Ceangal is the Local Authority Heritage Programme which includes Heritage Officers, Biodiversity Officers and from 2026 Archivists and Architectural Conservation Officers working in Local Authorities across the country. Ceangal is delivered in partnership between the Heritage Council and Local Government Ireland.
Ceangal is the Local Authority Heritage Programme which includes Heritage Officers, Biodiversity Officers and from 2026 Archivists and Architectural Conservation Officers working in Local Authorities across the country. Ceangal is delivered in partnership between the Heritage Council and Local Government Ireland.
Ceangal is the Local Authority Heritage Programme which includes Heritage Officers, Biodiversity Officers and from 2026 Archivists and Architectural Conservation Officers working in Local Authorities across the country. Ceangal is delivered in partnership between the Heritage Council and Local Government Ireland reflecting the joint investment between the Heritage Council and local authorities, and ensuring that this partnership is visible at both local and national levels.
Ceangal also covers the work of other local authority heritage professionals who are supported by the Heritage Council in other ways, for example through the Heritage Stewardship fund, which provides annual funding for heritage projects throughout the public sector, and through involvement with Heritage Council programmes such as the Museums Standards Programme for Ireland, Historic Towns Initiative, Adopt a Monument and Community Archaeology funding.
Ceangal—the Irish word for ‘connection’ or ‘tie’—supports the goal of increasing awareness of our shared objectives. Ceangal is designed to create a cohesive visual link between the work of local authorities in the heritage sector and the support provided by the Heritage Council through programmes for heritage officers, biodiversity officers, archivists, and architectural conservation officers.
Architectural Conservation Officers – to follow
Archivists – to follow
Supporting collaborative projects that assess the functions, unique selling points, quality of public spaces and civic landmarks in historic towns in order to formulate and develop visionary plans for their future development.
The Heritage Council recommends that the principles of shared ownership and shared responsibility for our landscape should be reflected in planning legislation which is both inclusive and participatory.
MSPI promotes professional standards in the care of collections in Irish museums and galleries. The programme recognises the achievement of those standards through accreditation.