Report on the Harping Tradition in Ireland

Arts Council funding for the harp
The main Arts Council support for the harp consists of
(i) funding to events organised by harp organisations
(ii) support for individual harpers
(iii) support for one-off harp-related events or projects
(iv) funding for broader arts and music activity that includes harping
(i) Funding for harp events organised by harp organisations was €160,120 over the
past five years, an average of €32,024 annually.
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Cairde na Cruite 15,000 13,200 13,500 14,000 11,500
Historical Harp Society
of Ireland
O’Carolan Harp, Cultural
& Heritage Festival
(Nobber, Co. Meath)
O’Carolan Harp Festival
(Keadue, Co.
Roscommon)
12,000 5,000 11,496 10,224 15,500
3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 0
0 4,500 5,000 5,000 3,500
Muckross Harp Trail N/A N/A N/A 4,350 4,350
TOTAL 30,000 25,700 32,996 36,574 34,850
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(ii) A total of €96,420 has been granted to six individual harpers over the past five
years (an average of €19,284 per year), for projects ranging from harp research and
concert series to composing new work and recording CDs. €64,000 of the total was
for projects which employed a range of other musicians.
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Funding for individual
harpers
11,920 9,500 7,000 8,000 60,000
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