The Island Theatre in Ballinmore has been awarded €80,000 under the government's Cultural Capital Scheme.
This funding is part of an overall 4.7 million euro capital investment scheme where organisations seek to improve their carbon footprint and provide additional capacity for artists and artistic production.
Local Councillor Ita Reynolds Flynn is paying tribute to the community group which has been working on the project through a very difficult
year.
She outlines that the seating improvements that will be made will give a great boost to all the arts groups and the wider community after
such a difficult year: