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Arts Council NI opens £750,000 Musical Instruments Programme

The Arts Council of Northern Ireland opened applications on 18 September 2026 for its £750,000 Musical Instruments Programme, offering grants of up to £30,000 to bands. Applications close at 12 noon on Thursday 15 October 2026.

Source date · 18 Sept 2026

Image accompanying source report: €2m cross-border touring fund makes first €200,000 awards

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Policy · 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.

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