Working with Communities - Our initiatives for 2019
In 2019, the Heritage Council's budget allocation will be directed towards achieving some of the objectives in our new Strategic Plan.
Announcing the Appointment of the Heritage Council's New Chief Executive
The Heritage Council is delighted to announce the appointment of Virginia Teehan as its new Chief Executive with effect from 1 February 2019. Ms Teehan joins the Heritage Council with a wealth of experience, having acted as Director of Cultural Projects at University College Cork, prior to which she served as Director of the Hunt Museum in Limerick. She will begin in her new role following the retirement of serving Heritage Council Chief Executive, Michael Starrett in January.
New Wildlife Officer Appointed
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.
Heritage Council launches 2019 initiative for Ireland’s Historic Towns
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
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.
Full programme now available for 'Dig: the value of archaeology for society and the economy'
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?