This index is compiled from the Record of Protected Structures (RPS) held by each planning authority, the list changes annually but the document provides a record for 2011.
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An executive summary of the report which examines existing grant-giving towards building conservation in Ireland. The study specifically set out to provide an analysis of the amounts of money that are offered (‘quanta’), and how effective they are.
This study on grant-giving in Ireland makes the case for continued state authority funding of a wide range of built heritage grants. The study also outlines the growing interest in ‘preventative maintenance’ and how to achieve value for money in grant-giving for building conservation. The Heritage Council received a grant in 2010 from the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to implement the Government Policy on Architecture 2009 - 2015.
Quarterly magazine of the Heritage Council, with news, events, opportunities and heritage features.
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Ireland's Distinctive Past Inspiring an Innovative Future - This issue examines the contribution that heritage can make to both economic recovery and to Ireland's re-emerging sense of identity.
Also in this Issue: - Building Ireland’s Creative Economy - Understanding Limerick: Place, Heritage and Inequality in Post-Celtic Tiger Ireland - The Impacts of Historic Environments on Towns & Cities.
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