Inishowen Maritime Museum

The museum has grown one project at a time. Since 2021, Clann Credo has supported five separate projects - from exhibition and archival works to building improvements and additions - each helping to build towards something bigger.

Now, that ambition is taking another step forward. A Development Plan, commissioned and funded by Fáilte Ireland, sets out a complete redevelopment of the visitor experience: new display cases, audiovisuals and interactive exhibits, updated signage and lighting. The project has a clear goal - to almost double annual visitor numbers, from 4,200 to a targeted 8,200 within three years.

Fáilte Ireland backed the vision with a grant, providing the capital backbone for the redevelopment. But grant funding alone could not provide all the finance needed at the point it was required. Clann Credo structured a combined bridging and term loan, helping the museum manage the timing of grant funding while providing additional finance to deliver the redevelopment and realise its full potential.

After five years of working together, there was already something valuable between the museum and Clann Credo: trust, understanding and a shared belief in what the museum could become.