Support a student

The Lir Bursaries provides equal access to all young people, regardless of their financial circumstances, to world-class teaching and training at The Lir. This award is means tested and goes directly to the student to cover fees and the cost of living during their academic training.

You can command a crucial role in providing equal access to theatre education for all young people, by funding a Lir bursary. The individual bursary can be put in your name, or perhaps named in memory of a loved-one. We welcome and encourage an association with the student recipient during their training and ensure full acknowledgement of the bursary throughout their career.

This can be a once-off contribution of €10,000 or €5,000 per year for three years. The monetary contribution may last three years, but the training provided will last a lifetime.

By choosing to donate to The Lir Academy by an amount over €250, your donation becomes even more valuable to us if you complete a CHY Cert and returning it to us. You can download the CHY3 cert by clicking here or the CHY4 cert by clicking here.

This means that as a charity, we can claim 45% tax relief on the value of your donation. So, €250 becomes €362, €1000 becomes €1450.

For further information, to learn more about the benefits you receive in return for your support, or if you are unsure as to which cert to complete, please contact Joanne O'Hagan, Director of Development, on +353 86 266 7511 or joanne.ohagan@thelir.ie