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Policy Paper on Forestry & the National Heritage

Climate Change and Renewable Energy Natural Heritage & Biodiversity / Published 1999

The recommendations in this report seek to ensure the identification, protection, preservation and enhancement of the national heritage within the context of the Heritage Council's Strategic Plan.

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Explore Ireland’s heritage on your phone or tablet for free

12 January 2017

HeritageMaps.ie, provides free web access to information on the built, cultural and natural heritage around Ireland and off shore.

€28m for towns, villages and rural recreation projects in 2017

31 January 2017

The Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Heather Humphreys TD, has today (Tuesday) announced that her Department will invest more than €28 million in towns, villages and rural recreation projects in 2017, as part of the Action Plan for Rural Development.

Seven Monuments Adopted by their Community

21 March 2017

Seven new sites have been chosen to take part in the 2017 Adopt a Monument Scheme run by the Heritage Council.

Funding available for Activities that Promote Integration

23 March 2017

If you would like to host an event in your community for National Heritage Week that reaches out to migrants, refugees or new arrivals to Ireland you might be interested in this funding stream.

CHERISH Project is launched

23 March 2017

The CHERISH project (Climate, Heritage and Environments of Reefs, Islands and Headlands) – ‘Climate Change and Coastal Heritage’ – is an exciting new 5.2 million 5 year project funded by the European Union’s Ireland-Wales Programme

Launch of Sheela-na-Gigs Map

News / 24 April 2017

The Heritage Council and HeritageMaps.ie are pleased to announce the release of their latest dataset mapping Ireland’s mysterious Sheela-na-Gigs.

Explore Wicklow Rock Art on heritagemaps.ie

29 May 2017

HeritageMaps.ie is proud to announce the addition of the Wicklow Rock Art Project (WRAP) to our collection of County Surveys in the Archaeology section of HeritageMaps.ie

Eligibility Criteria

In order to participate in the Museum Standards Programme for Ireland (MSPI), each museum must first meet three eligibility criteria. This is decided by means of an eligibility application process. Museums that complete the process, and are deemed eligible, may then be invited to join the programme and start the accreditation process.

Standards

bThe list of standards is outlined below with an indication of whether each relates to interim or full accreditation. Further information is available on each standard by clicking on the relevant heading.