Heritage Council

UCD Scholarship - Doctoral Research - Urban Resilience & Sustainability

UCD School of Architecture is pleased to offer a scholarship to fund full-time doctoral research in the area of Urban Resilience and Sustainability.

National Heritage Week 2012 - Don't forget to register by 31st May!

This year the Heritage Council is focusing on promoting Ireland's wonderful built heritage and are encouraging owners of historic properties to open their doors as part of the celebrations.

MA Arts & Heritage Management 2012/13- WIT

The closing date for the 2012/13 Academic Year is 15th June 2012. This course is a unique Level 9 programme which aims to provide graduates and professionals with management training in the area of cultural administration.

TidyTowns Heritage Award 2012 - Closing Date 25th May

The Heritage Award seeks to promote a greater awareness of the value of our heritage to our quality of life and to sustainable economic development.

Interactive Map of the Shannon, the Grand and Royal Canals

This map was created using GIS and will allow you to zoom down to sections of the Shannon and canals covered under the Heritage Council's Corridor Studies.

The Irish Workhouse Centre, Portumna reopens

The Centre reopens from the 1st April 2012 and will be open 7 days per week until 30th September 2012.

Your Place or Mine? - Conference Video Clips & Presentations now on line

If you didn't make it to the conference last week, video clips of each speaker's presentation are available to view along with PDFs of each speaker's Powerpoint presentation.

Heritage as an Engine of Economic Growth in Mid-Sized Towns - Video clips now available

This conference examined how the heritage resources of a town can help it recover from the recession. If you missed this conference back in January - watch the video clips of the speakers' presentations.

Boyne - Amateur Photography Competition 2012

This is your opportunity to capture in a photograph the beauty of the Boyne as it flows through Counties Meath and Louth. We are looking for photographs on: Heritage Sites Events and Festivals Landscape, Plants and Wildlife.

Heritage Council hosts conference to mark World Heritage Day 2012

The conference highlighted the need for local community involvement in heritage presentation and interpretation.