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Opportunities

National Gallery of Ireland: Transition Year / Youth Work Experience 2025/26
Applications are now open for the National Gallery of Ireland's Transition Year / Youth Work experience programme 2025/26.
25/9/2025
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Opportunities

Opportunity for Schools: The UCD Composition Prize 2026
The UCD School of Music launches the 2026 UCD Composition Prize, open to secondary school students in Ireland.
24/9/2025
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Opportunities

Primary School Colouring Competition with the National Museum of Ireland
The National Museum of Ireland has launched a Primary School Colouring Competition to celebrate its exhibition Words on the Wave: Ireland and St. Gallen in Early Medieval Europe
10/9/2025
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Professional Development

New Streaming Service for teachers to Support Leaving Cert Drama, Film & Theatre Studies
Minister for Education and Youth welcomes new streaming service for teachers to support new Leaving Certificate Drama, Film and Theatre studies
27/8/2025
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Sector/Policy

Minister for Culture Announces Public Consultation on Basic Income for the Arts
Have your say on the future of Basic Income for the Arts in Ireland. Public consultation launched to shape the next phase of artist funding supporting 2,000 artists nationwide
21/8/2025
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Events

Opportunity: Léargas invites teachers and educators to join The Gathering 2025
Explore Erasmus+, the European Solidarity Corps, and EU funding opportunities for teachers, educators, and youth workers.
18/8/2025
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Sector/Policy

Announcement: Schools Selected for 2025 BLAST Arts in Education Residencies and Creative Clusters
Minister for Education and Youth Helen McEntee announces details of Creative Youth programmes BLAST and Creative Clusters and a new data mapping tool
17/7/2025
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Sector/Policy

Children and young people’s reading in Ireland report published by Children’s Books Ireland
Children's Books Ireland have published a new research report which provides a detailed insight into children’s and teenagers’ reading in the Republic of Ireland.
14/7/2025
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Sector/Policy

Department of Education and Youth announces 37 organisations to benefit from music education grants
Minister for Education and Youth Helen McEntee has announced the successful 37 organisations who will receive a grant through the Non-Mainstream Music Education Bursary Scheme 2025.
10/7/2025
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Opportunities

Call Out for Creative Connections Cluster Facilitators
Creative Connections Shared Island Pilot Programme seeks Creative Connections Cluster Facilitators.
19/6/2025
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Sector/Policy

Principles for Engaging in the Arts: A Guide for Early Learning and Care and School-Age Childcare Settings is launched
New guide to foster artistic creativity in young children launched by Ministers Foley and O’Donovan
18/6/2025
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Guest Blogger

Blog 1: Why wouldn’t you learn Irish? Exploring the creative possibilities of language learning
In the first of a new guest blog series, Dr Claire Dunne explores the creative possibilities of language learning - Why wouldn't you learn Irish?
18/6/2025