Ireland/ 9. Sources and Links  

9.2 Key organisations and portals

Cultural policy making bodies

The Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism 
http://www.arts-sport-tourism.gov.ie/

The Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources 
http://www.dcenr.gov.ie/

The Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs 
http://www.pobail.ie/

The Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government 
http://www.environ.ie/

Professional Associations

Association of Irish Composers
http://www.composers.ie/

Business2Arts 
http://www.business2arts.ie/

Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Eireann
http://comhaltas.ie/

Theatre Forum
http://www.theatreforumireland.com/

Visual Artists Ireland
http://www.visualartists.ie/

Grant-giving bodies

Aosdana 
http://www.artscouncil.ie/aosdana/

The Arts Council 
http://www.artscouncil.ie/

The Irish Film Board 
http://www.filmboard.ie/

The Irish Heritage Council 
http://www.heritagecouncil.ie/

Culture Ireland
http://www.cultureireland.com/

Cultural research and statistics

The Arts Council's virtual library 
http://www.artscouncil.ie/library/

The National Archives 
http://www.nationalarchives.ie/

The National Library 
http://www.nli.ie/

Culture / arts portals

Arts and Disability
http://www.artsanddisability.com/

Ask about Ireland 
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/

Chester Beatty Library
http://www.cbl.ie/

CREATE - National development agency for collaborative arts
http://www.create-ireland.ie/

Culture Net - Gateway to the Culture and Heritage of Ireland 
http://www.culturenet.ie/

What's On?
http://events.artscouncil.ie/

Ireland Literature Exchange 
http://www.irelandliterature.com/

Public Art 
http://publicart.ie/

The Irish Museum of Modern Art 
http://www.modernart.ie/

The Irish Theatre Institute 
http://www.irishtheatreinstitute.com/

The National Concert Hall 
http://www.nch.ie/

The National Gallery of Ireland 
http://www.nationalgallery.ie/

The National Museum of Ireland 
http://www.museum.ie/

The National Theatre 
http://www.abbeytheatre.ie/

The Library Council 
http://www.librarycouncil.ie/