Two local businesses benefit from Arts Council funding

Two local organisations are set to benefit from a new injection of funding.

Shawbrook Residential in Legan, Co.Longford and Leitrim Sculpture Centre in Manorhamilton have been granted a total of 370-thousand euro in funding from the Arts Council of Ireland.

Shawbrook received 75,000 euro and Leitrim Sculpture Centre received over 300,000 euro.

107 organisations across the country have been granted over 50 million in funding, with 59 of those organisations based in Dublin and the rest spread around the country.

The funding was granted after an open and competitive application process

No organizations in Roscommon received strategic funding