28 New Specialists Added to Our Heritage in Schools Scheme Scheme
The Heritage Council is delighted to announce 28 new Specialists to our Heritage in Schools Scheme panel.
Heritage Council Welcomes Increased Budget Funding
The allocation of an additional €1 million for the Heritage Council in the 2017 Budget has been warmly welcomed by the Chief Executive of the Heritage Council, Michael Starrett.
Do your bit to Save Ireland’s bees
Ireland has joined a small number of countries in Europe who have developed a strategy to address pollinator decline and protect pollination services.
Heritage Council at the National Ploughing Championships
Irish Peatland Conservation Council Bog Restoration and Management
The Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) is enhancing the breeding habitat of the beautiful golden brown patterned Marsh Fritillary butterfly at its site on Lullymore West Bog, County Kildare. The cutaway bog which was donated to the IPCC by Bord na Mona, is now regenerating into a species rich grassland and moorland with a range of habitats.
Merlin Park Woods Heritage Conservation and Woodland Coppicing Research 2017
The Habitat Mapping and Biodiversity Action Plan project sets out to map 1,750 hectares, taking in the Nephin Mountain range and the Corraun peninsula. The landscape ranges from uplands to coastal areas, mature woodlands and wetlands. The Mulranney Environmental Group is hoping that the area will become a place for high nature value farming.