Case studies

Be inspired by projects funded by Creative Europe that feature Irish partners! Across the funding strands, you will find compelling stories, innovative projects and creative partnerships.

See all projects funded by Creative Europe on the European Commission’s website.

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Culture

Breaking the Patterns (2023 - 2025)

This project supports emerging artists and creative professionals at the start of their career within the Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI), fostering their innovation and talent to promote both individual creative growth and the generation of further job opportunities.

Culture

Moving Borders kick off meeting, January 2024; image by Aerowaves

Moving Borders (2023 - 2025)

Moving Borders explores how three female dance artists from Ukraine can inform approaches to welcoming and engaging refugees through dance as well as the development of inclusive and cohesive practices across Europe.

Cross Sector

Unlock the Community

Funded by Innovation Lab strand this project aims to push innovation boundaries within audience development for audiovisual and cultural organisations. It will launch three innovation pilot projects with audiovisual and live entertainment partners.

MEDIA

The Boy That Never Was

This 4-part thriller series was produced by Subotica Films. First broadcast on Sunday 1st September on RTÉ One and on RTE Player. Based on the Karen Perry book.

Culture

Theatre in Palm (2022)

Theatre in Palm is the first ever Creative Europe platform project for theatre art. It brings together 12 partners from all over Europe to collaborate and co-create in an international and intercultural platform.

MEDIA

That They May Face the Rising Sun

That They May Face the Rising Sun was produced by South Wind Blows (Ireland), Harvest Films (Ireland), and Cyprus Avenue Films (Northern Ireland). This adaptation of John McGahern's novel is directed by Pat Collins who co-wrote the screenplay with Eamon Little.

MEDIA

Louise Lives Large

Thirteen-year-old cancer survivor Louise creates her 'Live Large List' to experience everything she missed out on while sick. Louise makes an unlikely partner-in-crime, school loner Jess. With Jess, Louise starts to tackle her list, one item at a time.

Culture

Open House Europe (2022)

Open House Europe is a project that seeks to foster a more inclusive debate about architecture as a shared European identity, bring the values of quality spaces to the general public and empower citizens to advocate for a well-designed built environment.

Culture

THE BACCHAE, Elli Papkonstantinou / ODC Ensemble, Rome October 2023. Photo credit: Pierre Gondard.

Jeune Theatre Europeen Jeunes Publics (2021)

The JTEJP (Jeune Theatre Europeen Jeunes Publics / Young European Theatre for Young Audiences Project ) project is a pilot experience of designing, creating and performing prototypes of multilingual shows for young and family audiences.

Culture

Near FM Dublin presenter, Neil Farrelly. Photo credit: Near FM.

IndieRe 2.0 (2022)

The INDIERe 2.0 project facilitates production and exchange of radio broadcasts that promote local, less known alternative and urban European music artists. This is the second iteration of the project.

Culture

Better Live (2022)

The aim of the Better Live project is to implement the inclusive and sustainable transition of the live music sector. It supports small-scale live music infrastructures and activates local networks to enable artists to circulate sustainably across borders.

Culture

BELEM (2021)

BELEM will drive new revenue streams to key players in the music industry by promoting European lyrics and the translations of these lyrics, alongside their monetisation.