Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport Patrick O’Donovan, and Minister for Climate, Energy and Environment Darragh O'Brien have announced €7.6 million for 11 creative, cultural and artistic climate-action projects under Creative Climate Action Fund III — the initiative's biggest single investment to date.

Backed across government by the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport, the Department of Climate, Energy and Environment, and The Department of the Taoiseach, this round also welcomes EirGrid as a new funding partner, supporting the programme as part of its commitment to Ireland’s energy transformation.

Each of the 11 selected projects will receive up to €750,000, with delivery running to the end of 2029. The funding will support ambitious, community-focused initiatives that use culture, the arts, design and collaborative practice to make climate science more accessible, strengthen climate and nature literacy, and encourage meaningful climate action across Ireland.

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Part of the investment comes via the Government’s Shared Island initiative to drive cross-border cooperation, with two projects supported under this strand: The Messages, led by The Mary Robinson Centre; and Designing Climate Resilient Systems for and with Communities, led by Creative Futures Academy.

The other successful projects are: Confluence: Building the River Moy’s resilience people and place, led by Accelerating Change Together; Cultureways, led by Cork City Council; Demolition Take Down: Assemblages, led by The School of Architecture, Building and Environment at Technological University Dublin; Dinnseanchas: The Agency of Place, led by Hometree Charity; Not Going It Alone: Ar Scáth a Chéile, led by Kildare County Council; Inclusive Climate Futures for All: No One Is Left Behind, led by Atlantic Technological University; West Kerry Food Futures, led by Dingle Hub; SENSE (Sensory Engagement for Nature, Sustainability, Energy) the Change Ballyhoura, led by Ballyhoura Development; and A Bog Worth Keeping: From Turf to Custodianship, led by An Taisce.

Tackling climate change requires more than technical and economic measures; social, cultural and creative approaches are also vital. Through Creative Climate Action Fund III, the arts, culture and creative sectors will help communities to understand, engage with and participate in tangible climate action.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin TD said: "Communities across the island of Ireland have already witnessed the impact of climate change. This partnership between the Shared Island Initiative and the Creative Climate Action Fund facilitates engagement on a cross-border basis to help respond to and tackle this essential shared challenge. I welcome the inclusion of these two significant projects which will harness the power of culture and creativity to bring people together and help build a better, sustainable, shared future."