Bantry organisation tops list of Cork groups awarded over €4m by Arts Council
CEO of West Cork Music Francis Humphrys in Bantry during one of the summer events with Literary Festival director Eimear O'Herlihy. Picture: Karlis Dzjamko
West Cork Music has topped the list of Cork organisations receiving funding from the Arts Council’s development programme. The Bantry-based organisation which runs three annual festivals through the summer – Chamber Music Festival, Literary Festival, and Masters of Tradition – was awarded €510,000.
Nationally, a total of €72.3m was awarded by the Arts Council to 148 arts organisations, arts centres, and other projects. Organisations based in Co Cork will receive €4,107,690.
