COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

HEADED ITEM NO. 2 (c)

Application for Arts Grants

Applications for Arts Grant under Section 6 of the Arts Act 2003, have been received as below.

Payment of these grants, in accordance with the conditions of the Scheme and in the amount set out hereunder, is recommended for approval:- 

Kurdish Irish Society 

The Kurdish Irish Society, will host the Newroz 20^th celebrations in March 2020. This is a celebration of the Kurdish New Year. The event will feature highly ranked musicians and singers from America and Britain with support dancers from a range of countries. The event, which will take place in the Maldron Hotel, Tallaght, is a significant cultural event for the Kurdish Community in Dublin.

The Arts Office recommends that a contribution of €650 be allocated to the Kurdish Irish Society to support this event.

St. Aidan’s Community School

St. Aidan’s Community School are seeking assistance towards the cost of engaging a graffiti artist to design a work for a wall of their PE Hall and their walking track, based on the slogan ‘Run Away With Yourself’. The initiative is part of the schools Wellbeing programme.

The Arts Office recommends that a contribution of €650 be allocated to St. Aidan’s Community School in respect of creating a wall mural in the school.

It was proposed by Councillor C. O'Connor and seconded by Councillor L. Dunne and RESOLVED:-

“That this Committee recommends that South Dublin County Council approve payment of the above grants recommended in the foregoing report”.