Heritage Council

The Heritage Council seeks to protect and enhance the richness, quality and diversity of our national heritage for everyone. It works with its partners to increase awareness of our national heritage.

The Heritage Council Grants Programme

The Heritage Council's Grants Programme represents the most tangible manner in which the Council can help individuals, groups and agencies to manage, develop and conserve those aspects of their heritage that they value the most.

The Council revised its grants system for 2010 when three new grant schemes were open for applications as follows:

Heritage Research providing assistance for data collection and research relating to Ireland’s heritage;
Heritage Management supporting projects that apply good heritage practice to the management of places, collections or objects and
Heritage Education, Community and Outreach supporting initiatives linking heritage to communities through education and outreach, promoting active engagement with and raising public appreciation of heritage.

The Heritage Council Grants Programme for 2010 is now closed for all subject areas except for the Irish Walled Towns Network (IWTN) Fund which remains open until Friday 19th February 2010 [see below].

The Heritage Council IWTN Grant Programme 2010

The Heritage Council established the Irish Walled Towns Network in April 2005 to unite and co-ordinate the strategic efforts of local authorities involved in the management and conservation of historic walled towns in Ireland.

For 2010 The Heritage Council’s Irish Walled Towns Network grant programme will be administired online under 'Heritage Management'. Applications can be made using the Online Grants System which can be accessed by clicking on the 'Enter the Online Grants System' link below:

Online Grants System

Full information on the 2010 Irish Walled Towns Network (IWTN) Fund is contained in the booklet that can be downloaded by clicking on the following link:

Download Grants Booklet

The deadline for applications to the IWTN Fund 2010 is Friday 19th February 2010 at 5.00 p.m.

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

Applications received by post, fax or by email will not be considered.

Canvassing on behalf of any applicant will automatically disqualify an application.

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