International Programming Ireland Fund

Deadline: February 11, 2026

This co-production fund is designed to showcase the island of Ireland as a destination to an international audience through high-quality and engaging TV projects. Launched in 2021, to date the fund has supported over 70 high-quality TV programmes, including celebrity-led travelogues such as Anna Haugh’s Big Irish Food Tour for BBC, Tour de Fred with Fred Sirieix for ITV, Amarsi un po’ – Istruzioni per l’uso for LA7 in Italy; culture travelogues including Ireland with Michael by Wexford House for PBS; history documentaries such as Halloween, an Ancient Mystery and Patrick, Slave to Ireland for RTÉ and ARTE; nature documentaries such as Ireland’s Wild Islands by Crossing the Line Productions for ARTE, Smithsonian, Sky Nature UK and SVT Sweden; prestige documentaries, such as From that Small Island for RTÉ and PBS; and golf documentaries such as Golf’s Greatest Holes – The Open Special by for Sky Sports and Golf Channel.

Successful projects will feature content that inspires and educates audiences about the island of Ireland, North and South.