Cork, Limerick and Waterford to benefit from €5m urban animation fund

Money has also been allocated for projects in Dublin, Kilkenny and Drogheda, as well as Galway, which has received over €1m under the new funding stream

The Watergate Performance Space in Kilkenny, which is among the projects to receive funding from Fáilte Ireland's Urban Animation Investment Scheme.

Some €5m will be spent on public art, light installations and performance spaces to transform seven cities and towns, under Fáilte Ireland’s Urban Animation Investment Scheme.

The pilot scheme will fund urban animation projects in Cork, Galway, Kilkenny, Limerick, Louth, Waterford and Dublin.