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433 applicants of the Night-Time Economy Support Scheme announced

433 applicants of the Night-Time Economy Support Scheme announced

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As announced over the summer, the Irish government set out a €4 million government fund for off-peak hours live events in pubs, restaurants, nightclubs, galleries & cafés under the Night-Time Economy Support Scheme, as promised in The Report of the Night-Time Economy Taskforce.

The successful applicants were announced by Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin, T.D with 433 organisations offered funding from the scheme out of 470 who applied.

It included rural applications totalling over 50% of the successful awardees (252 venues) including pubs, nightclubs, cafés, theatres, arts centres, galleries, museums and retail outlets.

The Scheme included a specific strand of funding for unlicensed premises such as cafés, dry bars and other suitable venues to support diversification and inclusivity in the Night-Time Economy.  Cafés and unlicensed premises have been awarded over €434,000 in funding.

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“The Taskforce recommended that a new scheme should be developed to support venues, such as pubs, cafés and alcohol free venues, to trial new events, activities and initiatives at night, with a particular focus on off-peak times, to encourage an increased variety of night-time entertainment offerings, increase footfall in our towns and cities in the evenings and create employment for artists/performers, with a particular focus on new and emerging acts.”

Applications were 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-Time Economy, who want to trial a series of events/cultural activities (minimum of four events, but not limited to 4 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, but not limited to 4 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.

This scheme operated with a limited fund of €4 million. The scheme provided 75% of the required funding, with applicants required to fund the remaining 25%. A maximum allowable grant of €10,000 per business or venue was available. It was a condition of funding that all artists and performers were paid.

Sample events:

  • The Factory nightclub in Waterford were allocated funding for a number of off-peak electronic music events throughout October.
  • Tramline in Dublin hosted 4 high profile DJ and dancing nights every Wednesday in September.
  • THE OL’ 55  in Galway City, held a series of events, in October, focusing on grassroots female performers only who are based in Galway City. 
  • Baggotonia – a number of pubs along Baggot street celebrated the literary history and famous literary figures associated with the venues on this street through theatrical performances this month.
  • Birr Theatre and Arts Centre ran “Women In Comedy” – a series of comedy evenings on Thursdays in September.

Unlicensed events included:

  • Windmill Lane Recording Studios, Artists included ‘The 4 of Us’, LGBTQ artist ‘Tadhg’, BellX1 frontman, Paul Noonan and Daithí Ó Drónaí’s new joint musical endeavour, ‘House Plants’.    Taking place weekly in November 2022. These events will be filmed and posted on social media and the Windmill Lane Recording You tube channel.
  • The Circus Factory, Cork, turned theirregular training space into a late night venue during October.
  • Kerry Writers’ Museum held ten week programme of performances by some of Kerry’s leading artists, called “The Rambling Sessions”.

Here’s the full list.

Trading As (if applicable) County
EWINGS BAR CARLOW
DINN RI HOTEL CARLOW
THE BARRACKS BAR CARLOW
NATIVE SPACES CARLOW
REDDYS CARLOW CARLOW
MOUNT WOLSELEY HOTEL SPA AND GOLF RESORT CARLOW
THE LAVEY INN CAVAN
THE WIDOW’S BAR CAVAN
THE COTTAGE MARKET CAVAN
GARTLAN’S CAVAN
CLONANDRA COTTAGES CAVAN
LEE’S PUBLIC HOUSE CAVAN
MURPHYS PUBLIC HOUSE CLARE
FIDDLE AND BOW HOTEL CLARE
KENNYS BAR CLARE
THE CLAREMONT HOTEL CLARE
JOHN WHYTE BARS LTD CLARE
THE GREYHOUND BAR KILKEE CLARE
DSC CENTRAL BAR CLARE
THE ROADSIDE TAVERN CLARE
OLD GROUND HOTEL CLARE
RATHBAUN HOTEL CLARE
POT DUGGANS CLARE
TEMPLE GATE HOTEL CLARE
THE RITZ CLARE
SWEET N GREEN CAFE CLARE
LAHINCH COAST HOTEL & SUITES CLARE
THE WHITE HORSE CORK
BUCKLEYS BAR CORK
CROSSBARRY INN CORK
THE WELCOME INN CORK
THE PARKWAY HOTEL CORK
COUGHLANS BAR LTD CORK
CIRCUS FACTORY CORK
MONTENOTTE HOTEL LTD CORK
NOSTA RESTAURANT CORK
THE VILLAGE INN CORK
THE ROCK CLOYNE CORK
SEA CHURCH CORK
BLARNEY CASTLE HOTEL LIMITED CORK
TEAM M CORK
DEBARRAS CORK
SHANLEYS BAR CORK
THE TANYARD BAR CORK
MICK BURKE’S PUB CORK
O’SHEA’S BAR WATERFALL CORK
SOBER LANE CORK
SKIBBEREEN EAGLE CORK
ALBERT LYNCHS PUB CORK
THE GLANDORE INN CORK
THE CORNER FLAG CORK
CASEY’S BAR & RESTAURANT CORK
GLENGARRIFF PARK HOTEL CORK
IONAD CULTÚRTHA AN DR. Ó LOINSIGH CORK
FRIAR’S WALK TAVERN CORK
THE WOODFORD BAR CORK
METROPOLE HOTEL CORK
MYO CAFE CORK
T. J. NEWMAN’S CORNER HOUSE CORK
DWYERS CORK
THE BLUE LOO BAR CORK
KINO CORK
FRANCISCAN WELL BAR CORK
COSTIGANS BAR CORK
THE ROCK BAR CORK
NANAS CORK
GLENRYAN ENTERPRISES CORK
THE LOCAL BAR CORK
MAUREEN’S CORK
THE OLD MARKET BAR CORK
THE TRAVELLERS INN DONEGAL
ROSES BAR DONEGAL
SEAN OGS, BALLYSHANNON DONEGAL
THE REEL INN DONEGAL
GREENCASTLE COMMUNITY CENTRE DONEGAL
ALLINGHAM ARMS HOTEL DONEGAL
BUNDORAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CLG DONEGAL
PULSE VENUE DONEGAL
THE ORCHARD INN DONEGAL
VOODOO VENUE DONEGAL
LOGUES DONEGAL
AN HALL MÓR DONEGAL
WATERFRONT HOTEL DONEGAL
TRAMORE HOUSE GOOSE AND GANDER DONEGAL
OWENIE’S BAR DONEGAL
JOYCES BAR & LOUNGE DONEGAL
LIFFORD ASSOCIATION TOURISM COMMERCE HERITAGE CLG DONEGAL
RODDENS BAR DONEGAL
SONNY MCSWINES DONEGAL
MULROY WOODS HOTEL DONEGAL
STRAND ROAD BAR AND KITCHEN DONEGAL
THE MERRY PLOUGHBOY PUB DUBLIN
DEVITTS DUBLIN
ROCKYVALE LTD DUBLIN
HAMLET BAR DUBLIN
THE LAUGHTER LOUNGE DUBLIN
MUSEUM OF LITERATURE IRELAND (MOLI) DUBLIN
WALSH’S PUB DUBLIN
YAMAMORI TENGU DUBLIN
BADA BING INNS LIMITED DUBLIN
THE MUSIC CAFE DUBLIN DUBLIN
SIN E DUBLIN
PURPLE DESIGN LIMITED DUBLIN
ESQUIRES COFFEE DUBLIN
ONEILLS PUB DUBLIN
WINDMILL LANE RECORDING STUDIOS DUBLIN
ORLAGH EVENTS DUBLIN
MEAGHERS DUBLIN
MCGRATTANS PUB DUBLIN
THE CIRCULAR DUBLIN
NOLITA DUBLIN DUBLIN
TRAMLINE TAVERNS DUBLIN
THE WILD DUCK DUBLIN
GUNPOWDER BAR AND GRILL DUBLIN
THE YACHT TAVERN DUBLIN
REVELS DUBLIN
NATIONAL LEPRECHAUN MUSEUM DUBLIN
THE MAGNET DUBLIN
BASECAMP DUBLIN
BERNARD SHAW DUBLIN
WIGWAM DUBLIN
MVP DUBLIN
THE BACK PAGE DUBLIN
THE SQUARE BALL DUBLIN
THE LIGHTHOUSE DUBLIN
LENEHANS BAR AND GRILL DUBLIN
MURPHYS PUB DUBLIN
THE BLOODY STREAM DUBLIN
WRIGHTS CAFE BAR DUBLIN
CAFE EN SEINE DUBLIN
CAPITOL LOUNGE DUBLIN
VERDANT PRODUCTIONS DUBLIN
GIBNEYS OF MALAHIDE DUBLIN
THE GEORGE DUBLIN
WHELANS DUBLIN
BEAUMONT HOUSE DUBLIN
PABLO PICANTE DUBLIN
BRACKEN COURT HOTEL DUBLIN
THE 1884 DUBLIN
LOFT RESTAURANT DUBLIN
KIRKOS DUBLIN
STILLGARDEN DISTILLERY DUBLIN
QUEENS HOTEL DUBLIN
HUMPHREYS DUBLIN
THE OLIVER ST JOHN GOGARTY DUBLIN
THE COMPLEX DUBLIN
PEADAR KEARNEYS LIMITED DUBLIN
ALL MY FRIENDS DUBLIN
MARKET BAR DUBLIN
THE BUTTON FACTORY DUBLIN
THE FOUR PROVINCES PUB DUBLIN
SUTTONIANS RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB DUBLIN
GOBLIN SKATEBOARD MAGAZINE LTD DUBLIN
CHAPTERS BOOKSTORE DUBLIN
HEN’S TEETH DUBLIN
RED COW INN DUBLIN
MIND THE STEP CAFÉ DUBLIN
‘TWENTY TWO’ DUBLIN
THE DUBLIN LITERARY PUB CRAWL DUBLIN
THE BIRD FLANAGAN DUBLIN
ALLCITY RECORDS DUBLIN
THE 79 DUBLIN
MC ENIFF GRAND CANAL HOTEL DUBLIN
PEGGY KELLYS PUB DUBLIN
DISTRICT MAGAZINE DUBLIN
RADISSON BLU ROYAL HOTEL DUBLIN
SINNOTT’S BAR DUBLIN
ST. MARY’S CHURCH, HOWTH DUBLIN
TONERS PUB DUBLIN
GOURMET BURGER DUBLIN
THE STONEBOAT DUBLIN
MARLOW TAVERNS DUBLIN
THE QUEENS DUBLIN
BESTSELLER BOOKS DUBLIN
PORTERHOUSE TEMPLE BAR DUBLIN
THE PURTY CENTRAL DUBLIN
THE CENTRAL – MRS. O’S DUBLIN
PPJ LTD DUBLIN
O’CONNORS OF MOUNT STREET DUBLIN
SLATTERYS OF RATHMINES DUBLIN
THE WELL DUBLIN
THE WATERLOO BAR DUBLIN
THE 51 PUB DUBLIN
THE LANSDOWNE HOTEL DUBLIN
55 PEMBROKE VILLA DUBLIN
SALAMANCA DUBLIN
PROOF URBAN ITALIAN DUBLIN
PINEBAY LTD DUBLIN
VELDONS SEAFARER GALWAY
ROISIN DUBH GALWAY
SULT GALWAY
CAMPBELLS TAVERN GALWAY
LOWRY’S BAR GALWAY
REAPY’S BAR GALWAY
THE OL’ 55 GALWAY GALWAY
O’BOYLE’S GALWAY
THE OLDE BREWERY GALWAY
THE BLACK GATE GALWAY
KENNYS BOOKSHOP & ART GALLERIES GALWAY
USSHERS BRIDGE BAR GALWAY
EYRE SQUARE HOTEL GALWAY
THE CONNACHT HOTEL GALWAY
AN PUCAN GALWAY
DOONMORE HOTEL GALWAY
1520 BAR & THE RESIDENCE HOTEL GALWAY
HYDE HOTEL & BAR GALWAY
BRODERICKS BAR GALWAY
BALLINDERREEN COMMUNITY CENTRE GALWAY
CORNERSTONE GALWAY
SIAR DESIGN LIMITED GALWAY
RUMOURS NIGHTCLUB, GALWAY
RENVYLE HOUSE HOTEL LTD GALWAY
THE G HOTEL GALWAY
CAMP STREET CAFE GALWAY
THE HARDIMAN HOTEL GALWAY
SEVEN BRIDGESTREET GALWAY
THE CELLAR BAR AND RESTAURANT GALWAY
THE HOUSE HOTEL GALWAY
O CONNELLS BAR GALWAY
TRIESTE CAFE WINE BAR GALWAY
M.P. WALSH PUBLIC HOUSE GALWAY
THE LAMPLIGHT GALWAY
ST JOHN’S THEATRE & ARTS CENTRE KERRY
JACKS BAR KERRY
HANNIGANS BAR & RESTAURANT KERRY
THE NU PLACE LTD KERRY
COURTNEYS BAR KERRY
KILLARNEY PLAZA HOTEL KERRY
KILLARNEY TOWERS HOTEL KERRY
KILLARNEY AVENUE HOTEL KERRY
THE KLUB GASTRO BAR KERRY
O RIADAS BAR & RESTAURANT KERRY
THE HUDDLE BAR KERRY
TURNERS KERRY
SPILLANE’S BAR & RESTAURANT KERRY
KERRY WRITERS’ MUSEUM KERRY
KINGSTONS BAR & TOWNHOUSE KERRY
CHRISTYS BAR KERRY
WILD N HAPPY KERRY
THE MERMAIDS KERRY
O’SHEAS PUB, BANNA BEACH RESORT KERRY
THE BLASKET BAR KERRY
O’SULLIVAN’S COURTHOUSE PUB KERRY
JD’S BAR AND VENUE KERRY
EOIN DUIGNAN KERRY
SCOTTS HOTEL KERRY
ANCHOR BAR KERRY
THE GREEN ROOM KERRY
NA GAEIL CLG KERRY
GREAT SOUTHERN HOTEL KILLARNEY LTD KERRY
BAILY’S CORNER KERRY
ROCHELLE LUCEY KERRY
JOHN B KEANE BAR KERRY
HENNESSYS BAR – THE BARGE KERRY
BROOKLANE HOTEL KERRY
RAILWAY INN KILDARE
CUNNINGHAMS BAR KILDARE
LOCK 13 BREWPUB KILDARE
33 SOUTH MAIN KILDARE
SILKEN THOMAS KILDARE
SPOUT BAR AND LOUNGE KILDARE
BOYLE’S PUB AND OFF-LICENCE KILDARE
THE COURT YARD HOTEL KILDARE
THE FIELD BAR AND RESTAURANT KILKENNY
BIDDY EARLY’S COCKTAIL BAR / THE DYLAN WHISKY BAR KILKENNY
AROI RESTAURANT KILKENNY
PARIS TEXAS KILKENNY
KYTELERS INN KILKENNY
MOTTE AND BAILEY LTD KILKENNY
JOHN CLEERES BAR & THEATRE KILKENNY
THE VILLAGE INN KILKENNY
ARAN KILKENNY
BILLY BYRNES GASTRO BAR AND VENUE KILKENNY
LANIGANS BAR & RESTAURANT KILKENNY
LILLY’S BAR & KITCHEN LAOIS
SEVES BAR & RESTAURANT LAOIS
SQUARE BAR LAOIS
JEREMIAH GRANT BAR & EATERY LAOIS
AFTER DARK LAOIS
BALLINTUBBERT GARDENS AND HOUSE LAOIS
FRANK DAVITTS PUB LEITRIM
THE OLIVE TREE CAFE LEITRIM
THE OLD QUARTER LIMERICK
THE MILL HOUSE LIMERICK
THE LOCKE BAR LIMERICK
THE WICKHAM LIMERICK
ELITE DEBS IRELAND LIMERICK
CLEARY’S BAR LIMERICK
FLANNERYS BAR LIMERICK
MA HOGANS BAR LIMERICK
MAGGIE CHOOS LIMERICK
ANGEL LANE LIMERICK
THE SAVOY HOTEL LIMERICK
THE GEORGE HOTEL LIMERICK
MELODY LIMERICK
KATIE DALYS LIMERICK
SEPULVEDA LIMERICK
FITZGERALD WOODLANDS HOUSE HOTEL LIMERICK
WICKHAM WAY LIMERICK LIMERICK
MOTHER MACS LIMERICK
KILMURRY LODGE HOTEL LIMERICK
HOOLEY ENTERTAINMENTS LIMITED LONGFORD
TALLY HO BAR LONGFORD
MOTHER HUGHES LOUTH
TRINITY QUARTER LOUTH
RUSSELLS SALOON LOUTH
TOALE’S TAVERNS LOUTH
CORBETTS BAR LOUTH
FORTY BAR LOUTH
IMPERIAL HOTEL DUNDALK LOUTH
CALLANS RESTAURANT LIMITED LOUTH
CALLANS BAR LOUTH
HAUGHNEYS HOLE IN THE WALL LOUTH
SPIRIT STORE LTD LOUTH
LOCKUP RECORDS LTD LOUTH
THE SMUGGLERS REST LTD LOUTH
THE BARTENDER LOUTH
THE PUNT LOUTH
SHARKEYS PUB LOUTH
THE ACRES KILLALA MAYO
COSY JOES LTD MAYO
THE PORTER HOUSE MAYO
IRISH HOUSE BAR MAYO
CUPÁN CEOIL MAYO
TERTULIA, A BOOKSHOP LIKE NO OTHER MAYO
BELLEEK CASTLE MAYO
TARBH 47 MAYO
TIME SQUARE LATE NIGHT VENUE MAYO
BALLA CRD MAYO
CASTLE LATE NIGHT VENUE MAYO
GREAT NATIONAL HOTEL BALLINA MAYO
THE YOGA FOOT MAYO
AN BOLG BUI MAYO
AN FILE MAYO
THE MARINER MAYO
BROGANS BAR & HOTEL MEATH
JAMES GRIFFIN PUB MEATH
THE HUNTSMAN INN MEATH
HEADFORT ARMS LTD MEATH
WELCOME WAGON MEATH
SALLY ROGERS BAR MEATH
HARDINGS THE VILLAGE INN MEATH
THE LAWRENCE MEATH
BRIAN ADAMSONS BAR MONAGHAN
WESTENRA ARMS HOTEL MONAGHAN
CREIGHTON HOTEL MONAGHAN
WILD THYME RESTAURANT MONAGHAN
FOUR SEASONS HOTEL LTD MONAGHAN
THE BUS BAR OFFALY
THE CHESTNUT OFFALY
JOHN LEE BAR AND VENUE OFFALY
THE RAMBLERS REST OFFALY
BIRR THEATRE & ARTS CENTRE OFFALY
HUGH LYNCHS OFFALY
TURNING PIRATE OFFALY
DOOLYS HOTEL OFFALY
CORRIGANS BAR , THE CORNER HOUSE OFFALY
TOWNSEND HOUSE B&B OFFALY
COFFEYS BAR ROSCOMMON
STROKESTOWN PARK & THE IRISH NATIONAL FAMINE MUSEUM ROSCOMMON
THE HATCH BAR ROSCOMMON
MC HUGHS BAR ROSCOMMON
FIDDLERS CREEK SLIGO
THE SNUG BAR SLIGO
THOMAS CONNOLLY HERITAGE PUB SLIGO
LILLIES COCKTAIL BAR SLIGO SLIGO
THE STRAND BAR SLIGO
HARRYS BAR SLIGO
GARAVOGUE BAR SLIGO
ANDERSONS BAR & GRILL SLIGO
OSTA CAFE & WINE BAR SLIGO
KATE RYANS LTD TIPPERARY
CWB PRODUCTIONS TIPPERARY
HICKEYS BAR LTD TIPPERARY
THE COACHMAN TIPPERARY
LONERGANS BAR TIPPERARY
KICKHAM HOUSE TIPPERARY
THE WYTCHWAY INN TIPPERARY
NOEL RYANS PUB TIPPERARY
THE STRAND INN WATERFORD
PROJECT & ELECTRIC AVENUE WATERFORD
THE LADY BELLE WATERFORD
THE RIVERSIDE COTTAGE WATERFORD
T&H DOOLANS WATERFORD
THE REG WATERFORD
THE ULURU OUTBACK BAR & RESTAURANT WATERFORD
CLIFF HOUSE HOTEL/URCHIN BAR WATERFORD
BODEGA RESTAURANT WATERFORD
KAZBAR WATERFORD
JARRZ WATERFORD
THE CLASSROOM BAR WATERFORD
THE FACTORY NIGHTCLUB WATERFORD
DOWNEYS BAR WATERFORD
THE CRAFTSMAN WATERFORD
ONE THE WATERFONT WATERFORD
WATERFORD CASTLE RESORT WATERFORD
DOOLEYS HOTEL WATERFORD
CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL WATERFORD UNION OF PARISHES WATERFORD
TOWN AND COUNTRY BAR WESTMEATH
FINE WESTMEATH
THE SNUG BAR WESTMEATH
MONTGOMERYS WESTMEATH
LEMANS BAR WEXFORD
THE SKY AND THE GROUND WEXFORD
STEPHEN MURRAY WEXFORD
BUGLER DOYLES BAR WEXFORD
ROCHES WEXFORD
T MORRIS WEXFORD
PADDY BLUES WEXFORD
EGANS WEXFORD
THE ORPHAN GIRL WEXFORD
THE 64 WEXFORD
TOM MOONEY WEXFORD
THE VILLAGE PUB LTD WEXFORD
THE ASHDOWN PARK HOTEL.M WEXFORD
LOCH GARMAN ARMS WEXFORD
THE OLD SHIP WICKLOW
THE GINMILL WICKLOW
WOODENBRIDGE HOTEL & LODGE WICKLOW
WEST WICKLOW HOUSE WICKLOW
THE AVON WICKLOW
BRASS FOX WICKLOW WICKLOW
THE BEEHIVE BAR AND RESTAURANT WICKLOW
THE GREY DOG WICKLOW
O SHEAS CORNER WICKLOW
THE PALM WICKLOW
BUTLER & BARRY WICKLOW
THE BOOMERANG BAR WICKLOW
SCHOOLHOUSE FOR ART LTD WICKLOW
THE WHALE THEATRE WICKLOW
GLENVIEW HOTEL WICKLOW
MURPHYS HOTEL WICKLOW
MURPHY’S BAR WICKLOW

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