Tipperary bookshops receive community funding
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Independent bookshops, one of the most valuable assets in the age of internet propaganda and algorithms, are to receive community funding
Bookshops in Nenagh and Thurles are to receive €5,000 each from the Books at One Community Prize Fund, to support or develop “new and engaging activities for the benefit of their local community”.
The Bookworm in Thurles and The Nenagh Bookshop, both independently owned shops, are two of 23 bookshops to share in the €100,000 fund,
Each selected store will receive a grant of up to €5,000.
The fund was created in 2025 for Books at One via The One Foundation as a new avenue of support for both independent stores and their surrounding communities.
The aim was to further strengthen the importance of independent bookstores as creative venues for community engagement and connection across the country.
Now in its second year, the fund builds on a strong first outing. Last summer, 21 independent bookshops received grants to deliver projects that reimagined their stores as unique cultural and social places in their towns and cities. From storytelling events, creative workshops and youth programmes, The Community Prize Fund helped support a wide variety of different projects, responding to the unique needs of each bookstore’s local community.