Funding boost for Offaly project from creative fundAn Offaly project is to receive funding of €10,000 from the St Patrick's Festival X TikTok Creative Fund,The funding is being allocated to Creative Lives and Creative Edenderry, for their project, Dancing Shoes, which will bring together local residents of Edenderry through many different forms of dance. The St. Patrick’s Festival team will now commence work with each of the ten selected community groups to realise their ambitious creative projects. Creative Lives is a non-profit organisation that champions community and volunteer-led creative activity, and Creative Edenderry, Offaly, is a community project that aims to grow and promote creative activity. Speaking about the funding, Damien McGlynn, Creative Lives said: “I am delighted that St. Patrick's Festival and TikTok have supported our 'Dancing Shoes' project in Edenderry through their Creative Fund. A selection of work will also be showcased to Ireland and the world during the national St. Patrick’s Festival in March 2022.

Source: Irish Independent November 11, 2021 14:32 UTC