Creative Communities Grant
Invited by Cork LGBT Archive, Darren will lead participatory co-design workshops with Cork LGBTQ+ community members, they will be invited to contribute to the design of the first permanent LGBTQ+ Exhibition in Ireland, in Cork Public Museum…
Lord Puttnam Scholarship
Darren O’Connor was selected as one of eight recipients of the 2026 Lord David Puttnam Scholarship at UCC…
INTERREG NWE Consortium Funding
Cork Community Land Trust, as part of a transnational North West European consortium, is the recipient of Interreg NWE funding…
Research Ireland Award
Ailbhe has been awarded multi year funding to undertake PhD research at TUDublin - investigating the role of community engaged processes and situated spatial knowledge in the design and renovation of multi-unit housing schemes in Ireland…
Arts in Context Award
Invited by Headway Ireland, Ailbhe will lead an Inclusive Urban Exploration through Art and Architecture that empowers adults with Acquired brain injuries…
Architecture Bursary Award
Ailbhe is the recipient of the Arts Council’s Architecture Bursary award 2024…
Agility Award
Ailbhe received Arts Council Agility Award funding to guide a Community led plan for TEST SITE as a creative community asset…
Agility Award
Darren is the recipient of an Arts Council Agility Award to support research exploring queer memory and LGBTQ+ histories in Cork…
Agility Award
Ailbhe received Arts Council Agility Award funding to carry out practice based research into critical spatial practice (© Jane Rendell)…
TEST SITE Project Award
Ailbhe received an architecture project award in October 2020 to realise TEST SITE Project…