National Arts Agencies
www.artscouncil.ie - An independent autonomous body set up to stimulate public interest in and promote the knowledge, appreciation and practice of the arts.
www.businesstoarts.ie - Support organisation for business sponsorship of the arts in Ireland.
www.create-ireland.ie - CREATE is a leading national arts support organisation, providing services for arts development and practice in Ireland. Services - focused on standards of practice and sustainable development - are aimed at arts practitioners, arts organisations and arts projects irrespective of their area of practice or programme.
www.ncfa.ie - The National Campaign for the Arts is a volunteer-led, grass roots movement that makes the case for the arts in Ireland.
www.artscouncil-ni.org - The Funding and Development Agency for The Arts in Northern Ireland.
https://www.chg.gov.ie/ - The Department of Culture, Heritage, and the Gaeltacht.
Visual Arts
www.visualartists.ie - Reference organisation for those interested or involved in visual arts nationally and internationally.
www.nationalsculpturefactory.com - National resource agency for sculpture in Cork.
www.imma.ie - Irish Museum of Modern Art.
www.irishartsreview.com - Irish Arts Magazine.
www.dnote.website - Dnote sends out weekly mailshots showcasing the best of the visual arts in Ireland.
www.nival.ie - National Irish Visual Arts Library – NIVAL is a public resource dedicated to the documentation of 20th and 21st century Irish Visual Art and Design.
Theatre
www.irishtheatreinstitute.com - ITI is a resource organisation that supports and acknowledges the achievements and ambition of Irish theatre artists and companies across all aspects of theatre practice.
www.dli.ie - Amateur Drama League of Ireland.
www.stewartparkertrust.com - Set up in honour of the late Belfast playwright, Stewart Parker (1941-1988), this Trust seeks to encourage new writers for theatre in Ireland, North and South.
www.theatreforum.ie - Theatre Forum is the representative association for theatre and the performing arts in Ireland.
Music
www.cmc.ie - The Contemporary Music Centre (CMC) is Ireland's archive and resource centre for new music, supporting the work of composers throughout the Republic and Northern Ireland.
www.itma.ie - Irish traditional music archive - an archive and resource centre for traditional music, song and dance.
www.comhaltas.ie - Organisation with countrywide branches which support and promote traditional Irish music, song, dance and language.
www.imro.ie - Administers copyright in music on behalf of its members.
www.irma.ie – Irish Recorded Music Association operates to promote and protect the welfare and interests of the Irish record industry.
www.musicnetwork.ie - National music development organisation.
www.firstmusiccontact.com - FMC is a free information & advice resource for musicians & the independent music sector in Ireland.
www.musicgeneration.ie - Music Generation is Ireland’s National Music Education Programme that transforms the lives of children and young people through access to high quality performance music education in their locality.
Literature
www.poetryireland.ie - Support agency and publisher for professional poetry in Ireland.
www.writerscentre.ie - Irish Writers Centre.
Film & Video
www.irishfilmboard.ie - Semi-state body with responsibility for the support and development of the film industry in Ireland.
www.filmbase.ie - Provides training, equipments facilities, short film awards, publication of film Ireland and community outreach services for film and video.
www.ifi.ie - Film Institute of Ireland, located in Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
www.screentrainingireland.ie - Screen Training Ireland part of Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board is the national training and development resource specifically created for Ireland’s film and television industry.
Crafts
www.dccoi.ie - The Design and Crafts Council of Ireland fosters the growth and commercial strength of the design and craft industry in Ireland, stimulating innovation and competitiveness.
Youth Arts
www.ark.ie - Europe’s first custom designed arts centre for children.
www.nayd.ie - National Association for Youth Drama – an umbrella organisation for youth drama and youth theatre in Ireland.
www.youtharts.ie - NYCI's Youth Arts Programme is a partnership approach to promoting and developing youth arts in Ireland.
www.iayo.ie - The Irish Association of Youth Orchestras is the all-Ireland resource organisation for youth orchestras in Ireland.