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Four National Libraries Join Forces in Major New UK–Ireland Initiative

13 March 2026

Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, alongside Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport Patrick O’Donovan and Minister for Creative Industries, Media and Arts Ian Murray, have announced funding of €5m for twelve projects under the UK-Ireland Cultural Co-Operation Programme, fulfilling a commitment made at their 2025 UK-Ireland Summit to establish a strategic partnership to deepen and amplify co-operation between the leading cultural institutions in both countries.

The announcement was made in Cork this evening during the second UK-Ireland Summit to strengthen post-Brexit relations.

The projects approved for funding will take place during the period from 2026 to 2030.

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