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The €2M grant under the ACCESS 2 funding scheme which has been allocated to Offaly County Council for the provision of an Arts Centre facility is now in real danger of being lost.

This level of funding may never be available again, particularly in the current economic climate.

Under the ACCESS 2 guidelines, the project must be completed before the end of 2009 to qualify.

We all are aware of how hard the Tullamore Swimming Pool Committee worked over a period of twenty years to raise approximately half a million euros. The grant we are in danger of losing is four times that amount.

There is a lack of interest urgency within the Offaly County Council and Tullamore Town Council (management and councillors) on progressing this issue.

It is now time for those interested in the Arts working together to highlight the requirement for a Community Centre for the Arts.

Funding Announcement April 2007

Minister O’Donoghue announces €2 million in funding for Tullamore Arts Centre Tuesday, April 24th, 2007. John O’Donoghue, T.D., Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, has today allocated €2 million in funding for the Tullamore Library and Arts Centre through the ACCESS II... read more

December 2008

Letter sent to Councillors - December 2008 1ST December 2008. LETTER SENT TO Tullamore Town & Offaly County Council (TULLAMORE AREA) COUNCILLORS Dear Cllr. Further to our letter to you on the 6th February 08 regarding an Arts Center for Tullamore and Offaly. We are aware that the... read more

Submission to Development Plan October 2008

O.C.A.C.I. SUBMISSION TO TULLAMORE TOWN DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2010 -2016. THE PAST Offaly Community Arts Centre Initiative (O.C.A.C.I.) was formed in 2000 to promote the idea of an Arts Centre for Tullamore and Offaly and to encourage the County Council to apply for ACCESS 1 grant aid available at... read more

February 2008

Offaly Community Arts Centre Initiative (O.C.A.C.I.) was formed in 2000 . The main focus of the organization is to act as a lobby group which represents various arts groups and individuals. O.C.A.C.I. for several years, have been calling for the provision of a purpose built arts centre in... read more

Letter to Councillors - February 2008

Letter sent to all Offaly County Councillors in February 2008 Offaly Community Arts Centre Initiative (O.C.A.C.I) was formed in 2000 as an umbrella group incorporating mainly, Tullamore based Arts groups and individuals. The main focus of O.C.A.C.I. is to lobby for the provision of an Arts Centre in... read more

Council Statement - March 2009

Statement on ACCESS II funding for Tullamore Arts Centre Following the announcement of grant aid of €2m from the Department of Arts Sports and Tourism in April 2007, Offaly County Council has looked at many ways in which this fund could be best utilised. The grant award was a third of what was... read more