​ Conference: Heritage as a community and economic asset

The IWTN is running a free conference on how heritage, sustainably used, can be employed on initiatives that are not only of direct economic benefit but also enhance the liveability of a town. 

When: 10.25am, Friday, May 26th 
Where: Carlingford Heritage Centre, Carlingford, Co. Louth
Contact: Liam Mannix lmannix@heritagecouncil.ie to book a free place.

9.45-10.25 Registration

10.25-10.30 Welcome

10.30-11 Managing Carlingford for visitors and residents
Paraic McKevitt, Carlingford Community Forum

11-11.30 The Gobbins coastal path as both tourist attraction and community hub
Alister Bell, Manager, The Gobbins Cliff Path

11.30-12 The Meitheal Mara community boatyard
Cathy Buchanan, General Manager, Meitheal Mara

12-12.15 Break

12.15-12.45 Living James Joyce in Sweny’s Pharmacy
Speaker TBC

12.45-1.15 Creating the 46km Waterford Greenway
Richie Walsh, Head of Enterprise, Waterford and City Council

1.15-2.30 Lunch

2.30-3 Designing Buttevant’s River Walk and incorporating the route’s built and natural heritage
Cathal O’Meara, Principal, Cathal O’Meara Landscape Architects

3-3.30 Black Friary Archaeology Dig: nurturing community participation and developing its tourism potential
Finola O’Carroll, Director, Irish Archaeology Field School

3.30-4 Conserving and presenting the abandoned medieval town of Rindoon
Kevin Blackwood, Architect, Blackwood Associates Architects