Policy brief·Belfast
€2m cross-border touring fund makes first €200,000 awards
The new Shared Island Touring Scheme announced awards totalling €200,000 in early September 2026, with Luail, Sirius Arts Centre and Edwina Guckian among the first recipients. The scheme will run to 2030 with a total budget of €2m.

The new Shared Island Touring Scheme announced its first awards, totalling €200,000, in early September 2026. Among the first recipients were Luail, Sirius Arts Centre and Edwina Guckian, whose projects will tour across the island of Ireland. The scheme is set to run to 2030 with an overall budget of €2m, supporting touring and collaboration between artists and arts organisations on a cross-border basis.


