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.

News & Press

Welcome to The Heritage Councils News & Press section where you can find out all the latest news from The Heritage Council. Click on the links for more information.

FEATURED NEWS

Sculpture in the Parklands

Irish Heritage Council Funding announced.

Death of an Irish born golden eagle chick in the Northwest

Statement from Cliona O’Brien, Wildlife Office, The Heritage Counci

Galway Tree Heritage

Competition to celebrate National Tree Week

Art-Youth-Culture: FYI

Art-Youth-Culture: FYI will be held over three days in Dublin. It will involve a series of arts-based workshops and discussions, concluding with a meeting between young people, arts policy makers, and government representatives....

School Project to Restore Atlantic Salmon Populations

Hello! My name is Karen Popken and I am a teacher at River Valley Charter School in Newburyport, Massachusetts USA. For the past seven years, in my classroom students have been raising and releasing Atlantic Salmon into the...

Heritage Council 2010 Grants Awards

The new grants scheme provides funding to heritage projects that support research, entrepreneurship, conservation and engagement within the community.

Heritage Education Award 2009-2010

The joint Heritage Council and INTO Heritage Education Award was presented to Paddy Madden at the INTO Office in Parnell Square in November 2009.

Reps 4 Traditional Farm Buildings Grant Scheme 2010-2011

Closing date for receipt of applications is 5.00 p.m., Friday 26th March 2010.

'Bee for Biodiversity' schools competition

Joint initiative between South Tipperary County Council Heritage Office and Environment Section to help raise awareness of biodiversity and the importance of the bee in South Tipperary.

Current water shortages highlight critical role of biodiversity in provision of adequate, safe supply

As the International Year of Biodiversity 2010 is launched, Cliona O’Brien, Wildlife Officer at the Heritage Council examines the reality of biodiversity in Ireland.

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HERITAGE IN YOUR AREA

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EVENTS

National Heritage Week 2010 : 21st-29th August

Calling all Event Organisers!