Publications & Reports

CELEBRATING BIODIVERSITY WEEK 2007
The Butterflies and Moths of Northern Ireland

THE LANDSCAPES WE DESERVE
conserving Ireland’s landscapes before it is too late

BOUNDLESS HORIZONS
Historic Landscape Characterisation

CONTEMPORARY MUSIC • LOCAL BIODIVERSITY AREAS • THE INDIAN MUGHAL MINIATURES

In this issue:

PREHISTORIC MUSIC IN IRELAND
exploring prehistoric musical instruments in Ireland
THATCHING IN IRELAND
the role of thatch in vernacular architecture
BIODIVERSITY DAY
full list of events inside
HERITAGE WEEK REGISTRATION • FURNITURE CONSERVATION • WATERFORD IMAGE ARCHIVE PROJECT

In this issue:

PROTECTING THE BURREN
the case for a new kind of National Park

EXPO 2005
The Ireland Pavillion in Japan

THE LANDMARK TRUST
combining architectural conservation and tourism

HERITAGE EVENTS • ENVIRONMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS • GRANTS PROGRAMME 2005

In this issue:

WATER HERITAGE DAY 2004
Creating awareness during Heritage Week

REELING IN THE YEARS
The heritage value of archives

BUILDING ON THE PAST
The sustainable reuse of buildings

HERITAGE EVENTS • THE DISCOVERY PROGRAMME • HERITAGE COUNCIL GRANTS PROGRAMME 2004

In this issue:

MANAGING OUR OCEANS
How do we prevent over-exploitation?
THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
thinking globally, acting locally
ARCHAEOLOGY IN CONTEMPORARY IRELAND
Challenges and opportunities
COUNTRYSIDE ACCESS • OUR HISTORIC HOMES • PILGRIM PATHS • HERITAGE EVENTS

The Heritage Council was established as a
statutory body under the Heritage Act, 1995. The Heritage Act provides a
definition of ‘heritage’ which is truly comprehensive and includes:
monuments; archaeological objects; heritage objects such as art and
industrial works; documents and genealogical records; architectural
heritage; flora and fauna; wildlife habitats; landscapes and seascapes;
wrecks; geology; heritage gardens; parks and inland waterways.

The introduction to the Act reads as follows:

"An act to promote public interest in and knowledge, appreciation and protection of the national heritage, to establish a body to be known as an Chomhairle Oidhreachta, to define its functions, to provide for the exercise by the Minister for Arts, Culture and The Gaeltacht of functions in relation to the national heritage and to provide for other matters connected with the matters aforesaid." [10th April, 1995]