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The Department of Education and Youth is pleased to announce BLAST Creativity and Arts in Education Residency 2026/2027 applications are now open. 

Please see the following link for BLAST Application Guidelines and further details: English: BLAST: Arts in Education , Irish: BLAST: Ealaíon san Oideachas

BLAST Creativity and Arts in Education Residency 2026/2027 apply online here: 

The closing date for receipt of applications is 20th April 2026.

Please contact your local full-time Education Support Centre for queries or support, or email National Arts in Education, Tralee Education Support Centre at artsineducation@traleeesc.ie.           

Eligibility:

All schools in receipt of capitation grants from the Department of Education and Youth or Education and Training Boards (ETBs) can apply for BLAST.

Schools participating in Creative Clusters, Creative Schools, Creative Connections, I am Creative or TAP+ can apply for BLAST.

Fee Paying Schools are not eligible to apply for BLAST Residencies. Schools that are not in the free-education scheme cannot apply for BLAST. 

BLAST is an initiative of the Department of Education and Youth, under the Creative Youth Plan 2023-2027. It is led by and in partnership with the 21 full-time Education Support Centres Ireland.

BLAST Application Form Link: 

Please see Monaghan Education Support Centre Creative Practice Register below which may assist you when completing your BLAST application. Please note this register is to showcase the creative practices currently available in your school’s catchment area.

We remind schools/centres not to contact creative practitioners independently to request collaboration on BLAST.
All communications for the BLAST initiative are managed through your local Education Support Centre.

Monaghan Education Support Centre BLAST Register of Artists & Creative Practitioners
(Artists & Creatuve Practitioners will be added on an ongoing basis)

Name of Creative Practitioner
Ainm an Chleachtóra Chruthaitheach

Creative Practice
Cleachtadh Cruthaitheach

Hyperlink to Work
Hipirnasc chuig d’Obair

Anna Wiercioch

Visual Arts, puppet making, lanterns, murals, photography

https://www.facebook.com/kaniuta.art  https://www.facebook.com/ArtistTime

Cáithlin Mulligan

Works as a 2D animator for television. I also paint, draw, craft and make music

https://www.mullydoodles.com