More Irish artists set for income support
A further 450 successful applicants will be contacted on Thursday under the Government’s basic income scheme for the arts. The programme provides €325 a week for three years, with another group due to hear before Christmas.
A further 450 artists will be notified on Thursday, 12 November, that they have been selected for the Basic Income for the Arts scheme, Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport Peter Burke has announced.
The scheme will provide €325 a week for three years to 2,000 practising professional artists based in the Republic of Ireland. The Department of Culture, Communications and Sport began contacting the first group of 780 eligible applicants on 15 October.
Another group of successful applicants will be notified before Christmas. The department said it was processing applications as promptly as possible and that all successful candidates would receive the full three-year allocation.
The scheme succeeds the Basic Income for the Arts pilot and was announced by Patrick O’Donovan in February 2026. The department’s Budget 2027 allocation includes €34.4 million for the full-year cost, allowing it to meet its commitment to fund 2,000 artists.