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ARTS groups in Clare were among the beneficiaries in the latest round of funding announcements by the Arts Council. Between them, 14 or- ganisations and individuals in Clare have been granted €444,000 by the Arts Council.
In revealing its funding decisions for 2008, the Arts Council has al- located funds of over €62 million to 538 organisations and individuals to date for 2008.
€100,000 has been allocated to Glor in Ennis. A spokesperson for
the Arts Council said the venue “has truly established itself as a centre of excellence for artists, audiences, per- formers and the wider community”.
The annual Willie Clancy sum- mer school was also singled out by the Arts Council. A spokespeson said the “ongoing expansion of the organisation’s student and audience base is a testament to the quality of the programme and the dedication of its staff”.
The Arts Council has again offered funding to Salmon Poetry, a poetry publisher established in 1981. Salm- on Poetry produces work by new and
established Irish poets and, more recently, a select list of international poets.
Salmon celebrated 25 years of pub- lishing in 2006 and published The Salmon Anthology in late 2007. The publisher is based in rural Clare and is led by editor and manager Jessie Lendennie.
The Arts Council offered funding to the Ennis Book Club Festival un- der the Small Festivals Scheme for an exciting programme of events in 2008. The Arts Council has priori- tised readership and reader activities as part of its strategy.
The full recipients are: Arts Office Clare County Council (€115,000); Corofin Traditional Fes- tival (€13,000); Deirdre O’Mahony (€22,000); Doran Piping Tiondl (€4,000); Ennis Book Festival (€3,500); Foram Gaeilge an Chlair (€2,000); Glor (€ 100,000); Inisceal- tra festival of arts (€15,000); Outsid- ers festival (€7,000); Russell Me- morial Weekend (€3,500); Salmon Poetry (€47,000); Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy (€90,000); Summer Music on the Shannon (€19,000); Winter Music Weekend Festival (€3,480)