We are delighted to welcome Lorcan Scott as our new Wildlife Officer. With his background as a Park Ranger; Co Carlow’s first Heritage Officer; District Conservation Officer (DCO) with the NPWS for Carlow, Kilkenny & Wexford and as Peatlands DCO for Leinster and Munster, Lorcan is great addition to the Heritage Council Team.
The Heritage Council has today launched a new round of the Historic Towns Initiative aimed at supporting heritage-led regeneration in our historic towns €1 million will be made available to a number of towns to assist in their regeneration.
Heritage at the Heart 2018-2022 was launched by The Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan, T.D. detailing the Heritage Council’s new Strategic Plan.
The full conference programme with abstracts, bios and workshop descriptions is now available!
With 24 events, spread over 5 days, 46 leading archaeologists, architects and artists will aim to answer two key questions. Firstly, in what ways does archaeology impact positively on our society and economy? And secondly, how can this be sustainably deepened?
The findings of a major new survey of the strengths and opportunities for Letterkenny have been launched today by the Heritage Council, Queen’s University Belfast and Donegal County Council.
The Heritage Council Conservation Internship Scheme with Irish cultural institutions celebrates 10 Years