Category Archives: Awards

Artlinks Collaboration Award 2021 Bursary Announcement

Posted on June 9, 2021 by waterfordcouncilnews

The ArtLinks partners are pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s Artlinks Collaboration Award are Na Cailleacha, an exhibition collaboration between visual artists from the South East region including Gerda Teljeur and Maria Lavigne based in Wexford, and Helen … Continue reading →

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Entries now OPEN for the annual Molly Keane Creative Writing Award 2021

Posted on May 13, 2021 by waterfordcouncilnews

Since 1998 the Arts Office has been running this national annual Creative Writing Award to celebrate the rich literary life of the late Molly Keane. Molly lived in Ardmore, Co. Waterford until she died in 1996. She started writing at … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to Waterford Writers

Posted on April 28, 2021 by waterfordcouncilnews

The Arts Office wish to congratulate the writers from Waterford who have been assigned places from the Munster Literature Centre on their mentoring course commencing in May.  Twenty four mentorships in Fiction, Poetry and Memoir were on offer to all … Continue reading →

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Waterford Winner of Eavan Boland Mentoring Award

Posted on February 23, 2021 by waterfordcouncilnews

The current Waterford Poetry Prize winner, Molly Twomey from Lismore, Co. Waterford has been announced as the poet selected to be mentored by Dorianne Laux as the Eavan Boland Award winner, established by Jacar Press to honour one of Ireland’s … Continue reading →

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Waterford City & County Council Festival & Event Grants 2021

Posted on December 14, 2020 by waterfordcouncilnews

Waterford City and County Council has allocated €1,287,300 in festival and event funding to aid with the development and promotion of events in Waterford City & County during 2021.   The allocation supports 70 festival and events throughout Waterford City and … Continue reading →

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Vote for Kilbarry Nature Park in the People’s Choice Awards 2020

Posted on November 20, 2020 by waterfordcouncilnews

Help Kilbarry Nature Park become the world’s favourite Green Flag Award park by voting for it in the People’s Choice Awards 2020 at https://www.greenflagaward.org/park-summary/?park=3821 Kilbarry Nature Park received two Green Flag Awards in September and was the first remediated landfill to win … Continue reading →

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Tramore wins Overall Local Business & Community Enterprise Initiative!

Posted on October 6, 2020 by waterfordcouncilnews

Well done to all involved in Tramore on winning Overall Local Business and Community Enterprise Initiative! Other than the €20k which the winner receives, it is a huge compliment to the town, to the various community and business organisations working … Continue reading →

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REMINDER: 2020 Molly Keane Creative Writing Award

Posted on March 28, 2020 by waterfordcouncilnews

Waterford City & County Council’s Arts Office is pleased to announce that it is currently accepting entries for the Molly Keane Creative Writing Award 2020, and has extended the deadline for entries until May 1st. Annually since 1998, to celebrate … Continue reading →

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Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber Shortlisted Chamber Awards 2020

Posted on March 11, 2020 by waterfordcouncilnews

Ahead of the official awards ceremony on 3rd April, Chambers Ireland announces the official shortlist for the 2020 Chamber Awards. The Awards seek to recognise the outstanding work of Chambers around the country while providing a platform for Chambers to … Continue reading →

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