Successful Recipients of the Artists' Support Scheme 2021

A sum of €150,000 was allocated in the Fingal County Council 2021 budget to support payment of the 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 26th February.

This year the budget for the scheme was increased by 50% from €100,000 to €150,000 which has led to an increase in the recommended awards. 102 artists applied and 89 artists were successful in their application, and have been awarded the following amounts, which were approved at a council meeting on 12th April 2021.

DRAMA/FILM

Conor Dowling: €1,750

Jijo Sebastian: €1,500

Sarah Ahern: €1,750

Aonghus McAnally Snr: €2,000

Aonghus Óg McAnally: €2,000

Rachel O’Byrne: €1,500

Declan Gorman: €2,000

Anthony Brophy: €1,750

Simona Roveda: €1,500

Eric Fraad: €1,500

Tony Cash: €800

Helena Gouveia Monteiro: €850

Caoimhe O’Malley: €1,500

Colette Cullen: €1,500

Clare Barrett: €1,750

Gary Keegan: €2,500

Tracy Martin: €1,500

Soirse Burns: €1,000

Robbie Walsh: €1,500

LITERATURE

Melatu Uche Okorie: €3,000

Brian Gallagher: €2,500

Megan Wynne: €1,750

SP(Síle) McArdle: €1,750

Susan McKay: €3,000

Kevin Breathnach: €2,200

Eithne Lannon: €1,750

Bobby Aherne: €1,250

Damien B Donnelly: €1,250

MUSIC

Odd Morris: €1,800

Teresa O’Donnell: €4,000

Rhona Clarke: €1,693

Éadaoin Copeland: €1,470

Danny Carroll: €2,095

Lucy O’Byrne: €4,000

Niall Murphy, Oh Boland: €1,800

Caitriona O’Leary: €2,592

Michelle O’Rourke: €4,000

Rossa Nutty: €1,500

DANCE

Ciara O’Regan: €2,000

Emily Aoibheann McDonnell: €4,000

VISUAL ART

Laura Carroll: €1,000

Joyce Garvey: €1,000

Cliona Noonan: €2,000

Ruth Clinton & Niamh Moriarty: €3,250

Sanja Todorovic: €750

Katie O’Neill: €1,250

Brian Giles: €500

Elizabeth Levey: €750

Aoife Scott: €2,500

Nina McGowan: €750

Andrew Carson: €1,250

Colm MacAthlaoich: €1,250

Elaine Grainger: €2,500

Elke Westen: €750

Niall de Buitléar: €2,500

Marie Hanlon: €1,750

Corrina Earlie: €750

Patricia Hennessy: €750

Deborah Hewson: €265

Kerry Guinan: €3,250

Monika Gupta: €1,000

Elizabeth Archbold: €750

Thomas Brezing: €2,000

Aoibheann Greenan: €3,250

Ann Ensor: €925

Phill Foley: €1,000

Steven Maybury: €1,750

Hazel Egan: €1,250

Nicola Weldon: €1,250

Natalie Pullen: €1,250

Aoife Dunne: €3,250

Sean Molloy: €3,250

Anne Callanan: €500

Sorcha O’ Farrell: €422

Jackie Flanagan: €500

Michele Hetherington: €460

Susan Buttner: €1,000

Rob O’Shea: €1,000

Paul Darcy: €750

Louis Haugh: €1,500

Aideen Farrell: €1,500

Sarah Muthi: €1,250

Ellen Duffy: €1,100

Áine Philips: €1,000

Laura Skehan: €3,250

Dee Barragry: €1,500

Yvonne McGuinness: €1,750

Susan Early: €1,250

Aaron Smyth: €2,028