Record Year as RT Supporting the Arts supports 170 events throughout 2023

*** 30% rise in number of arts and cultural events supported by RT ***

During 2023, RT supported 170 arts and cultural events all over Ireland through the RT Supporting the Arts scheme. Spanning film, music, dance, opera, festivals, literature, theatre and exhibitions, RT has delivered a 30% increase year-on-year in the annual number of campaigns supporting Ireland's rich and vibrant cultural landscape.

Across the year, RT increased its commitment to supporting both new and established events in our communities, including Dublin Dance Festival, Babor International Arts Festival for Children, C irt International Festival of Literature, Galway Film Fleadh, IFI Documentary Festival 2023, Culture Night 2023, Dublin Theatre Festival, and much many more.

The number of arts and cultural festivals and events supported by RT has grown steadily from a base of 100 per year in 2013, up to 150 in 2022, and now 170 in 2023. The scheme offers dedicated promotion on RT 's television, radio and digital services, and extensive support across RT 's social channels. With production services often provided by RT , in addition to promotional airtime, the RT Supporting the Arts scheme is a lifeline to Ireland's creative and cultural sectors.

This December is no exception with an array of events taking place as outlined below, including Library Ireland Week, which runs until 9th December.

DUBLIN Lavery. On Location. | www.nationalgallery.ie/art-and-artists/exhibitions/upcoming-exhibitions/lavery-location

DUBLIN Andy Warhol Three Times Out | www.hughlane.ie/whats_on/hlg-andy-warhol-three-times-out

LIMERICK Nights Candles are Burnt Out: Climate, Culture, Change & Community | www.huntmuseum.com/whats-on/nights-candles-are-burnt-out-climate-culture-change-community

NATIONWIDE Carmen | www.balletireland.ie/whats-on/carmen

CORK All Eyes On Us | www.crawfordartgallery.ie/all-eyes-on-us

DUBLIN Peter Pan | www.gatetheatre.ie/production/peter-pan

NATIONWIDE Library Ireland Week 2023 | www.libraryirelandweek.ie

DUBLIN The Giggler Treatment at The Ark, Dublin | www.ark.ie/events/view/the-giggler-treatment-2023

DUBLIN GAA: People, Objects & Stories | www.museum.ie

NATIONWIDE WhistleBlast's Winter Wonderland 2023 Tour | www.whistleblastquartet.com

DUBLIN You Belong To Me by Rory Nolan | www.smockalley.com/you-belong-to-me

DONEGAL Scoil Gheimhridh Ghaoth Dobhair | www.scoilgheimhridh.com

DUBLIN Seeing the Star | www.chamberchoirireland.com/events/seeing-the-star

DUBLIN & WEXFORD Handel's Messiah | www.irishbaroqueorchestra.com

DUBLIN Self-Determination: A Global Perspective | www.imma.ie/whats-on/self-determination-a-global-perspective

In 2023, RT supported 170 events, as follows:

Library Ireland Week 2023

Babor International Arts Festival for Children

C irt International Festival of Literature

Dublin International Chamber Music Festival (Great Music in Irish Houses)

Westport Festival of Chamber Music

PhotoIreland Festival 2023: R/evolutions

Galway Film Fleadh

IFI French Film Festival 2023

Bealtaine Festival

IFI Documentary Festival 2023

Culture Night 2023

Borris House Festival of Writing and Ideas

Poetry Day Ireland

Esker Festival Orchestra 10th Anniversary Celebration

Dublin Theatre Festival

Write By The Sea Kilmore Quay Literary Festival

Dublin Book Festival

Red Line Book Festival

Open House Dublin 2023

Kerry International Film Festival 2023 (KIFF 2023)

Dublin Dance Festival

West Cork Literary Festival

The Holy Hour

RHA 200

Murmur of Bees

Fun Home

In the Midst of Plenty' Nationwide Tour of Ireland

Rita Duffy : Persistent Illusions

Wexford Festival Opera

International Literature Festival Dublin

Wigmore Hall Festival, Dublin

The Giggler Treatment at The Ark, Dublin

Peter Pan

Self-Determination: A Global Perspective

Limerick Classical Concert Series

All Eyes On Us

Bram Stoker Festival

IMRAM F ile Litr ochta Gaeilge

Cork Folk Festival

Dublin Festival of History

The Loved Ones

Westival Westport Arts and Music Festival

Carmen

Concert Anna Dennis, Jonas Nordberg & Liam Byrne

Sligo Jazz Project international jazz festival and summer school

Hinterland Festival Kells

Belfast TradFest

Lavery. On Location.

2023 Allingham Festival

Kilkenny Arts Festival do some social posts

The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams

GAA: People, Objects & Stories

Andy Warhol Three Times Out

Nights Candles are Burnt Out: Climate, Culture, Change & Community

Ireland Is

Galway International Arts Festival

Rachmaninov's All Night Vigil

Poets, Passion, and Peace

How to fold the wind

Cork International Film Festival (CIFF)

Dublin Fringe Festival 2023

Dublin HandelFest

Boyne Music Festival

New Ross Piano Festival

Tour by the Carducci Quartet

Se n Corcoran Series

East Cork Early Music Festival

West Wicklow Chamber Music Festival Winter Weekend' 2023

WhistleBlast's Winter Wonderland 2023 Tour

You Belong To Me by Rory Nolan

Clonmel Junction Arts Festival

Limerick Jazz Festival 2023

Dingle Literary Festival

ISLA Festival

40th EVA International

Bray International Jazz Festival

Donal Ryan's FROM A LOW AND QUIET SEA

Bold Moves

Lavinia Fontana: Trailblazer, Rule Breaker

Earagail Arts Festival

Limerick Sings International Choral Festival

National Heritage Week

Music Current Festival

Concert Linda May Han Oh & Fabian Almazan

SCS Killaloe Music Festival

L M r na Gaeilge

Blackwater Valley Opera Festival

The New Electric Ballroom

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