Each year in June, Galway County Council supports free creative projects for young people in every corner of the county. In 2025, we supported 59 projects, 52% of which either incorporated, or were fully through the Irish language.
This year Cruinniú na nÓg will take place on Saturday the 6th of June, 2026.
The goal of Cruinniú na nÓg is to ensure that every child in the country has equal access and opportunity to explore their creativity and engage with the arts.
For the last 2 years running we have successfully secured additional funding to run programmes on the Aran Islands. This has grown hugely since it began in 2024 and received a great deal of media attention with a feature on Cúla4 in 2025.
The Cruinniú na nÓg Open Call for funding is now accepting applications until 4pm Wednesday 25th of February.
See guideline document below.
Please apply by completing the below form and returning to creativeireland@galwaycoco.ie by 4pm on Wednesday the 25th of February