The Heritage Council, Ireland’s National Coordinator for the Young European Heritage Makers initiative, is delighted to announce that Belmont National School has been selected as Ireland’s entry for the 2026 competition, part of the wider European Heritage Days programme.
Donegal County Council win Ceangal Local Heritage Award 2026 at LAMA Awards.
The Heritage Council has welcomed the appointment by Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, Dara Calleary TD, of Éamon Ó Cuív TD as Chair of Comhairle na Tuaithe (The Countryside Council).
The Heritage Council is calling on the public to complete a short survey on traditional craft skills. Participants will have the chance to win an OPW Family Heritage Card.
The Heritage Council today welcomes the announcement of a significant allocation of €5 million from the Government’s Shared Island Fund to develop and strengthen the local and all-island heritage dimensions of the Shared Home Place programme.
Teagasc and the Heritage Council are today, Friday 22 August, launching National Hedgerow Week 2025 - an initiative to raise awareness of the value of hedgerows in our landscapes – with a series of free events highlighting the benefits hedgerows provide to our rural landscape.