Evaluation of the Village Design Statement Process on our national pilot project Julianstown VDS.
Read moreRead lessEvaluation of the Village Design Statement process on our national pilot project Julianstown VDS.
A guide for local communities with guidance and suggestions about the best way of keeping your graveyard in accordance with international best practice.
Read moreRead lessKeeping the graveyard in good condition is important to local people as it reflects pride in their parish and is an acknowledgement of the contribution our ancestors made to its development. This publication aims to provide local communities with guidance and suggestions.
A study to determine the value of Ireland's Historic Environment to the country's economic and social well-being.
Read moreRead lessA core aim of the study has been to determine the current value of economic activity generated by Ireland's historic environment: primarily through quantifying levels of employment and national income which may be attributed, both directly and indirectly. The study has also identified the wider community benefits or public goods that Ireland's historic environment provides, and has assessed the potential for Ireland's historic environment to aid sustainable growth and economic recovery.
The Heritage Council prepared a draft submission in response to the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government’s Draft Retail Planning Guidelines, which were published on the 22nd November 2011.
Read moreRead lessOne of the critical resources we possess as a nation is our urban places and spaces, and if we are to send them into the future with their values intact, we must plan and manage them effectively to ensure that they continue to function and to thrive both
economically and culturally.
Methodology for habitat survey and classification in Ireland.
Read moreRead lessThis publication provides best practice guidance for habitat survey and mapping in Ireland, and is predominantly aimed at the professional ecologist who may be managing or undertaking such work, as well as those who may commission it.
A Village Design Statement for Sandymount, Co Dublin for enhancement and future development of the village.
Read moreRead lessSandymount Village Design Statement (VDS) has been undertaken by the Sandymount Residents in partnership with Dublin City Council and the Heritage Council under the Heritage Council’s new community-led National Village Design Statement Programme
The Heritage Council’s National Village Design Statement Programme provides an opportunity for meaningful public
participation in the Irish planning system. The Julianstown VDS is the national pilot project for the National Village Design Programme II.
The Julianstown VDS embraces a collaborative and participative approach to village design, whereby local communities have a real voice in how their villages are planned and managed in the future.
Details the Heritage Council's activities throughout 2010
Read moreRead lessAnnual report on the activities and programmes of the Heritage Council in 2010 including Financial statements.
Three Year Action Plan 2011-2013 for Irish Walled Towns Network plus a review of activities 2006-2010.
Read moreRead lessA review of the activities of the Heritage Council's Irish Walled Towns Network and a three year action plan 2011-2013.
Quarterly magazine of the Heritage Council, with news, events, opportunities and heritage features.
Read moreRead lessIn this issue:
Archiving Design: Cataloguing images from the
Kilkenny Design Workshops - This issue touches on the history of the
Kilkenny Design Workshops, its current importance as a center of
economic trade in Kilkenny, and the project currently underway to record
its visual past and present.
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE
The Natural History of Ulster - Photographs from John Faulkner & Robert Thomson’s new publication
An Art of Place- The Townlands Project, Alan Counihan & Gypsy Ray
The Global Biodiversity Strategy - What does it mean for Ireland?
Plus:
New Research on Children in Nature • Repairing the walls of Athenry • Conservation of a Linhay Building • Monumental Lighting
Education News • Conservation Internships