Case Studies Irish Projects

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.

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The Boy That Never Was (2024)

This 4-part thriller series was produced by Subotica Films. Based on the Karen Perry book. The father of a dead child becomes convinced that he has seen his son on the streets of Dublin, and his obssession with finding him threatens his marriage.

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; director Pat Collins; South Wind Blows

That They May Face the Rising Sun (2024)

That They May Face the Rising Sun feature film 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.

Culture

Participants from Tech4Heritage’s Nassiriyah workshop taking part in fieldwork at Ur, image credit, Ivan Erhel, TheFactStories.

TECH4Heritage (2022 - 2025)

TECH4Heritage is a project that aims to train local Cultural Heritage staff in Iraq to create and share 3D models of archaeological sites and objects.

MEDIA

Louise Lives Large (2024)

TV series about cancer survivor Louise, 13, who creates a 'Live Large List' to experience everything she missed out on while sick. Louise makes an unlikely partner-in-crime, school loner Jess, and starts to tackle her list, one item at a time.

Culture

Open House Europe (2022 - 2026)

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.

MEDIA

The Vanishing Triangle; Park Films, Ireland

The Vanishing Triangle (2024)

TV drama series. After a series of disappearances of young women, newspaper reporter Lisa Wallace sets out to find the man responsible.

Culture

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

Jeune Theatre Europeen Jeunes Publics (2021 - 2024)

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 (2021 - 2024)

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 - 2026)

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 - 2026)

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.

Culture

Gozo TRACtion Research Field Trip, 2023; image courtesy TRACtion project

TRACtion (2022 - 2025)

TRACtion will revive, innovate and digitalise three traditional European costumes and simultaneously educate various participants from a cultural, historical, creative, environmental, and economic perspective.