Musical Instruments Programme 2025/26 funding announcement

2 releases from 1 party, 21 October 2025.

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1. Lyons announces bands and individuals who will benefit from the £1.1m…

   • DUP
   • 21 October 2025
   • Policy announcement
   • Contains a proposal

   DUP release from Communities Minister Gordon Lyons announcing 134 grants worth £1.1m to individuals, bands and groups through the 2025/26 Musical Instruments Programme, up from 119 awards last year.

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2. Investment in local bands welcomed

   • DUP
   • 21 October 2025
   • Policy announcement
   • Contains a proposal

   Mid Ulster DUP MLA Keith Buchanan welcomes Communities Minister Gordon Lyons's announcement of over £1.1 million through the Musical Instruments Programme, saying it will support 134 individuals, bands and groups, including Mid Ulster bands replacing old instruments.

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• Sinn Féin: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• UUP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• SDLP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• TUV: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• Green Party: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• PBP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• Aontú: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.

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