Dundalk's collaborative town centre health check project has been shortlisted for a National Planning Award by the Irish Planning Institute (IPI) under the category Participation and Engagement.
In July 2019, the Heritage Council announced the Adopt a Monument / Creative Ireland grant scheme. The scheme was intended to enable Adopt a Monument programme participants to continue their work in conserving and protecting their adopted monuments or to start new initiatives to improve the condition, accessibility and interpretation of their chosen site.
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, today announced the opening of the 2020 GLAS Traditional Farm Buildings Scheme. The scheme is administered by the Heritage Council.
The Heritage Council is following Government advice, and from 13th March until further notice, all Heritage Council staff will work remotely.
Take a virtual visit to Clonamery Church, Co Kilkenny with Heritage Council Architecture Officer Colm Murray
We are delighted to share our theme for Heritage Week 2020: ‘Heritage and Education: Learning from our Heritage’. Engaging with our shared heritage – in Ireland and across Europe – presents a rich source for learning, and an opportunity to rediscover and reconnect with the knowledge, traditions and skills of our ancestors.
The Heritage Council, in consultation with the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, is considering what approach to Heritage Week 2020
There are an estimated 175,000 buildings still standing in Ireland that were constructed before 1919. Thousands more were built between the two world wars. With proper care and maintenance almost all of these buildings will continue to endure.
Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD, today announced a major expansion of supports for all businesses impacted by COVID-19.
A national Storytelling Competition ‘Stories from the Waterside’ / ‘Scéalta Ó Thaobh An Uisce with €4,000 in prizes to be won.