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.

Policy

The role of The Heritage Council is to propose policies and priorities for the identification, protection, preservation and enhancement of the national heritage. Here you will find Heritage Council policies for a variety of heritage areas of interest and internal Heritage Council procedural policies.

Heritage Policy Papers

Guidelines for any Reports being carried out for the Heritage Council

Download Guidelines for Reports Carried out for the Heritage Council [PDF 554KB]

Recommendations For The Establishment Of A National Biological Records Centre

Recommendations For The Establishment Of A National Biological Records Centre [PDF 2.87MB]

Built And Natural Farmland Habitats

Download Built And Natural Farmland Habitats [PDF 1.14MB]

Integrating Policies For Irelands Inland Waterways

Download Integrating Policies For Irelands Inland Waterways [PDF 6.43MB]

Policy Paper On Urban Archaeology & The National Heritage

Download Policy Paper On Urban Archaeology & The National Heritage [PDF 1.07MB]

Heritage Council's Policy Paper on: Agriculture and the National Heritage (1999)

Download Heritage Council's Policy Paper on: Agriculture and the National Heritage (1999) [PDF 78.2KB]

Archaeology and Forestry in Ireland 1998 Paper

Archaeology and Forestry in Ireland 1998 Paper [PDF 1.29MB]

Heritage Council's Policy Paper on: Forestry and the National Heritage 1999

Heritage Council's Policy Paper on: Forestry and the National Heritage 1999 [PDF 106KB]

Policies and Priorities for the National Heritage

Download Policies and Priorities for the National Heritage [PDF 58.5KB]

Towards Policies For Irelands Heritage

Download Towards Policies For Irelands Heritage [PDF 1.4MB]

Policy Paper on Ireland's Landscape & the National Heritage

Download Policy Paper on Ireland's Landscape and the National Heritage [PDF 286KB]

Policy Paper on Heritage Awareness in Ireland

Download Policy Paper on Heritage Awareness in Ireland [PDF 2.17MB]

  • Archaeology
  • Architecture
  • Education
  • Museums & Archive
  • Inland Waterways
  • Marine
  • Recreation
  • Wildlife
  • Landscape
  • Irish Walled Towns
  • County Heritage Services
  • Planning
 

HERITAGE IN YOUR AREA

Select your county from the drop-down list below for more information about heritage projects in your area.

NEWS

The Heritage Council Grants Programme

The Heritage Council Grants Programme for 2011 is now open. The closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 8th October at 5.00 p.m. Please visit the Grants section of this website for information on making an application.

Irish National Strategic Archaeological Research [INSTAR] Programme web archive launch

Five museums receive interim accreditation under Museums Standards Programme for Ireland

High nature value farming case studies in north Connemara and the Aran Islands

EVENTS

Seminar on Robert O’Hara Burke: Galway Man and Australian Explorer

Saturday 4th September 2010. Loughrea, Co. Galway.