Announcement of Recipients of the Fingal Artists’ Support Scheme 2025
Fingal Arts Office is delighted to announce the successful recipients of the Fingal Artists' Support Scheme 2025.
A sum of €250,000 was allocated in the Fingal County Council 2025 budget to support payment of the Fingal Artists' Support Scheme. The Arts Office recently invited artists in the administrative area of Fingal to apply for funding, the closing date for receipt of applications was Friday, 21st February 2025.
297 eligible applications were received and assessed by independent advisors in each category. 29% of artists were successful in their application, and have been awarded the following amounts, which were approved at the council meeting on Monday 12th May 2025.
Music
| Ailbhe | McDonagh | €3,720.00 |
| Anna | Cashell | €930.00 |
| Aonghus | McEvoy | €3,370.00 |
| Caitríona | O'Leary | €3,900.00 |
| Ciarán | McGannon | €3,900.00 |
| Denis | Cahill | €2,250.00 |
| Doireann | Ní Aodáin | €3,900.00 |
| Eadaoin | Copeland | €3,770.00 |
| Eimear | O'Sullivan | €1,360.00 |
| Eve | Quigley | €3,900.00 |
| Laoise | Fitzgerald | €3,900.00 |
| Méabh | McKenna | €3,900.00 |
| Moses | Eusebio | €3,900.00 |
| Stephen | Tiernan | €2,650.00 |
| Tadhg | Kinsella | €3,900.00 |
Drama
| Aoibheann | McCaul | €2,700.00 |
| April | Bracken | €980.00 |
| Cliodhna | Noonan | €2,700.00 |
| Colette | Cullen | €2,700.00 |
| Gary | Keegan | €5,000.00 |
| John | King | €2,650.00 |
| Helen | Casey | €2,600.00 |
| Keith | Murphy | €3,000.00 |
| Margaret | Mc Auliffe | €2,700.00 |
| Síomha | McQuinn | €2,700.00 |
Film
| Andrew | Lynch | €1,650.00 |
| Brian | Lally | €2,500.00 |
| Edelle | Kenny | €2,500.00 |
| Georgina | McKevitt | €2,500.00 |
| Kealan | Ryan | €2,000.00 |
| Keelan | Gallagher | €1,500.00 |
| Lorna | Fitzsimons | €2,500.00 |
| Mark | Ryan | €2,000.00 |
| Patricia | Kelly | €2,500.00 |
| Sam (Sarah) | Ahern | €2,500.00 |
| Shane | O'Callaghan | €2,500.00 |
| Suzie | Keegan | €2,500.00 |
| Tania | Notaro | €2,500.00 |
Literature
| Anna | Doran | €2,500.00 |
| Bobby | Aherne | €2,500.00 |
| Damien | Donnelly | €2,000.00 |
| David | O'Neill | €2,500.00 |
| Elizabeth | Brennan | €1,580.00 |
| Enda | Coyle-Greene | €2,500.00 |
| Esther | Fatoye | €2,500.00 |
| Fiona | McKay | €2,500.00 |
| Kevin | Breathnach | €2,500.00 |
| Kevin | Curran | €2,500.00 |
| Lauren | Lawler | €788.00 |
| Margaret Anne | Suggs | €2,500.00 |
| Niamh | Sharkey | €2,500.00 |
| Trudie | Gorman | €2,500.00 |
Visual Arts
| Agnieszka 'Uisce' | Jakubczyk | €3,200.00 |
| Aideen | Farrell | €3,200.00 |
| Aindriú | Ó'Deasún | €2,800.00 |
| Áine | Phillips | €2,450.00 |
| Alex | de roeck | €2,000.00 |
| Amie | Egan | €3,400.00 |
| Andrew | Grace | €700.00 |
| Aoife | Dunne | €3,500.00 |
| Asha | Murray | €3,400.00 |
| Bassam | Al-Sabah | €3,400.00 |
| Beata | Piekarska Daly | €800.00 |
| Dermot | Blighe | €3,400.00 |
| Eileen | Leonard Sealy | €1,700.00 |
| Elaine | Grainger | €2,250.00 |
| Ellen | Duffy | €3,400.00 |
| Gary | Farrelly | €3,500.00 |
| Joanne | Reid | €3,200.00 |
| Justine | McDonnell | €3,100.00 |
| Kerry | Guinan | €3,300.00 |
| Lana May | Fleming | €3,500.00 |
| Laura | Skehan | €3,200.00 |
| Lieselle | McMahon | €3,400.00 |
| Maree | Hensey | €3,400.00 |
| Marie | Hanlon | €3,000.00 |
| Matthew | Coll | €3,350.00 |
| Michael | Boran | €3,500.00 |
| Michelle | Hall | €3,400.00 |
| Naomi | Sex | €3,500.00 |
| Richard | Proffitt | €3,000.00 |
| Ruth | Clinton | €3,500.00 |
| Sara | Muthi | €3,400.00 |
| Sean | Molloy | €3,500.00 |
| Susan | Early | €2,100.00 |
Dance
| Emily Aoibheann | McDonnell | €5,000.00 |
| Jessie | Thompson | €5,000.00 |
| Niall | Tuohy | €1,552.00 |