Our Supporters
Our community of support sits at the core of the IBO, and helps to make our work possible.
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The IBO is proudly funded by Arts Council Ireland / An Chomhairle Ealaíon.
IBO Supporters
Brendan Cullen, Jackie Doherty, Richard Cox, Marianne Gorman, Tim O'Sullivan
IBO Friends
Alan & Frances Tuffery, Anna Drury, Ciara Higgins, Clodagh Bowen, David and Dorothy Byers, Geoffrey Keating, Deirdre O'Donovan, Hugh Hartnett, John Quinn, Judith Gannon, June Ryan, Kenneth Langan, Marie Betts, Marjo Moonen, Mary Flynn, Mary O'Kennedy, Robert Mourik, Séamus Moran, Simon Boyle, Siobhan O'Beirne, Stephen Cahill, Sue Phillips, Yvonne Grayson, Tom Gallagher and other Friends who wish to remain anonymous.
IBO Foundational Friends
Aibhlin McCrann & Peter Finnegan, Cathy & John Brown, Ciaran Diamond, Dermot and Susan Scott, Felicity Maxwell, Francis Kelly, Helen Butler, Jiri Kytka, Joan & John Martin, Joseph Hamill, Martin Dilly, Maureen O'Sullivan, Oonah McCrann & Noel McMahon, Peader O'Mórdha, Raymond & Patricia Turner, Robert Anderson, Scott Hayes, Ulrich Marggraf, Tim Fiennes, Valerie Keegan, Jürgen Uhlich, Anne Fogarty and other supporters who wish to remain anonymous.
IBO Patrons
Aurelie Fabre, Frances McDonagh, Geraldine O’Sullivan, Jennifer Caldwell, Tony Baines
IBO Gold Circle
Eric and Jean Finch, Lyndon MacCann
IBO Directors Circle
Daphne Burnett, Rhoda Draper, Paddy Morton, Isabella de Sabata
Learning Benefactors
The Apprentice Programme in 2025 is generously supported by Mike Beary & Gary Gates.
Rachel Baptist Champions
We are hugely grateful to our Rachel Baptist Champions for helping us to bring the Rachel Baptist story and music to life in 2024:
Rhoda Draper, Carol Reynolds, Simon Boyle, Val Keegan, Paddy Morton, Siobhan O'Beirne, Geoffrey Keating, Peter Roycroft, Garret Cahill, Jürgen Uhlich, Elizabeth Hilliard, Annick Smith, Tony Baines, Isobel Bailey, Garret Dalton, Sean Tester, Kathy Brown, Garry Hynes, Kenneth Langan
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and several donors who wish to remain anonymous.
Trusts and Foundations
The Benefact Group - Movement for Good Awards
CESCA Grassroots Fund
Backstage Trust
Aviva Stadium Community Fund
The Tomar Trust
The DWF Foundation
Katharine Howard Foundation
The Ireland Funds
IMRO
Core Partners
The Office of Public Works
National Concert Hall, Dublin
RTÉ Supporting the Arts
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Project Partners
Italian Institute of Culture, Dublin
Corporate Partners
Capital Credit Union
ORIX Aviation
