
Cabinet to consider off-peak entertainment scheme
A new scheme to support off-peak entertainment in venues across the country will be brought to Cabinet by Minister for the Arts Catherine Martin.
€2.6m has been allocated to support entertainment in off-peak times to increase footfall in our cities and towns later in the evening and night-time.
Under what is called the Night-Time Economy Support Scheme, pubs, nightclubs, cafés and other suitable licensed and unlicensed premises will be able apply.
Funding will be available to trial a series of cultural activities such as music, comedy, dance, literature, poetry, theatrical productions, plays, craft and art/photographic exhibitions.
There is a minimum requirement to host four events, with a maximum grant of €10,000 available per application.
This scheme will open for applications at 1pm on 21 June 2022.
Applications will be invited under two separate strands:
Strand A: Licensed premises – pubs, restaurants and wine bars, nightclubs and other suitable licensed premises that operate in the evening and night economy, who want to trial a series of events/cultural activities (minimum of four events) during off peak times from Monday to Thursday (excluding weekends) from 6pm onwards.
Strand B: Unlicensed premises – cafés, including cafés that may have their premises in a retail outlet, dry bars, local galleries and other suitable non-licensed premises, who want to trial a series of events/cultural activities (minimum of four events) in the later evening or night-time hours from 6pm, with a commitment to open until at least 9pm in the evening, from Monday to Sunday.
The entertainment/cultural events must be of a participative or performance nature.
The new scheme was developed in consultation with representatives from the night-time economy sector, including the Licensed Vintners Association, Vintners’ Federation of Ireland and the Restaurant Association of Ireland.
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