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The Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Heather Humphreys TD, has today (Monday) announced a series of small grants for local and regional museums around the country. Total funding of €134,965 is being made available under the Local and Regional Museums Funding Scheme 2017.

Twenty-three projects are benefitting, with maximum funding of €15,000. Projects in receipt of funding include Tipperary County Museum, Cavan County Museum, Athy Heritage Centre and Knock Museum.

Speaking today Minister Humphreys said:
“This funding scheme provides small but important cash injections for local and regional museums around the country. I am very pleased to be in a position to approve funding totalling more than €130,000 to 23 projects nationwide.

“Our local and regional museums are an extremely important source of culture and heritage in towns and villages nationwide. Through the Creative Ireland Programme we want to increase access to and participation in cultural activity in every county, and if we want to achieve this we need to ensure local cultural and heritage assets are well maintained.

“The Government’s Action Plan for Rural Development also aims to boost rural tourism by 12% over the next three years and all of the museums receiving funding today play an important role in attracting visitors to their respective regions.”

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Please see below full list of successful projects:

Local/Regional Museum Project Description Funding
Co. Donegal Railway Restorations CLG Restoration of Coach 28 and a County Donegal Railway Wagon €5,000
Museum Chorca Dhuibhne/ Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuobhne Purchase of a purpose built museum display cabinet with drawers €3,740
Waterford Treasures, Three Museums in the Viking Triangle Purchase of a large interactive screen for the Medieval Museum €10,000
Limerick Museum Redesign of website and updating of online indexes/social media €3,000
Knock Museum Purchase of wireless communication portable devices €4,400
St Canices Cathedral New website €2,625
Donegal County Museum Purchase & installation of a walling system €3,000
Tipperary County Museum Exhibition 'A message in time' €8,000
The Glucksman New website €10,000
Cavan County Museum Silent the Lonely Glen Exhibition €10,000
National Print Museum Redesign & translation of interpretative material €6,000
Foynes Flying Boat & Maritime Museum Conservation of the Maureen O'Hara Collection €10,000
Kerry County Museum Large display case and document drawers €15,000
The Seanchaí Installation of audio-visual equipment & production of the Celtic Links exhibition €7,250
Richmond Barracks A commemorative quilt & two touchscreens €8,250
Athy Heritage Centre - Museum Shackleton Museum website development €2,000
Drogheda Museum Millmount Paper archive project €700
County Museum, Dundalk Iconic buildings - engineering a vision €8,500
Monaghan County Museum Purchase of display material €3,000
The Computer & Communications Museum of Ireland 4 large screen display monitors €3,000
Kilkenny Civic Trust -Medieval Mile Museum Installation of an exhibition of recently excavated artefacts from St Marys Church & graveyard €5,500
The Hunt Museum Dementia friendly memory suitcases €5,000
James Joyce Centre Online course 'Ulysses for All' €6,000
€134,965