The Discovery Programme
The Discovery Programme: Centre for Archaeology and Innovation Ireland is an all-island centre for archaeology and heritage science.
The Discovery Programme: Centre for Archaeology and Innovation Ireland is an all-island centre for archaeology and heritage science.
The National Biodiversity Data Centre is a national organisation which collects and manages data on Ireland’s biodiversity in order to document our wildlife resource and to track how it is changing over time.

This Conservation Plan for Bere Island addresses both heritage conservation and the sustainable development of the island, taking into account the environmental, social and economic aspects of future
developments.
Read moreRead lessThe Plan was developed by the Bere Island Community with assistance from a consortium of specialist consultants and co-funded by Cork County Council and the Heritage Council. It is not an economic development plan for the island but a framework within which any subsequent development plan should operate.
The Chairman of the Heritage Council, Conor Newman, has decided to step down after eight years in the post.
Ireland has joined a small number of countries in Europe who have developed a strategy to address pollinator decline and protect pollination services.
The Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Heather Humphreys, has today announced the appointment of a new board to the Heritage Council.
The MSPI “sets out to improve all aspects of Ireland’s museum practice and, in particular, to raise the standards of care for collections across Irish museums and galleries.
The level of public engagement in the 1916 Centenary commemorations reveals a large and growing appetite among citizens to participate in the cultural life of the nation.
The new Heritage Plan for County Sligo was launched by the Chair of Sligo Heritage Forum, Cllr Seamus Kilgannon at City Hall, Sligo on Wednesday 23rd March.
The five monuments successful in Ireland’s first-ever Adopt a Monument national competition have been announced today.