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County Heritage Officers play a key role in promoting heritage awareness, developing policy and providing advice and information on local as well as national heritage issues.
Overview
The County Heritage Officers Network comprises 28 County Heritage Officers who are based in the offices of local authorities.
Benefits
- County Heritage Officers play a key role in promoting awareness, knowledge and pride in local heritage.
- They provide advice, guidance and information on various aspects of Irish heritage and heritage best practice.
- As part of their work, officers collect data and undertake research on various aspects of the local heritage.
- They play a key role in developing policies and priorities for the identification, protection, conservation and enhancement of Ireland’s heritage.
- They support the integration and inclusion of heritage policy across all sectors, officers also prepare and implement actions of their county’s Heritage and Biodiversity Plans.
Further Information
Follow the link to the Heritage section of your local authority where you will find the most up-to-date information on publications, resources and events relating to heritage in your county. Find your local authority
| Local Authority | Heritage Officer | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cavan County Council | Anne Marie Ward | 049 437 8614 | amcurley@cavancoco.ie |
| Cork City Council | Niamh Twomey | 021 492 4018 | niamh_twomey@corkcity.ie |
| Cork County Council | Conor Nelligan | 021 428 5905 | conor.nelligan@corkcoco.ie |
| Clare County Council | Congella McGuire | 065 684 6408 / 682 1616 | cmcguire@clarecoco.ie |
| Dublin City Council | Charles Duggan | 01 222 2856 / 222 3090 | charles.duggan@dublincity.ie |
| Donegal County Council | Dr. Joe Gallagher | 074 917 2576 | j.gallagher@donegalcoco.ie |
| Fingal County Council | Dr. Gerry Clabby | 01 890 5697/ 890 5000 | Gerry.clabby@fingal.ie |
| Galway City Council | Jim Higgins | 091 526 574 | jim.higgins@galwaycity.ie |
| Galway County Council | Marie Mannion | 091 509 000 Ext. 198 / 509 198 | mmannion@galwaycoco.ie |
| Kerry County Council | T.J. Mahony | 087 6540276 / 066 7183500 Ext. 3370 | tjomahony@kerrycoco.ie / heritage@Kerrycoco.ie |
| Kildare County Council | Bridget Loughlin | 045 980 791 / 980 200 | bloughlin@kildarecoco.ie |
| Kilkenny County Council | Dearbhala Ledwidge | 056 779 4925 | dearbhala.ledwidge@kilkennycoco.ie / https://www.facebook.com/kilkenny.heritage/ |
| Laois County Council | Catherine Casey | 057 866 4129 | ccasey@laoiscoco.ie |
| Limerick County Council | Tom O'Neill | 061 407229 | thomas.oneill@limerick.ie |
| Longford County Council | Mairead Ní Chonghaile | 043 334 0731 / 334 1124 | mnichonghaile@longfordcoco.ie |
| Louth County Council | Brendan McSherry | 042 932 4109/ 086 601 3839 | brendan.mcsherry@louthcoco.ie |
| Mayo County Council | Deirdre Cunningham | 094 904 7684 | dcunningham@mayococo.ie |
| Meath County Council | Dr. Loreto Guinan | 046 909 7507 / 909 7000 | lguinan@meathcoco.ie |
| Monaghan County Council | Shirley Clerkin | 047 73722 | shclerkin@monaghancoco.ie |
| Offaly County Council | Amanda Pedlow | 057 934 6839 / 934 6800 | heritage@offalycoco.ie |
| Roscommon County Council | Nollaig Feeney | 090 663 7100 / 663 7135 | nfeeney@roscommoncoco.ie |
| Sligo County Council | Siobhán Ryan | 071 911 4482 / 9111 111 | heritage@sligococo.ie |
| South County Dublin County Council | Dr. Rosaleen Dwyer | 01 414 9222 / 414 9000 | rdwyer@sdublincoco.ie |
| Tipperary County Council | Roisin O'Grady | 0761 06 5173 | roisin.ogrady@tipperarycoco.ie |
| Waterford County Council | Bernadette Guest | 051 849 668 / 058 20839 | bguest@waterfordcoco.ie |
| Westmeath County Council | Melanie McQuade | 044 9332098 | Melanie.mcquade@westmeathcoco.ie |
| Wicklow County Council | Deirdre Burns | 0404 20100 / 20191 | dburns@wicklowcoco.ie |
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