production for 4-6 year olds. Manley agus Gill Robertson. Léiriú é i stíl ealaíne suiteála do leanaí idir 4-6 bliana. MOOT, a joint initiative by the Butler Gallery Comhthionscnamh idir Dánlann Butler and the Arts Office, was a series of debates agus an Oifig Ealaíon is ea MOOT. Sraith discussions and seminars on a variety of de dhíospóireachtaí, de chomhráití agus de subject matters in the contemporary arts. sheimineáir ba ea é ar rogha ábhar a bhfuil baint acu leis na healaíona comhaimseartha. The Arts Office organised a programme of D’eagraigh an Oifig Ealaíon clár taispeántas i exhibitions in County Hall and the refurbished Halla an Chontae, agus sa spás athchóirithe exhibition space in the Watergate Theatre. taispeántas in Amharclann Watergate. Ar na Projects included the Postcard exhibition tionscnaimh a bhí ann, bhí an taispeántas showing 4,000 pieces of art created by Postcard ina raibh 4,000 píosaí ealaíne le everyone from professional artists to school gach aon saghas duine, idir ealaíontóirí children. gairmiúla agus leanaí scoile. Fuair mic léinn ealaíne ó Chill Chainnigh agus Art students from Kilkenny and Dublin got ó Bhaile Átha Cliath deis saothair a chruthú the chance to create work in the disused i seanfhoirgneamh Chadwick ar Chadwick’s building on the outskirts of na cathrach, foirgneamh nach rabhthas á Kilkenny. A positive experience, one artist úsáid níos mó. Bhí taithí dearfach acu. Dúirt ealaíontóir amháin go raibh sé ‘saor chun reported being ‘free to construct, destroy and rudaí a chruthú, a mhilleadh nó a bheith trína 68 be messy, which liberates the process of art chéile, rud a fhuasclaíonn próiseas dhéanta 69 making’. na healaíne féin’.

MOOT, a series of discussions and debates on contemporary art took place in Kilkenny. ➔ MOOT, sraith de chomhráite agus de dhíospóireachtaí ar na healaíona comhaimseartha, a bhí ar siúl i gCill Chainnigh. 70 71 Laois / Laois

Laois County Council’s annual arts Díríonn clár bliantúil ealaíon Chontae Laoise programme focuses on residencies, festivals ar thréimhsí cónaitheacha, ar fhéilte agus ar and children’s activities. A key characteristic ghníomhaíochtaí do leanaí. Ar cheann de na of the programme in recent years has been tréithe is láidre sa chlár le blianta anuas tá the engagement of experienced artists such an obair atá déanta ag ealaíontóirí a bhfuil as Nóirín Ní Riain, Nuala Hayes and Liz Weir. seantaithí acu ar an ngnó, mar Nóirín Ní Riain, Nuala Hayes agus Liz Weir. The Arts Council and Laois County Council are equal partners in the funding of the Is comhpháirtithe cothroma iad an Dunamaise Arts Centre, which plays an Chomhairle Ealaíon agus Comhairle Contae important part in the cultural, social and Laoise maidir le maoiniú Ionad Ealaíon Dhún economic life of Laois and the surrounding na Maise, ionad a bhfuil ról tábhachtach aige midland counties. A wide range of touring i saol sóisialta, cultúrtha agus eacnamaíoch theatre visited Dunamaise during 2004 Laoise agus go deimhin sna contaetha eile including the Barabbas production of máguaird. Tháinig raon leathan d’imeachtaí Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream amharclainne chuig Ionad Dhún na Maise sa and Donal O’Kelly’s Jimmy Joyced!, Other bhliain 2004. Ina measc bhí léiriú Barabbas performances included music from the RTÉ ar dhráma le Shakespeare, A Midsummer Concert Orchestra and dance from Ballet Night’s Dream, agus Jimmy Joyced! le Donal Ireland. The venue hosted a number of O’Kelly. Ar na taibhléirithe eile bhí ceol le community performances, including for the Ceolfhoireann Choirme RTÉ agus rince le first time, a cultural showcase presented by Ballet Ireland. Cuireadh roinnt taibhléirithe the local Nigerian community. The visual arts pobail ar siúl san Ionad chomh maith, agus programme included exhibitions by Michael taispeántas cultúrtha ó phobal na Nigéire atá Minnis, David King and Una Sealy. Cultural ag cur fúthu sa cheantar, an chéad imeacht cinema events continued at the centre with dá leithéid. Ar na taispeántais físealaíne bhí the assistance of access CINEMA. saothair le Michael Minnis, David King agus Una Sealy. Leanadh de bheith ag taispeáint scannán cultúrtha ag an Ionad le cabhair ó access CINEMA.

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A Year on Main Street, an exhibition by Una Sealy was held at the Dunamaise Arts Centre in Portlaoise. ➔ A Year on Main Street, taispeántas le hÚna Sealy a bhí ar siúl in Ionad Ealaíon Dunamaise i bPort Laoise. 72 73 Leitrim / Liatroim

The North Leitrim Glens Centre in D'eagraigh Lárionad Ghleannta Liatroma Manorhamilton organised an active music Thuaidh, Cluainín, clár bríomhar ceoil i 2004, programme in 2004, with a mixture of idir cheol traidisiúnta, chlasaiceach agus traditional, classical and contemporary music. chomhaimseartha. Bhí ceolchoirmeacha ann le Traditional concerts included Martin Hayes, ceoltóirí traidisiúnta mar Martin Hayes, Dennis Dennis Cahill and Paddy Keenan, while the Cahill agus Paddy Keenan, agus ar na ceoltóirí contemporary and world programme included comhaimseartha agus domhanda bhí amhránaí Senegalese singer, Seydina Insa Wade (one de chuid na Seineagáile, Seydina Insa Wade of two Irish dates), Rodrigo Y Gabriela and (nach raibh ach dhá cheolchoirm in Éirinn aige), Damien Dempsey. In this area of north Leitrim, Rodrigo Y Gabriela agus Damien Dempsey. Pointe tábhachtach teagmhála i Liatroim the centre is an important community contact Thuaidh is ea an lárionad, agus cuireann lucht point and provides a varied and engaging an lárionaid clár ilghnéitheach, mealltach ar fáil. programme for the area. Is i gCluainín atá an Leitrim Sculpture Centre The Leitrim Sculpture Centre, also in freisin, a sholáthraíonn stiúideonna agus Manorhamilton, provides studios and ceardlanna d'ealaíontóirí le béim ar leith ar workshops for artists, with a particular focus on mhúnlú cré-umha agus snoíodóireacht cloiche. bronze casting and stone carving. During the Le linn na chéad sé mhí den bhliain bhain 39 first six months of the year, 39 artists availed ealaíontóir leas as áiseanna an ionaid chun of the centres facilities to make new work, saothar nua a chur ar fáil, chun coimisiúin a complete commissions, or maintain on-going chur i gcrích nó chun obair leanúnach stiúideo a studio practice. The local authority has a policy choimeád ar siúl. Tá an t-údarás áitiúil tiomanta commitment to supporting the individual do thacaíocht a thabhairt d'ealaíontóirí aonair artist and offers a substantial annual bursary agus tairgeann sparánacht mhór bhliantúil (a14,000) in association with the centre. (a14,000) i gcomhar leis an Sculpture Centre.

Leitrim County Council continued their work in Le linn 2004, lean Comhairle Contae Liatroma 2004 to develop an arts centre in Carrick-on- dá cuid iarrachtaí chun ionad ealaíon a oscailt i Shannon (the Dock), which hopes to open its gCora Droma Rúisc (the Dock), a bhfuiltear ag doors in autumn 2005. súil le é a oscailt i bhfómhar 2005. Tá an t-údarás áitiúil tiomanta do A commitment by the local authority to chomhpháirtíochtaí le heochair-eagraíochtaí partnerships with key local and national áitiúla agus náisiúnta (IMMA, Music Network, organisations (IMMA, Music Network, Leitrim Lárionad Oideachais Liatroma) agus is de reir an Education Centre) has informed an approach chuir chuige sin a dhéantar cláir a chur i gcrích to delivering programmes and building local agus acmhainní áitiúla a fhorbairt. Tionscnamh capacities. An important initiative was the tábhachtach ba ea an Chónaitheacht Curator in Residence with Cliodhna Shaffrey. Feighlíochta le Cliodhna Shaffrey. D'eagraigh Leitrim County Council hosted a joint Comhairle Contae Liatroma siompóisiam i symposium (December 2004) with Roscommon gcomhar le Comhairle Contae Ros Comáin ar County Council on the Artist as Traveller. Artist an téama An tEalaíontóir ina Thaistealaí. Ba é as Traveller was the culmination of Cliodhna’s An tEalaíontóir ina Thaistealaí an toradh a bhí time in Leitrim, where she collaborated with ar sheal Chliodhna i Liatroim, áit a mbíodh sí Leitrim based artists and with many others, ag obair i gcomhar le healaíontóirí an chontae including US curator Ann Shostrom and Anna sin agus lena lán ealaíontóirí eile, lena n-áirítear Marie O’Rourke (Development Officer, Visual Ann Shostrom, feighlí Meiriceánach, agus Anna 72 Leitrim). Marie O’Rourke (Oifigeach Forbartha, Visual 73 Leitrim).

The Glens Centre in Manorhamilton had a busy programme of activity in 2004. This centre is an important community contact point in North Leitrim. ➔ The Glens Centre i gCluainín, a chuir clár lán imeachtaí ar fáil le linn 2004. Pointe teagmhála tábhachtach do phobal Liatroma Thuaidh is ea an t-ionad. 74 75 Limerick / Luimneach

Restoration work continued at St John’s Lean obair athchóirithe ar aghaidh ar Eaglais Church, Limerick, which will become a Naomh Eoin, Luimneach. Is anseo a bheidh new base for Daghdha Dance Company. ceanncheathrú nua Chompántas Rince Artistic director, Michael Klein created two Daghdha. Chruthaigh an stiúrthóir ealaíne, new works: Once Beneath The Skin and Michael Klein, dhá shaothar nua: Once Sediments of an Ordinary Mind. Beneath the Skin agus Sediments of an Ordinary Mind.

The Irish Chamber Orchestra’s education Tháinig dhá thionscnamh bhríomhara de and community programme produced two thoradh ar chlár oideachais agus pobail exciting initiatives: Music Factory offered Cheolfhoireann Aireagail na hÉireann (ICO): children between six and 12 years the chance thug Music Factory deis do leanaí idir sé to go on a musical journey with composer bliana agus dhá bhliain déag dul ar thuras Duncan Chapman and ICO musicians. ceol leis an gcumadóir Duncan Chapman Compose Yourself, a three-year project with agus le ceoltóirí ó ICO. Bhí diancheardlann primary schools in the Southill area, featured chumadóireachta agus taibhléirithe a mhair an intensive five-day composition and 5 lá ann mar chuid de Compose Yourself, performance workshop. tionscnamh trí bliana le bunscoileanna an Chnoic Theas.

The Limerick City Arts Office 2004 arts Eagraíodh clár ealaíon Oifig Ealaíon Chathair programme – organised in partnership with Luimnigh sa bhliain 2004 i gcomhpháirt the Irish World Music Centre, Belltable Arts le Ionad Cheol Cruinne Éireann, le hIonad Centre, Irish Chamber Orchestra and Limerick Ealaíon an Belltable ICO agus le Dánlann City Gallery of Art – focused on education, Chathair Luimnigh agus dhírigh sé ar community, youth and festivals. The City oideachas, ar an bpobal, ar an óige agus Council also ran an extensive programme of ar fhéilte. Rith Comhairle na Cathrach clár exhibitions and other events through Limerick leathan ilghnéitheach de thaispeántais City Gallery of Art, which is also the base for agus d’imeachtaí eile le cabhair ó Dhánlann EV+A. Chathair Luimnigh, ionad a bhí ina cheanncheathrú ag EV+A é chomh maith.

Limerick County Council Arts Office’s Chruthaigh Oifig Ealaíon Chomhairle Contae programme brought professional artists Luimnigh deiseanna ionas go dtiocfadh together with voluntary, amateur, community ealaíontóirí gairmiúla agus grúpaí deonacha, and schools groups. Ten primary schools amaitéaracha, pobail agus scoile le chéile. participated in Limerick County Council’s Ghlac 10 scoil páirt i scéim ealaíontóirí sna artist-in-schools scheme in 2004. The County scoileanna sa bhliain 2004, a d’eagraigh Council also supported arts festivals including Comhairle Chontae Luimnigh. Thacaigh an the Lough Gur Storytelling Festival and Chomhairle Contae le féilte ealaíon chomh Kilmallock Arts Festival. maith, Féile Scéalaíochta Loch Goir agus Féile Ealaíon Chill Mhocheallóg san áireamh.

Sionna 2004, the fifth annual world music Ritheadh Sionna 2004, an cúigiú féile festival organised by the Irish World Music bliantúil don cheol cruinne i mí na Samhna. Centre, was held in November. Highlights Ar na buaiceanna bhí Radio Tarifa, Na hAfro 74 included Radio Tarifa, Afro Celts and TG4 Celts agus Gradam Ceoil TG4. 75 Gradam Ceoil.

Lovers by Brian Friel (co-production with Glór, Ennis) was presented by Limerick’s Island Theatre Company in 2004. Cast: Niamh Bowen; Emmet Kirwan; Georgina Miller; John Anthony ➔ Murphy, Gene Rooney; Joan Sheehy. / Lovers le Brian Friel (comhléiriú le Glór, Inis) a léirigh Island Theatre Company, Luimneach i 2004. Foireann aisteoirí: Niamh Bowen; Emmet Kirwan; Georgina Miller; John Anthony Murphy, Gene Rooney; Joan Sheehy. 76 77 Longford / An Longfort

Resource organisation Shawbrook LD Maoiníodh an eagraíocht acmhainne Dance Trust was awarded funding under Shawbrook LD Dance Trust faoi Scéim na the Arts Council’s Small Festivals Scheme to Comhairle Ealaíon d’Fhéilte Beaga, rud a present Longford Dance Festival. The festival chabhraigh leo Féile Rince an Longfoirt a presented artists from Rex Levitates and chur sa siúl. Orthu sin a bhí le feiceáil le linn Irish Modern Dance Theatre, among others. na Féile bhí Rex Levitates agus Irish Modern Dance Theatre. Choinnigh Shawbrook Dance The Shawbrook Dance Trust maintained Trust na naisc a bhí déantas acu le Fabulous strong links with Fabulous Beast, which used Beast, compántas a bhain leas as Shawbrook Shawbrook as a residential base to create a mar ionad cónaitheach d’fhonn saothar nua new piece of work. a chruthú.

Backstage Theatre and Centre for the Arts Ba fhoinsí luachmhara acmhainní i gcónaí continued to serve as a valuable resource. iad Backstage Theatre agus an tIonad ar son Audiences for drama alone rose by 11% nEalaíon. Mhéadaigh an lucht éisteachta and the overall audience reached 20,000 don drámaíocht amháin faoi 11% agus for the first time. The second Backstage baineadh amach lucht éisteacha 20,000 Theatre Camp in July was extended to two duine den chéad uair riamh. Ritheadh an weeks in response to demand. Another full dara Backstage Theatre Camp in mí Iúil agus rinneadh campa coicíse de, mar gheall programme of exhibitions was held in the ar an éileamh a bhí air. Bhí clár iomlán eile theatre’s Atrium Gallery culminating in an de thaispeántais i nDánlann Atrium na exhibition by renowned sculptor Michael hAmharclainne agus ba leis an dealbhóir Casey, which coincided with the launch of his Michael Casey an ceann deireanach acu. pictorial biography. D’fhoilsigh seisean a bheathaisnéis i bpictiúir i dtrátha an ama chéanna. Longford County Council worked with Westmeath County Council, Offaly County D’oibir Comhairle Contae an Longfoirt le Council, Westmeath VEC and Midland Comhairlí Contae na hIarmhí agus Uíbh Arts to develop the innovative Kindermusik Fhailí, le Coiste Gairmoideachais na hIarmhí outreach project. The project aimed to agus le Midland Arts d’fhonn an clár nuálach encourage greater co-operative development for-rochtana Kindermusic a fhorbairt. Ba é sprioc an tionscnaimh breis comhoibre a of music in the midlands and to provide a spreagadh maidir le forbairt an cheoil i lár na model of collaborative practice for other arts tíre, agus múnla a sholáthar don chleachtas organisations. The proposal was designed comhair a d’fhéadfadh eagraíochtaí eile by the arts officers of the three midland ealaíon a úsáid. Is iad oifigigh ealaíon as na counties together with Shane Brennan, Arts trí chontae lár tíre a cheap an beartas, in Education Organiser for the Midlands Region, éineacht le Shane Brennan, Eagraí Oideachais and received funding under the Arts Council’s Ealaíon don Réigiún Lár Tíre, agus mhaoinigh Local Partnership Scheme. an Chomhairle Ealaíon é faoina scéim do Chomhpháirtíochtaí Áitiúla. 76 77

Dance and movement at the Backstage Theatre and Centre for the Arts in Farneyhoogan. ➔ Rince agus gluaiseacht sa Backstage Theatre and Centre for the Arts, Fearann Uí Ógáin. 78 79 Louth / Lú

October saw the launch of Leanbh, Droichead I mí Dheireadh Fómhair seoladh Leanbh in Arts Centre’s first arts festival for children, run Ionad Ealaíon an Droichid. Ba é seo an chéad jointly with Drogheda Borough Council Arts fhéile ealaíon do pháistí agus ritheadh é i Office. Droichead Film Society got a major gcomhpháirt le hOifig Ealaíon Chomhairle Baile an Droichid. Fuair Cumann Scannán an upgrade in sound and projectory equipment Droichid trealamh nua fuaime agus teilgin through the Arts Council Capital Grants for trí scéim na Comhairle Ealaíon do Dheontais cinema. Chaipitil don Scannánaíocht. De bharr go bhfuil tacaíocht láidir ag na Strong local authority support for the arts, healaíona ó na húdaráis áitiúla, agus go with three arts officers in posts, resulted in bhfuil triúr oifigeach ceaptha sa cheantar, bhí a range of residencies, public art, music, réimse leathan de thréimhsí cónaitheacha, community arts and touring arts initiatives den ealaín phoiblí, de cheol, den ealaín throughout the county. These arts officers in phobail agus de thionscnaimh taistil san Louth County Council, Drogheda Borough ealaín ar siúl ar fud an chontae. Déanann an triúr oifigeach seo bainistíocht eatarthu ar Council and Dundalk Town Council, jointly roinnt tionscnamh ar fud an chontae, agus manage some countywide initiatives and ritheann siad roinnt eile laistigh dá gceantair undertake others within their geographic gheografacha féin. areas. Tosaíodh ar an dara sraith de shé thréimhse chónaitheacha leathbhliana i 2004, A second series of six, six-month residencies agus tháinig toradh ar roinnt tréimshí got underway this year, while a number cónaitheacha a tháinig rompu nuair a of earlier residencies came to fruition with foilsíodhToadstools and Glue, Drogheda positive outcomes such as the publication of Student Poetry Anthology 2003-2004. De Toadstools and Glue, Drogheda Student Poetry thoradh ar thréimhse chónaitheach an Anthology 2003-2004 arising from writer ealaíontóra Heather Brett a tháinig an díolaim seo. Lena chois sin, ceapadh Mairéad Heather Brett’s residency. Additionally, Mairéad Vaughan mar ealaíontóir cónaitheach sa rince Vaughan was appointed Drogheda’s resident ar feadh thréimhse dhá mhí dhéag. dance artist for a 12-month period. Tháinig borradh faoin gceol i gContae Lú i mbliana. Chuir Comhairle Contae Lú Music activity grew in Louth during the year. tús le Féile Ceoil Barócach Áth Fhirdhia. Louth County Council inaugurated the Ardee Imeacht deireadh seachtaine a bhí ann Baroque Festival. The weekend event featured agus bhí ceolchoirmeacha i gCaisleán Áth concerts by the Irish Baroque Orchestra and Fhirdhia, i dTeampall Mhuire, Eaglais na others in Ardee Castle, St Mary’s Church of hÉireann agus in Leabharlann an Bhaile lena Ireland and the town library. Dundalk’s Táin linn. Ar na ceoltóirí a bhí páirteach ann bhí Ceolfhoireann Barócach na hÉireann. I Town Hall Theatre hosted the RTÉ Concert Halla Baile Dhún Dealgan bhí Ceolfhoireann Orchestra and Opera Theatre Company, while Choirme RTÉ agus Opera Theatre Company, John O’Conor, Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin, and agus bhí ceolchoirmeacha ag Micheál Ó others performed at St Peter’s Church of Súilleabháin, ag John O’Conor agus ag Ireland in Drogheda. daoine nach iad in Eaglais Naomh Peadair, Eaglais na hÉireann Droichead Átha. Upstate Theatre toured a new production of Chuaigh Upstate Theatre ar camchuairt 78 Patrick Kavanagh’s Green Fool to celebrate the le léiriú nua de The Green Fool d’fhonn 79 centenary of his birth. comóradh a dhéanamh ar chothrom céad bliain lá breithe Patrick Kavanagh.

Leanbh was a week long celebration of children’s imagination and creativity through workshops and performance at the Droichead Arts Centre in Drogheda in October. ➔ Is é a bhí in ‘Leanbh’ ná seachtain d’imeachtaí ag ceiliúradh shamhlaíocht agus chruthaitheacht an aosa óig le ceardlanna agus le léirithe in Ionad Ealaíon an Droichid i nDroichead Átha i mí Dheireadh Fómhair. 80 81 Mayo / Maigh Eo

Mayo County Council now has one of the Ritheann Contae Mhaigh Eo ceann de na largest annual arts programmes directly cláir bhliantúla is mó dá ritear go díreach as operated by an Art Office in Ireland. The aon Oifig Ealaíon in Éirinn. Cuirtear béim ar an bpobal, ar oideachas agus ar thréimhsí emphasis on community, education and cónaitheacha d’ealaíontóirí agus tá a shliocht artists’ residencies is manifest in the growth sin ar an bhfás atá tagtha ar Amharclann Óige of Mayo Youth Theatre (now based in four Mhaigh Eo (a bhfuil brainsí acu anois i gceithre locations), Castlebar’s Linenhall Arts Centre ionad éagsúla), ar Ionad Ealaíon Halla an Lín (with RoolaBoola, its major arts festival for i gCaisleán an Bharraigh (le Rúille Búille, an young people each October) and other phríomhfhéile ealaíon do dhaoine óga gach Deireadh Fómhair) agus ar fhéilte eile ar nós festivals including Féile Iorrais, Ballina Street Féile Iorrais, Féile Sráide Bhéal An Átha, Féile Festival, Sonas Childrens’ Festival, Westport Leanaí Sonas, Féile Ealaíon Chathair na Mart, Arts Festival, Scoil Acla and Féile Chois Cuain. Scoil Acla agus Féile Chois Cuain.

Arts Squad, established in 1997, continued to Ó bunaíodh Arts Squad i 1997, tá siad ag work with people with disabilities and with obair le daoine faoi mhíchumas agus le grúpaí pobail. Chruthaigh siadsan páráid iontach community groups, creating a memorable nach ndéanfar dearmad di ar fedah i bhfad parade for Féile Europeade in April. The le haghaidh Fhéile Europeade i mí Aibreáin. Claremorris Open Exhibition exhibited Léirigh Taispeántas Oscailte Chlár Chlainne experimental and challenging visual arts, Mhuiris saothair thrialacha agus dhúshlánacha while the Heinrich Böll Cottage in Achill sna físealaíona, agus lean Teach Heinrich Böll in Acaill air ag cur tearmann gearrthéarmach continued to provide a short-term retreat for ar fáil d’ealaíontóirí as Éirinn, as an nGearmáin artists from Ireland, Germany and around the agus as áiteanna ar fud an domhain, d’fhonn world to create work. saothair nua a chruthú.

A successful pilot programme for artists to Tosaíodh ar chlár rathúil píolótach i rith na experience working in health-care contexts bliana, a thug deis d’ealaíontóirí taithí a fháil ar bheith ag obair i gcomhthéacsanna got underway during the year. Initiated by cúraim sláinte. Is í Comhairle Contae Mhaigh Mayo County Council, in partnership with i gcomhpháirt le Age and Opportunity a Age and Opportunity and with support from thionscain é le tacaíocht ón gComhairle the Arts Council and the Health Service Ealaíon agus ó Fheidhmeannacht na Seirbhíse Executive Western Area, it involved five visual Sláinte do Cheantar an Iarthair. Cúigear artists working in Westport, Achill, Ballina, físealaíontóirí a bhí páirteach ann agus iad ag obair i gCathair na Mart, in Acaill, i mBéal Swinford and Claremorris. The pilot was an Átha, i mBéal Átha na Muice agus i gClár mentored by artist Deirdre Walsh. Chlainne Mhuiris. Is í an t-ealaíontóir Deirdre Walsh a rinne meantóireacht ar an scéim Up to 800 older people participated in phíolótach seo. workshops and events in dance, drama, story Ghlac suas le 800 seanóir páirt i gceardlanna agus in imeachtaí a bhain le rince, le telling, creative writing and music as part drámaíocht, le scéalaíocht, le scríbhneoireacht of the County Council’s Bealtaine festival chruthaitheach agus le ceol mar chuid de chlár programme. Musician John Hoban conducted Fhéile na Bealtaine de chuid na Comhairle a successful residency with older people in Contae. D’éirigh go maith leis an tréimhse care settings in three locations during May chónaitheach a chaith an ceoltóir John and continued his visits throughout the year. Hoban sa chóras cúraim seanóirí i rith mhí na 80 Bealtaine. Lean seisean de na cuairteanna i 81 gcaitheamh na bliana.

Renowned conductor James Cavanagh rehearsing with Mayo Youth Orchestra in 2004. ➔ An stiúrthóir ceoil clúiteach, James Cavanagh ag cleachtadh le Ceolfhoireann na nÓg, Maigh Eo i 2004. Schools' Exhibition Linkage Programme: In March, ten exhibitions of art works, commissioned by the Arts Council, using the work of almost 100 ➔ artists were launched at Navan Education Centre (NEC), by the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Mr John O'Donoghue TD. Pictured with the Minister are: Bernadette McHugh, Director NEC (left) and Olive Braiden, Chair of the Arts Council (right). Nasc-Chlár Taispeántais na Scoileanna: I mí an Mhárta, in Ionad Oideachais na hUaimhe, lainseáil an tAire Ealaíon, Spóirt agus Turasóireachta, John O’Donoghue TD, deich dtaispeántas de shaothair ealaíne le beagnach 100 ealaíontóir a choimisiúnaigh an Chomhairle Ealaíon. Le feiceáil i gcomhluadar an Aire tá: Bernadette McHugh, Stiúrthóir an Ionaid (ar chlé) agus Olive Braiden, Cathaoirleach na Comhairle Ealaíon (ar dheis).

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About 570 children participated in the two- Ghlac suas le 570 leanbh páirt san fhéile week annual Children’s Artsfest, supported bhliantúil Children’s Artsfest, le tacaíocht by Meath County Council’s Arts Office. A ó Oifig Ealaíon Chomhairle Contae na Mí. variety of performances and workshops in Eagraíodh réimse leathan taibhléirithe agus visual arts, music, theatre and story-telling, ceardlanna, sna físealaíona, sa cheol, san took place in 11 venues in July. All events amharclannaíocht agus sa scéalaíocht in aon ionad déag i rith mhí Iúil. Bhí na himeachtaí were free of charge. go léir saor in aisce.

The Arts Office continued to support the arts- Lean Oifig na nEalaíon orthu ag tacú leis an in-context training programme. The 2004 gclár oiliúna Na hEalaíona i gComhthéacs. course sought to equip Meath-based artists Ba é aidhm an tionscnaimh ná na scileanna with the skills and expertise to carry out riachtanacha a chur ar fáil d’ealaíontóirí atá projects in community settings. Programme lonnaithe i gContae na Mí d’fhonn a bheith facilitators included Declan Gorman (Upstate ábalta tionscnaimh a chur sa siúl i suímh Theatre) and visual artist, Maeve McIvor. phobail. Ar stiúrthóirí an chláir seo, bhí Declan Gorman (Upstate Theatre), agus an The Arts Office’s arts and older persons’ físealaíontóir, Maeve McIvor. programme included a number of Le cois Fhéile na Bealtaine do sheanóirí, bhí longer-term pilot initiatives in addition to roinnt tionscnamh piolótach níos fadtéarmaí involvement in the Bealtaine festival in May. ar siúl ag an Oifig Ealaíon mar chuid dá gclár The overall programme featured 11 events ealaíon do dhaoine atá anonn i mblianta. for active retirement groups, including Bhí 11 imeacht sa chlár ar fad do ghrúpaí Nobber Friendship Club and Oldcastle Active gníomhacha do dhaoine ar scor, Nobber Retirement Group. The emphasis was on Friendship Group agus Oldcastle Active performances by professional arts companies, Retirement Group ina measc. Leagadh béim including the Rothko String Quartet, Tall Tales ar thaibhléirithe le compántais ghairmiúla, and Two Chairs Theatre Company. mar The Rothko String Quartet, Tall Tales agus Compántas Amharclainne Two Chairs. Visual arts activity included exhibitions at the Toradh Gallery in Duleek and at the Civic Maidir leis na físealaíona, bhí taispeántais i nDánlann Toradh i Dubh Liag agus in Oifigí Offices in Ashbourne. an Bhaile i gCill Dhéagláin.

A short-term drama residency, developed in Tugadh gearrthréimhse chónaitheach chun consultation with the National Association cinn le comhairle ón gCumann Náisiúnta do for Youth Drama, took place in September Dhrámaíocht na nÓg i mí Mheán Fómhair. in Beaufort College, Navan, with Alice Barry Ritheadh é i gColáiste Beaufort, an Uaimh, of Noggin Theatre and additional support faoi stiúir Alice Barry as Amharclann Noggin, facilitators in movement and music. agus le tacaíocht bhreise ó éascaitheoirí maidir le gluaiseacht agus ceol. 82 83 84 85 Monaghan / Muineachán

In 2004, ten artists benefited from the Tyrone Sa bhliain 2004, bhain deichniúr ealaíontóirí Guthrie Centre’s international exchange leas as sparántachtaí Ionad Tyrone bursaries to spend month-long residencies in Guthrie don mhalartú idirnáisiúnta, rud a Germany, Spain, India, Australia and the US. chabhraigh leo tréimhsí cónaitheacha míosa Open to writers, visual artists and musicians a chaitheamh sa Ghearmáin, sa Spáinn, san who have already spent time at the centre, India, san Astráil agus sna Stáit Aontaithe. the bursaries provide opportunities for Cuireann na sparántachtaí seo deiseanna ar Irish artists to work in new and stimulating fáil d’ealaíontóirí Éireannacha a bheith ag environments while, at the same time, obair i suímh nua spreagúla, agus tá siad bringing artists from around the world into oscailte d’ealaíontóirí Éireannacha a chaith the cultural mix of Annaghmakerrig. tréimhsí san ionad cheana. San am chéanna tugann na sparántachtaí ealaíontóirí as áiteanna ar fud an domhain go hEanach The Arts Office continued to run a full Mhic Dheirg d’fhonn an malartú agus an programme of exhibitions, concerts and cumasc cultúr san ionad a shaibhriú. readings at Market House Arts Centre, a municipal arts venue that was opened in Choinnigh an Oifig Ealaíon orthu lena gclár Monaghan town in 2003. iomlán taispeántas, ceolchoirmeacha agus léitheoireachtaí ag Ionad Ealaíon Theach April saw the launch of the Arts Office’s an Mhargaidh, príomhionad ealaíon bhaile Listening Room, a foundation music festival Mhuineacháin, a osclaíodh i 2003. for 14 to 19 year olds, which aims to expand participants’ interest in, and knowledge of, Sheol an Oifig Ealaíon Listening Room, all areas of music. National and international féile cheoil do dhaoine óga idir 14 agus artists hosted daytime workshops and 19, arb é a cuspóir buneolas a thabhairt demonstrations, along with evening do rannpháirtithe ar chúrsaí ceoil agus dá performances at Market House. bhrí sin, cur lena suim agus lena n-eolas ar gach cineál ceoil. Mar chuid den fhéile, In partnership with Monaghan Education bhí ceardlanna agus taispeántais lae ag Centre, a pilot artists-in-schools scheme got ealaíontóirí náisiúnta agus idirnáisiúnta, underway for the 2004/05 school year. The chomh maith le taibhléirithe tráthnóna i scheme facilitates one-to two-day workshops dTeach an Mhargaidh. in up to 12 schools and had a separate strand to encourage both teachers and I bpáirtíocht le hIonad Oideachais parents to engage in the arts. Mhuineacháin, tosaíodh ar scéim phíolótach d’ealaíontóirí sna scoileanna le linn na scoilbhliana 2004-2005. Tacaíonn an scéim le ceardlanna aon lae nó dhá lá i suas le dhá scoil déag agus bhí sraith ar leith ann a raibh sé d’aidhm aici idir mhúinteoirí agus thuismitheoirí a spreagadh i dtreo na n- 84 85 ealaíon.

The Market House in Monaghan hosts exhibitions, music performances, readings, workshops and rehearsals. The structure was originally built in 1792 of local grey limestone. ➔ Teach an Mhargaigh i Muineachán, ina mbíonn taispeántais, ceolchoirmeacha, reacaireachtaí, ceardlanna agus réamhchleachtaí ar siúl. Ba sa bhliain 1792 a tógadh an teach, d’aolchloch ghlas na dúiche. 86 87 Offaly / Uíbh Fhailí

In partnership with the County Library I bpáirtíocht le Seirbhís Leabharlann an Service, Offaly County Council’s Arts Chontae, thosaigh Oifig Ealaíon Chontae Office initiated a creative writers-in-schools Uíbh Fhailí clár do scríbhneoirí cruthaitheacha programme. This three-year programme sna scoileanna. Clár trí bliana is ea é agus aims to reach all second-level schools in the é d’aidhm aige teagmháil a dhéanamh le county, and four schools – in Banagher, Clara gach scoil dara leibhéal sa chontae. Tugadh and Tullamore - were invited to participate cuireadh do cheithre scoil sa chontae – i in the first year. Writers Emma Cooke mBeannchar, i gClára agus ar an Tulach Mhór and Maeve Friel worked with second-year – páirt a ghlacadh an chéad bhliain. D’oibir students and teachers in all four schools to na scríbhneoirí Emma Cooke agus Maeve establish a collaborative series of writing Friel le daltaí dara bliana agus le múinteoirí workshops between March and the end of i ngach ceann de na ceithre scoil d’fhonn the summer term. sraith chomhoibritheach de cheardlanna scríbhneoireachta a bhunú idir Márta agus The Arts Office also launched Creative deireadh théarma an tsamhraidh. Spaces, a visual arts residency programme, focusing on the area of arts and health. Sheol an Oifig Ealaíon Creative Spaces Tom Meskell was appointed artist-in-resident freisin, clár do thréimhsí cónaitheacha sna and worked with several groups in care físealaíona, ag díriú ar earnáil na n-ealaíon settings in Edenderry and Tullamore and with agus na sláinte. Ceapadh Tom Meskell mar members of the Irish Wheelchair Association ealaíontóir cónaitheach agus d’oibir le mórán in Cloghan. grúpaí éagsúla sa chóras cúraim sláinte in Éadan Doire agus ar an Tulach Mhór agus le Offaly County Council continued to support baill de Chumann Cathaoireacha Rothaí na local voluntary effort in relation to the hÉireann ar an gClochán. development of the Phoenix Festival. The festival includes literature, music, street Lean Comhairle Contae Uíbh Fhailí orthu ag theatre and visual arts. tacú le hiarrachtaí deonacha áitiúla maidir le forbairt Fhéile Phoenix. Bíonn imeachtaí Other initiatives included the appointment of litríochta, ceoil, amharclannaíocht sráide agus local professional dance artist, Anita Cahill, ealaíona físiúla ar siúl le linn na féile. as dancer-in-residence to further develop a dance programme for the county, and the I measc tionscnamh eile, ceapadh Anita Cahill investment in visual artist Marian O’Donnell’s mar ealaíontóir rince gairmúil áitiúil, d’fhonn creation of a new piece of land art at Lough clár rince a fhorbairt don chontae, agus Boora parklands in September. rinneadh infheistíocht i dtionscnamh Marian Cahill saothar ealaíne talún nua a chruthú ag páirceanna Loch Búireach i Meán Fómhair.

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Creative Spaces was Offaly County Council’s visual arts residency focusing on arts and health. ➔ Creative Spaces – cónaitheacht sna físealaíona a chuir Comhairle Contae Uíbh Fahilí ar fáil agus a bhí dírithe ar na healaíona agus an tsláinte. 88 89 Roscommon / Ros Comáin

Art@work, a collaborative residency Is clár tréimhsí cónaitheacha é Art@ between the local authority, artists and work, agus is fiontar comhoibre é idir manufacturing companies, introduces artists an t-údarás áitiúil, na healaíontóirí agus to environments, which provide opportunities comhlachtaí déantúsaíochta, agus is é a for new audiences to engage with the chuspóir ealaíontóirí a chur ar an eolas faoi arts. In 2004, four artists, all from outside thimpeallachtaí nua a bhfuil deiseanna iontu Roscommon county, were afforded the time lucht éisteachta nó féachana nua a chothú and opportunity to make and exhibit their do na healaíona. Sa bhliain 2004 tugadh own work. Treasa O’Brien’s residency in deiseanna do cheathrar ealaíontóirí as Molloy’s Bakery involved a major input from ceantair lasmuigh de Chontae Ros Comáin bakery staff. saothar a chruthú agus a chur ar taispeáint. Bhí an fhoireann i mBácús Uí Mhaoluaidh an- Roscommon County Council’s arts officer ghníomhach i dtionscnamh Treasa O’Brien le and Irish language officer continued to linn a tréimhse mar ealaíontóir cónaitheach programme the annual Dr Douglas Hyde ansin. Conference as a platform for the presentation and development of contemporary Irish Lean Oifigeach Ealaíon agus Oifigeach language literature. In 2004, this three-day Gaeilge Chontae Ros Comáin orthu ag programme was entitled The Artist and the forbairt Chomhdháil Bhliantúil Dhúghlas State and included presentations, discourse de hÍde, mar fhóram chun litríocht and debate from Michael D. Higgins TD, chomhaimseartha na Gaeilge a chur i láthair. Máire Mhac an tSaoi, Angela Bourke, Brian An tEalaíontóir agus an Stát an téama a bhí Farrell, Mary O’Malley and Joan Carty. ag scoil na bliana 2004, agus mar chuid de bhí díospóireachtaí, comhrá agus plé In association with Roscommon Partnership ó mhacasamhail Michael D. Higgins, T.D., Company and MSR LEADER, the Arts Office Mháire Mhac a’ tSaoi, Angela Bourke, Brian established a seven-year music development Farrell, Mary O’Malley agus Joan Carty. plan commencing with initiatives at primary school level. It is divided into three strands: I gcomhar le Comhpháirtíocht Ros Comáin the introduction of orchestral music and agus MSR LEADER, bhunaigh an Oifig instruments, tuition and the establishment of Ealaíon plean forbartha seacht mbliana don a county youth orchestra. cheol ag tosú le tionscnaimh ag leibhéal na mbunscoileanna. Tá an plean roinnte ina thrí chuid: uirlisí agus ceol foirne a chur ar fáil, teagasc a sholáthar agus ceolfhoireann a bhunú do mhuintir óg an chontae.

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The Trunk Show formed part of the Artist as Traveller programme at King House in Boyle in December. (See also County Leitrim). ➔ The Trunk Show a bhí mar pháirt den chlár Artist as Traveller in King House i Mainistir na Búille i mí na Nollag. (Féach freisin Contae Liatroma). 90 91 Sligo / Sligeach

The Model Arts and Niland Gallery’s Sheol foireann oideachais an Model Arts education team launched ArtTrap, a weekly agus Dánlann Niland ArtTrap, ceardlann workshop on Sundays from 12.30-1.30pm. sheachtainiúil Domhnaigh ó 12.30-1.30pm. Tá an cheardlann seo saor in aisce agus tá Free of charge, it is aimed at under-12s. The sí dírithe ar leanaí faoi dó dhéag. Déanann workshops explore the Niland collection, na ceardlanna scrúdú ar Bhailiúchán Niland, which comprises over 250 works of a bhfuil breis is 250 saothar nua-ealaíne contemporary Irish art, with a rotating panel le healaíontóirí Éireannacha. Tá painéal of artists creating a new workshop each ealaíontóirí ann, gach ealaíontóir acu i mbun session. Participants engage with activities ceardlann amháin agus ealaíontóir nua ag teacht ina áit don chéad cheardlann eile such as drama, painting, story-telling sa chaoi go gcruthaítear ceardlann úrnua and book-making. The gallery continued gach uair. Glacann baill na ceardlainne páirt its diverse performance programme i ngníomhaíochtaí mar an drámaíocht, an encompassing comedy, film and music of all phéintéireacht, an scéalaíocht, agus déanamh genres. It holds four festivals annually, one of leabhar. Lean clár éagsúil ilghnéitheach taibhléirithe na dánlainne ar aghaidh i which is a multi-disciplinary festival entitled gcónaí, ag díriú ar an gcoiméide, ar scannáin Solo. agus ar cheol de gach seánra. Bíonn ceithre fhéile ann in aghaidh na bliana, an fhéile The fifth Vogler Spring Festival marked the ildisciplíneach Solo ina measc. end of the residency by the Vogler Quartet in Sligo. Taking place at the historic St. Tháinig deireadh le tréimhse chónaitheach an Vogler Quartet i Sligeach, le linn na cúigiú Columba’s Church in Drumcliffe, over 20 Vogler Spring Festival i mí na Bealtaine. In guest artists joined the Quartet for this four- Eaglais stairiúil Cholm Cille i nDroim Cliabh day festival in May. The residency concluded a bhí an fhéile ar siúl agus bhí breis is fiche with nine celebratory events between March aoi-ealaíontóir ag seinm in éineacht le and June. Over 1,500 children aged four to ceathairéad Vogler d’fhonn an fhéile seo a cheiliúradh. Bhí 9 n-imeacht ceiliúrtha ar siúl 12 have attended Vogler Quartet workshops idir Márta agus Meitheamh chun clabhsúr a since 1999. chur ar thréimhse Vogler. Rinne breis is 1,500 leanbh idir ceithre bliana agus dhá bhliain Blue Raincoat Theatre Company and the déag freastal ar cheardlanna an Vogler Sligo branch of Footsteps (Down Syndrome Quartet ó 1999 i leith. Ireland) collaborated with Heart n’ Soul, a Bhí comhthionscnamh idir Compántas performance-based arts and disability group Amharclainne Blue Raincoat agus Brainse from the UK. A week of workshops was Shligigh de Footsteps (Cumann Siondróm held and participants presented a short Down na hÉireann) agus Heart ‘n Soul, performance at the 2004 Cairde Festival. grúpa taibhléirithe a dhíríonn ar ghnéithe Blue Raincoat maintains a year-round den mhíchumas trí mheán na n-ealaíon. Bhí seachtain de cheardlanna i gceist agus relationship with Footsteps. rinne rannpháirtithe taibhléiriú gearr ag Féile Cairde na bliana 2004. Tá caidreamh buanseasmhach ann idir Blue Raincoat agus 90 Footsteps. 91

2004 saw the publication of Art Best Placed, the Sligo Local Authorities public art plan. Pictured is work by photographic artist Dara McGrath as part of a programme called Unravelling Developments. ➔ I 2004 a foilsíodh Art Best Placed, plean ealaíon a cheap Údaráis Áitiúla Shligigh. Le feiceáil sa phictiúr seo tá saothar leis an ealaíontóir grianghrafadóireachta Dara McGrath a bhí mar pháirt de chlár ar a dtugtar Unravelling Developments. 92 93 Tipperary / Tiobraid Árann

North Tipperary County Council’s Arts Office Ceithre cheannteideal straitéiseacha atá sa runs a varied programme under four strategy chlár ilghnéitheach a ritheann Comhairle headings; points of access, infrastructure, Contae Thiobraid Árann Thuaidh mar atá: support to artists and community, voluntary pointí rochtana, bonneagar, tacaíocht d’ealaíontóirí agus don phobal agus tacaíocht and amateur supports, as outlined in the do ghrúpaí deonacha agus amaitéaracha, County Arts Plan. Highlights of the 2004 mar atá leagtha síos i bPlean Ealaíon an programme included the development of a Chontae. Ar bhuaiceanna na bliana 2004, new winter literary festival in Dromineer in bhí féile nua litríochta i nDroim Inbhir association with a local voluntary committee; i gcomhpháirt le coiste deonach áitiúil; a new rural arts initiative in partnership with tionscnamh nua do na healaíona faoin tuath i South Tipperary County Council and Tipperary gcomhpháirt le Comhairle Contae Dheisceart Thiobraid Árann agus Grúpa Leader Thiobraid Leader Group and the further development of Árann, agus tuilleadh forbartha ar Visual Visual Dialogues - which is run in partnership Dialogues – a ritear i gcomhpháirt le Coiste with North Tipperary VEC. The work of four Gairmoideachais Thuaisceart Thiobraid Árann. visual artists - Thomas Wollen, Fiona Murphy, Taispeánadh saothar le ceathrar ealaíontóirí Luci Lane and Brigid Teehan – was exhibited as – Thomas Wollen, Fiona Murphy, Luci Lane part of this specific programme. agus Brigid Teehan – mar chuid dhílis den chlár seo. The Terryglass Arts Festival featured local and Bhí idir ealaíontóirí áitiúla agus ealaíontóirí a visiting artists. Established in 1999, this festival tháinig ar cuairt páirteach i bhFéile Ealaíon is now the biggest single arts event in the Thír Dhá Ghlas. Bunaíodh an fhéile seo i county. 1999, agus tá sí anois ar an imeacht ealaíne is mó sa chontae. Art in the Park in Templemore is a multi- Is clár ildhisciplíneach ealaíne do dhaoine óga disciplinary arts project for young people, run é Art in the Park sa Teampall Mór, a ritheann each July by visual artists Lynn Kirkham and na healaíontóirí físiúla Lynn Kirkham agus Paul Finch (from the group, Greenmantle). Paul Finch (ón ngrúpa, Greenmantle) i mí Iúil gach bliana.

Seven artists-in-primary schools schemes took Bhí seacht scéim d’ealaíontóirí sna place in 2004 (five visual art, one music, one bunscoileanna ann sa bhliain 2004 (cúig drama). Rex Levitates continued as dance cinn sna físealaíona, ceann sa cheol agus company-in-residence with transition year ceann sa drámaíocht). Lean Rex Levitates students in a number of schools in North orthu mar chompántas rince cónaitheach le Tipperary. daltaí idirbhliana i roinnt scoileanna ar fud Thiobraid Árann Thuaidh.

In South Tipperary, the Clonmel Junction I nDeisceart Thiobraid Árann, mheall Féile festival drew crowds to a diverse line up of Chrosaire Chluain Meala na sluaite le clár theatre and music. The highlights of the July ilghnéitheach drámaíochta agus ceoil. Ar festival included the Tom Crean Antarctic bhuaiceanna na féile i mí Iúil bhí an seó Explorer one-man show and renowned Indian aonair Tom Crean Antarctic Explorer agus sitarist Shubhendra Rao. The participation an siotáraí cáiliúil as an India, Shubhendra Rao. Mar chuid den chlár rannpháirteachais, programme produced temporary public art cruthaíodh ealaín shealadach phoiblí a 92 that was displayed in the town for three taispeánadh ar an mbaile ar feadh trí 93 weeks. seachtaine.

Yelemba dance troupe from the Ivory Coast performed at the Clonmel Junction Festival. ➔ Buíon rinceoirí Yelemba ón gCósta Eabhair ag an Junction Festival, Cluain Meala. 94 95 Waterford / Port Láirge

Waterford’s street theatre company Spraoi Chaith compántas amharclannaíocht spent the last four months of 2004 working sráide Phort Láirge, Spraoi, na ceithre mhí to produce its most technically complex dheireanacha de 2004 ag ullmhú an tseó visual spectacle to date. Awakening, the ab fheiceálaí agus ba thaibhsiúla a bhí acu official opening show of Cork 2005 European go dtí seo. Is iad Dermot Quinn agus Mike Capital of Culture, was devised by Spraoi Leahy, stiúrthóirí ealaíne Spraoi a dhear agus a chruthaigh Awakening, an seó oifigiúil artistic directors Dermot Quinn and Mike oscailte do Chorcaigh 2005, Ceannchathair Leahy. Chultúrtha na hEorpa.

October saw the Waterford Youth Dance Léirigh Compántas Rince Óige Phort Láirge, Company WYDmoves present a site–specific WYDmoves, saothar a bhí lonnaithe ar work, See You See Me directed by Libby shuíomh faoi leith i mí Dheireadh Fómhair i.e. Seward, at Flaggy Lane Foyer at the Theatre See You See Me faoi stiúir Libby Seward, sa Royal. Flaggy Lane Foyer ag an Amharclann Ríoga.

The Sean Dunne Writers’ Festival featured Bhí ceardlanna, seimineáir agus reacaireacht workshops, seminars and readings by leading le scríbhneoirí Éireannacha idir aitheanta and emerging Irish writers. The 2004 event agus nua ann mar chuid d’Fhéile Scríbhneoirí Sheán Dunne. Orthu siúd a bhí páirteach in included Pat McCabe, Liam Nolan, Gregory imeacht 2004, bhí Pat McCabe, Liam Nolan, O’Donoghue and Kerry Hardie. Other literary Gregory O’Donoghue agus Kerry Hardie. Ar events include year-round readings, and short na himeachtaí litríochta eile a bhí ann, bhí writer-in-residence schemes with schools and sraith reacaireachta i gcaitheamh na bliana, community groups. chomh maith le scéimeanna gearra do scríbhneoirí cónaitheacha le scoileanna agus The Arts Office in Waterford city provided le grúpaí pobail. support to a number of festivals during the year including the Imagine Waterford Thacaigh an Oifig Ealaíon i gCathair Phort Arts Festival, a 10-day event held at Láirge le roinnt féilte i gcaitheamh na bliana Halloween, and the Hullabaloo Children’s Art ar a raibh Féile Ealaíon, Imagine Waterford, Festival. The main emphasis on the annual imeacht deich lá thar aimsir na Samhna, agus Féile Leanaí Hullaballoo. Leagann Oifig programme organised by the County Arts Ealaíon an Chontae an phríomhbhéim ar Office is on arts in schools and community na healaíona sna scoileanna agus ar na arts. Waterford County Council also directly healaíona pobail. Chomh maith leis sin, operates the Old Market House Arts Centre, ritheann Comhairle Contae Phort Láirge which focuses primarily on visual arts and Ionad Ealaíon Shean-Tigh an Mhargaidh, cultural cinema. With the Ring Gaeltacht ionad a dhíríonn go príomha ar an located in the county, a number of Irish scannánaíocht chultúrtha. De bhrí go bhfuil language projects were organised jointly Gaeltacht na Rinne lonnaithe sa chontae, between the County Arts Office and Údarás eagraítear roinnt clár Gaeilge i gcomhpháirt 94 na Gaeltachta. idir Oifig Ealaíon an Chontae agus Údarás na 95 Gaeltachta.

Spraoi spent from September to December 2004 preparing for their show Awakening, the opening performance of Cork 2005. ➔ Ó Mheán Fómhair go Nollaig 2004, bhí Spraoi gafa le hullmhúcháin do léiriú tosaigh Chorcaigh 2005, is é sin Awakening. 96 97 Westmeath / An Iarmhí

There was considerable growth in Westmeath’s Arts Office programme in 2004. The year started with the publication and Bhí borradh mór faoi chlár Oifig Ealaíon distribution in January of the County Council’s Chontae na hIarmhí i 2004. I mí Eanáir, quarterly cultural events newsletter to inform foilsíodh agus dáileadh nuachtlitir ráithiúil people and raise awareness of cultural events na hOifige faoi imeachtaí cultúrtha. Chuir sé around the county. sin daoine ar an eolas faoi imeachtaí agus mhéadaigh sé ar a bhfeasacht faoi imeachtaí An artists-in-residence programme in different cultúrtha ar fud an chontae. arts disciplines took place in partnership with Athlone Institute of Technology. Eagraíodh clár d’ealaíontóirí cónaitheacha i ndisciplíní éagsúla i gcomhar le hInstitiúid Columba College in Killucan and St Peters’ Teicneolaíocht Átha Luain. after-schools project in Athlone benefited from an 8-week poetry residency with Mar chuid de chlár for-rochtana Éigse Tyrellspass-based writer Caroline Barry as Éireann, bhain Coláiste Cholm Cille i part of Poetry Ireland’s outreach programme. gCill Leamhcáin agus tionscnaimh iar- In September, Julien Whyte was appointed scoile Choláiste Naomh Peadair in Áth musician-in-residence for a six-month Luain leas as tréimhse chónaitheach ocht period. His commissioned piece, There but seachtaine an scríbhneora Caroline Barry, for the grace of God, aimed to reflect the atá lonnaithe i mBealach an Tirialaigh. I experiences of immigrants in modern day Irish Meán Fómhair ceapadh Julien Whyte mar society. cheoltóir cónaitheach ar feadh tréimhse sé mhí. Díríonn a phíosa dar teideal There but Other highlights of 2004 were a youth for the grace of God, ar thaithí inimirceach services film project in collaboration with the agus iad ag iarraidh socrú isteach i sochaí Irish Film Institute called A Fistful of Euros chomhaimseartha na hÉireann. and a photography workshop with Dara McGrath. Ar bhuaiceanna eile na bliana 2004, bhí tionscnamh scannán do na seirbhísí óige i gcomhar le hInstitiúid Scannán na hÉireann dar teideal A Fistful of Euros, agus ceardlann ghrianghrafadóireachta le Dara McGrath.

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Another Cat Series, ceramic paper clay and mixed media by Jennifer Comber, winner of Westmeath’s graduate commission in November 2004. ➔ Another Cat Series, saothar ilmheáin agus ceirmeach le Jennifer Comber, a bhuaigh coimisiún céimí na hIarmhí i mí na Samhna 2004. 98 99 Wexford / Loch Garman

Arts education continued to develop through Lean an fhorbairt ar oideachas sna healaíona Wexford County Council’s Art Alongside ar aghaidh trí chlár Art Alongside Chomhairle programme and music development Contae Loch Garman agus trína cláir programmes. Over 1,500 people visited the forbartha ceoil. Thug breis is 1500 duine Down To Earth exhibition at Wexford Arts cuairt ar thaispeántas Down To Earth, Centre in June. The exhibition featured the ag Ionad Ealaíon Loch Garman i mí an work of 500 schoolchildren alongside that Mheithimh. Bhí saothar le 500 dalta scoile of artists from the Irish Museum of Modern sa taispeántas taobh le saothair ealaíontóirí Art’s collection. The second annual Singfest atá i mbailiúchán Mhúsaem Nua-ealaíne na featuring County Wexford Children’s Choir’s hÉireann. I mí Dheireadh Fómhair a thosaigh got underway in October with guest artistic an dara Féile Singfest, a raibh Cór Leanbh director Emily Ellsworth. Other elements of Chontae Loch Garman páirteach ann. Bhí the music development programme were a Emily Ellsworth mar aoi-stiúrthóir ealaíne ag string teaching initiative and a percussion an gcór. Eagraíodh tionscnamh teagaisc ar project. théaduirlisí agus ceardlanna ar na cnaguirlisí mar chuid bhreise den chlár forbartha ceoil. Partnership funding was secured from the South Eastern Health Board and the Arts Fuarthas maoiniú comhpháirtíochta ó Bhord Council for the 2004 programme of Arts Sláinte an Oirdheiscirt, agus ón gComhairle Ability, an innovative project involving three Ealaíon don chlár Arts Ability a ritheadh i artists working with people of all ages in four 2004. Tionsnamh nuálach é seo a raibh triúr mental health/disability organisations. ealaíontóirí páirteach ann agus iad ag obair le daoine de gach aoisghrúpa i gceithre Wexford Arts Centre pursued a multi- eagraíocht meabhairshláinte agus míchumais. disciplinary arts programme throughout the year. Accordion player Tony McMahon, Lean Ionad Ealaíon Loch Garman le clár accompanied by Australian guitarist Steve ildhisciplíneach ar feadh na bliana. Ar na Cooney, were amongst the traditional music buaiceanna sa cheol traidisiúnta, bhí an fear highlights. cairdín Tony McMahon á thionlacan ag an ngiotáraí Astrálach Steve Cooney. Other notable events included the launch of County Wexford Youth Theatre, Pulse! Youth I measc imeachtaí sonracha eile bhí seoladh Dance Project’s performance of Adventures Amharclann na nÓg Chontae Loch Garman, in e

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The Mermaid Arts Centre presented a Rinne Ionad Ealaíon Mermaid clár significant dance programme including substainteach rince a chur ar fáil. Ar na new work by Rionach Ni Neill, A Thing of saothair nua a léiríodh bhí píosa nua le Ríonach Ní Néill, A Thing of Beauty and a Beauty and a Joy Forever, and works by Rex Joy Forever, agus saothair le Rex Levitates, le Levitates, Daghdha Dance Company and Compántas Rince Daghdha, agus leis an Irish Irish Modern Dance Theatre. In addition to Modern DanceTheatre. its dance programme, Mermaid initiated a commissioning policy to encourage artists in Chomh maith lena chlár rince chuir the creation of new work. 2004 commissions Mermaid tús le scéim choimisiúnaithe included Cross Purposes, by choreographer d’fhonn misneach a thabhairt d’ealaíontóirí saothair nua a chruthú. Ar na coimisiúin a Liz Roche and Four Guitars by composer bronnadh i 2004, bhí, Cross Purposes leis Kevin Volans for the Dublin Guitar Quartet. an gcóragrafadóir Liz Roche, agus Four Guitars leis an gcumadóir Kevin Volans do Wicklow County Council’s Arts Office placed Cheathairéad Giotár Bhaile Átha Cliath. an increasing emphasis on artists’ residencies, supporting artists in the community, in Bhí béim ar thréimhsí cónaitheacha riamh ag Oifig Ealaíon Chomhairle Contae Chill educational and in health settings. The Mhantáin agus neartaíodh sin i 2004 chun artwork and documentation arising from the tacú le healaíontóirí ag obair sa phobal agus i residencies was exhibited in County Buildings suímh chúram sláinte. in February and a further five artists-in- Taispeánadh na saothair agus an fhaisnéis residence were selected for the period a bhain leis na tréimhsí cónaitheacha seo 2004/05. Following the successful film maker in Oifigí an Chontae i mí Feabhra agus roghnaíodh cúigear eile ealaíontóirí don residency programme, a dance residence tréimhse 2004/05. Ag éirí as an gclár rathúil programme involving 350 primary school tréimhsí cónaitheacha do dhéantóirí scannán, children was initiated in west Wicklow. tosaíodh ar chlár cónaitheachta rince a mbeidh 350 leanbh scoile páirteach ann in The final residency in a three-year arts in Iarthar Chill Mhantáin. health programme got underway this year Ba in ospidéal Bhealach Conglaise i 2004 in Baltinglass Hospital. The Heart Beat is a thosaigh an chónaitheacht dheireanach a musical project using song, rhythm and i gclár trí bliana a dhírigh ar na healaíona movement with staff and patients. i gcomhthéacs sláinte. Is tionscnamh ceoil é Heart Beat a bhaineann leas as Courthouse Arts Centre in Tinahely launched amhránaíocht, rithim agus gluaiseacht agus a pre-instrumental music tuition programme as idirghníomhaíocht i measc na foirne agus na n-othar araon. for children, entitled the Kinder Music programme, with Kerry Anderson, Director of Sheol Ionad Ealaíon Theach na Cúirte i the Wicklow School of Music. dTigh na hAile clár teagaisc ceoil do pháistí nach bhfuil réidh fós chun uirlisí a sheinm. Is é teideal an chláir Kindermusic agus ba é 100 Kerry Anderson, stiúrthóir Scoil Cheoil Chill 101 Mhantáin, a cheap é.

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Towards a Policy for the Traditional Arts was launched in September. Guests at the event included singer songwriter, Paul Brady, whistle player Seán Potts, Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Mr John

O’Donoghue TD and players Seán Keane and Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh. Also pictured is Olive Braiden, Chair of the Arts Council. See page 24. ➔ Financial and Executive Information / Eolas Airgeadais agus Feidhmiúcháin Membership and Staff 2004 / Baill agus Foireann 2004

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Seoladh I dTreo Beartais um na hEalaíona Traidisiúnta i Meán Fómhair. Ar na haíonna a bhí i láthair bhí Paul Brady, amhránaí agus cumadóir amhrán; Seán Potts, a sheinneann ar an bhfideog; an tAire Ealaíon, Spóirt agus Turasóireachta, an tUas. John O’Donoghue TD agus an bheirt fhidleoirí Seán Keane agus Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh. Tá Cathaoirleach na Comhairle Ealaíon, Olive Braiden, le feiceáil sa phictiúr freisin. ➔ Féach freisin leathanach 24. Olive Braiden, Chair Noelle Campbell Sharp, Willie Doherty, Artist Theo Dorgan, Poet and Jerome Hynes, (Deputy Chair), Philip King, Filmmaker Rosaleen Linehan, Actress Director, Cill Rialaig Artist Broadcaster Chief Executive, Wexford and musician Retreat and Origin Gallery Festival Opera Council Membership Ballraíocht na Comhairle Olive Braiden, Chair Olive Braiden, Cathaoirleach

Noelle Campbell Sharp, Director, Cill Rialaig Noelle Campbell Sharp, Stiúrthóir, Díseartán Artist Retreat and Origin Gallery Ealaíontóirí Chill Rialaig agus Origin Gallery

Willie Doherty, Artist Willie Doherty, Ealaíontóir

Theo Dorgan, Poet and Broadcaster Theo Dorgan, File agus Craoltóir

Jerome Hynes, (Deputy Chair), Jerome Hynes, (Leas-Chathaoirleach), Chief Executive, Wexford Festival Opera Príomhfheidhmeannach Fhéile Cheoldráma Loch Garman Philip King, Filmmaker and musician Philip King, Scannánóir agus ceoltóir Rosaleen Linehan, Actress Rosaleen Linehan, Aisteoir Orlaith McBride, Director, National Association for Youth Drama Orlaith McBride, Stiúrthóir, an Cumann Náisiúnta Drámaíochta don Óige John McGahern, Writer John McGahern, Scríbhneoir Mary Nunan, Choreographer, Dancer and Lecturer Mary Nunan, Córagrafadóir, Rinceoir agus Léachtóir Emer O’Kelly, Theatre Critic Emer O’Kelly, Criticeoir Drámaíochta Úna Ó Murchú, Artistic Director, Brú Ború, Cashel Úna Ó Murchú, Stiúrthóir Ealaíne, Brú Ború, Cashel Patrick Sutton, Director, Gaiety School of Acting Patrick Sutton, Stiúrthóir, Scoil Aisteoireachta an Gaiety

104 Orlaith McBride, Director, John McGahern, Mary Nunan, Choreographer, Emer O’Kelly, Úna Ó Murchú, Artistic Director, Patrick Sutton, Director, National Association for Writer Dancer and Lecturer Theatre Critic Brú Ború, Cashel Gaiety School of Acting Youth Drama Arts Council Staff Foireann na Comhairle Ealaíon Príomhoifigigh Príomhoifigigh Patricia Quinn, Director (until April 2004) Patricia Quinn, Stiúrthóir Mary Cloake, Director (from September 2004) (go dtí Aibreán 2004) (Acting Director, from April to September 2004) Mary Cloake, Stiúrthóir (ó Mheán Fómhair 2004) (Stiúrthóir, (Feidhmeach), Aibreán go dtí Meán Assistant Principal Officers Fómhair 2004) Mary Cloake, Arts Development Director (until April 2004) Leas-Phríomhoifigigh Séamus Crimmins, Arts Policy Director Mary Cloake, Stiúrthóir Fhorbairt Ealaíne (go John O’Kane, Arts Programme Director dtí Aibreán 2004) Gaye Tanham, Acting Arts Development Séamus Crimmins, Stiúrthóir Pholasaí Ealaíne Director (from April 2004) John O’Kane, Stiúrthóir Chláir Ealaíne Gaye Tanham, Stiúrthóir Fhorbairt Ealaíne Professional Accountant Grade II (Feidhmeach, ó Aibreán 2004) Ellen Pugh, Finance and Administration Manager Cuntasóir Gairmiúil Grád II Ellen Pugh, Bainisteoir Airgeadais agus Higher Executive Officers Riaracháin Deirdre Behan, Webmaster and Data Manager Catherine Boothman, Project Manager: Ard-Oifigigh Fheidhmiúcháin European Cultural Institutions Meeting (until Deirdre Behan, Stiúrthóir Gréasáin agus August 2004) Bainisteoir Sonraí Andrea Corbett, Arts Programme Manager, Catherine Boothman, Bainisteoir Tionscadal: Festivals and Events (until July 2004) Cruinniú Institiúidí Cultúrtha na hÉorpa (go dtí Liz Culloty, Arts Programme Manager, Venues Lúnasa 2004) Siân Cunningham, Acting Arts Officer (from Andrea Corbett, Bainisteoir Chláir Ealaíne, November 2004) Féile agus Imeachtaí (go dtí Iúil 2004) Claire Doyle, Arts Programme Manager, Liz Culloty, Bainisteoir Chláir Ealaíne, Ionaid Resource and Service Organisations Tionóil Louise Doyle, HR and Corporate Services Siân Cunningham, Oifigeach Ealaíon Officer (until July 2004) Feidhmeach (ó Shamhain 2004) Claire Doyle, Bainisteoir Chláir Ealaíne, Eagraíochtaí Acmhainní agus Seirbhísí Louise Doyle, Oifigeach Acmhainní Daonna agus Seirbhísí Corparáideacha (go dtí Iúil 2004) 105 Diego Fasciati, International Arts Diego Fasciati, Bainisteoir Forbartha na Development Manager nEalaíon Idirnáisiúnta Jan Hinde, Arts Participation Manager Jan Hinde, Bainisteoir Rannpháirteachais sna Michelle Hoctor, Press and Communications hEalaíona Officer Michelle Hoctor, Oifigeach Preasa agus Maria Johnston, Arts Programme Manager, Cumarsáide Production Companies Maria Johnston, Bainisteoir Chláir Ealaíne, Paul Johnson, Artists’ Services Manager Compántais Léiriúcháin Emma Kelly, Information and Research Officer Paul Johnson, Bainisteoir Seirbhísí Ealaíontóirí Úna McCarthy, Arts Programme Manager, Emma Kelly, Oifigeach Eolais agus Taighde Festivals and Events (from September 2004) Úna McCarthy, Bainisteoir Chláir Ealaíne, Stephanie O’Callaghan, Local Arts Féilte agus Imeachtaí (ó Mheán Fómhair Development Manager 2004) Jenny O’Hara, HR and Corporate Services Stephanie O’Callaghan, Bainisteoir Forbartha Officer (from October 2004) na nEalaíon Áitiúil Fionnuala Sweeney, Arts Officer Jenny O’Hara, Oifigeach Acmhainní Daonna Gaye Tanham, Youth Programmes Manager agus Seirbhísí Corparáideacha (ó Dheireadh (until April 2004) Fómhair 2004) Fionnuala Sweeney, Oifigeach Ealaíon Executive Officers Gaye Tanham, Bainisteoir Clár don Óige (go Sarah Bannan, Local Arts Services Officer dtí Aibreán 2004) Catherine Boothman, European Cultural Contact Point (from September 2004) Oifigigh Fheidhmiúcháin Ciara Branagan, Finance Executive Sarah Bannan, Oifigeach Seirbhísí Ealaíne Andrea Corbett, Arts Development Projects Áitiúla Officer (part-time from July 2004) Catherine Boothman, Pointe Teagmhála Aoife Corbett, Arts Development Projects Cultúrtha na hEorpa (ó Mheán Fómhair Officer (part-time until July 2004), Acting 2004) Grants Executive (from July 2004) Ciara Branagan, Feidhmeannach Airgeadais Theresa Cullen, Building Executive (part-time) Andrea Corbett, Oifigeach Tionscadal Siân Cunningham, Artists’ Services Officer Forbartha Ealaíon (go páirtaimseartha ó Iúil Sheila Gorman, Arts Participation Projects 2004) Officer (part-time) Aoife Corbett,Oifigeach Tionscadal Forbartha Kevin Healy, Grants Executive Ealaíon (go páirtaimseartha go dtí Iúil 2004), Audrey Keane, Arts Participation Projects Feidhmeannach Deontas (Feidhmeach, ó Iúil Officer (part-time) 2004) Áine Kelly, Acting Artists’ Services Officer Theresa Cullen, Feidhmeannach Foirgnimh (from December 2004) (páirtaimseartha)

106 Charlotte Mangan, Acting International Arts Siân Cunningham, Oifigeach Seirbhísí Information and Services Officer (from March Ealaíontóirí to August) Sheila Gorman, Oifigeach Tionscadal Natalie Murphy, IT Support Executive um Rannpháirteachas sna hEalaíona (job-share) (páirtaimseartha) Paula O’Meara, IT Support Executive Kevin Healy, Feidhmeannach Deontas (job-share) Audrey Keane, Oifigeach Tionscadal Bernadette O’Leary, Executive Assistant um Rannpháirteachas sna hEalaíona to Director and Chair (páirtaimseartha) Dominica Sandys, Information Áine Kelly, Oifigeach Seirbhísí Ealaíontóirí and Council Executive (Feidhmeach, ó Nollaig 2004) Charlotte Mangan, Oifigeach Eolais, na Clerical Officers nEalaíon Idirnáisiúnta (Feidhmeach ó Mhárta Kira Blomstrand, International Arts Assistant go Lúnasa) (until March 2004) Natalie Murphy, Feidhmeannach Tacaíochta Elaine Connolly, Administration Assistant TE (postroinnt) (until February 2004), Artists’ Services Paula O’Meara, Feidhmeannach Tacaíochta TE Assistant (until July 2004), Arts Policy (postroinnt) Assistant (from August 2004) Bernadette O’Leary, Cúntóir Feidhmiúcháin Theresa Cullen, Administration Assistant leis an Stiúrthóir agus leis an gCathaoirleach (part-time from February - June) Dominica Sandys, Feidhmeanach Eolais agus Gillian Drew, Finance Assistant Comhairle Maeve Giles, PA to Arts Programme Director Mary Hickey, PA to Arts Development Director Oifigigh Chléireachais (job-share) Kira Blomstrand, Cúntóir Ealaíon Idirnáisiúnta Áine Kelly, Grants Assistant (go dtí Márta 2004) Rose King, Artists’ Services Assistant (from Elaine Connolly, Cúntóir Riaracháin (go dtí October 2004) Feabhra 2004), Cúntóir Seirbhísí Ealaíontóirí Kate Kirwan, Receptionist (until April 2004) (go dtí Iúil 2004), Cúntóir Pholasaí Ealaíne (ó Karen Lee Walpole, Receptionist Lúnasa 2004) (from May 2004) Theresa Cullen, Cúntóir Riaracháin Charlotte Mangan, International Arts (páirtaimseartha ó Fheabhra - Meitheamh) Assistant Gillian Drew, Cúntóir Airgeadais Gerard Maher, Receptionist (from May 2004) Maeve Giles, Cúntóir Pearsanta leis an Adrienne Martin, PA to Policy Director Stiúrthóir Chláir Ealaíne (job-share) Mary Hickey, Cúntóir Pearsanta leis an Sharon McGrane, PA to Arts Development Stiúrthóir Fhorbairt Ealaíne (postroinnt) Director (job-share) Áine Kelly, Cúntóir Deontas Aisling McKone, Arts Policy Assistant Rose King, Cúntóir Seirbhísí d’Ealaíontóirí (ó 107 Fiona McMahon, Arts Policy Assistant Dheireadh Fómhair 2004) (until July 2004) Regina O’Shea, Grants Assistant Kate Kirwan, Fáilteoir (go dtí Aibreán 2004) Victoria Owens, Administration Assistant Karen Lee Walpole, Fáilteoir (ó Bhealtaine (from July 2004) 2004) Sorcha Sloan, Arts Development Managers’ Charlotte Mangan, Cúntóir Ealaíon Assistant Idirnáisiúnta Karen Whelan, PA to Arts Policy Director Gerard Maher, Fáilteoir (ó Bhealtaine 2004) Adrienne Martin, Cúntóir Pearsanta leis an House Maintenance Stiúrthóir Polasaí (postroinnt) Ann Behan, House Maintenance Sharon McGrane, Cúntóir Pearsanta leis an Stiúrthóir Fhorbairt Ealaíne (postroinnt) Consultant / Contract / Temporary Aisling McKone, Cúntóir Pholasaí Ealaíne Siobhán Bourke, Cultural Cinema Advisor Fiona McMahon, Cúntóir Pholasaí Ealaíne (go Jennifer Collins, Receptionist dtí Iúil 2004) (until February 2004) Regina O’Shea, Feidhmeannach Deontas Lorraine Comer, Arts Education Specialist Victoria Owens, Cúntóir Riaracháin Eddie Conlon, House Maintenance (ó Iúil 2004) James Conway, Opera Specialist Sorcha Sloan, Cúntóir leis an mBainisteoir Finola Cronin, Dance Specialist Fhorbairt Ealaíne Ciara Delaney, Artists’ Services Assistant Karen Whelan, Cúntóir Pearsanta leis an (from March-August)/ Grants Assistant (from Stiúrthóir Pholasaí Ealaíne August-November 2004) Jane Donohoe, Records Management Cothabháil Tí (from October 2004) Ann Behan, Cothabháil Tí Jane Doolan, Film Specialist (from January 2004) Comhairleoirí / Oibrithe Conartha & Oliver Dowling, Visual Arts Specialist Sealadacha Marie Ebbs, House Maintenance Siobhán Bourke, Comhairleoir Cineama (from June 2004) Chultúrtha Liam Fahy, Acting Finance Manager Jennifer Collins, Fáilteoir (until February 2004) (go dtí Feabhra 2004) Helena Gorey, Collection Manager Lorraine Comer, Speisialtóir san Oideachas Jean Ireton, Artists’ Services Assistant (from Ealaíne May-September)/ International Assistant Eddie Conlon, Cothabháil Tí (from October-December 2004) James Conway, Speisialtóir Ceoldráma Heather Keers, PR Assistant Finola Cronin, Speisialtóir Rince (from November 2004) Ciara Delaney, Cúntóir Seirbhísí Ealaíontóirí Maureen Kennelly, Festival and Events (ó March-August)/ Cúntóir Deontas Consultant (until March 2004) (ó Lúnasa-Samhain 2004)

108 Clara La Combre, PA to the Development Jane Donohoe, Bainistíocht Taifead Director (job-share) (from October 2004) (ó Dheireadh Fómhair 2004) Róisín Ní Mhianáin, Speisialtóir Litríochta Jane Doolan, Speisialtóir Scannán (Gaeilge) / Literature Specialist (Irish (ó Eanáir 2004) Language) Oliver Dowling, Speisialtóir Físealaíon Annette Moloney, Public Art Specialist Marie Ebbs, Cothabháil Tí Antoinette O'Neill, Architecture Specialist (ó Mheitheamh 2004) Cormac Walsh, Records Management (until Liam Fahy, Bainisteoir Airgeadais October 2004) (Feidhmeach go dtí Feabhra 2004) Enid Reid Whyte, Theatre Specialist Helena Gorey, Bainisteoir Bailiúcháin Billy Rooney, Grants Assistant (from Jean Ireton, Cúntóir Seirbhísí Ealaíontóirí December 2004) (ó Bhealtaine - Meán Fómhair)/ Cúntóir Fergus Sheil, Music Specialist (from July 2004) Idirnáisiúnta (ó Deireadh Fómhair- Nollaig Bronwen Williams, Literature Specialist 2004) (English Language) Heather Keers, Cúntóir Caidrimh Phoiblí (ó Shamhain 2004) Student Placement Maureen Kennelly, Comhairleoir Féilte agus (from the University of Limerick) Imeachtaí (go dtí Márta 2004) Joan Enright, PR Assistant (until July 2004) Clara La Combre, Cúntóir Pearsanta leis an Stiúrthóir Forbartha (postroinnt) (ó Dheireadh Fómhair 2004) Róisín Ní Mhianáin, Speisialtóir Litríochta (Gaeilge) Annette Moloney, Speisialtóir Ealaíon Poiblí Antoinette O’Neill, Speisialtóir Ailtireachta Cormac Walsh, Bainistíocht Taifead (go dtí Deireadh Fómhair 2004) Enid Reid Whyte, Speisialtóir Téatair Billy Rooney, Cúntóir Deontas (ó Nollaig 2004) Fergus Sheil, Speisialtóir Ceoil (ó Iúil 2004) Bronwen Williams, Speisialtóir Litríochta (Béarla)

Mac Léinn ar Iasacht (ó Ollscoil Luimnigh) Joan Enright, Cúntóir Caidrimh Phoiblí (go dtí Iúil 2004)

109 Networking for the Arts in Europe conference in Cork, May 2004.

➔ Left to Right: Séamus Crimmins, Arts Policy Director, Arts Council, Nevenka Koprivsek, Bunker Productions, Slovenia and Noel Kelly, Art Projects Network, Ireland. See page 38.

An Chomhdháil Networking for the Arts in Europe, Corcaigh, Bealtaine 2004. Ó chlé go deis: Séamus Crimmins, Stiúrthóir Beartas Ealaíne, an Chomhairle Ealaíon, Nevenka Koprivsek, Bunker Productions, an tSlóivéin, agus Noel Kelly, Art Projects Network, Éire. Féach leathanach 38.

110 Bursaries, Awards and Schemes / Sparánachtaí, Dámhachainí agus Scéimeanna

The Arts Council expresses its support to the Tugann an Chomhairle Ealaíon tacaíocht individual artist in a variety of ways, through d'ealaíontóirí aonair ar roinnt bealaí éagsúla, trí grant aid to organisations, events and chúnamh deontais a thabhairt d'eagraíochtaí, production companies and more explicitly d'imeachtaí agus do chompántais léiriúcháin through bursaries, awards and schemes, agus, go sonrach, trí sparánachtaí, where the Council provides direct financial dámhachtainí agus scéimeanna trína dtugann support to artists. The Council also provides an Chomhairle tacaíocht airgeadais dhíreach the Cnuas to eligible members of Aosdána d'ealaíontóirí. Chomh maith leis sin, íocann – the affiliation of creative artists in Ireland. an Chomhairle Ealaíon Cnuas le comhaltaí incháilithe de chuid Aosdána – ar meitheal In addition to bursaries to individual artists, d’ealaíontóirí cruthaitheacha in Éirinn é. the Council provides support through a range of one off awards and schemes to Chomh maith le sparánachtaí a thabhairt assist in the creation of new work. The d'ealaíontóirí aonair, tairgeann an Chomhairle projects award is open to both individuals Ealaíon raon de dhámhachtainí agus de and organisations from any artform or scéimeanna aon uaire chun cabhrú le saothair combination of artforms. Project awards may nua a chruthú. Tá dámhachtain tionscadail be offered for either the development stage le fáil ag daoine aonair agus ag eagraíochtaí of a project or the production, performance atá gníomhach i ngach foirm ealaíne nó or exhibition stage. Commissions foster cumasc d'fhoirmeacha ealaíne. Cuirtear the creation of new work and help to build dámhachtainí tionscadail ar fáil le haghaidh na relationships between artists and their céime forbartha den tionscadal, nó le haghaidh audiences. na céime léirithe nó taispeántais. Cabhraíonn coimisiúin le saothair nua a chur ar fáil agus Residencies aim to offer an artist the caidreamh a chruthú idir ealaíontóirí agus a opportunity to work on a specific project or lucht féachana/éisteachta. programme and / or to develop their own Is é aidhm na scéimeanna cónaitheachta ná practice in a new environment or specific ligean d'ealaíontóirí díriú ar thionscadal nó ar location outside their normal workplace. chlár ealaíne ar leith agus/nó a gcleachtadh féin The Council also part funds the arts officer a fhorbairt i dtimpeallacht nua nó in áit ar leith salaries and programming costs of most local lasmuigh dá ngnáthionad oibre. Chomh maith authorities. What follows on these pages is leis sin páirtmhaoiníonn an Chomhairle tuarastal a listing of amounts paid to individuals and na n-oifigeach ealaíon agus na costais a organisations in 2004 (excluding revenue bhaineann leis an gclár oibre i bhformhór na n- grants, small festivals scheme grants and údarás áitiúil ar fud na tíre. Ar na leathanaigh major capital grants). This figure is detailed seo a leanas, gheofar liosta mionsonraithe de as Awards and Development in the statutory na suimeanna a íocadh le daoine aonair agus accounts as per note three on page 155. le heagraíochtaí le linn 2004, (ach deontais ioncaim, na bhféilte beaga agus mórdheontais 111 chaipitil a fhágáil as an áireamh). Awards / Dámhachtainí

Panellists 2004 Sonraítear an figiúr seo faoin gceannteideal The Arts Council would like to express its Dámhachtainí agus Forbairt sna cuntais reachtúla thanks to those who served throughout 2004, de réir nóta a trí ar leathanach 155. as panellists to assess applications for bursaries, Lucht na bPainéal 2004 awards and schemes. Is mian leis an gComhairle Ealaíon buíochas a chur We are grateful for the help and advice provided in iúl dóibh siúd a d’fhónaigh ar na painéil chun by the following: iarratais a mheasúnú le haghaidh sparánanachtaí, dámhachtainí agus scéimeanna le linn 2004. External assessors involved in artists’ awards assessments 2004 Táimid buíoch as an gcabhair agus as an gcomhairle a chuir na daoine seo a leanas ar fail: David Adams, Michael Alcorn, Seoirse Bodley, Marina Carr, Valerie Connor, Dorothy Cross, Measúnóirí seachtrachta a bhí páirteach sa Shane Cullen, Ali Curran, John F. Deane, Sheila mheasúnú ar dhámhachtainí d’Ealaíontóirí 2004 de Courcy, Maretta Dillon, Roger Doyle, Eibhlis David Adams, Michael Alcorn, Seoirse Bodley, Farrell, Jimmy Fay, Sarah Finlay, Mike Fitzpatrick, Marina Carr, Valerie Connor, Dorothy Cross, Shane Vallejo Gantner, Jools Gilson Ellis, Brian Hand, Cullen, Ali Curran, John F. Deane, Sheila de Courcy, Anne Haverty, Jaki Irvine, Fergus Johnston, Margo Maretta Dillon, Roger Doyle, Eibhlis Farrell, Jimmy Kenny, Ailbhe Murphy, Nick Millar, Gráinne Fay, Sarah Finlay, Mike Fitzpatrick, Vallejo Gantner, McArdle, Jim Nolan, Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, Áine Jools Gilson Ellis, Brian Hand, Anne Haverty, Jaki Ní Ghlinn, Caoimhin Nic Giolla Leith, Ciarán Ó Irvine, Fergus Johnston, Margo Kenny, Ailbhe Coigligh, Geraldine O’Grady, Micheál Ó hÉidin, Murphy, Nick Millar, Gráinne McArdle, Jim Nolan, Eve O’Kelly, Cathy O’Kennedy, Martha O’Neill, Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, Áine Ní Ghlinn, Caoimhin Nic Orla Ryan, Vera Ryan, John Scott, Cliodhna Giolla Leith, Ciarán Ó Coigligh, Geraldine O’Grady, Shaffrey, Tony Sheehan, Gerry Stembridge and Micheál Ó hÉidin, Eve O’Kelly, Cathy O’Kennedy, Jurgen Simpson. Martha O’Neill, Orla Ryan, Vera Ryan, John Scott, Internal assessors involved in artists’ awards Cliodhna Shaffrey, Tony Sheehan, Gerry Stembridge assessments 2004 agus Jurgen Simpson. Theo Dorgan, Rosaleen Linehan, Antoinette Measúnóirí ón gComhairle Ealaíon a bhí páirteach sa O’Neill, Finola Cronin, Enid Reid Whyte, Jane mheasúnú ar dhámhachtainí d’Ealaíontóirí 2004 Doolan, Lorraine Comer, Jan Hinde, Bronwen Williams, James Conway, Oliver Dowling, Séamus Theo Dorgan, Rosaleen Linehan, Antoinette O’Neill, Crimmins, Fergus Sheil, Paul Johnson, John Finola Cronin, Enid Reid Whyte, Jane Doolan, McGahern, Emer O’Kelly, Stephanie O’Callaghan, Lorraine Comer, Jan Hinde, Bronwen Williams, Mary Nunan, Úna Ó Murchú, Andrea Corbett, James Conway, Oliver Dowling, Séamus Crimmins, Willie Doherty and Sarah Glennie. Fergus Sheil, Paul Johnson, John McGahern, Emer O’Kelly, Stephanie O’Callaghan, Mary Nunan, Úna Ó Murchú, Andrea Corbett, Willie Doherty agus Sarah Glennie. 112 Awards / Dámhachtainí

Awards Title / Name  Awards Title / Name  Dámhachtainí / Ainm Dámhachtainí / Ainm

Architecture Criticism/ Rowley, Paul 5,500 An Chritic Ailtireacht Roland, Bosbach 710 Total / Iomlán 29,500

Total / Iomlán 710 Literature Bursary/ Sparánacht Litríochta Architecture Travel/ Bourke, Eva 7,000 Ailtireacht Taistil Fanning, Gerard 10,000 Shotton, Elizabeth 940 Folan, Ciaran 9,000 Tipton, Gemma 500 Gorman, Rody 7,000 Harte, Lara 8,000 Total / Iomlán 1,440 Kelly, Rita 5,000 Kiely, Kevin 4,000 Kilroy, Claire 12,000 Arts Management/ Lordan, Dave 4,000 Bainistíocht Ealaíne MacCoil, Liam 3,650 Corrigan, Caoimhin 2,550 Mac Lochlainn, Antain 12,000 Grehan, Mary 2,660 Malone, Martin 8,000 Meade, Declan 8,000 Total / Iomlán 5,210 Ni Chonchúir, Nuala 6,000 Ó Ceallaigh, Philip 4,000 Bursaries/Sparánachtaí O Loughlin, Michael 9,000 Ó Treasaigh, Lorcan 5,300 Dance Bursary/ O'Driscoll, Dennis 12,000 Sparánacht Rince O'Mahony, Nessa 5,000 Davis, Joan 6,000 O'Scolaí, Darach 6,000 Dunne, Colin 12,000 Ryan, James 9,000 Wheatley, David 5,000 Total / Iomlán 18,000 Total / Iomlán 158,950

Drama Bursary/ Music Bursary/ Sparánacht Dráma Sparánacht Cheoil Anderson, Ioanna 6,000 Buckley, Linda 9,700 Barry, Alice 7,860 Carroll, Roy 7,000 McDonagh, Rosaleen 3,275 Cleary, Siobhán 8,900 Taylor, Ciaran 1,950 Dwyer, Benjamin 10,000 West, Michael 12,000 McLachlan, John 6,990 O'Brien, Keith 8,800 Total / Iomlán 31,085 O'Leary, Mark 250 O'Neill, Hugh 11,000

Film Bursary/ Total / Iomlán 62,640 Sparánacht Scannán Black, Cathal 12,000 113 Collins, Pat 12,000

Awards / Dámhachtainí

Awards Title / Name  Awards Title / Name  Dámhachtainí / Ainm Dámhachtainí / Ainm

MDA Bursary(multi disciplinary)/ Clifton, Harry 12,457 Sparánacht Ildisciplíneach Coady, Michael 12,457 Murnaghan, Paul Loftus 9,000 Conlon, Evelyn 12,457 Cronin, Anthony 12,457 Total / Iomlán 9,000 Curtis, Tony 12,308 D'Arcy, Margaretta 12,457 Visual Arts Bursary/ Daly, Ita 12,457 Sparánacht Físealaíon Davitt, Michael 12,457 Aldridge, Sinéad 4,000 Deane, John F 3,045 Cashman, Clare 2,000 Donnelly, Neil 12,457 Clare, Mark 4,000 Dorgan, Theo 12,457 Clarke, Declan 7,000 Durcan, Paul 6,367 Curran, Anne Marie 2,000 Fiacc, Padraic 12,457 Doris, Chris 6,000 Flynn, Gerard 12,389 Earley, Brendan 7,000 Galvin, Patrick 12,457 Fitzgerald, Tom 7,000 Gebler, Carlo 12,457 Gerrard, John 8,500 Greacen, Robert 12,457 Harrington, Christopher 5,000 Harding, Michael 12,457 Iremonger, Sarah 5,000 Haverty, Anne 12,457 Judge, Wendy 4,000 Higgins, Aidan 12,457 Keaveny, Rowena 3,000 Higgins, Rita Ann 12,457 Kelly, Finbar 6,000 Hutchinson, Pearse 12,457 Martin, Colin 7,000 Joyce, Trevor 12,180 McKeown, William 11,000 Kenny, Adrian 12,457 Moore, Michele 350 Kiely, Benedict 12,457 Nolan, Isabel 9,000 Lynch, Brian 12,457 Nugent, Paul 9,000 Mac Intyre, Tom 12,457 O'Connor, Robert 3,500 Madden, Deirdre 12,457 O'Curry, Gavin 4,500 Mahon, Derek 12,457 O'Flaithearta, Sean 7,250 Maxton, Hugh 12,457 O'Kelly, Mark 6,000 McGuckian, Medbh 12,457 Quinlan, Linda 5,500 Meehan, Paula 12,457 Rogers, Michelle 4,000 Montague, John 12,457 Timmons, David 4,000 Murphy, Jimmy 12,180 Vickery, Andrew 6,000 Ní Dhomhnaill, Nuala 6,090 Walker, Joseph 12,000 Nolan, Jim 12,457 Weir, Grace 12,000 Ó Coistealbha, Sean 12,457 O Conghaile, Micheal 12,457 Total / Iomlán 171,600 Ó Floinn, Criostóir 12,457 Ó Muirthile, Liam 12,457 Cnuas Recipients/ Ó Searcaigh, Cathal 12,457 Daoine a Fhaigheann Cnuas O'Callaghan, Julie 12,362 O'Connor, Ulick 12,457 Writers/ Scríbhneoirí O'Donnell, Mary 15,225 Bardwell, Leland 12,457 O'Grady, Desmond 12,457 114 Cannon, Moya 9,135 O'Malley, Mary 12,457 Carr, Marina 12,457 Robinson, Tim 12,457 Casey, Philip 12,457 Awards / Dámhachtainí

Awards Title / Name  Awards Title / Name  Dámhachtainí / Ainm Dámhachtainí / Ainm

Smith, Sydney Bernard 9,457 O'Reilly, Geraldine 12,053 Woods, Macdara 12,457 Pierce, Janet 12,308 Woods, Vincent 12,457 Pye, Patrick 12,457 Quane, Michael 12,457 Total / Iomlán 646,390 Quinn, Bob 14,108 Roche, Vivienne 6,367 Visual Artists/ Físealaíontóirí Rolfe, Nigel 12,312 Black,Cathal 12,297 Scanlon, James 12,457 Bourke, Fergus 9,412 Seymour, Dermot 12,305 Bourke, Brian 15,225 Shaw-Smith, David 12,457 Brennan, Cecily 12,457 Souter, Camille 12,457 Browne, Vincent 12,457 Tuach, Rod 12,457 Burke, John 12,457 Tyrrell, Charles 12,457 Carman, Cathy 12,457 Walsh, Samuel 12,457 Cotter, Maud 12,457 Warren, Barbara 12,457 Cross, Dorothy 12,457 Cullen, Charles 12,457 Total / Iomlán 667,316 Cullen, Michael 12,457 Davey, Rosaleen 12,457 Composers / Cumadóirí Delaney, Edward 6,600 Barry, Gerald 12,457 Delargy, Diarmuid 12,457 Deane, Raymond 12,457 Donnelly, Micky 12,457 Doyle, Roger 12,457 Egan, Felim 12,457 Gardner, Stephen 12,457 Fitzgerald, Mary 12,457 Holohan, Michael 12,457 Foley, Marie 12,457 Johnston, Fergus 12,457 Gale, Martin 12,457 O'Leary, Jane 12,457 Gorman, Richard 12,457 Wilson, Ian 12,457 Goulding, Tim 12,457 Wilson, James 12,457 Hall, Patrick 12,457 Jordan, Eithne 12,457 Total / Iomlán 101,790 Kelly, John 12,457 Lambert, Gene 9,816 Aosdána Pension & 68,363 Landweer, Sonja 12,457 Administration/ Pinsin & Lennon, Ciaran 12,457 Riarachán Aosdána Lohan, Mary 12,457 MacDonagh, Eileen 12,180 Maher, Alice 12,457 Marcus, Louis 6,367 Critical Reflection/ Martin, Fergus 12,457 Dámhachtain Critical Moloney, Helen 12,457 Reflection Monreal, Alfonso 12,297 Mulcahy, Michael 12,312 Literature/ Litríocht Mulholland, Carolyn 12,457 Moore, Thom 6,000 Mullarney, Janet 12,457 Murphy, Pat 12,362 Total / Iomlán 6,000 O'Dea, Michael 9,135 115 O'Dowd, Gwen 12,457 O'Kelly, Alannah 6,494 Awards / Dámhachtainí

Awards Title / Name  Awards Title / Name  Dámhachtainí / Ainm Dámhachtainí / Ainm

Visual Arts / Físealaíona Lundgren Smith, Laura 5,000 Cotter, Lucy 8,000 Meade, Paul 2,000 McBride, Stephanie 6,000 Meagher, Liam 5,400 Murphy, Tom 4,000 Total / Iomlán 14,000 O'Reilly, Christian 2,000 Parnell, David 2,000 MDA / Ealaíona Riordan, Arthur 9,000 Ildisciplíneacha Swift, Tom 4,050 Gilson-Ellis, Jools 500 Tobiessen, Joshua 2,400 Walker, Paul 5,000 Total / Iomlán 500 Walsh, Enda 6,000

Elizabeth Maconchy Award/ Total / Iomlán 72,350 Dámhachtain Elizabeth Maconchy Film/ Scannán Dowling, Fergal 15,987 McTigue, Eoghan 3,000 Wilcox, T 3,400 Total / Iomlán 15,987 Total / Iomlán 6,400 Frameworks/ Dámhachtain Frameworks Literature/Litríocht Bord Scannán na hÉireann 38,000 Wilson, Ian 1,600

Total / Iomlán 38,000 Total / Iomlán 1,600

Lar Cassidy Award/ Music/Ceol Dámhachtain Lar Cassidy Agnew, Elaine 9,750 Murphy, Ailbhe 11,000 Bennett, Edmond 3,000 Bodley, Seoirse 4,500 Total / Iomlán 11,000 Canning, Rob 5,000 Carroll, Roy 6,200 New Commissions/ Clafferty, Patrick 5,210 Coimisiúin Nua Corcoran, Frank 4,500 Crash Ensemble 1,700 Dance/Rince Dennehy, Donnacha 6,000 Butler, Jean 6,075 Dreyblatt, Arnold 8,000 Ní Neill, Rionach 5,000 Fokkens, Robert 3,100 Scott, John 8,485 Gardner, Stephen 2,550 Guilfoyle, Ronan 4,000 Total / Iomlán 19,560 Holstead, Rachel 3,000 Martin, Philip 1,875 Drama/ Dráma McKay, Deirdre 2,250 Brennan, Paul 5,000 McLachlan, John 2,970 Civic Theatre Company 3,000 Mulvey, Grainne 5,900 Comiskey, John 6,500 O'Dwyer, Adele 1,700 116 Cranitch, Ellen 3,000 O'Leary, Jane 13,000 Kearney, Oonagh 4,000 Ring, Judith 4,612 Kinahan, Deirdre 4,000 Awards / Dámhachtainí

Awards Title / Name  Awards Title / Name  Dámhachtainí / Ainm Dámhachtainí / Ainm

Simpson, Jurgen 5,000 Quare Hawks Theatre 20,000 Synnott, Andrew 3,000 The Performance Corporation 18,200 Volans, Kevin 1,875 Wilson, Ian 8,670 Total / Iomlán 80,200

Total / Iomlán 117,362 Film/ Scannán Barry, Orla 25,000 Visual Arts/ Físealaíona Cartoon Saloon 5,000 Fitzgibbon, Margaret 3,000 Daly, Fergus 25,000 MacWilliam, Susan 2,435 Dick, Vivienne 14,000 Langan, Clare 25,000 Total / Iomlán 5,435 Total / Iomlán 94,000 MDA/ Ealaíona Ildisciplíneacha Music/Ceol Wright, Daphne 3,000 Carroll, Roy 25,000 O'Brien, Keith 10,000 Total / Iomlán 3,000 Total / Iomlán 35,000 Community/ Pobal Common Ground 4,125 Visual Arts/ Físealaíona Reid, Christopher 5,500 Carlow County Council 18,000 Roche, Dennis 10,000 Gannon, Laura 15,000 Jones, Finola 13,500 Total / Iomlán 19,625 Phelan, Alan 7,000 Phelan, Garrett 20,000 New Projects / Pierce, Sarah 15,500 Tionscadail Nua Shaffrey, Cliodhna 2,500 Temple Bar Gallery & Studios 25,000 Arts in Context/ Ealaíona I gComhthéacs Total / Iomlán 116,500 Common Ground 15,000 North 55 20,000 MDA/ Ealaíona Ildisciplíneacha Fay, Jimmy 10,000 Total / Iomlán 35.000 Figgis, Daniel 22,000 McTigue, Eoghan 15,000 Dance / Rince Siamsa Tíre 1,200 Clarke, Ella 30,000 Siren Productions 18,000 Corp Feasa Dance Company 22,000 Kellaghan, Jane 14,000 Total / Iomlán 66,200 7,500 Siren Productions 10,000

Total / Iomlán 83,500 Education/Oideachas: Shanahan, Frances 8,700 Drama/Dráma 117 Gare St Lazare Players 20,000 Total / Iomlán 8,700 Puca Puppets 22,000

Awards / Dámhachtainí

Awards Title / Name  Awards Title / Name  Dámhachtainí / Ainm Dámhachtainí / Ainm

Professional Development Scanlon, Seamus 7,000 and Training Strand 1/ Forbairt & Oiliúint Ghairmiúil; Total / Iomlán 21,000 Sraith a hAon Architecture/ Ailtireacht Music/Ceol Langley, Ciara 7,000 Canning, Rob 5,000 Cashell, Anna 5,000 Total / Iomlán 7,000 Fitzgerald, Maria 4,000 Hamel, Candice 4,000 Community/Pobal Hearne, Kate 10,500 Ireson, Robert 1,000 Keyes, Orla 5,000 McLaughlin, Scott 4,000 Total / Iomlán 1,000 Milne, Nicholas 5,000 Molloy, Niamh 5,000 Dance/Rince O'Brien, Conor 5,000 Cullinane - O'Regan, Stephen 2,500 O'Herlihy, Maggie 5,000 Gannon, James 7,000 Power, Sarah 3,000 Klein, Michael 3,000 Sheehan, Kim 4,000 Roche, Jennifer 7,000 Total / Iomlán 64,500 Total / Iomlán 19,500 Opera/Ceoldráma Drama/Dráma Campbell, Sinead 4,000 Aspell, Ciaran 6,500 Costigan, Alan 7,000 Barrett, Clare 4,000 Hope, Grainne 1,000 Bonar, Mark 3,500 Kelly, Niamh 3,000 Carmody, Mahon 3,500 Molloy, John 2,000 Clendennen, Wayne 4,000 Mulhall, Eamonn 7,750 Gilhooly, Sarah-Louise 4,000 Kenny, Andrew 3,500 Total / Iomlán 24,720 Mills, Declan 4,000 Noonan, Mark 4,000 Visual Arts/Físealaiona O'Donohue, Paula 3,500 Deignan, Michelle 7,000 Read, Michelle 6,000 Elliott, Neva 7,000 Greaney, Daniel 4,000 Total / Iomlán 46,500 Holten, Katie 7,000 Manifold, Louise 4,000 Film/Scannán Nulty, Paul 6,000 Dix, Claire 5,000 O'Connell, John 6,000 Doherty, Leslie 1,000 Peillon, Alice 7,000 Lavelle, Suzie 6,000 Molloy, Gavin 4,000 Total / Iomlán 48,000

Total / Iomlán 16,000 Education/Oideachais Love, Heidi 6,300 118 Literature/Litríocht O'Rourke, Fiona 4,000 Marrey, Andrew 7,000 Monroe, Robert 7,000 Awards / Dámhachtainí

Awards Title / Name  Awards Title / Name  Dámhachtainí / Ainm Dámhachtainí / Ainm

Wilson, Rebecca 970 McAdam, Trish 790 McAllister, Cecilia 1,500 Total / Iomlán 11,270 Meehan, Ruth 1,500 Merritt, Anna 2,368 Professional Development Ní Mhurchú, Maria 750 & Training Strand 2/ O'Connell, Kassandra 290 Forbairt & Oiliúint Ghairmiúil; O'Flynn, Sunniva 290 Sraith a Dó O'Neill, Patrick 2,000 Architecture/ Ailtireacht O'Reilly, Johnny 1,500 Ryan, Anna 2,415 Power, Ian 2,000 Rowley, Breege 2,500 Total / Iomlán 2,415 Walsh, Rebecca 1,500

Dance/Rince Total / Iomlán 25,083 Clarke, Ella 2,000 Condron, Niamh 1,500 Literature/Litríocht Cummings, Cindy 2,500 Groarke, Vona 8,000 Doherty, Kathleen 1,000 Hegarty, Neil 1,500 Lennon, Marian 800 Leahy, Deirdre 790 Lockett, Julie 2,500 Mitchell, Catriona 1,200 Richardson, Diana 2,000 O'Grady, Desmond 5,000

Total / Iomlán 12,300 Total / Iomlán 16,490

Drama/Dráma Music/Ceol Adigun, Bisi 2,000 Bridgeman, Audrey 2,000 Coudray, Delphine 1,200 Buckley, Linda 2,300 Fitzgibbon, Sarah 1,500 Collins, Andrew 8,500 Garcia Estevez, Jose 500 Daffy, Siobhan 1,700 Horan, David 6,000 Doherty, Liz 2,050 Kearney, Oonagh 700 Ellison, Barbara 3,000 McGeown, Fiona 2,000 Grant, Evelyn 4,000 McNamara, Marie 1,477 Jacobson, Matthew 2,350 McSweeney, Caroline 3,000 McLaughlin, Scott 1,000 Price, Robert 6,000 Molitor, Patrick 1,000 Rough Magic Theatre 10,000 O'Brien, Sylvia 3,000 Tighe, Dylan 2,000 O'Doherty, Conor 1,750 Walsh, Elaine 1,000 O'Donnell, Manus 1,000 Reck, Stephen 1,231 Total / Iomlán 37,377 Shanahan, Cliodna 830 Strydom, Hanno 2,051 Film/Scannán Vedres, Anita 1,200 Damiani, Colomba 1,000 Walshe, Jennifer 900 Dempsey, Mary 1,500 Dinkelbach, Stefanie 595 Total / Iomlán 39,862 Donohoe, Noreen 2,000 119 Duffy, Michael 1,000 Kelleher, Macdara 2,000 Awards / Dámhachtainí

Awards Title / Name  Awards Title / Name  Dámhachtainí / Ainm Dámhachtainí / Ainm

Opera/Ceoldráma Fitzgerald, Patrick 2,660 Frizelle, Pauline 2,750 Gleeson, Derek 2,000 Total / Iomlán 10,547 Moynihan, Deirdre 1,500 Music/Ceol Total / Iomlán 6,250 Art Trail 3,790 Corringham, Viv 3,790 Visual Arts/Físealaiona Donoghue, David 4,800 Grimes, Karl 2,500 Éigse Carlow 6,000 Ireson, Robert 1,000 Mehta, Rajesh 8,900 Lynch, Sean 2,500 McDonnell, Ruth 1,000 Total / Iomlán 27,280 O'Brien, Mary Claire 640 Patten, Caroline 6,000 Education/Oideachais Kenny, Orla 6,380 Total / Iomlán 13,640 Puca Puppets 2,940

MDA/ Ealaíona Total / Iomlán 9,320 Ildisciplíneacha Dublin Fringe Festival 10,000 MDA/ Ealaíona Ildisciplíneacha McSweeney, Kate 1,730 Common Ground 550 Quinlan, David 1,000 Total / Iomlán 550 Total / Iomlán 12,730 Travel Awards/ Education/Oideachais Dámhachtainí Taistil Molloy, Aisling 2,368 Community/Pobal Total / Iomlán 2,368 Carroll, Brian 200 CREATE 800 Residencies/ Downes, Colm 200 Cónaitheachtaí Hugel, Helene 520 Kelly, Niamh 200 Drama/Dráma Lalor, John 200 Hugel, Helene 3,335 McGowan, Tara 600 Pheby, John 5,580 Nic Dhonncha, Eilís 226

Total / Iomlán 8,915 Total / Iomlán 2,946

Literature/Litríocht Dance/Rince Deane, John F 6,800 Byrne, Fergus 800 Campbell-Crawford, Anne 1,000 Total / Iomlán 6,800 Clarke, Ella 1,000 Diana, Alexandra 1,000 Visual Arts/Físealaiona Foley, Alan 1,000 120 Brook, Julie 4,450 Grindley, Olwen 1,000 Fitzgerald, Catherine 3,437 Harvey, Maggie 1,000

Awards / Dámhachtainí

Awards Title / Name  Awards Title / Name  Dámhachtainí / Ainm Dámhachtainí / Ainm

Kennedy, Megan 500 Education/Oideachais Lacey, Ingrid 660 Blackhurst, Helen 300 Lockett, Julie 1,000 Henderson, Rhona 255 Mac Aodha, Risteard 900 O'Neill, Geraldine 800 Mulrooney, Deirdre 500 Tidy, Rhonda 617 O' Dea, Patrick 800 Rafter, Marina 1,000 Total / Iomlán 1,972 Seaver, Michael 880 Sibley (née Hayes), J 950 Film/Scannán Vaughan, Mairéad 1,000 Allen, Miriam 500 Anghie, Tamara 1,250 Total / Iomlán 14,990 Brown, Nico 750 Cantwell, Graham 1,250 Drama/Dráma Carpenter, Patrick 1,000 Bartlett, Rebecca 1,500 Crudden, Aisling 800 Brabazon, Serena 800 Daly, Fergus 500 Bristow, Neil 600 Dignam, Barry 800 Brown, Nico 750 Dillon, Maretta 500 Carty, John 800 Doorly, Mary Rose 400 Collins, Michael 540 Fitzgerald, Maureen 260 Condron, Aiden 1,200 Galway, Maurice 800 Craigie, Ingrid 1,000 Gilbert, Virginia 500 Culleton, Jim 275 Gleeson, David 200 Deegan, Loughlin 557 Graham, Ian 500 Delaney, Bryan 600 Hardiman, Neasa 300 Delaney, Padraic 800 Hipwell, Conor 1,000 Devlin, Joe 800 Hogan, Thomas 500 Fay, Jimmy 900 Hopkins, Tom 700 Guschlbauer, Theresia 500 Jolley, Patrick 1,200 Hughes, Jon 1,500 Kelly, Joanne 1,200 Kavanagh, John 700 Kidney, Eoghan 700 Keane, Raymond 1,204 Lichtenthaeler, Nathalie 200 McCauley, Ciaran 1,000 Lysaght, Ruth 480 McGowan, Emer 1,000 McCaul, Niamh 500 Meehan, Paula 1,000 McCluskey, Dara 400 Murphy, Gerald 500 McGivern, Alicia 570 Murphy, Sharon 900 Murphy, Gerald 400 O'Malley, Sandra 800 O'Flanagan, Mary 850 Parker, Lynne 625 O'Reilly, Sally Ann 1,000 Rani Sarma, Ursula 500 O'Connell, Stephen 600 Roycroft, Deirdre 1,000 O'Connor, Damien 1,100 Scanlon, Jennie 600 O'Flanagan, Rachel 600 Tierney-Keogh, Lisa 900 O'Halloran, Mark 1,800 Toolan, Donal 1,000 Punch, Catherine 2,500 Williams, Caroline 1,320 Redfern, Tim 395 Thompson, Patricia 500 121 Total / Iomlán 26,171 Total / Iomlán 27,505 Awards / Dámhachtainí

Awards Title / Name  Awards Title / Name  Dámhachtainí / Ainm Dámhachtainí / Ainm

International/Idirnáisiúnta Ronan, Jolly 600 Cullen, Shane 600 Rowley, Rosemarie 750 Ennis, John 800 Semple, Patrick 1,551 Garvey, Alan 800 Spillane, John 600 Gleeson, Regina 1,100 Tobin, Fergal 600 Hayes, Alan 400 Woods, Joe 300 Horan, Rachel 1,590 Woods, Macdara 900 Madden, Christine 800 McKenzie, Stephanie 800 Total / Iomlán 29,860 Ó Conghaile, Micheál 600 O'Callaghan, Julie 800 Music/Ceol Ronan, Jolly 700 Baillie, Bjorn 750 West, Rachel 1,000 Baillie, Simon 750 Barrott, Troy 750 Total / Iomlán 9,990 Boylan, Cian 1,800 Boylan, Ciaran 750 Literature/Litríocht Byrne, Jennifer 1,000 Bolger, Dermot 1,000 Carpio, Sean 1,000 Browne, Sarah 1,500 Carroll, David 1,000 Cannon, Moya 600 Clarke, Rhona 620 Coady, Michael 991 Cleary, Siobhan 1,500 Coghlan, Valerie 1,000 Clements, David 1,000 Conlon-McKenna, Marit 150 Cole, Oliver 750 Dawe, Gerald 700 Courtney, Pete 800 Dolan, Margaret 1,500 Deane, Raymond 350 Donovan, Katie 1,020 Dervan, Karen 600 Farrell, Antony 420 Dorgan, Angela 1,996 Feehan, Clodagh 600 Dowdall, William 200 Feehan, Mary 600 Dowling, Fergal 360 Fitzgerald, Ann 800 Duffy, Brendan 750 Flegg, Aubrey 150 Duffy, Carl 1,000 Gebler, Carlo 625 Farrell, Niamh 250 Johnston, Fred 600 Feighery, Jane 250 Jourdan, Pat 200 Felton, Greg 750 Kearney, Fiona 2,250 Fennessy, David 825 McCusker, Pat 600 Fleming, Brian 550 McGann, Oisin 150 Flynn, David 400 McGuinness, Eithne 1,100 Foley, Ronan 1,000 Mills, Geraldine 500 Frin, Gwenn 550 Mitchell, Catriona 2,000 Gibson, Ruth 250 Mitchell, Jane 985 Guilfoyle, Ronan 1,300 Nichol, Geraldine 168 Halpin, Daire 700 Ó Cearnaigh, Sean 700 Haworth, Nicholas 750 O'Reilly, Sean 900 Hayes, Phil 750 Patten, Eve 700 Hearne, Kate 1,000 122 Power, Edward 550 Holohan, Niall 1,000 Quinn, Anthony P 500 Kearney, David 1,000 Read, Michelle 1,000 Lacey, David 850 Awards / Dámhachtainí

Awards Title / Name  Awards Title / Name  Dámhachtainí / Ainm Dámhachtainí / Ainm

Lavin, Padraic 550 Visual Arts/Físealaiona Lawler, Brian 600 Buchheim, Yvonne 600 Lee, Alan 750 Buckley, John 600 Masin, Gwendolyn 589 Byrne, Anne Christine 500 Mathias, Alex 320 Byrne, Gerard 350 McGarry, Maria 800 Byrne, Tara 1,000 McGinty, Una 250 Casey, Sean 800 McGuinness, Terry 750 Clare, Mark 750 McNulty, Dennis 850 Clinton, Des 800 Melady, Ian 750 Close, Ronnie 600 Moore, Nicola 1,000 Coogan, Amanda 1,600 Mulholland, Keith 750 Corkery, Aileen 1,000 Mullan, Paul 750 Coyne, Alexa 700 Ó hUiginn, Brian 1,200 Crosbie, Tony 4,900 O'Brien, Dara 1,500 Curran, Mark 550 O'Brien, Laoise 1,400 Daly, Johanna 800 O'Connor, Neil 850 Delohery, Thomas 1,000 O'Reilly, Melanie 2,000 Doyle, Jeanette 150 Quinn, Martin 750 Doyle, Maria 350 Redmond, Alan 750 Dunsmore, Amanda 1,000 Roche, Cathal 1,000 Fitzpatrick, Mike 1,000 Walters, Peter 750 Foley, Billy 1,500 Watson, Graham 550 Foley, Marie 3,000 Wilkinson, Desi 750 Foster, Ciara 600 Wilson, Ian 302 Fulop, Peter 1,200 Woodlock, Aoife 750 Gerrard, John 1,100 Gleeson, Regina 1,400 Total / Iomlán 51,162 Gleeson, Valerie 350 Gorey, Helena 1,000 MDA/ Ealaíona Gunning, Stephen 350 Ildisciplíneacha Henderson, Brian 700 Bergin, Barbara 2,000 Hennessy, Leonora 860 Caspers, Jan 500 Holten, Katie 1,100 Cutts, Simon 1,500 Joyce, Ian 2,000 Figgis, Daniel 1,000 Kearney, Andrew 1,950 Hill, Anna 2,300 Kearney, Fiona 2,500 Kearney, Oonagh 1,300 Kennedy, Gareth 1,500 Kennelly, Maureen 400 Kenny, Clodagh 1,500 Pratschke, Sheila 1,166 Kenny, Orla 650 Roche, Dennis 1,300 Lawlor, Niamh 1,000 Ryan, Tom 1,250 Lennon, Ciaran 900 Wakely, Richard 1,000 Lynch, Sean 750 Mac Giolla Leith, Caoimhin 900 Total / Iomlán 13,716 Mackey, Christine 600 Mackey, Mary 1,000 Martin, Colin 6,000 123 McGarry, Andi 750 McGreevy, Donna 500 Awards / Dámhachtainí

Awards Title / Name  Awards Title / Name  Dámhachtainí / Ainm Dámhachtainí / Ainm

McLoughlin, Mark 800 Sub Total 2,104,182 O Fraithile, Caoimhgh 1,000 O'Callaghan, Liam 650 Less: Previous years Grants not (73,159) O'Halloran, Beth 500 required / Lúide: Ní theastaíonn O'Leary, Helen 1,500 deontas na bliana roimhe Phelan, Alan 1,000 Russell, Ben 600 Short, Desmond 500 Total Awards as per note 3 3,514,882 Smith, Dave 1,000 (Awards, Aosdána and Other Thorpe, Cara 450 on page 155 / Dámhachtainí Watson, Grant 800 lomlána de réir nóta 3 Woods, Suzanne 600 (Dámhachtainí, Aosdána agus eile) ar leathanach 155. Total / Iomlán 64,110

Stewart Parker Trust/ 13,750 Iontaobhais Stewart Parker

Total/Iomlán 13,750

Music Skidmore Jazz 1,239 Award/Dámhachtain Snagcheoil Skidmore

Total/Iomlán 1,239

Minimum Income 12,180 Guarantee/Dámhachtain Dheimhnithe Íosioncaim

Total/Iomlán 12,180

Joan Denise Moriarty 3,400 Scholarship/Scoláireacht Joan Denise Moriarty

Total / Iomlán 3,400

124 Schemes / Scéime

Scheme Title / Name  Scheme Title / Name  Teideal / Ainm na Scéime Teideal / Ainm na Scéime

Film/Scannán: Splanc! Literature/Litríocht: TG4 50,000 Writers in Libraries/ 861 Scríbhneoirí sna Leabharlanna Total / Iomlán 50,000 Total / Iomlán 861 Miscellaneous Film/ Scannáin Literature/Litríocht: Development/ Forbairt 22,365 Title-by-Title Agenda Editions 6,000 Total / Iomlán 22,365 An Clochomhar 3,000 Arlen House 3,000 Literature/Litríocht: Carysfort Press 4,500 Writer in Residence/ Circa 3,000 Scríbhneoir Cónaitheach Cork Women's Poetry 11,000 NUI, Galway 20,000 Four Courts Press 4,375 Irish Academic Press 4,000 Total / Iomlán 20,000 Liffey Press 10,500 Lilliput Press 3,500 Literature/Litríocht: Summer Palace Press 7,000 Writer in Prison/ Woods, Joseph 3,000 Scríobhneoirí sna Príosúin Browne, Harry 138 Total / Iomlán 62,875 Cullen, Carmen 1,393 Curtis, Tony 276 Music Recordings (Capital/ Flynn, Gerard 622 Caipiteal): Taifeadadh Gough, Julian 400 Armstrong, Siobhan 10,000 Harding, Michael 372 Buckley, Michael 3,500 Healy, Dermot 428 Carroll, Roy 2,465 Norris, David 130 Concorde 2,465 O' hÓgain, Daithí 188 Contemporary Music Centre 8,700 O'Brien, Paul 138 Corcoran, Frank 3,800 O'Connor, Tommy 613 Crash Ensemble 5,000 Roper, Mark 1,441 Doherty, Jim 7,000 Thompson, Neville 1,077 Dooley, Paul 10,000 Doyle, Roger 2,465 Total / Iomlán 7,216 Dwyer, Benjamin 3,000 Guilfoyle, Ronan 3,000 Literature/Litríocht: Hunt, Una 2,465 Writer in Schools Kinsella, Mick 2,465 Scríbhneoirí sna Scoileanna Leonard, Catherine 5,800 Poetry Ireland/Éigse Éireann 560 Mac Namara, Andrew 2,465 McMahon, Tony 3,800 Total / Iomlán 560 Ni Chonaola, Lasairfhiona 2,465 Ni Uallachain, Padraigin 3,500 O'Brien, John 2,465 O'Brien, Peter 2,465 125 O'Donovan, Jonathan 2,400 O'Leary, Mark 1,500 Schemes / Scéime

Scheme Title / Name  Scheme Title / Name  Teideal / Ainm na Scéime Teideal / Ainm na Scéime

O'Maonaigh, Ciaran 5,796 Duignan, Angela 2,800 O'Reilly, Melanie 247 La Rocque, Paul 3,000 Piobairi Uilleann 5,687 Langan, John 2,000 Roscommon Play 3,500 Nolan, Collette 2,000 Rynhart, Dylan 2,465 Staunton, Tracy 1,600 Sibeal 2,950 Toomey, Emer 2,000 Wilson, Ian 7,878 Total / Iomlán 18,400 Total / Iomlán 121,708 Visual Arts: Joint Purchase Music Commissions/Scéim (Capital/Caipiteal)/An Scéim Choimisiúnaithe Cheoil Chomhcheannacháin Buckley, John 1,525 Boyle Civic Collection 1,365 Butler Gallery 8,250 Total / Iomlán 1,525 Contemporary Irish Art Society 1,590 Kildare County Council 1,600 Visual Arts Exhibition Wexford General Hospital 800 Assistance/Cúnamh do Thaispeántas Físealaíne Total / Iomlán 13,605 Artlink 3,000 BlueBloc Digital 7,000 Banff Residency/ Central Mental Hospital 2,000 Cónaitheacht Banff Context Gallery 4,000 Banff Residencies 5,993 Crawford Municipal Art Gallery 10,000 Darklight Digital Film Festival 8,000 Total / Iomlán 5,993 Maidment, Sally 4,500 Molloy, Tom 4,600 Local Authority Arts Officer O'Connell, Adrian 8,000 Paycost/Costais Phá na Phelan, Alan 2,000 nOifigeach Ealaíne Áitiúil Sirius Arts Centre 10,000 Cavan County Council 20,500 Via Artists Group 2,798 Cork County Council 22,000 Donegal County Council 18,700 Total / Iomlán 65,898 Galway County Council 22,000 Kerry County Council 19,900 Visual Arts Publications/ Kildare County Council 20,500 Scéim na bhFoilseachán Laois County Council 22,500 Físealaíne 5,000 Limerick City Council 23,000 Walker and Walker Limerick County Council 21,800 5,000 Longford County Council 20,300 Total / Iomlán Louth County Council 19,200 Mayo County Council 21,500 Visual Arts: Artists in Prisons/ Meath County Council 20,300 Scéim na bhFoilseachán Físealaíne Monaghan County Council 19,001 Carman, Cathy 1,000 Offaly County Council 18,700 Carmen, Cathy 1,000 Roscommon County Council 18,750 126 Costello, Malachy 2,000 Waterford City Council 20,000 Crosbie, Tony 1,000 Schemes / Scéime

Scheme Title / Name  Scheme Title / Name  Teideal / Ainm na Scéime Teideal / Ainm na Scéime

Waterford County Council 20,000 Local Partnership Scheme/ Comhpháirtíochtaí Áitiúila Total / Iomlán 368,651 Clare County Council 15,000 Galway City Council 12,000 Local Authority Development/ Westmeath County Council 5,000 Cláir na nÚdarás Áitiúil - Forbairt Carlow County Council 72,500 Total / Iomlán 32,000 Cavan County Council 34,500 Clare County Council 60,000 Ensemble in Residence/ Cork City Council 85,000 Ensemble Cónaitheach Cork County Council 53,000 Galway Ensemble in Residence 50,000 Donegal County Council 71,300 Dublin City Council 32,225 Total / Iomlán 50,000 Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown 65,000 Ealain na Gaeltachta 693,000 Artists in the Community/ Fingal County Council 30,000 An tEalaíontóir sa Phobal Galway City Council 22,000 CREATE 70,000 Galway County Council 28,000 Kerry County Council 25,100 Total / Iomlán 70,000 Kildare County Council 39,500 Kilkenny County Counil 40,000 Artist in Youth Works/ Laois County Council 62,500 Ealaíontóir in Obair don Óige Leitrim County Council 65,000 National Youth Council 30,000 Limerick City Council 24,000 Limerick County Council 43,200 Total / Iomlán 30,000 Longford County Council 20,200 Louth County Council 45,800 Visual Arts: Publications Mayo County Council 58,500 Assistance (Capital/Caipiteal)/ Meath County Council 35,000 Scéim na bhFoilseachán Físealaíne Monaghan County Council 46,000 Art Trail 17,400 North Tipperary County Council 70,000 Bolster, George 8,500 Offaly County Council 31,300 Burke, Ursula 8,500 Roscommon County Council 46,250 Éigse Carlow 3,500 Sligo County Council 148,188 Flynn, Gerard 8,500 South Dublin County Council 30,000 Hill, Anna 8,500 Waterford City Council 20,000 Kilkenny Collective 3,500 Waterford County Council 22,000 O'Leary, Helen 8,500 Westmeath County Council 40,000 Stunned Artzine 8,500 Wexford County Council 75,000 Wicklow County Council 45,000 Total / Iomlán 75,400

Total / Iomlán 2,279,063 Music: Publications Assistance (Capital/Caipiteal)/ Cúnamh d’Fhoilsiú an Cheoil Carroll, Justin 1,000 127 Total / Iomlán 1,000 Schemes / Scéime

Scheme Title / Name  Teideal / Ainm na Scéime

Critical Voices/Critical Voices 6,761

Total / Iomlán 6,761

Cultural Cinema (Capital/ Caipiteal) An Cineama Cultúrtha Access Cinema 95,849 Irish Film Institute 80,000 Garter Lane Arts Centre 15,000 Letterkenny Arts Centre 100,000 Model Arts and Niland Gallery 30,000 North Tipperary County Council 70,000 Town Hall Theatre Galway 15,000

Total / Iomlán 405,849

Sundry Expenditure/Ilchaiteachas 319

Sub Total / Iomlán 3,716,414

Less: Previous years grants not 91,717 required - Development/ Lúide: Deontais nár úsáideadh sa bhliain roimhe - Forbairt

Total Schemes (Revenue 3,624,697 and Capital) as per note 3 (Development) on page 155 Iomlán Scéimeanna (Ioncaim agus Caipiteal) de réir nóta 3 (Forbairt) ar leathnach 155.

128 Pictured in October at the launch of The Cultural and Economic Trends of Cinema in Ireland and Wales are left to right: Ron Inglis, Inglis Todd Consultancy, Stephanie O’Callaghan, Arts Council,

➔ Siobhán Bourke, Cultural Cinema Advisor and Sue Todd, Inglis Todd Consultancy. See page 13.

I láthair ag seoladh na tuarascála The Cultural and Economic Trends of Cinema in Ireland and Wales i mí Dheireadh Fómhair bhí (ó chlé go deis): Ron Inglis, Inglis Todd Consultancy, Stephanie O’Callaghan, An Chomhairle Ealaíon, Siobhan Bourke, Comhairleoir Cineama Chultúrtha agus Sue Todd, Inglis Todd Consultancy. Féach leathanach 13.

129 Grants / Deontais

Grants to not-for-profit arts organisations Tairgtear deontais d'eagraíochtaí ealaíne are offered to assist with their artistic neamhbhrabúsacha chun cabhrú le costais programming costs and, in some cases, to a gcuid clár ealaíne a íoc agus, i gcásanna contribute towards their operating costs áirithe, chun cabhrú lena gcostais oibriúcháin (revenue funding). Grants are also offered a íoc (maoiniú ioncaim). Chomh maith to assist with the creation and maintenance leis sin, tairgtear deontais chun cabhrú of a fixed asset, through once-off investment le sócmhainn sheasta a chruthú agus a (capital funding). Once a year, within a chothabháil trí infheistíocht aon uaire specified time-frame, the Arts Council makes (maoiniú caipitil). Uair sa bhliain, laistigh revenue grant application forms available for de thréimhse shonraithe, cuireann an the forthcoming calendar year. Chomhairle Ealaíon foirmeacha iarratais ar fáil le haghaidh deontais ioncaim don bhliain The Arts Council classifies arts organisations dár gceann. under four headings: resource and service organisations (including artists’ facilities, Déanann an Chomhairle Ealaíon eagraíochtaí membership-based organisations and ealaíon a rangú faoi cheithre cheannteideal: information service providers); arts venues eagraíochtaí acmhainne agus seirbhíse (including galleries, theatres and multi (clúdaíonn sé seo saoráidí d'ealaíontóirí, disciplinary centres); production companies eagraíochtaí ballraíochta agus eagraíochtaí (including performing arts organisations and a sholáthraíonn seirbhísí eolais); compántais arts publishers) and festivals and events. a chuireann saothair ealaíne ar fáil (lena n-áirítear eagraíochtaí léiriúcháin a The Small Festivals scheme is designed chruthaíonn a gcuid saothair féin agus in the main to support and provide foilsitheoirí ealaíne); ionaid tionóil ealaíne opportunities for small arts festivals or events (lena n-áirítear dánlanna, amharclanna agus seeking funding of up to €10,000. What ionaid ildisciplíneacha); féilte agus imeachtaí. follows on these pages is a detailed listing of amounts paid to organisations in 2004 Tá Scéim na bhFéilte Beaga seo dírithe, excluding bursaries, awards and artists’ den chuid is mó, ar imeachtaí agus ar fhéilte schemes. This figure is detailed as Support beaga áitiúla a lorgaíonn maoiniú suas go Grants and Major Capital Grants in the €10,000 ón gComhairle. Ar na leathanaigh statutory accounts as per note three on page seo a leanas, gheofar liosta mionsonraithe 155. de na suimeanna a íocadh le heagraíochtaí le linn 2004, ach sparánachtaí, dámhachtainí agus scéimeanna a fhágáil as an áireamh (liostaítear iad sin thuas). Sonraítear an figiúr seo faoin gceannteideal Deontais Tacaíochta agus Deontais Chaipitil sna cuntais reachtúla de réir nóta a trí ar leathanach 155. 130 Grants / Deontais  

Arts Programme Category / Name Revenue / other Total / Catagóir / Ainm an Chláir Ealaíne Ioncam / Eile Iomlán

Revenue/Ioncam Resource and Service Organisations/Féilte agus Imeachtaí Access Cinema 110,000 Alternative Entertainments 153,000 Architectural Association of Ireland 92,350 Archway Studios 14,000 Ark, (The), A Cultural Centre for Children 640,000 Artlink 62,000 Arts and Disability 55,000 Artspace Studios 32,000 Association of Irish Composers 14,000 Association of Professional Dancers in Ireland 130,000 Backwater Artists Group 32,000 Ballinglen Arts Foundation 69,000 Black Church Print Studios 70,000 Broadstone Studios 30,000 Cairdeas na bhFidleirí 5,650 Children's Books Ireland 184,000 Cill Rialaig Project 20,000 CLE Teoranta/Irish Book Publishers Association 25,000 Cló Ceardlann na gCnoc 70,000 Common Ground 25,000 Contemporary Music Centre 341,000 Cork Artists' Collective 13,000 Cork Film Centre/ C.A.V.E.R.N 77,000 Cork Printmakers 80,000 CREATE 221,000 Cumann Naisiúnta na gCór 185,000 Drama League of Ireland 35,000 Federation of Music Collectives 115,000 Filmbase 137,000 Fire Station Artists Studios 262,000 Fís na Milaoise 41,000 Galway Film Resource 95,000 Graphic Studio Dublin 96,000 IBBY Ireland 5,000 Improvised Music Company 190,000 Institute for Choreography and Dance 300,000 Ireland Literature Exchange 185,000 Irish - Architecture.com 15,000 Irish Association of Youth Orchestras 75,000 Irish Film Institute 600,000 Irish Traditional Music Archive 332,000 Irish Writers' Centre 170,000 Kilkenny Collective 25,000 Leitrim Sculpture Centre 105,000 131 Limerick Print Makers 15,000 Moving on Music 14,000 Grants / Deontais  

Arts Programme Category / Name Revenue / other Total / Catagóir / Ainm an Chláir Ealaíne Ioncam / Eile Iomlán

Munster Literature Centre 55,000 Music Network 409,000 National Association for Youth Drama 160,000 National College of Art & Design / National Visual Arts Library 23,000 National Sculpture Factory 276,000 National Youth Council 65,000 New Art Studios 20,000 Pallas Studios 30,000 Píobairí Uilleann 118,000 Poetry Ireland/ Éigse Eireann 274,000 Poets' House 15,000 Screen Directors' Guild of Ireland 10,000 Sculptors' Society of Ireland 185,000 Shawbrook/ LD Dance 35,000 Theatre Forum 150,000 Theatre Shop 195,000 Tyrone Guthrie Centre 303,214 Visual Arts Centre 13,000 Waterford Healing Arts Trust 33,000 Wexford Sculpture Workshops 3,000

7,934,214 Capital/Caipiteal Resource and Service Organisations/Féilte agus Imeachtaí Archway Studios 1,120 Area for Art Collective 4,750 Artspace Studios 1,762 Association of Professional Dancers in Ireland 1,650 Backwater Artists Group 5,669 Ballinglen Arts Foundation 20,000 Cill Rialaig Project 12,899 Contemporary Music Centre 11,180 Cork Film Centre/ C.A.V.E.R.N 10,000 Cumann Naisiúnta na gCór 1,000 Filmbase 15,000 Fire Station Artists Studios 11,000 Fís na Milaoise 5,000 Graphic Studio Dublin 4,532 Institute for Choreography & Dance 3,500 Irish Association of Youth Orchestras 8,000 Irish Film Institute 53,500 Leitrim Sculpture Centre 7,379 Limerick Print Maker 5,776 MaSamba Samba School 1,500 132 Music Network 11,000 National Sculpture Factory 11,545 New Art Studios 6,000 Grants / Deontais  

Arts Programme Category / Name Revenue / other Total / Catagóir / Ainm an Chláir Ealaíne Ioncam / Eile Iomlán

Pallas Studios 4,492 Sculptors' Society of Ireland 2,700 Shawbrook/LD Dance Trust 7,827 Theatre Shop 3,837 Tyrone Guthrie Centre 35,004

287,622 Revenue/Ioncam Production Companies/Cuideadachtaí Léirithe Ballet Ireland 130,000 Barabbas ... The Company 260,000 Barnstorm Theatre Company 290,000 Bedrock Productions 102,000 Bliainiris 16,000 Books Ireland 19,000 Buí Bolg 70,000 Calipo Theatre Company 84,000 Calypso Productions 220,000 Carysfort Press 18,000 Circa 70,000 Cló Iar-Chonnachta 44,000 Cois Life 27,000 CoisCeim Dance Theatre 430,000 Coiscéim/Cosanic 29,000 Comhar 7,000 Concorde 27,000 Corcadorca Theatre Company 160,000 Cork City Ballet 45,000 Cork University Press 19,000 Corn Exchange 205,000 Crash Ensemble 90,000 Cyphers Magazine 6,500 Daghdha Dance Company 300,000 Dance Theatre of Ireland 300,000 Dedalus Press 41,000 Dublin Review 47,000 Dublin Youth Dance Company 10,000 Dublin Youth Theatre 42,000 Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre Company 92,000 Feasta 7,500 Fish Publishing 8,000 Fishamble Theatre Company 235,000 Fluxusdance 58,000 Gallery Press 117,000 Galloglass Theatre Company 95,000 Galway Youth Theatre 42,000 133 Gandon Editions, John O'Regan t/a 129,000 Graffiti Theatre Company 202,000 Grants / Deontais  

Arts Programme Category / Name Revenue / other Total / Catagóir / Ainm an Chláir Ealaíne Ioncam / Eile Iomlán

Gúna Nua Theatre Company 40,000 Irish Arts Review 8,000 Irish Baroque Orchestra 116,000 Irish Chamber Orchestra 830,000 Irish Modern Dance Theatre 204,000 Irish National Youth Ballet 51,000 Irish Theatre Magazine 45,000 Island Theatre Company 251,000 Journal of Music in Ireland 30,000 Kids' Own Publishing Partnership 35,000 Lilliput Press 60,000 Loose Canon Theatre Company 61,000 Macnas 325,000 Mercier Press 27,000 Meridian Productions 188,000 Mermaid Turbulence 11,000 Metre Magazine 10,000 Myriad Dance Company 33,000 National Chamber Choir 300,000 National Youth Orchestra 52,000 New Island Books 65,000 O'Brien Press 38,000 Opera Ireland 1,190,000 Opera Theatre Company 540,000 Operating Theatre 52,000 Ouroboros (formerly Theatreworks) 100,000 Pan Pan Theatre Company 200,000 Passion Machine 39,000 Photo Works North /Source Magazine 28,000 Quare Hawks Theatre 34,000 Red Kettle Theatre Company 240,000 Rex Levitates Dance 70,000 Rough Magic Theatre 446,269 Salmon Publishing 38,000 Sculpture in Woodland 5,000 Second Age Theatre Company 157,000 Shop, The - A Magazine 10,000 Sliabh an Fhiolair 36,000 Storytellers Theatre 243,000 Tall Tales Theatre Company 30,000 TEAM Educational Theatre Company 233,000 Upstate Theatre Project 98,000 Waterford Spraoi 248,000 Waterford Youth Drama 51,000 Yew Theatre Productions 88,000 134 Young Irish Film Makers 60,000 11,110,269 Grants / Deontais  

Arts Programme Category / Name Revenue / other Total / Catagóir / Ainm an Chláir Ealaíne Ioncam / Eile Iomlán

Capital/Caipiteal Production Companies/Cuideadachtaí Léirithe Ballet Ireland 5,151 Bedrock Productions 4,500 Books Ireland 2,167 Buí Bolg 2,364 Calypso Productions 4,000 Carysfort Press 2,499 Cork City Ballet 4,870 Daghdha Dance Company 36,533 Dance Theatre of Ireland 2,131 Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre Company 5,000 Fishamble Theatre Company 13,312 Graffiti Theatre Company 4,936 Gúna Nua Theatre Company 1,458 Irish Modern Dance Theatre 6,962 Journal of Music in Ireland 1,300 Macnas 4,400 National Youth Orchestra of Ireland 3,500 Operating Theatre 4,579 Pan Pan Theatre Company 5,807 Rough Magic Theatre Company 3,000 Salmon Publishing 2,329 Shop, The - A Magazine 2,758 TEAM Educational Theatre 2,304 The Performance Corporation 3,995 129,855.00 Revenue/Ioncam Venues/Ionaid Tionóil Áras Éanna 40,000 Backstage Theatre and Centre for the Arts 210,000 Ballina Arts Events 22,700 Belltable Arts Centre 200,000 Birr Theatre & Arts Centre 5,000 Blue Raincoat Theatre Company 275,000 Briery Gap Cultural Centre 10,000 Butler Gallery 165,000 Ceardlann na gCroisbhealach 32,500 City Arts Centre 195,000 Civic Theatre Company 115,000 Cork Opera House 190,000 Courthouse Arts Centre 54,000 Crawford Municipal Art Gallery 10,000 Douglas Hyde Gallery 340,000 Draíocht Ltd / Blanchardstown Arts Centre 136,500 Droichead Arts Centre 210,000 135 Druid Theatre Company 560,000 Dunamaise Arts Centre 110,000 Grants / Deontais  

Arts Programme Category / Name Revenue / other Total / Catagóir / Ainm an Chláir Ealaíne Ioncam / Eile Iomlán

Everyman Palace 200,000 110,000 Friars' 28,000 Gallery of Photography 170,000 Galway Arts Centre 290,000 Garage Theatre, Monaghan 90,000 Garter Lane Arts Centre 260,000 Gate Theatre 700,000 Glór - Irish Music Centre 30,000 Green On Red Gallery 10,000 Grianán Theatre, An 115,000 Hawk's Well Theatre 100,000 IBEC (Head Office) 1,605 Ionad Cultúrtha 5,000 Irish Stage & Screen 40,000 Letterkenny Arts Centre 180,000 Limerick City Gallery 80,000 Linenhall Arts Centre 290,000 Mermaid Arts Centre 50,000 Model Arts and Niland Gallery 300,000 Mullingar Integrated Arts Centre 40,000 National Theatre Society 6,550,000 New Theatre 10,000 North Leitrim Glens Development Company 10,000 Pavilion Theatre 115,000 Project Arts Centre 660,000 Ramor Theatre 26,000 Riverbank Arts Centre 75,000 Roscommon Arts Centre 45,000 Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts 335,000 Séamus Ennis Cultural Centre 5,000 Siamsa Tíre 340,000 Sirius Arts Centre 55,000 Sligo Art Gallery 112,000 South Tipperary Arts Centre 125,000 St John's Listowel Square 91,000 St Michael's Theatre 18,000 Tallaght Community Arts Centre 102,000 Temple Bar Gallery & Studios 300,000 Town Hall Theatre Galway 130,000 Triskel Arts Centre 280,000 Watergate Theatre Company 110,000 West Cork Arts Centre 170,000 Wexford Arts Centre 98,395

136 15,732,700 Grants / Deontais  

Arts Programme Category / Name Revenue / other Total / Catagóir / Ainm an Chláir Ealaíne Ioncam/Eile Iomlán

Capital/Caipiteal Venues/Ionaid Tionóil Briery Gap Cultural Centre 4,000 Draíocht Ltd / Blanchardstown Arts Centre 9,985 Droichead Arts Centre 6,000 Dunamaise Arts Centre 4,449 Galway Arts Centre 5,186 Garage Theatre, Monaghan 4,470 Gate Theatre 16,000 Glór - Irish Music Centre 3,389 Grianán Theatre, An 8,555 National Theatre Society 20,000 Pavilion Theatre Management 8,598 Project Arts Centre 12,500 Siamsa Tíre 5,000 South Tipperary Arts Centre 7,338 St John's Listowel Square 4,000 Triskel Arts Centre 15,000 Wexford Arts Centre 80,000 214,470

Revenue/Ioncam Festivals and Events/Féilte agus Imeachtaí Achill Heinrich Boll Committee 10,000 Age and Opportunity 30,000 Art Trail 18,000 Baboró International Children's Festival 120,000 Boyle Arts Festival 25,000 Cat Laughs Comedy Festival 95,000 Claremorris Arts Committee 30,000 Clifden Arts Society 11,000 Clifden Community Arts Week 45,000 Cork Film Festival 190,000 Cork International Choral Festival 55,000 Cork Midsummer Festival 35,000 Cork Orchestral Society 15,000 Darklight Digital Film Festival 12,000 Dingle Writing Courses 12,000 Donegal Bay and Blue Stack Festival 7,000 Drogheda Samba School 500 Dublin Fringe Festival 318,000 Dublin International Film Festival 38,000 Dublin Lesbian & Gay Film Festival 8,000 Dublin Theatre Festival 590,000 Dublin Writers' Festival 50,000 Earagail Arts Festival 110,000 137 Éigse Carlow 95,000 EV+A 183,000 Grants / Deontais  

Arts Programme Category / Name Revenue / other Total / Catagóir / Ainm an Chláir Ealaíne Ioncam / Eile Iomlán

Féile Iorras 500 Féile na Bealtaine 20,000 Festival of World Cultures 20,000 Fresh Film Festival 18,000 Galway Arts Festival 380,000 Galway Early Music Festival 15,000 Galway Film Fleadh 170,000 Guitar Festival of Ireland 7,000 Inishowen Carnival Group 5,000 International Dance Festival of Ireland 390,000 International Puppet Festival Ireland 40,000 Junction Festival 7,000 Kilkenny Arts Festival 340,000 Mostly Modern 48,000 Music for Galway 45,000 Music for Wexford 10,000 Note Productions 24,000 Oireachtas na Gaeilge 10,000 Pipeworks Festival 12,000 Pléaráca Teoranta 7,500 Samhlaíocht Chiarraí 100,000 Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy 27,000 Sligo International Choral Festival 12,000 St Patrick's Festival 75,000 Strokestown International Poetry Festival 14,000 Sundays at Noon / Gallery Music 19,000 Tionscnamh Lugh 14,000 West Cork Music 150,000 Westport Arts Festival 7,000 Wexford Festival Opera 800,000 Writers' Week - Listowel 20,000 Yeats' Society Sligo 10,000

4,919,500 Capital/Caipiteal Festivals and Events/Féilte agus Imeachtaí Art Trail 4,000 Cashel Summer Festival 2,800 Clifden Community Arts Week 5,000 Darklight Digital Film Festival 5,000 Dublin Fringe Festival 3,993 Wexford Festival Opera 6,989

27,782

138 Grants / Deontais  

Arts Programme Category / Name Revenue / other Total / Catagóir / Ainm an Chláir Ealaíne Ioncam/Eile Iomlán

Capital Major Grants (across all categories) Mór Dheontais Caipiteal Dublin City Council / Centre for Dance 950,000 Irish Traditional Music Archive 73,815 Waterford Spraoi 190,459

1,214,274

Small Festivals Scheme/Scéim na bhFéilte Beaga Aisling Children's Arts Festival 3,500 Alliance Francaise 3,000 AML Inaugural Series 2,000 Arambe Productions 4,000 Ballymun Festival Committee 2,000 Bannow Folk and Traditional Festival 2,500 Birr Vintage Week 2,000 Bray Jazz 2004 8,000 Cáirde na Crúite 1,500 Cape Clear Island Storytelling Festival 4,500 Chamber Music in Retreat Lodges 3,500 Clonalis Heritage Events 1,900 Coiste Chóilín Shéain Dharach 1,000 Coiste Féile Ghort A'Choirce 1,000 Comhairle Chondae Loch Garman 1,500 Common Ground 5,000 Cork Dulcimer Festival 2,000 Cork Folk Festival 3,000 Cork Fringe Festival 3,500 Corofin Traditional Festival 4,000 Cosgallen 5,000 County Wexford Storytelling Network 1,000 Craiceann 1,750 Cumann Naisiúnta na gCór 3,500 D1 Productions 5,500 Draíocht Ltd / Blanchardstown Arts Centre 7,000 Drogheda Samba Festival 4,000 Droichead Arts Centre 2,000 Duiske Concerts 1,500 Éigse Dhiarmuid Uí Shúilleabháin 2,500 Éigse Mrs Crotty 1,500 Electric Rain 3,200 Enigma of Werner Herzog Film Festival 4,200 Feakle International Traditional Music Festival 1,500 Féile Iorras 4,500 Galway School of Irish Traditional Music 2,500 Greystones Arts Festival 2,000 139 Helix, The 4,000 Iniscealtra Festival of Arts 8,000 Grants / Deontais  

Arts Programme Category / Name Revenue / other Total / Catagóir / Ainm an Chláir Ealaíne Ioncam / Eile Iomlán

Irish Composition Summer School 8,200 James Morrison Traditional Week 1,270 KCAT 1,500 Laois Arts Festival 2,000 Larchill Arcadian Gardens 1,500 LD Dance Trust 4,500 Limerick Jazz Society 7,000 LMB Entertainments 5,000 Louisburgh Community Project 5,000 Mayo County Council 2,000 O'Carolan Harp Festival 2,000 Pavilion Theatre 2,000 Pléaráca Teoranta 2,000 Poetry Ireland/Éigse Éireann 4,000 Royal Irish Academy of Music 4,500 Samboeire 2,500 Samhain International 2000 Scéalta Shamhna 2,000 Scoil Acla 4,000 Scoil Gheimhridh Frankie Kennedy 3,000 Scoil Seamus Ennis 2,500 Sculpture at Kells 4,000 Sean-Nós Cois Life 4,500 Skerries Community Association 1,500 South Sligo Summer School 3,500 Summer Music on The Shannon 4,500 Sustainable Ireland 6,500 Téada 212 Temple Bar Properties 3,000 Tráth na gCos 4,000 Tuam Community Arts 1,500 Úmha Aois 1,000 Waterford Arts Festival 1,500 Waterford Music 6,000 Waterford New Music Week 3,500 West Cork Music 2,500

240,732

Sub-total 41,791,418 Less: previous years grants not required/ 46,345 Luide: Ní theastaíonn deontas na bliana roimhe Total Support Grants as per note 3 (including Major 41,745,073 Capital Grants) on page 155/Iomlán Deontais Tacaíochta 140 de réir nóta 3 (comh maith le Mórdheontais Chaipitúla) ar

leathanach 155. A 2004 model of the proposed new arts centre to be based in Navan. The centre is due to open in April 2006. It will be the first major cultural centre provided for the county. ➔ Samhail den ionad ealaíon nua atá le hoscailt san Uaimh i mí Aibreán 2006. Beidh sé ar an gcéad mhórionad cultúrtha sa chontae. 141 Financial Statements - An Chomhairle Ealaíon / Ráitis Airgeadais - An Chomhairle Ealaíon

Report of the Comptroller and Auditor Tuarascaíl an Ard-Reachtaire Cuntas agus General for presentation to the Ciste le cur i láthair Thithe an Oireachtas Houses of the Oireachtas Tá na ráitis airgeadais ar leathanaigh 144 go I have audited the financial statements on dtí 165 iniúchta agam faoi Alt 25 (2) den pages 144 to 165 under Section 25 (2) of the Acht Ealaíon. Arts Act, 2003. Freagrachtaí Chomhaltaí na Comhairle Respective Responsibilities of the agua an Ard-Reachtaire Cuntas agua Ciste Members of the Council and the faoi seach Comptroller and Auditor General Tá freagrachaí cuntasaíochta Chomhaltaí Respective responsibilities of the members na Comhairle leagtha amach ar leathanach of the Council are set out on page 144. It 144. Tá sé de fhreagracht ormsa tuairim is my responsibility, based on my audit, to neamhspleách a dhéanamh, bunaithe ar form an independent opinion on the financial m’iniúchadh, I leith na ráiteas airgeadais a statements presented to me and to report on cuireadh i mo láthair agus tuarascáil a fhoilsiú them. orthu. I review whether the statement on the system of internal financial control on Scrúdaím an ráiteas ar leathanach 145 ar an page 145 reflects the Council’s compliance gcóras um rialú inmheánach airgeadais le with applicable guidance on corporate féachaint an léirítear ann gur chomhlíon an governance and report any material instance Chomhairle treoir infheidhmithe maidir le where it does not do so, or if the statement rialachas corparáideach agus tuairiscím ar aon is misleading or inconsistent with other chás ábhartha nach ndéanann an Chomhairle information of which I am aware from my amlaidh, nó más rud é go bhfuil an ráiteas audit of the financial statements. míthreorach nó nach dtagann sé faisnéiseile atá ar eolas agamde bharr na ráitis airgeadais Basis of Audit Opinion a bheith iniúchta agam. In the exercise of my function as Comptroller and Auditor General, I conducted my audit of An Bunús atá le mo Thuairim ar na Ráitis the financial statements in accordance with An Bunús atá le mo Thuairim ar na Ráitis auditing standards issued by the Auditing I mbun m’fheidhme mar Ard-Reachtaire Practices Board and by reference to the Cuntas agus Ciste, rinne mé m’iniúchadh special considerations which attach State ar na raitis airgeadais de réir na gcaidhdéan bodies in relation to their management and iniúchóireachta arna n-eisiúint ag an mBord um operation. Chleachtais Iniúchóireachta agus trí thagairt a dhéanamh do na nithe ar leith is gá a chur san An audit includes examination, on a test áireamh agus a ghabhann le comhlachtaí Stáit basis, of evidence relevant to the amounts I ndáil leis an mbealeach a bhainistítear agus a and disclosures in the financial statements. It oibrítear na comhlachtaí sin. 142 also includes an assessment of the significant estimates and judgements made in preparation Déantar scrúdú mar chuid den iniúchadh, ar of the financial statements, and of whether bhonn tástala, ar fhianaise a bhaineann leis the accounting policies are appropriate to the na suimeanna agus leis an méid a fhoilsítear Council’s circumstances, consistently applied sna ráitis airgeadais. Chomh maith leis sin, and adequately disclosed. cuimsíonn an t-iniúchadh measúnacht ar na meastacháin agus ar na breitheanna I planned and performed my audit so as to suntasacha a rinneadh agus na ráitis obtain all the information and explanations airgeadais á n-ullmhú, agus measúnacht that I considered necessary to provide me le féachaint an oireann na beartais with sufficient evidence to give reasonable chuntasaíochta don bhail atá ar chúrsai na assurance that the financial statements are Chomhairle, ar feidhmíodh na beartais sin ar free from material misstatement whether bhealach leanúnach agus ar foilsíodh iad ar caused by fraud or other irregularity or error. bhealach sásúil. In forming my opinion, I also evaluated the overall adequacy of the other presentation of Phleanáil mé agus rinne mé m’iniúchadh information in the financial statements. sa chaoi is go bhfaighinn an fhaisnéis agus na mínithe ar fad a mheas mé a bheith Opinion riachtanach ionas go mbeadh leordhóthain In my opinion, proper books of account have fianaise agam a d’fhágfadh cinnteacht been kept by the Council and the financial réasúnach ann go bhfuil na ráitis airgeadais statements, which are in agreement with saor ó mhíráiteas ábhartha, cibé acu calaois them, give a true and fair view of the state nó neamhrialtacht eile nó earráid is cúis of affairs of An Chomhairle Ealaíon at 31 leis sin. I dteacht ar mo thuarim, rinne mé December 2004 and of its income and meastóireacht ar a shásúla is a cuireadh expenditure and cash flow for the year then faisnéis I láthair sna ráitis airgeadais san ended. iomlan freisin.

Tuairim Is é mo thuarim go raibh leabhair chuntais chuí coinnithe ag an gComhairle agus go dtugann na ráitis airgeadais, a John Purcell chomhaontaíonn leo, léargas fíorcheart ar Comptroller and Auditor General staid chúrsaí na Comhairle ar an 31 Nollaig 17 November 2005 2004 agus ar a hioncam agus ar a caiteachas agus ar a sreabhadh airgid thirim don bhliain dar críoch sin.

John Purcell Ard-Reachtaire Cuntas agus Ciste 143 17 Samhain 2005 Statement of Responsibilities of the Council Ráiteas maidir le Freagrachtaí na Comhairle The Arts Act, 2003, requires the Members of Cuireann an tAcht Ealaíon, 2003, iallach ar the Council to keep accounts in such form as bhaill na Comhairle cuntais a choinneáil ar cibé the Minister (for Arts, Sport and Tourism) may slí a n-ordaíonn an tAire (Ealaíon, Spóirt agus with the consent of the Minister for Finance, Turasóireachta) ó am go ham le cead an Aire from time to time direct. In keeping such Airgeadais. Le linn don Chomhairle a bheith ag coinneáil a leithéid de chuntais, agus le linn accounts and preparing financial statements, dóibh a bheith ag ullmhú na ráiteas airgeadais the Council is required: sin, bíonn iallach orthu: • To select suitable accounting policies and • beartais chuntasaíochta oiriúnacha a roghnú then apply them consistently, agus iad a chur i bhfeidhm go comhleanúnach • To make judgements and estimates that • breithiúnais agus meastacháin a dhéanamh are reasonable and prudent, atá réasúnta agus stuama • To prepare the financial statements on • na ráitis airgeadais a ullmhú ar bhonn the going concern basis unless it is gnóthais leantaigh ach amháin i gcás inappropriate to presume that An nár chuí glacadh leis go leanfaidh an Chomhairle Ealaíon should continue Chomhairle i mbun oibre in operation, • sonrú gur cloíodh le caighdeáin • To state whether applicable accounting chuntasaíochta infheidhme, faoi réir cibé standards have been followed subject imeachtaí ábhartha ó na caighdeáin sin a to any material departures disclosed and nochtar agus a mhínítear sna ráitis airgeadais. explained in the financial statements. Tá an Chomhairle freagrach as leabhair chuntais chearta a choimeád a nochtann, le cruinneas The Council is responsible for keeping réasúnta, staid airgeadais na Comhairle Ealaíon proper books of account which disclose ag aon am ar leith agus a chuireann ar a gcumas with reasonable accuracy at any time, the deimhniú go gcloíonn na ráitis airgeadais le financial position of An Chomhairle Ealaíon hAlt 25 den Acht. Chomh maith leis sin, tá and which enable it to ensure that the an Chomhairle freagrach as sócmhainní na financial statements comply with Section 25 Comhairle Ealaíon a chosaint agus bearta of the Act. The Council also is responsible for réasúnta a dhéanamh chun calaois agus safeguarding the assets of An Chomhairle mírialtachtaí eile a chosc agus a bhrath. Ealaíon and for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Chair, Olive Braiden Cathaoirleach, Olive Braiden

144 Comhalta de chuid na Comhairle, Emer O'Kelly Council Member, Emer O'Kelly Statement of Internal Financial Control Ráiteas faoin gCóras Rialaithe Airgeadais Responsibility for System of Financial Inmheánach. Freagracht as an gCóras Control. Rialaithe Airgeadais Inmheánach On behalf of the Arts Council of Ireland, I Ar son na Comhairle Ealaíon, admhaím an acknowledge our responsibility for ensuring fhreagracht atá orainn féachaint chuige go that an effective system of internal financial gcoimeádann agus go bhfeidhmíonn an controls is maintained and operated by Chomhairle córas éifeachtach maidir le rialú the Council. The system can only provide airgeadais inmheánach. reasonable and not absolute assurance, that assets are safeguarded, transactions Ní thugann an córas ach deimhniú réasúnta, authorised and properly recorded, and that murab ionann agus deimhniú iomlán, go material errors or irregularities are either mbíonn sócmhainní á gcosaint, prevented or would be detected in a timely go mbíonn idirbhearta á n-údarú agus á period. dtaifeadadh mar is ceart agus go seachnaítear Key Control Procedures earráidí ábhartha, nó go ndéantar The Council has taken steps to ensure an iad a bhrath go tráthúil. appropriate control environment is in place by: Gnásanna Rialaithe Lárnacha • Clearly defining management Tá bearta déanta ag an gComhairle chun responsibilities and powers, timpeallacht rialaithe chuí a dheimhniú: • Establishing formal procedures for reporting significant control failures and • Trí fhreagrachtaí agus cumhachtaí ensuring appropriate corrective action. bainistíochta a shainmhíniú go soiléir • Gnásanna foirmiúla a bhunú chun The system of internal financial control teipeanna ábhartha rialúcháin a thuairisciú is based on a framework of regular agus bearta réitigh cuí a chinntiú. management information, administrative Tá an córas rialaithe airgeadais inmheánach procedures including segregation of bunaithe ar an gcreatlach seo: soláthar rialta duties and a system of delegation and d'eolas bainistíochta, gnásanna riaracháin, accountability. In particular it includes: lena n-áirítear deighilt dualgas, agus córas tarmligean agus cuntasachta. Is cuid shonrach • A comprehensive budgeting system with de na gnéithe seo a leanas: an annual budget that is reviewed and agreed by the Council, • Córas buiséadaithe cuimsitheach le • Regular reviews by the Council and the buiséad bliantúil a ndéanann an Business and Finance committee of Chomhairle é a athbhreithniú agus a periodic and annual financial reports fhaomhadh, which indicate financial performance • Déanann an Chomhairle agus an Coiste against targets, Gnó agus Airgeadais athbhreithniú rialta • Setting targets to measure financial and ar thuairiscí airgeadais a chuirtear ar fáil other performances, 145 • Establishing and enforcing extensive go tréimhsiúil agus go bliantúil agus a standard procedures and provisions ríomhann feidhmiú airgeadais i under which financial assistance may gcomórtas leis an mbuiséad be made available to projects, individuals • Socraítear spriocanna chun feidhmiú and organisations, airgeadais agus eile a thomhas. • Undertaking periodic, independent, reviews • Disciplíní foirmiúla maidir le bainistíocht of the grant process. tionscadal • Gnásanna agus forálacha caighdeánacha An independent review of governance cuimsitheacha a bhunú agus a fheidhmiú procedures was carried out in the year of faoina gcuirtear tacaíocht airgid ar fáil do account and a recommendation to establish thionscadail, do dhaoine agus an Audit Committee, with responsibility d'eagraíochtaí. for the internal audit function was formally • Athbhreithniú neamhspleách a dhéanamh agreed by the Council. This committee will ar an bpróiseas deontas ó thréimhse go chéile be set up in 2005. Unfortunately the Council Rinneadh athbhreithniú neamhspleách ar has not had an internal audit function nor ghnásanna rialúcháin i mbliain na gcuntas an Audit Committee in place during the year seo agus ghlac an Chomhairle go foirmiúil le of account in compliance with the Code of moladh go mbunófaí Coiste Iniúchóireachta a Practice for the Governance of State Bodies. bheidh freagrach as feidhm na hiniúchóireachta inmheánaí. Bunófar an coiste sin i 2005. Ar Annual Review of Controls an drochuair, ní raibh feidhm iniúchóireachta I confirm that in the year ended 31 inmheánaí ná Coiste Iniúchóireachta ag December 2004, the Council did not conduct feidhmiú sa Chomhairle le linn bhliain na a review of the effectiveness of internal gcuntas seo de réir an an Chóid Cleachtas um financial controls. Rialú Comhlachtaí Stáit. Athbhreithniú Bliantúil ar Bhearta Rialúcháin Deimhním, gur sa bhliain dar críoch 31 Nollaig Signed on behalf of the Arts Council 2004 ní dhearna an Chomhairle Ealaíon Olive Braiden, Chair athbhreithniú ar éifeachtúlacht na mbeart um rialú airgeadais inmheánaigh.

Sínithe thar ceann na Comhairle Ealaíon Olive Braiden, Cathaoirleach

146 AN CHOMHAIRLE EALAÍON Statement of Accounting Policies AN CHOMHAIRLE EALAÍON Ráiteas maidir le Polasaithe Cuntasaíochta 1. General An Chomhairle Ealaíon is an independent 1. Ginearálta body set up pursuant to the Arts Acts, 1951, Comhlacht neamhspleách is ea an Chomhairle 1973 and 2003, to promote and assist the Ealaíon a bunaíodh de bhun na nAchtanna arts. Ealaíon, 1951,1973 agus 2003, chun tacú leis na healaíona agus iad a chur chun cinn. 2. Basis of Accounting The financial statements are prepared under 2. Bunús na Cuntasaíochta the accruals method of accounting, except Ullmhaítear na ráitis airgeadais de réir mhodh where stated below, and in accordance with cuntasaíochta na bhfabhraithe, ach amháin generally accepted accounting principles má shonraítear a mhalairt thíos, agus de réir under the historic cost convention. Financial na bprionsabal cuntasaíochta a bhfuil glacadh reporting standards recommended by the coitianta leo de réir choinbhinsiún na gcostas recognised accounting bodies are adopted as stairiúil. Glactar leis na caighdeáin they become operative. tuairisceoireachta airgeadais a mholann na comhlachtaí aitheanta cuntasaíochta de réir mar 3. Oireachtas Grant a cuntasaíochta de réir mar a thagann siad i Income shown as Oireachtas Grant-in-Aid bhfeidhm. of 33,992,000 (2003: 30,852,000) is the actual cash received in the year from the 3. Deontas Oireachtais Vote for An Chomhairle Ealaíon. Income from IIs é atá san ioncam a shonraítear mar Chúnamh  the National Lottery of 20,508,000 (2003: Deontais Oireachtais 33,992,000 (2003:  13,249,000) is also the cash received 30,852,000) ná an t-airgead iarbhír a fuarthas in the year. le linn na bliana de thoradh ar an Vótáil ar son na Comhairle Ealaíon Chomh maith leis sin, 4. Grants is é atá san ioncam ón gCrannchur Náisiúnta   Grants are charged to the Income and 20,508,000 (2003: 13,249,000) ná an t- Expenditure account on an accruals basis in airgead a fuarthas le linn na bliana. the year in which funded activities take place; 4. Deontais if this is not determinable they are charged to Cuirtear deontais de mhuirear an chuntais the year in which the activities begin. Ioncaim agus Chaiteachais ar bhonn fabhruithe sa bhliain ina dtarlaíonn na gníomhaíochtaí atá 5. Fixed Assets maoinithe; mura féidir an méid sin a chinneadh The Arts Council adopts a minimum  muirearaítear iad i leith na bliana ina dtosaíonn capitalisation threshold of 750. Fixed na gníomhaíochtaí. assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation which is charged at rates 5. Sócmhainní Seasta calculated to write-off the cost of each asset Feidhmíonn an Chomhairle Ealaíon íos-tairseach over its expected useful life on a straight line caipitilithe 750. Sonraítear sócmhainní seasta basis, as follows: ar a gcostas lúide dímheas carntha, a ghearrtar 147 de réir ráta a ríomhtar chun costas gach Furniture and Equipment - over 5 years sócmhainne thar a tréimhse úsáide mheasta a Computer Equipment and Software - over 5 dhíscríobh ar bhonn líne dírí, mar seo a leanas: years Troscán agus Trealamh - thar 5 bliana. Works of art are stated at cost and are not Trealamh Ríomhaireachta & Bogearraí - thar depreciated. 5 bliana

There is no depreciation charge in the year of Sonraítear saothair ealaíne ar a gcostas disposal of fixed assets. agus ní dhéantar iad a dhímheas. Ní bhíonn aon mhuirear dímheasa ann sa bhliain ina 6. Capital Account ndéantar sócmhainní seasta a dhiúscairt. The Capital Account represents the unamortised amount of income used to 6. Cuntas Caipitil acquire fixed assets. The transfer to or Is é atá sa Chuntas Caipitil ná suim from the Income and Expenditure Account neamhamúchta an ioncaim a úsáidtear represents the net change in the book chun sócmhainní seasta a fháil. Is é atá san value of fixed assets. aistriú as nó isteach sa Chuntas Ioncaim agus Caiteachais ná an glanathrú ar luach de réir 7. Pension na leabhar na sócmhainní seasta. There are two superannuation schemes in operation. The staff superannuation scheme 7. Pinsin set up under the Arts Act, 1973, section 10, is Tá dhá scéim aoisliúntas i bhfeidhm. a defined benefit scheme. Equal contributions Scéim sochar sainithe is ea an scéim are made by Council and staff. The assets aoisliúntas foirne, a bunaíodh faoin Acht of the scheme comprise a combination of an Ealaíon Alt 10. Déanann an Chomhairle insured fund and a managed fund. Ealaíon agus an fhoireann ranníocaíiochtaí comhionanna. Cumasc de chiste faoi A superannuation scheme is also in operation árachas agus de chiste bainistithe is ea for members of Aosdána on the basis of sócmhainní na scéime. insured annuity contracts and defined contributions. The cost of the annual Tá Scéim Aoisliuntas i bhfeidhm do premiums is shared equally by Council and the chomhaltaí Aosdána, ar bhonn conarthaí members. All members of Aosdána are eligible blianachta faoi árachas agus ranníocaíochtaí to join the scheme. sainithe. Roinntear costas na bpréimheanna bliantúla go cothrom idir an Chomhairle agus The Council's contributions to superannuation na comhaltaí. Is féidir le comhaltaí Aosdána costs are charged to the Income and uile ballraíocht a bhaint amach sa scéim. Expenditure Account in the period to which they relate and over the length of Déantar ranníocaíochtaí na Comhairle i leith 148 an employee's service or membership of costais aoisliúntais a chur de mhuirear an Aosdána. However, in relation to the managed fund, the actuarial valuation has Chuntais Ioncaim agus Chaiteachais sa shown that there is a cumulative funding tréimhse lena mbaineann siad agus thar deficit at 31 December 2004. The Council thréimhse sheirbhíse an fhostaí nó thar made a previous provision of e300,000, thréimhse na ballraíochta in Aosdána. Sin in 2003, in respect of the deficit and this ráite, i dtaca leis an gciste bainistithe, léirigh amount is disclosed within creditors. an luacháil achtúireach go bhfuil easnamh Pending approval from the Department of carnach maoinithe ann ar 31 Nollaig 2004. Finance as to how the deficit can be funded, Rinne an Chomhairle soláthar de luach no further provision has been made to meet 300,000, i 2003, i leith an easnaimh the remaining deficit. seo agus nochtar an tsuim sin i measc creidiúnaithe. Go dtí go bhfaighfear cead ón 8. Trust Funds Roinn Airgeadais ar conas an t-easnamh a Trust fund investments are stated at cost and mhaoiniú, ní dhearnadh aon soláthar breise ar are held in trust by An Chomhairle Ealaíon. conas an t-easnamh atá fós ann a ghlanadh. Trust funds transactions are disclosed on a receipts and payments basis, (in note 14), but 8. Cistí Iontaobhais are not included in the main I&E account of Is ar a gcostas a shonraítear infheistíochtaí the Arts Council. The accumulated closing ciste iontaobhais agus coimeádann an bank balance of all of the trust funds is Chomhairle Ealaíon faoi iontaobhas iad. included on the balance sheet as a financial Is ar bhonn fáltas agus íocaíochtaí a nochtar asset. idirbhearta ciste iontaobhais, (i nóta 14) ach ní thugtar iad i bpríomh-Chuntas Ioncaim 9. Prior Year Comparative Figures & Caiteachais na Comhairle Ealaíon. Tugtar In order to provide improved transparency iarmhéid deiridh bainc na gcistí iontaobhais in certain areas, some amounts have go léir mar shócmhainn airgeadais sa chlár been categorised differently to the prior comhardaithe. year. Where this has occurred, prior year comparative figures have been 9. Figiúirí Comparáide na Bliana Roimhe restated to reflect the revised analysis. Chun go mbeidh tuilleadh trédhearcachta ann i réimsí áirithe, rinneadh roinnt suimeanna a chatagóiriú ar shlí eile seachas slí na bliana roimhe. I gcás go ndearnadh sin, athshonraítear figiúirí comparáide na bliana roimhe d'fhonn an anailís athbhreithnithe a léiriú.

149 Income and Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 December 2004 / Cuntas Ioncaim & Caiteachais don bhliain dar críoch 31 Nollaig 2004

Notes 2004 2003 Nótaí  

Income/Ioncam Oireachtas Grant-in-aid/Cúnamh Deontais Oireachtais (1a) 33,992,000 30,852,000 National Lottery/Crannchur Náisiúnta (1b) 20,508,000 13,249,000 Other Grants/Deontais Eile (1c) 243,076 426,598 Other Income/Ioncam Eile (1d) 200,320 133,555 54,943,396 44,661,153 Current Expenditure/Caiteachas Reatha Staff Costs /Costais Foirne (2a) 2,676,812 2,402,026 Grants/ Deontais (3) 48,884,652 39,603,827 Other Administration Costs/Costais Eile Riaracháin (4) 3,199,230 2,386,536 54,760,694 44,392,389

Surplus/Barrachas 182,702 268,764

Transfer from Capital Account/ (8) 69,129 (112,962) Aistriú ón gCuntas Caipitil Net surplus for the year/Glan-Bharrachas don Bhliain 251,831 155,802

Accumulated (deficit) at 1 January/ (1,043,794) (1,199,596) Glan (Easnamh) carntha ar 1 Eanáir Accumulated (deficit) at 31 December/ (791,963) (1,043,794) (Easnamh) carntha ar 31 Nollaig

The Council has no gains or losses in the financial year or the preceding financial year other than those dealt with in the Income and Expenditure Account. The results for the year relate to continuing operations./Níor bhain aon ghnóchan ná aon chaillteanas don Chomhairle le linn na bliana airgeadais nó le linn na bliana airgeadais roimhe seachas iad siúd a áirítear sa Chuntas Ioncaim & Caiteachais.Is le hoibríochtaí leanúnacha a bhaineann torthaí na bliana.

The Statement of Accounting Policies and Notes 1 to 15 form part of these financial statements./Is cuid de na Ráitis Airgeadais seo an Ráiteas maidir le Beartais Cuntasaíochta agus Nótaí 1 go 15.

Olive Braiden Mary Cloake 150 Chair/Cathaoirleach Director/Stiúrthóir Balance Sheet at 31 December 2004 / Clár Comhardaithe ar 31 Nollaig 2004

Notes 2004 2003 Nótaí  

Fixed Assets/Sócmhainní Seasta (5) 896,738 965,867

Financial Assets/Sócmhainní Airgeadais Trust Fund Assets/Sócmhainní Ciste Iontaobhais (14) 505,432 452,094 Loans/Iasachtaí (9) 14,300 40,522

Current Assets/Sócmhainní Reatha Debtors and prepayments/Féichiúnaithe agus Réamhíocaíochtaí (6) 667,952 1,165,441 Bank/Banc 656,211 (443,423) 1,324,163 722,018

Creditors (amounts falling due within one year/ (7) 2,130,426 1,806,334 Creidiúnaithe (suimeanna dlite laistigh de bhliain) 2,130,426 1,806,334

Net Current Liabilities/Glandliteanais Reatha (806,263) (1,084,316)

Total Assets less Liabilities/ Sócmhainní Iomlána lúide Dliteanais Reatha 610,207 374,167

Represented by/Arna léiriú ag Capital Account/Cuntas Caipitil (8) 896,738 965,867 Income and Expenditure Account: (deficit) (791,963) (1,043,794) /Cuntas Ioncaim & Caiteachais: (easnamh) Trust Funds/Cistí Iontaobhais 505,432 452,094

610,207 374,167

The Statement of Accounting Policies and Notes 1 to 15 form part of these financial statements/Is cuid de na ráitis airgeadais seo an Ráiteas maidir le Beartais Cuntasaíochta agus Nótaí 1 go 15.

Olive Braiden Mary Cloake Chair/Cathaoirleach Director/Stiúrthóir 151 152 Cash Flow Statement for the year ended 31 December 2004 Ráiteas faoi Shreabhadh Airgid ar 31 Nollaig 2004

Notes 2004 2003 Nótaí  

Reconciliation of (deficit)/surplus to net cash (outflow)/inflow from operating activities/ Réiteach an (easnaimh)/bharrachais le glan (eis-sreabhadh)/insreabhadh airgid ó ghníomhaíochtaí oibriúcháin Surplus for year/Barrachas don bhliain 251,831 155,802 Loss on disposal of fixed assets/Caillteanas ar shocmhainní seasta a dhiúscairt 276 0 Interest received net of interest paid/Ús faighte glan ar ús íoctha (29,882) (24,648) Depreciation/Dímheas (5) 206,783 211,421 Transfer to Capital Account/Aistriú chun an Chuntais Chaipitil (8) (69,129) 112,962 Decrease in debtors/Laghdú/(méadú) ar fhéichiúnaithe 257,489 (370,000) Decrease/(increase) in grants paid in advance/ 240,000 (424,367) Laghdú/(méadú) ar dheontais íoctha roimh ré Increase/(decrease) in creditors/Méadú/(laghdú) ar chreidiúnaithe 44,900 113,061 Increase/(decrease) in grants outstanding/ 279,192 (292,525) Méadú/(laghdú) ar dheontas fós gan íoc Net movement in loans/Glanghluaiseacht Iasachtaí (9) 26,222 27,257

Net cash (outflow)/inflow from operating activities/ 1,207,682 (491,037) Glan (eis-sreabhadh)/insreabhadh airgid ó ghníomhaíochtaí oibriúcháin

CASH FLOW STATEMENT/RÁITEAS FAOI SHREABHADH AIRGID Net cash (outflow)/inflow from operating activities/ 1,207,682 (491,037) Glan(eis-sreabhadh)/insreabhadh airgid ó ghníomhaíochtaí oibriúcháin

Return on investments and servicing of finance/ Toradh ar infheistíochtaí agus ar fhónamh airgeadais Interest Received/Ús Faighte 38,026 35,843 Interest Paid/Ús Íoctha (8,144) (11,195)

Capital Expenditure/Caiteachas Caipitiúil Payments to acquire tangible fixed assets/ (140,459) (324,383) Íocaíochtaí chun sócmhainní seasta inláimhsithe a fháil Proceeds from disposal of tangible fixed assets/ 2,529 0 Fáltais ó shócmhainní seasta inláimhsithe a dhiúscairt

Management of Liquid Resources/ Bainistiú Sócmhainní Leachtacha 0 0 Short Term deposits/ Taiscí gearrthéarmacha

Increase/(Decrease) in cash/(Laghdú)/méadú airgid 1,099,634 (790,772)

Increase/(Decrease) in cash in year/ méadú/(Laghdú) ar airgead sa bhliain 1,099,634 (790,772) Cash used to increase liquid resources/Airgead a úsáideadh chun sócmhainní a mhéadú 0 0

Change in net funds/ Athrú ar ghlanchistí 1,099,6340 (790,772) Net funds at 1 January/Glanchistí ar 1 Eanáir (443,423) 347,349

Net funds at 31 December/Glanchistí ar 31 Nollaig 656,211 (443,423)

The Statement of Accounting Policies and Notes 1 to 15 form part of these financial statements. Is cuid de na ráitis airgeadais seo an Ráiteas naidir le Polasaithe Cuntasaíochta agus Nótaí 1 go 15.

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Olive Braiden Mary Cloake Chair/Cathaoirleach Director/Stiúrthóir Notes to the Financial Statements / Nótaí leis na Ráitis Airgeadais

NOTE 1 : INCOME/IONCAM

2004 2003   a) Grant-in-Aid/Cúnamh Deontais

The Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism provided grant-in-aid funding during the year./Chuir an Roinn Ealaíon, Spóirt agus Turasóireachta cúnamh deontais ar fáil le linn na bliana;

Basic Grant-in-Aid/ Bun-Chúnamh Deontais 33,992,000 30,852,000

b) National Lottery/An Crannchur Náisiúnta

Pursuant to Section 5(1)(a) of the National Lottery Act, 1986, the following was paid to the Council on the determination of the Government and was expended in accordance with Section 24 of the Arts Act, 2003, as part of the Council's programme of support for the arts./ De bhun Alt 5(1)(a) d'Acht an Chrannchuir Náisiúnta, 1986, íocadh na suimeanna seo a leanas leis an gComhairle de réir chinneadh an Rialtais agus caitheadh é de réir Alt 24 den Acht Ealaíon, 2003, ar son chlár na Comhairle chun tacú leis na healaíona.

National Lottery Funding/ Maoiniú ón gCrannchur Náisiúnta 20,508,000 13,249,000

c) Other Grants/Deontais Eile

Spanish Embassy (George Campbell Memorial Award)/ 0 1,000 Ambasáid na Spáinne (Duais Chuimhneacháin George Campbell) Piano Purchase Scheme 19,596 29,800 Sgrin (Film development)/Sgrin (Film development)/ 15,908 23,042 Sgrin (Forbairt Scannán) Department of Justice (Artists in Prisons)/ 5,798 6,200 An Roinn Dlí agus Cirt (Ealaíontóirí sna Príosúin) Department of Justice (Writers in Prisons)/ 5,798 6,350 An Roinn Dlí agus Cirt (Scríbhneoirí sna Príosúin) AIB Investment (Tyrone Guthrie Centre Trust)/ 35,004 39,123 Infheistíocht AIB (Iontaobhas Lárionad Tyrone Guthrie) Arts Council of Northern Ireland (Tyrone Guthrie Centre)/ 103,214 101,083 Comhairle Ealaíon Thuaisceart Éireann (Lárionad Tyrone Guthrie) European Commission (EU Contact Point)/ 47,758 20,000 An Coimisiún Eorpach (Pointe Teagmhála AE) Department of Education (Participation: Education)/ 10,000 0 An Roinn Oideachais (Rannpháirteachas: Oideachas) Bord Scannán na hÉireann (Cultural Cinema Initiative)/ 0 200,000 Bord Scannán na hÉireann (Cultural Cinema Initiative) 154 243,076 426,598 Notes to the Financial Statements / Nótaí leis na Ráitis Airgeadais

2004 2003   d) Other Income/Ioncam Eile

Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism (International Networking Conference)/ 43,583 0 An Roinn Ealaíon, Spóirt & Turasóireachta (Comhdháil um Líonrú Idirnáisiúnta) Irish Life (Pension)/Irish Life (Pinsean) 53,969 55,257 Direct Promotions, Arts and Health conference, education/ 22,770 677 Tionscnaimh Dhíreacha, comhdháil um na hEalaíona agus Sláinte, oideachas Accommodation Charges/Táillí Lóstín 25,423 27,003 Bank Interest/Ús Bainc 37,750 27,648 Miscellaneous Income/Ioncam Ilchineálach 16,825 22,970 200,320 133,555 NOTE 2 : STAFF COSTS/ COSTAIS FOIRNE

2004 2003   a) Analysis of Staff Costs/ Anailís ar Chostais Foirne Salaries & Wages/Tuarastail & Pá 2,340,197 2,097,037 Employers PRSI/PRSI Fostóirí 172,068 149,727 Pension Contributions/Ranníocaíochtaí Pinsin 164,547 155,262 2,676,812 2,402,026 b) Average Number of Persons Employed/Meánlíon Daoine Fostaithe 2004 2003

The average number of persons employed Full Time/Lánaimseartha 42 42 during the year was a follows/Ba é an líon meánach fostaithe le linn na bliana ná: Part Time/Páirtaimseartha 6 6

NOTE 3 : GRANTS/DEONTAIS

Revenue Capital 2004 Total 2003 Total    

Awards:/Dámhachtainí: Aosdána/Aosdána 1,483,859 0 1,483,859 1,335,498 Other/ Eile 2,031,023 0 2,031,023 1,670,836

Development/Forbairt 3,021,730 602,967 3,624,697 2,330,953 Support Grants/Deontais Tacaíochta 39,902,415 628,384 40,530,799 34,082,540 Major Capital Grants/Mórdheontais Chaipitiúla 0 1,214,274 1,214,274 184,000 155

46,439,027 2,445,625 48,884,652 39,603,827 Notes to the Financial Statements / Nótaí leis na Ráitis Airgeadais

NOTE 4 : ADMINISTRATION/RIARACHÁN

2004 2003  

Expenditure on the Arts/Caiteachas ar na hEalaíona Communications, Research, Public Affairs/ 46,199 228,120 Cumarsáid, Taighde, Gnóthaí Pobail Direct Promotions, International Arts, Conferences/ 1,155,857 717,069 Tionscnaimh Dhíreacha, Na hEalaíona Idirnáisiúnta, Comhdhálacha Operations Administration/Riar Oibriúcháin Council and Staff Expenses/Speansais na Comhairle agus Foirne 395,116 235,765 Consultants' Fees and Expenses/Táíllí agus Speansais Sainchomhairleoirí 99,129 111,231 Audit Fee/Táille Iniúchóireachta 12,000 7,300 Rent, Light, Heat, Insurances, Cleaning, Repairs and Other House Expenses/ 532,670 599,166 Cíos, Solas, Teas, Árachas, Glantóireacht, Deisiúcháin agus Speansais Eile Tí Printing, Stationery, Postage, Telephone/ 331,476 276,464 Clódóireacht, Stáiseanóireacht, Postas, Teileafón Depreciation/Dímheas 206,783 211,421

3,199,230 2,386,536

NOTE 5 : FIXED ASSETS/SÓCMHAINNÍ SEASTA

Works of Art Furniture & Computer Total Equipment Equipment     Cost/Costas Balance at 1 January 2004/Iarmhéid ar 1 Eanáir 2004 444,169 502,243 1,750,492 2,696,904 Additions at cost/Breiseanna ar a gcostas 0 3,306 137,153 140,459 Disposals at cost/Diúscairtí ar a gcostas 0 0 (4,675) (4,675) Balance at 31 December 2004/ 444,169 505,549 1,882,970 2,832,688 Iarmhéid ar 31 Nollaig 2004

Depreciation/Dímheas Balance at 1 January 2004/ Iarmhéid ar 1 Eanáir 2004 0 477,388 1,253,649 1,731,037 Charge for the year/Muirear don bhliain 0 15,305 191,478 206,783 Disposals/Diúscairtí 0 0 (1,870) (1,870)

Balance at 31 December 2004/ 0 492,693 1,443,257 1,935,950 Iarmhéid ar 31 Nollaig 2004

Net Book Value/Glanluach de reir na Leabhar 156 At 31 December 2004/Ar 31 Nollaig 2004 441,169 12,856 439,713 896,738 At 31 December 2003/Ar 31 Nollaig 2003 441,169 24,855 496,843 965,867 Notes to the Financial Statements / Nótaí leis na Ráitis Airgeadais

NOTE 6 : DEBTORS & PREPAYMENTS/FÉICHIÚNAITHE & RÉAMHÍOCAÍOCHTAÍ

2004 2003  

Grants Paid in Advance/Deontais Íoctha Roimh Ré 350,000 590,000 Debtors/Féichiúnaithe 56,325 341,715 Prepayments & Acrued Income/ Réamhíocaíochtaí & Ioncam Fabhraithe Income 261,627 233,726

667,952 1,165,441

NOTE 7 : CREDITORS(Amounts falling due within one year)/ CREIDIÚNAITHE (Suimeanna dlite laistigh de bhliain amháin)

2004 2003  

Grants Outstanding/Deontais fós le híoc 1,472,056 1,192,684 Trade Creditors/Creidiúnaithe Trádála 67,751 33,077 Accruals/Fabhruithe 290,619 280,393 Pension Provision/Soláthar pinsean 300,000 300,000 2,130,426 1,806,334

NOTE 8 : CAPITAL ACCOUNT/CUNTAS CAIPITIL

2004 2003  

Balance at 1 January 2004/ 965,867 852,905 Iarmhéid ar 1 Eanair 2004

Funds allocated to acquire fixed assets/ Cistí a 140,459 324,383 leithdháileadh chun sócmhainní seasta a fháil Assets Disposed/Sócmhainní a diúscraíodh (4,675) 0 Amortised in line with depreciation/ (206,783) (211,421) Amúchta de réir dímheasa Depreciation eliminated on disposals/ 1,870 0 Dímheas díothaithe ar dhiúscairtí (69,129) 112,962 Balance at 31 December 2004/ 896,738 965,867 Iarmhéid ar 31 Nollaig 2004

157 Notes to the Financial Statements / Nótaí leis na Ráitis Airgeadais

NOTE 9 : INTEREST-FREE LOANS/IASACHTAÍ SAOR Ó ÚS  

Balance at 1 January 2004/ Iarmhéid ar 1 Eanáir 2004 40,522

Additional Loans/ Iasachtaí Breise 0 Repayments/Aisíocaíochtaí (26,222) (26,222) Balance at 31 December 2004/Iarmhéid ar 31 Nollaig 2004 14,300

Interest free loans are made available, subject to conditions, to publishers who already receive grant-aid from the Council and, where exceptional circumstances exist, to other organisations/Cuirtear iasachtaí saor ó ús, faoi réir coinníollacha, ar fáil d'fhoilsitheoirí a fhaigheann cúnamh deontais ón gComhairle cheana féin agus, d'eagraíochtaí eile má bhíonn cúinsí eisceactúla ann.

NOTE 10 : GRANT COMMITMENTS/CEANGALTAIS DEONTAS

The Council issues letters of offer for financial assistance to individuals and organisations, which if accepted, remain valid as commitments of the Council for a specified period or in accordance with the conditions specified in the letter. The outstanding commitments of the Council at 31 December 2004:/ Eisíonn an Chomhairle litreacha ag tairiscint cúnamh airgid do dhaoine agus d'eagraíochtaí agus, má ghlactar leis an tairiscint, is amhlaidh gur ceangaltas ar an gComhairle Ealaíon í ar feadh tréimhse sonraithe nó de réir choinníollacha na litreach. Is mar seo a leanas na ceangaltais fós le híoc atá ar an gComhairle ar 31 Nollaig 2004: 2004 '000 Grant Commitments at 1 January/Ceangaltais Deontas ar 1 Eanáir 45,142,151 Grant Commitments approved for current year/ 6,165,557 Ceangaltais deontas a ceadaíodh don bhliain reatha Grant Commitments charged to expenditure (Note 3)/ (48,884,652) Ceangaltais Deontas curtha de mhuirear caiteachais( Nóta 3) New Grant Commitments approved for future years/ 50,768,484 Cealtais Deontas Nua ceadaithe do bhlianta amach anseo Grant Commitments at 31 December/Ceangaltais Deontas ar 31 Nollaig 53,191,540

NOTE 11 : COMMITMENTS UNDER OPERATING LEASES/CEANGALTAIS FAOI LÉASAÍ OIBRIÚCHÁIN

At 31 December, the Council had annual commitments under non-cancellable operating leases as set out below:/ Ar 31 Nollaig, bhí ceangaltais bhliantúla ar an gComhairle de bharr léasaí oibriúcháin dochealaithe mar seo thíos:

2004 '000 Operating Leases which expire:/Léasaí Oibriúcháin a éagann:

158 Within one year/Laistigh de bhliain amháin - In the second to fifth years inclusive/Sa dara go dtí an cúigiú bliain (an cúigiú bliain san áireamh) - Over five years/Thar chúig bliana 279,063 Notes to the Financial Statements / Nótaí leis na Ráitis Airgeadais

NOTE 12 : RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS/IDIRBHEARTA LE PÁIRTITHE GAOLMHARA

The Arts Council is an autonomous Irish Government Agency. The Council receives grant aid from the Oireachtas and the National Lottery. This funding is received via the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism. Due to various material transactions with that Department it is regarded as a related party./ Gníomhaireacht neamhspleách de chuid Rialtas na hÉireann is ea an Chomhairle Ealaíon. Faigheann an Chomhairle Cúnamh Deontais ón Oireachtas agus ón gCrannchur Náisiúnta. Faightear an cúnamh sin tríd an Roinn Ealaíon, Spóirt agus Turasóireachta. Meastar an Roinn sin a bheith ina páirtí leasmhar, de bharr idirbheart ábhartha éagsúla. The Tyrone Guthrie Centre at Annaghmakerrig, Co Monaghan, is a company limited by guarantee established to provide a workplace for artists. The board of the company is appointed by An Chomhairle Ealaíon and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. During 2004 the two Councils provided revenue funding totalling e303,214 (2003: e264,283) to the Centre; and An Chomhairle Ealaíon provided funding totalling e35,004 (2003: e39,103) for capital purposes./ Cuideachta theoranta faoi ráthaíocht is ea Ionad Tyrone Guthrie in Eanach Mhic Dheirg, Co Mhuineacháin, a bunaíodh mar ionad oibre d'ealaíontóirí. Is í an Chomhairle Ealaíon abhus agus Comhairle Ealaíon Thuaisceart Éireann a cheapann an bord. Le linn 2004, sholáthair an dá Chomhairle maoiniú ioncaim reatha de luach e303,214 (2003: €264,283) don Ionad; agus sholáthair an Chomhairle Ealaíon maoiniú de luach iomlán €35,004 (2003: €39,103) chun críocha caipitiúla.

Several members of the Council are involved with arts organisations in Ireland either directly or indirectly as a result of a family or business relationship. Under the ethics in Public Office Act 1995 and 2001, these individuals have made an annual disclosure of their interests and do not take part in discussions of or grant decisions to those organisations with which they have declared an interest. A list of grants made to the organisations concerned and details of the Council member who made the disclosure is detailed below. Tá baint díreach nó indíreach ag roinnt comhaltaí de chuid na Comhairle le heagraíochtaí ealaíon in Éirinn, de thoradh gaoil nó caidrimh ghnó. Faoi bhun an Achta um Eiticí in Oifigi Poiblí 1995 agus 2001, tá nochtadh bliantúil déanta acu ar a leithéid de leas agus ní bhíonn siad páirteach sa phlé faoi chinntí deontais do na heagraíochtaí ar fhógair siad a leas iontu. Tá liosta agus sonraí thíos i dtaobh a leithéid d'eagraíochtaí agus na gComhaltaí a nocht a leas.

Ref Number/ Organisation/ Grant/ Declared Interest/ Uimh Thagartha Eagraíocht Deontas  Leas Nochta

5124 Association of Professional Dancers 131,650 Mary Nunan 2326 Ballinglen Arts Foundation 89,000 Noelle Campbell Sharp 2085 Belltable Arts Centre 200,000 Mary Nunan 3987 Cill Rialaig Project 32,899 Noelle Campbell Sharp 8017 City Arts Centre 195,000 Willie Doherty 5602 Coisceim Dance Theatre 430,000 Rosaleen Linehan 3004 Cork Film Festival 190,000 Theo Dorgan 5009 Cork Opera House 190,000 Patrick Sutton 11543 Crash Ensemble 96,700 Mary Nunan 5134 Daghdha Dance Company 336,533 Mary Nunan 2017 Druid Theatre Company 560,000 Jerome Hynes 2005 Dublin Theatre Festival 590,000 Rosaleen Linehan 2066 Dublin Youth Theatre 42,000 Orlaith McBride 12486 Dunamaise Arts Centre 114,449 Jerome Hynes 7958 Federation of Music Collectives 115,000 Theo Dorgan 159 5645 Fís na Milaoise 46,000 Philip King 3458 Galway Youth Theatre 42,000 Orlaith McBride Notes to the Financial Statements / Nótaí leis na Ráitis Airgeadais

NOTE 12 : RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS(cont)

Ref Number/ Organisation/ Grant/ Declared Interest/ Uimh Thagartha Eagraíocht Deontas  Leas Nochta

8010 Gandon Editions 129,000 Theo Dorgan 2081 Hawk's Well Theatre 100,000 John McGahern 5110 Institute for Choreography and Dance 303,500 Mary Nunan 3320 Ireland Literature Exchange 185,000 Theo Dorgan 17504 Mermaid Arts Centre 50,000 Patrick Sutton 7277 Munster Literature Centre 55,000 Theo Dorgan 4270 Music Network 420,000 Philip King 14784 Myriad Dance Company 33,000 Mary Nunan, Patrick Sutton 9051 National Association for Youth Drama 160,000 Orlaith McBride 9599 National Youth Council of Ireland 95,000 Orlaith McBride 5002 Opera Ireland 1,190,000 Jerome Hynes 5018 Opera Theatre Company 540,000 Jerome Hynes 1093 Poetry Ireland 278,000 Theo Dorgan 6171 Project Arts Centre 680,000 Theo Dorgan 2018 TEAM Educational Theatre 235,304 Patrick Sutton 14337 The Dublin Review 47,000 Theo Dorgan 7890 Theatre Shop 198,837 Patrick Sutton 8301 Tyrone Guthrie Centre 200,000 Noelle Campbell Sharp 3435 Waterford Youth Drama 51,000 Orlaith McBride 8078 West Cork Music 152,500 Jerome Hynes 8009 Wexford Arts Centre 98,395 Patrick Sutton 5001 Wexford Festival Opera 806,989 Jerome Hynes

NOTE 13 : PENSION/PINSEAN

An actuarial valuation to determine the value of the liabilities in accordance with FRS 17 was carried out on the staff superannuation scheme at 31 December 2004 by a qualified independent actuary. The major assumptions used by the actuary at 31 December 2004 were:/ Rinneadh luacháil achtúireach ar an scéim aoisliúntais chun luach na ndliteanas a chinneadh, de réir FRS 17, ar 31 Nollaig 2004. Achtúire cáilithe neamhspleách an rinne an luacháil. Ba iad na mórbhoinn tuisceana a d'úsáid an t-achtúire ar 31 Nollaig 2004 ná:

At/Ar At/Ar 31/12/2004 31/12/2003

Discount Rate/Ráta Lascaine 4.25% 5.00% Inflation Rate/Ráta Boilscithe 2.25% 2.50% Rate of increase in pensionable salaries/ 4.25% 4.50% Ráta méadaithe ar thuarastail inphinsin

160 Notes to the Financial Statements / Nótaí leis na Ráitis Airgeadais

The assets in the scheme and the expected rate of return were: Ba mar seo a leanas sócmhainní na scéime agus an ráta toraidh measta:

Long-tem rate of Value at Long -term Value at return expected 31/12/2004 rate of return 31/12/2003 at 31/12/04 expected at 31/12/2003 % ’000 % ’000 Equities/Cothromais 6.7% 1,437 7.4% 972 Bonds/Bannaí 3.7% 762 4.4% 707 Other/Eile 4.7% 214 5.4% 113

Total market value of assets 2,413 1,792 Luach iomlán margaidh na sócmhainní

Value of Annuity Contracts matching pension in 369 369 payment liabilities / Luach na gConarthaí Blianachta a mheaitseálann an pinsean i ndliteanais íocaíochta

Total Scheme Assets 2,782 2,161 Sócmhainní Iomlána na Scéime

Present value of scheme liabilities for 3,467 2,666 active and deferred members Luach reatha dhliteanais na scéime le haghaidh ball gníomhach agus iarchurtha

Value of liabilities in respect of pensions in payment secured by Annuity Contracts 369 369 Luach na ndliteanas i leith pinsean atá á n-íoc urraithe ag Conarthaí Blianachta

Total Scheme Liabilities/Dliteanais Iomlána na Scéime 3,836 3,035

Surplus/(Deficit) in the scheme/ (1,054) (874) Barrachas/(Easnamh) sa scéim

2004 2003 '000 '000

Analysis of the amount charged to operating profit Anailís ar an tsuim a bhreactar de mhuirear an bhrabúis oibriúcháin

Current service cost/Costas reatha seirbhíse 114 61 Death in service/Costais bás i seirbhís 21 20 Past service cost/Costas seirbhíse san am atá thart 0 0 161 Total operating charge/Muirear Oibriúcháin Iomlán 135 81 Notes to the Financial Statements / Nótaí leis na Ráitis Airgeadais

NOTE 13 : PENSION (cont)/PINSEAN

2004 2003 Analysis of the amount credited to other finance income ’000 ’000 Anailís ar an tsuim a bhreactar do shochar ioncam airgeadais eile

Expected return on pension scheme assets/Toradh réamh-mheasta ar shocmhainní 120) 94 na scéime pinsean Interest on pension scheme liabilities/ Ús ar dhliteanais na scéime pinsean (134) (123) Net return/Glantoradh (14) (29)

Analysis of the amount recognised in statement of total recognised gains and losses (STRGL) Actual return less expected return on pension scheme assets 182) 133 Experience gains and losses arising on the scheme liabilities (64) (72) Changes in assumptions underlying the present value of the scheme liabilities (399) (38) Actuarial gain recognised in STRGL (281) 23 Gnóthachan achtúireach a aithnítear sa STRGL

Movements in surplus during the year Gluaiseachtaí sa bharrachas le linn na bliana Surplus in scheme at beginning of the year/Barrachas sa scéim ag tús na bliana (874) (874) Movement in year:/Gluaiseacht sa bhliain: Current service cost/Costas seirbhíse reatha (61) Employer's Contributions /Ranníocaíochtaí fostóra (114) 67 Past service costs / Costais seirbhíse san am atá thart 229 0 Other finance income/Ioncam airgeadais eile 0 (29) Actuarial gail/Gnóthachan achtúireach (14) 23 (281) Surplus/(Deficit) in scheme at end of the year (874) Barrachas / (Easnamh) sa scéim ag deireadh bliana (1,054)*

History of experience gains and losses 2003 Stair na ngnóthachana agus caillteanas ó thaithí 2004 Difference between expected and actual return on schemes assets amount ’000/suim (’000) 133 Percentage of schemes assets / Céatadán de shócmhainní scéime 182 6% 7% Experience gains and losses on schemes liabilities amount ’000/suim (’000) (72) Percentage of schemes liabilities / Céatadán de shócmhainní scéime (64) -2% -2% Total amount recognised in Statement of total recognised gains & losses amount ’000/suim (’000) 23 Percentage of the present value of the schemes liabilities 280 1% Céatadán de luach reatha dhiteanais na scéime -7%

*The Arts Council has made a pension provision of e300,000 in respect of this pension deficit. See accounting policy 7/ Tá soláthar pinsin de luach e300,000 déanta ag an gComhairle Ealaíon i leith an easaimh phinsin seo. Féach beartas cuntasaíochta 7. 162 Notes to the Financial Statements / Nótaí leis na Ráitis Airgeadais

NOTE 14 : TRUST FUNDS, Assets at 31 December 2004/Cistí Iontaobhais, Sócmhainní ar 31 Nollaig 2004

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President Douglas Hyde Award/Duais an Uachtaráin Dúghlas de híde 415 Bank of Ireland Ordinary Stock e0.64 Units 3,500 [Market Value of Investment e5,063] 3,500 Cash at Bank/ Airgead sa Bhanc 932 4,432

W.J.B.Macaulay Award/Dámhachtain W.J.B. Macaulay 15,059 Bank of Ireland Ordinary Stock e0.64 Units 38,945 1,162 CRH Ordinary e0.32 shares 20,163 [Market Value of Investments e206,786] 59,107 Debtor 189 Cash at Bank/ Airgead sa Bhanc 13,545 72,841

Denis Devlin Award/Dámhachtain Denis Devlin 4,662 Bank of Ireland Ordinary Stock e0.64 Units 9,999 [Market Value of Investments e56,876] 9,999 Cash at Bank/ Airgead sa Bhanc 5,934 15,933

Ciste Cholmcille/Ciste Cholmcille 16,261 Bank of Ireland Ordinary Stock e0.64 Units 23,456 12,434 Allied Irish Banks plc e0.32 shares 20,132 1,106 CRH Ordinary e0.32 shares 22,093 1,600 Kerry Group Ordinary e0.13 shares 19,668 [Market Value of Investments e438,798] 85,349 Cash at Bank/ Airgead sa Bhanc 44,751 130,100

Marten Toonder Award/Dámhachtain Marten Toonder 22,250 Bank of Ireland Ordinary Stock e0.64Units 22,283 20,961 Allied Irish Banks plc e0.32 shares 21,508 870 Kerry Group Ordinary e0.125 shares 12,950 837 CRH Ordinary e0.32 shares 12,793 [Market Value of Investments e623,768] 69,534 Cash at Bank/ Airgead sa Bhanc 63,164 132,698

Doris Keogh Award/Dámhachtain Doris Keogh 4,806 Bank of Ireland Ordinary Stock e0.64 Units 10,575 [Market Value of Investments e9,833] 10,575 Cash at Bank/ Airgead sa Bhanc 7,283 17,858

Michael Byrne Award/Dámhachtain Michael Byrne 3,617 Allied Irish Banks plc e0.32 shares 11,507 [Market Value of Investments e55,268] 11,507 163 Cash at Bank/ Airgead sa Bhanc 5,650 17,157 Carried Forward/ Tugtha ar aghaidh 391,019 Notes to the Financial Statements / Nótaí leis na Ráitis Airgeadais

NOTE 14 : TRUST FUNDS, Assets at 31 December 2004(cont)/Cistí Iontaobhais, Sócmhainní ar 31 Nollaig 2004 (ar lean)

e e

Brought forward/ Tugtha ar aghaidh 391,019

Mary Farl Powers Award/Dámhachtain Mary Farl Powers 1,410 Allied Irish Banks plc e0.32 shares 6,475 1,173 Irish Life & Permanent Ordinary e0.32 shares 6,349 [Market Value of Investments e37,556] 12,824 Cash at Bank/ Airgead sa Bhanc 2,501 15,325

Margaret Arnold Scholarship/Scoláireacht Margaret Arnold 4,042 Bank of Ireland Ordinary Stock e0.64 Units 12,283 2,519 Allied Irish Banks plc e0.32 shares 11,805 2,312 Irish Life & Permanent Ordinary e0.32 shares 11,702 975 CRH Ordinary e0.32 shares 16,928 [Market Value of Investments e138,637] 52,718 Cash at Bank/ Airgead sa Bhanc 9,585 62,303

Joan Denise Moriarty Scholarship/Scoláireacht Joan Denise Moriarty 425 Irish Life Ordinary e0.32 shares 6,034 488 Allied Irish Bank plc e0.3174 shares 6,314 2,300 Fyffes Ordinary e0.064 shares 6,308 587 CRH Ordinary e0.32 shares 6,273 110 Smurfit Stone Corp. Ordinary shares 6,126 359 Kerry Group Ordinary Shares e0.125 shares 5,405 [Market Value of Investments e63,913] 36,460 Cash at Bank/ Airgead sa Bhanc 325 36,785

505,432

Note: Investments are shown at cost and are held in trust by An Chomhairle Ealaíon. Nóta: Taispeántar infheistíochtaí ar a gcostas agus sealbhaíonn an Chomhairle Ealaíon in iontaobhas iad.

Receipts and Payments 31 Dec 2003 Income Expenditure 31 Dec 2004 e e e e

President Douglas Hyde Award 4,260 172 - 4,432 W.J.B.Macaulay Award 66,259 6,582 - 72,841 Denis Devlin Award 14,000 1,933 - 15,933 Ciste Cholmcille 115,868 14,232 130,100 Marten Toonder Award 111,390 21,312 (4) 132,698 Doris Keogh Award 16,015 1,993 (150) 17,858 Michael Byrne Award 15,133 2,024 - 17,157 Mary Farl Powers Award 13,920 1,405 - 15,325 Margaret Arnold Scholarship 57,716 4,587 - 62,303 164 Joan Denise Moriarty Scholarship 37,533 4,252 (5,000) 36,785

452,094 58,492 (5,154) 505,432 Notes to the Financial Statements / Nótaí leis na Ráitis Airgeadais

NOTE 15 : APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS/ FAOMHADH NA RÁITEAS AIRGEADAIS

e e The Financial Statements were approved by the Council on 28 February 2005. Brought forward/ Tugtha ar aghaidh 391,019 D'fhaomh an Chomhairle na Ráitis Airgeadais ar 28 Feabhra 2005.

Mary Farl Powers Award/Dámhachtain Mary Farl Powers 1,410 Allied Irish Banks plc e0.32 shares 6,475 1,173 Irish Life & Permanent Ordinary e0.32 shares 6,349 [Market Value of Investments e37,556] 12,824 Cash at Bank/ Airgead sa Bhanc 2,501 15,325

Margaret Arnold Scholarship/Scoláireacht Margaret Arnold 4,042 Bank of Ireland Ordinary Stock e0.64 Units 12,283 2,519 Allied Irish Banks plc e0.32 shares 11,805 2,312 Irish Life & Permanent Ordinary e0.32 shares 11,702 975 CRH Ordinary e0.32 shares 16,928 [Market Value of Investments e138,637] 52,718 Cash at Bank/ Airgead sa Bhanc 9,585 62,303

Joan Denise Moriarty Scholarship/Scoláireacht Joan Denise Moriarty 425 Irish Life Ordinary e0.32 shares 6,034 488 Allied Irish Bank plc e0.3174 shares 6,314 2,300 Fyffes Ordinary e0.064 shares 6,308 587 CRH Ordinary e0.32 shares 6,273 110 Smurfit Stone Corp. Ordinary shares 6,126 359 Kerry Group Ordinary Shares e0.125 shares 5,405 [Market Value of Investments e63,913] 36,460 Cash at Bank/ Airgead sa Bhanc 325 36,785

505,432

Note: Investments are shown at cost and are held in trust by An Chomhairle Ealaíon. Nóta: Taispeántar infheistíochtaí ar a gcostas agus sealbhaíonn an Chomhairle Ealaíon in iontaobhas iad.

Receipts and Payments 31 Dec 2003 Income Expenditure 31 Dec 2004 e e e e

President Douglas Hyde Award 4,260 172 - 4,432 W.J.B.Macaulay Award 66,259 6,582 - 72,841 Denis Devlin Award 14,000 1,933 - 15,933 Ciste Cholmcille 115,868 14,232 130,100 Marten Toonder Award 111,390 21,312 (4) 132,698 Doris Keogh Award 16,015 1,993 (150) 17,858 Michael Byrne Award 15,133 2,024 - 17,157 Mary Farl Powers Award 13,920 1,405 - 15,325 Margaret Arnold Scholarship 57,716 4,587 - 62,303 Joan Denise Moriarty Scholarship 37,533 4,252 (5,000) 36,785 165

452,094 58,492 (5,154) 505,432 Acknowledgements / Buíochas

The Arts Council is very grateful to the Tá an Chomhairle Ealaíon an-bhuíoch following individuals and organisations do na daoine seo a leanas agus do na for their assistance with this publication. heagraíochtaí lena mbaineann siad as a gcabhair, maidir leis an bhfoilseachán seo.

Louise Allen Butler Gallery Hugo Jellett Irish Film Institute Mowbray Bates Institute for Choreography Seán Kelly National Sculpture Factory and Dance Catherine Kelly Westmeath County Council Dennis Boyle Meath County Council Alice Kennelly Island Theatre Company Lia Bresnihan Mermaid Arts Centre Alma Kilmurray Triskel Arts Centre Michael Brown Photographer Somhairle MacConghail Monaghan County Council Mary Butler Kilkenny County Council Antain Mac Lochlainn Fónamh James Carney Photographer Anne McCarthy Mayo County Council Jennifer Comber Artist Emer McGowan Draiocht Tony Conaghy Droichead Arts Centre Tara McGowan Blue Raincoat Theatre Company Mona Considine Backstage Theatre Fergal McGrath Druid Theatre Company Louise Curran Sligo Art Gallery Adrian Melia Photographer Ella Daly Samhlaíocht Rosaleen Molloy Wexford County Council Ann Davoren West Cork Arts Centre Siobhán Mulcahy Clare County Council Philip Dawson LD Dance Trust Teo Nicola Murphy Draíocht Sheila Deegan Limerick City Council Eimear O'Herlihy Cork Film Festival Louise Donlon Dunamaise Arts Centre Marianne O'Kane Wexford Arts Centre Martin Donohoe Photographer Maxwell's Picture Agency Sinéad Dowling Carlow County Council Cathy O'Kennedy Fluxus Dance Company Elizabeth Duffy Galway Arts Festival Helen O'Leary Visual Artist Jean Dunleavy Model Arts and Niland Gallery Sinéad O'Reilly Offaly County Council Miriam Dunne Spraoi Caitríona O'Reilly Cavan County Council Caitríona Fallon Siamsa Tíre Theatre Anna O'Sullivan Butler Gallery and Arts Centre Fiona O'Sullivan West Cork Music Catherine Farmer Dún Laoghaire Rathdown Joe O'Sullivan Photographer County Council Dara McGrath Photographer Charlie Fellows Everyman Palace Theatre Sheila Pratschke Tyrone Guthrie Centre Fiona Fitzgerald Kerry County Council Provision Cork Photography Aoife Flynn Photographer Lucina Russell Kildare County Council Brendan Flynn Clifden Community Arts Week Melanie Scott North Tipperary County Council Eimear Gallagher Word Works Jenny Sherwin Wicklow County Council Marilyn Gaughan Galway County Council Harry Weir Photographer Siobhán Geoghegan Common Ground Ian Wieczorek Linenhall Arts Centre

166 Philip Hardy Barnstorm Theatre Company ➔ 167 168 Designed and Produced @ ORIGIN DESIGN Junction Festival in Clonmel, County Tipperary. July 2004. (Picture Michael Brown). Junction Festival i gCluain Meala, Contae Thiobraid Árann. Iúil 2004. (Pictiúr le Michael Brown).