Imirt and Ardán to Deliver Renewed Screen Ireland Digital Games Portfolio
Posted: 5th August 2026
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Imirt and Ardán are delighted to confirm the renewal of the Digital Games Portfolio. The fund, valued at €500,000 will deliver direct support to digital games creatives and studios in Ireland, building on the progress made when it was first launched in 2025.
Initiatives in the portfolio include the Irish Games Fund led by Imirt and the Irish Games Talent Incubator led by Ardán.
The Irish Games Fund allows Irish studios developing original IP to access development funding of €50K and prototype funding of €12K, as well as a new Release Fund for games that are ready to launch.
Receiving funding to help develop TÖLT with stage 2 of the Irish Games Fund has been nothing short of transformative for the project as well as for my life, both professionally and personally. Having never received funding in the 8 years that I've been releasing games under ENIGMA STUDIO, this funding has enabled a paradigm shift in the way I design and develop games.
- Jamie Gavin (ENIGMA Studio), 2025 participant
The Irish Games Talent Incubator is an 8-week programme designed to upskill new entrants in the games sector, including individual mentorship from industry peers, targeted workshops, and facilitated peer-learning.
The Irish Games Talent Incubator really helped me grow as a solo dev and see my work in a more practical, industry-focused way. Through mentorship and workshops, I got better at pitching, understanding my audience, and shaping my project. It gave me more confidence and a clearer idea of how to turn my ideas into something real and viable.
- Alejandra Vargas, 2025 participant
These initiatives will be open for applications in the coming months, and further opportunities will be announced before the end of the year. If you would like to be notified of them please fill in this expression of interest form.
Désirée Finnegan, Chief Executive at Screen Ireland, said:
Screen Ireland's Digital Games Portfolio will support the development of new prototypes and releases for original Irish games, as well as drive talent and skills development for new entrants. It underlines Screen Ireland's ambition to strengthen the Irish games sector, with strategic support for the incredible range of creatives, developers and storytellers that are at the heart of Ireland's games sector.
Colm Larkin, CEO of Imirt, said:
I'm thrilled to see continued funding from Screen Ireland directed towards the games sector, and I'm certain we will once again see huge demand and impact from it. This will help more Irish games reach the international audiences they deserve.
Alan Duggan, CEO of Ardán said:
The continuation of funding for the Irish games sector through Screen Ireland's second iteration of the Digital Games Portfolio is an important signifier of the direction the industry here is going, and we are delighted to be working with Imirt on it again this year.