Funding issued to Mayo based organisations
Ballina Arts Centre has been given funding for a full-time marketing manager.
Funding has been announced by Mayo Fianna Fail TD Dara Calleary for Mayo based organisations.
The funding is from the DAF Sustaining Social Enterprise Scheme for 2026/27.
The total funding across the country came to €4 million, with €279,662 coming to Mayo.
This includes €78,401 awarded to Ballina Arts Centre to fund a full-time Marketing Manager role which will develop and implement audience development and commercial strategies.
€78,000 has been given to Moy Innovations in Ballina to appoint a Supervisor, while €126,261 has been given to Leave No Trace for a dedicated role focused on converting state agency, corporate and tourism opportunities into contracted traded income.
Announcing the allocations, Minister Calleary said:“I am delighted to announce today that 32 social enterprises will benefit under the DAF Sustaining Social Enterprise Scheme 2026/2027.
"This investment will support organisations across the country to increase their traded income, strengthen their financial sustainability and continue delivering valuable services within their communities.
“I fully appreciate, and have seen first-hand, the invaluable work carried out by social enterprises around the country and I am pleased to be able to support these social enterprises.
"This funding will help address capacity constraints by funding the recruitment of key personnel whether directly in income-generation roles or in administration/HR freeing up existing staff to focus on boosting traded income and securing long-term financial sustainability.”
