2020-06-29 COVID-19 (Coronavirus): Limerick City and County Council offices are open to the public for limited hours: 10am - 3pm, Monday to Friday. You can also still contact the Council via email: customerservices@limerick.ie or online: MyLimerick on Limerick.ie, or telephone 061-556000. #StaySafe
Limerick Culture and Arts
The Limerick Culture & Arts Department is funded by Limerick City and County Council, the Arts Council of Ireland, and the Department of the Culture, Heritage & the Gaeltacht.
Michael Hartnett Annual Poetry Award
This annual award marks Michael Hartnett’s contribution to literature in English and Irish.
The History of Shannon Fishermen and Reed Cutters Captured on Film
The stories of families in Limerick who earned their living from fishing, mainly salmon, along the banks of the River Shannon, from the city to the estuary have been captured in a new film.
Artist Studios and Apartments
Artist Studios and Apartments are affordable spaces for individuals to make work and allow artists to continue to live and work in Limerick.
Funding Schemes and Bursaries
Information about our current Culture and Arts funding schemes, bursaries and awards open to Limerick festivals, organisations, communities and individuals.
Creative Ireland
The Creative Ireland programme is a five-year all-of-Government initiative, from 2017 to 2022, to place creativity at the centre of public policy. It is guided by a vision that every person in Ireland will have the opportunity to realise their full creative potential.
Limerick Culture Night
Culture Night is an annual public event in September that celebrates culture, creativity and the arts. On Culture Night, arts and cultural organisations and venues open their doors and extend their opening hours, free of charge, to allow for increased access to the public.