Historic Towns Initiative
An initiative to promote heritage-led regeneration and to improve the quality of our historic towns and villages for residents and tourists.
- Ceangal /
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.
Local Authorities
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
