Policy Proposals for Ireland’s Towns
“...to spell out the instrumental benefits of heritage-led urban renewal for Irish society and economic recovery.”
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Up the Town
Many Irish towns have unique features - significant historical monuments, beautiful riverside walks and fine architectural
heritage. This publication aims to celebrate these individual attributes that add so much distinctive character to our towns for locals and visitors to enjoy.
Read MoreRead LessDespite the uniqueness of many individual Irish towns, they still manage to share a range of common components that include: a formal street layout, public spaces, street scapes, and landscaping. It is, however, the manner in which these components are arranged that the uniqueness of individual towns emerges.
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Regenerating Ireland’s historic towns and villages
Over the past ten years the heritage council has sought via the Irish Walled Towns Network, community-led village design statements, the heritage officer network and the pilot historic towns initiative to empower the residents of ireland’s town and villages through knowledge and modest financial support.
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- Author(s): Irish Walled Towns Network
Heritage Outlook: 20th Anniversary Issue
A special edition of the Heritage Council's magazine celebrating the organisation's 20 year anniversary.
Read MoreRead LessThe issue features a selection of articles from Ireland's leading academics, professionals, practitioners and policy makers examining the critical achievements in heritage over the last 20 years and highlighting the issues that will be central to the sector's development in to the future.
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Irish Towns Research
This report, commissioned by The Heritage Council and researched by Ignite Research provides a snapshot of what people think about Irish towns and what people expect from the areas they wish to live in.
Heritage Awareness Survey 2015
Research carried out by Behaviour and Attitudes in March 2015 on behalf of the Heritage Council had some good news about people’s interest in and involvement in heritage locally.
Read MoreRead LessDespite the increasingly fragmented nature of our media and the growing pull towards a more individualistic lifestyle we still find time to contribute to our places, be it volunteering in towns, villages or more rural settings and have a growing understanding of the value of heritage as it contributes to our identify, well-being and economy.
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- Author(s): Elaine Sloane, Behaviour and Attitudes
Heritage Council Annual Report 2014
Report on the activities of the Heritage Council including financial statements for 2014.
Read MoreRead LessReport on the activities of the Heritage Council including financial statements for 2014.
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