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All the latest news from the Arts Council

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Letter of Expectations from the Minister for Communities, Gordon Lyons MLA, to the Chair of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, 5th February 2025

25th February, 2025

General, Organisations, Partnerships

Play about student life in Belfast to make international debut in Brussels

17th February, 2025

An image of four young women sat closely together, smiling warmly. The stage is lit in pink.

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The search for the new Ireland Chair of Poetry begins

7th February, 2025

Feather quill pen and ink pot on a wooden surface.

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Obituary: Michael Longley CBE, Poet (27 July 1939 - 22 January 2025)

23rd January, 2025

Poets Michael Longley and Frank Ormsby seated beside Arts Council Chair Liam Hannaway in a hotel lobby

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Review of the Year 2024

21st January, 2025

Review of the Year 2024

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Emerging and established talent shines in Flowerfield’s ACNI Collection exhibition ‘Here There and Them’

9th January, 2025

Abstract painting created using acrylic and oil on canvas.

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Obituary: Brian Connor

9th January, 2025

Brian Connor

General, Funding, Artists

Christmas comes early for 204 artists across the region who are set to benefit from £1.2m Arts Council NI funding

23rd December, 2024

A group of people standing outside in St Anne's Square in Belfast smiling towards the camera.

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Obituary: Gearóid Ó Cairealláin

23rd December, 2024

Male with beard wearing a striped top and a black hat.