The Heritage Council Announces the Appointment of New Chief Executive
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The Heritage Council is pleased 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.
Heritage Council launches 2019 initiative for Ireland’s Historic Towns
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The Heritage Council has launched a new round of the Historic Towns Initiative for 2019. The scheme will make €1 million available to support heritage-led regeneration in a number of our historic towns.
The Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan, T.D. today launched the Heritage Council’s new Strategic Plan, Heritage at the Heart2018-2022. The aim of the strategic plan is to engage with issues relevant to Ireland in 2018-2022, and to bolster the heritage sector so that it better able to deal with contemporary challenges.
Heritage conference explores impact of Brexit on Irish museum sector
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What impact will the UK’s decision to leave the EU have on museums on the Irish border? That’s one of the key questions to be explored as part of ‘Do Borders Matter? The Role of Museums and Heritage in Crossing the Line’, a conference hosted by the Local Authority Museums Network (LAMN) at the County Museum Dundalk.
Heritage Council announces launch of ‘Irish Stained Glass Revival’ map for HeritageMaps.ie
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Featuring the works of An Túr Gloinne and Harry Clarke, the Heritage Council’s map-viewing portal HeritageMaps.ie,today (6.09.18) launched a new interactive map containing details of some of Ireland’s most spectacular stained glass windows.
Ireland’s unique stories and traditions celebrated in National Heritage Week programme
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More than 2,000 events are planned across the country for National Heritage Week 2018. This year we're asking you to ‘Share a Story, Make a Connection’.