Latest News from the Ring of Gullion

Garfield Weston Foundation urge NI charities to apply for grants

Posted on: 1st November 2018

The head of a UK foundation with a budget of £70 million has urged charities in Northern Ireland to apply to it for grants.

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Community Relations and Cultural Diversity funding

Posted on: 1st November 2018

This funding is intended to help community/voluntary groups throughout N.I develop their capacity to engage in community relations work and to enhance the community relations potential of projects they undertake.

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Could your artisan workshop be the next Economusée?

Posted on: 1st November 2018

Causeway Coast & Glens Heritage Trust (CCGHT) want to hear from artisans located within Northern Ireland who are keen to join the Économusée Network.

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NI Tourism Spotlight October 2018- Augmented Reality Challenge, New Events Funding

Posted on: 1st November 2018

Information from Tourism NI on their Tourism Enterprise Development Growth Programme 2018/19, 2019/2020 Tourism Events Funding Programme and Augmented Reality Challenge.

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Volunteers needed for bow saw massacre!

Posted on: 26th October 2018

The Ring of Gullion Landscape Partnership needs volunteers to help remove cherry laurel from Slieve Gullion Forest Park on Saturdays 3rd and 17th November. Removing the harmful cherry laurel will allow the restoration of native trees and plants which will improve the habitat for our wild animals, including our often elusive red squirrels.

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Tampon Tax Community Fund

Posted on: 26th September 2018

The Tampon Tax Community Fund aims to support women who are most marginalised to overcome barriers that prevent them from fulfilling their potential. The programme will benefit women and girls, investing in a wide variety of projects, that make a tangible and long-term difference to health, well-being, confidence and social/economic activity, as well as addressing equality gaps.

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The 2019 Commonwealth Short Story Prize is Open

Posted on: 25th September 2018

The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is awarded for the best piece of unpublished short fiction (2,000–5,000 words) in English. Regional winners receive £2,500 and the overall winner receives £5,000.

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2019 Golden Fleece Award Invite for applications

Posted on: 25th September 2018

The Golden Fleece Award is open to craft and visual artists living and working on the island of Ireland as well as Irish born artists working overseas. The overall fund for the 2019 Award is in the region of €20,000.

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The 2019 International Dylan Thomas Prize opens for entries

Posted on: 25th September 2018

The £30,000 International Dylan Thomas Prize is awarded to the best eligible published literary work in the English language, written by an author aged 39 or under.

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BBC Northern Ireland and Arts Council seeking gifted, young musicians

Posted on: 25th September 2018

The Arts Council of Northern Ireland, in partnership with BBC Northern Ireland, is now calling for young, exceptional musicians from across the region to apply for the Northern Ireland Young Musicians' Platform Award.

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