Almost €82,000 has been allocated to Kilkennys Watergate Theatre under the Creative Ireland programme.
Arts Minister Heather Humphreys has announced more than 9 million for arts and culture centres across the country.
Significant funding is going to seven flagship projects – two of them in this region the Riverbank Arts Centre in Kildare and the Wexford Arts Centre are each to receive €1 million in the grant allocation.
The Watergate Theatre is among 49 others to benefit from this latest capital investment.