Heritage Outlook: Summer/ Autumn 2005

Heritage Outlook: Summer/ Autumn 2005

General

The quarterly magazine of the Heritage Council, with news, events, opportunities and features.

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

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‘Pilot’ Rural Renewal Scheme for the Upper Shannon Area: Submission to the Department of Finance – Final Report

‘Pilot’ Rural Renewal Scheme for the Upper Shannon Area: Submission to the Department of Finance – Final Report

Natural Heritage & Biodiversity

This report provides a detailed assessment of the impact that the ‘Pilot’ Rural Renewal Tax Scheme for the Upper Shannon Area has had on lands adjacent to the River Shannon and hence the heritage of the River Shannon Waterway Corridor; a ‘waterway corridor area’ of international significance.

The assessment focuses on the resulting impact of increased development pressures on the heritage within the River Shannon Corridor and the implications for the planning and development system within this area. Four detailed case studies are provided (two case studies each for Counties Leitrim and Roscommon), in order to illustrate the long-term impact that the tax incentive scheme will have on the River Shannon Corridor Area.

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Irish Walled Towns Network Action Plan 2006-08

Irish Walled Towns Network Action Plan 2006-08

Built/Urban Heritage & Archaeology

The first action plan of the IWTN.

The Action Plan 2006-2008 is set out in two main parts:
1: Eleven ‘Key Actions’ for late 2005/early 2006, (i.e. Immediate Actions); and
2: Twelve ‘Further Actions’ (i.e. Short Term and Medium Term) 2006-2008 are set out under the
following themes:
• Networking and Lobbying (3 no. actions);
• Conservation and Management (4 no. actions);
• Joint Promotion and IT (3 no. actions); and
• Education and Training (2 no. actions).

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Integrating Policies for Ireland's Inland Waterways

Integrating Policies for Ireland's Inland Waterways

Natural Heritage & Biodiversity

This policy paper has been written in the light of heritage policy developments (the
National Heritage Plan and the National Biodiversity Plan) and the establishment of Waterways Ireland.

Notwithstanding these welcome developments, Ireland’s inland waterways and their corridors

still urgently need a strategic approach. Waterways Ireland’s remit covers most of Ireland’s
waterways although some, in particular several disused navigations, are not clearly the
responsibility of any agency. This document proposes a possible direction for a concerted and
co-ordinated effort to ensure that the heritage, social, and economic value of all of Ireland’s
waterways is enhanced.

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Heritage Outlook: Winter 2004/ Spring 2005

Heritage Outlook: Winter 2004/ Spring 2005

General

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

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Seeking Your Views on Water Quality: Feedback Report

Seeking Your Views on Water Quality: Feedback Report

Natural Heritage & Biodiversity

This document is a record of the feedback to the consultation document and the seminar of 18th October 2003 and represents the views of the respondents expressed in writing or during the workshop and plenary sessions.

The Heritage Council identified the implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive as a major work area with particular emphasis on the public participation aspects. To assist in developing policy, Council agreed to canvas opinion on current water quality and current and future water management proposals.

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Saint Brendan's Cathedral, Clonfert: Conservation Plan

Saint Brendan's Cathedral, Clonfert: Conservation Plan

Built/Urban Heritage & Archaeology

The Conservation Plan process draws together all the elements of the built and natural heritage in a historic place, as well as providing a forum for all interested parties to come together and agree the way forward. Through this process, the congregation and local community have been empowered to participate fully in the decisions taken, and to engage with the experts and with the statutory and other authorities.

The policies contained in this Conservation Plan provide a detailed methodology for approaching the conservation of the doorway of the cathedral while recognising the importance of its setting within the cathedral and within the attendant grounds. The Plan also provides policies for conserving the other elements of the complex, recognising that the significance of the site as a whole is as important as the significance of its parts.

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  • Author(s): Dermot Nolan and Pat Ruane
Heritage Council Annual Report 2004

Heritage Council Annual Report 2004

Corporate Publications

Annual report of the Heritage Council, including financial statements for 2004.

Annual report of the Heritage Council, including financial statements for 2004.

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Saint Lachtain's Church, Freshford: Conservation Plan

Saint Lachtain's Church, Freshford: Conservation Plan

Built/Urban Heritage & Archaeology

The Conservation Plan methodology, introduced by the Heritage Council in1998, was applied to St Lachtain’s Church in 2001 and 2002. It provides a practical vision for the repairs and conservation of the monument and for the future of its setting.

The Church of St Lachtain in Freshford, County Kilkenny is a place of great antiquity. This Conservation Plan clearly and unequivocally states the significance of this monument and gives the church a prominence in the ecclesiastical history of Ireland which had hitherto been largely unrecognised.

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  • Author(s): Margaret Quinlan and Timothy Foley
Waterway Corridor of the Shannon from Lanesborough to Shannonbridge

Waterway Corridor of the Shannon from Lanesborough to Shannonbridge

Landscapes

A study of the area surrounding Lanesborough to Shannonbridge

Click Read More to view/download the appendices and maps

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