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We support, programme and develop a wide range of arts activities and opportunities throughout Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County.

dlr Grant Scheme 2026 – RecipientsMeet the Aoife Ó Ceallacháin who was awarded the Professional Development Arts Grant 2...
14/08/2026

dlr Grant Scheme 2026 – Recipients

Meet the Aoife Ó Ceallacháin who was awarded the Professional Development Arts Grant 2026 to support a period of focused writing time. This took place during March and April 2026.

Aoife did an 11-night residency at Inishowen Artists’ Retreat, Donegal. During this time, Aoife developed new writing exploring institutionalisation, intergenerational trauma and fibromyalgia.
“The residency gave me dedicated time and space to focus on my writing and explore at a pace that accommodated chronic pain and fatigue.”
“The professional development grant was an investment in me as a writer. It gave me uninterrupted time to write, think, read and develop. This grant gave me the chance to reconnect with my creative work and put myself first.”

The dlr Grant Scheme 2027 will be open for applications in mid-September to
mid-October 2026. Apply later this year at: https://dlrcoco.submit.com

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dlr Climate Café with Cathy Dillon Thursday 17 September11am -12.30pmProject Room, level 3 (beside the Gallery), dlr Lex...
12/08/2026

dlr Climate Café with Cathy Dillon
Thursday 17 September
11am -12.30pm
Project Room, level 3 (beside the Gallery), dlr LexIcon
Free, booking essential as places are limited.
Book on www.eventbrite.ie the link is also in our bio.

Join us for our next Climate Café, facilitated by artist Elida Maiques. Our guest speaker will be writer, artist and natural ink-maker Cathy Dillon. She is the author of Mordant: A Year in Ink (2026), an illustrated memoir/recipe book that chronicles a year in her life as a plant-ink-and-paint-maker.
A former journalist with the Irish Times, her writing and/or artworks have also appeared in, among others, the Business Post; The Sunday Times; Hot Press magazine; dlr LexIcon Gallery; Signal Arts Centre, Bray; Mill Theatre, Dundrum; and Dunamaise Arts Centre, Port Laois.
The focus of the Café will be on how to make inks and paints from plants, their unique qualities and how they can form the basis of a more environmentally friendly art practice. There will be samples of plants, inks and pigments to look at and some inks and paints to try. This is a relaxed session where a talk is followed by a lively Q&A. Participants are encouraged to draw, take notes or just sit back and have a cuppa while listening.

Arts and Disability Connect Round Two 2026Opens: Monday 10 AugustDeadline: Tuesday 29 September at 4pmPlease email conne...
12/08/2026

Arts and Disability Connect Round Two 2026
Opens: Monday 10 August
Deadline: Tuesday 29 September at 4pm
Please email [email protected] for more information.

One-on-one Applicant Support
Artists and people supporting them to apply for Arts and Disability Connect funding can book in applicant support. We recommend that you read the guidelines of the award you are applying for before attending the meeting. You can have up to 1 hour of support either on the phone, Zoom or by email. During this time, we can review a draft application, answer any queries, and give feedback. Email [email protected] if you'd like to book one-on-one applicant support.

Arts and Disability Connect includes Mentoring, Training, New Work, and Research and Reflection awards for individual artists with disabilities. Application forms, guidelines and other resources can be found at https://adiarts.ie/artists/funding/connect/

dlr Grant Scheme 2026 – RecipientsMeet the Luke De Brún who was awarded the Arts Event, Project & Collaboration Arts Gra...
07/08/2026

dlr Grant Scheme 2026 – Recipients

Meet the Luke De Brún who was awarded the Arts Event, Project & Collaboration Arts Grant 2026 to make a “documentary film ‘The Courts’ which focuses on creating a portrait of the eponymous social housing estate in Ballybrack.”.

"With The Courts we are creating an honest portrait of working class Dublin and the desire of the residents within social housing to make their lives and community as fulfilling and interesting as possible" - Luke De Brún (director).

“We have plenty of footage so far and I'm looking forward to a busy summer of editing the project for exhibition later on this year.”

The dlr Grant Scheme 2027 will be open for applications in mid-September to
mid-October 2026. Apply later this year at: https://dlrcoco.submit.com

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Sleepertown – a mobile sound art project in various outdoor locations around the Dún Laoghaire area - launched last nigh...
07/08/2026

Sleepertown – a mobile sound art project in various outdoor locations around the Dún Laoghaire area - launched last night. Running until early November, the works can be explored at your own pace using the free Echoes app. Curated by Richard Carr and Anthony Kelly.
More info: https://www.sleepertown.com/

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06/08/2026

Set against the glittering sea and the colours of a summer dusk, LUNA by Sal Stapleton transformed the Baths into an immersive world of electronic textures, choral voices and strings. Inspired by the phases of the moon, the performance took the audience on an elemental journey through darkness, illumination and renewal.

Thank you to performers Sebastian, Catriona, Katie and Graham on strings, vocal ensemble Ardú and Sal Stapleton .

Part of dlr’s Public Arts Programme, The Story We Tell Tomorrow, funded through the Per Cent for Art Scheme. .ie

06/08/2026

What happens when a vanished waterslide becomes a live electronic performance?

This new work from Jenny’s Revenge, Rainbow Rapids and The 100,000 BOLTS draws on the social history of Dún Laoghaire's lost gathering places, bringing together music and masked performance in a playful and joyful gathering on the coastline.

Thank you to performers Cian Murphy , Jenny O’Malley , Padraig Ryan and Alex Lynch.

Part of dlr’s Public Arts Programme, The Story We Tell Tomorrow, funded through the Per Cent for Art Scheme. .ie

dlr Grant Scheme 2026 – RecipientsMeet the Patrician Residents who were awarded the Arts Access for Older People Grant 2...
03/08/2026

dlr Grant Scheme 2026 – Recipients

Meet the Patrician Residents who were awarded the Arts Access for Older People Grant 2026 for funding for an Art Teacher to give a series of classes to their group.
The project ran from 14th April to 19th May on Tuesday mornings.

Quote from an attendee "I can't believe that I can actually do art. I never did anything like this before. My children and grandchildren are always complimenting me on my work. I now have my own little art gallery at home."

The dlr Grant Scheme 2027 will be open for applications in mid-September to
mid-October 2026. Apply later this year at: https://dlrcoco.submit.com
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dlr Grant Scheme 2026 – RecipientsLioba Petri who was awarded the Arts Event, Project & Collaboration Arts Grant 2026 fo...
31/07/2026

dlr Grant Scheme 2026 – Recipients
Lioba Petri who was awarded the Arts Event, Project & Collaboration Arts Grant 2026 for Kaleidoscope Night to present the Killiney Sounds music series of performances between February and May 2026.The dlr Grant Scheme 2027 will be open for applications in mid-September to

“It went so well, our audience is growing and the music was diverse and I presented some of the very best musical talent.”
Lioba.

The dlr Grant Scheme 2027 will be open for applications in mid-September to
mid-October 2026. Apply later this year at: https://dlrcoco.submit.com
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