Funding row sees Limerick city Halloween parade cancelled
Limerick's annual Samhain Halloween parade has been cancelled following a funding dispute between the event organizers, Lumen Street Theatre, and the local city council. The council reduced the awarded grant, which the theatre company deemed insufficient to cover the mandatory event management costs.
Why it matters
The cancellation highlights the ongoing tension between local government budget constraints and the financial viability of community-led cultural events.
There is disappointment in Limerick that the city's Halloween parade has been cancelled this year following a dispute over funding.
Lumen Street Theatre will not stage the Samhain parade - a popular event which involves around 150 performers and attracts more than 20,000 people to Limerick each year.
The Limerick-based company confirmed on social media that the parade will not go ahead.
Lumen said the decision follows a dispute over funding with Limerick City and County Council and concerns over a separate Halloween parade proposed by the local authority.
The company said it was told in April that the council would not fund the Samhain parade through its Halloween funding, but it was invited to apply to stage a new flagship parade on Halloween night through an open call process.
Lumen says it was successful, but that the original €50,000 budget was reduced by €10,000.
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