Children recreate Ireland’s diverse heritage using LEGO®

News / 4 February 2022

Winners announced in competition which attracted more than 100 entries from young people across the country.

Heritage Ireland 2030

News / 22 February 2022

The Heritage Council has today welcomed the new national heritage plan - Heritage Ireland 2030. A Framework for Heritage.

€1.75m in funding announced for 13 historic towns under Historic Towns Initiative

News / 2 March 2022

13 historic towns will share €1.75m funding under the 2022 Historic Towns Initiative.

Five monuments across Ireland selected for Heritage Council’s Adopt a Monument Programme

News / 11 March 2022

The sites to benefit from specialist expertise and mentoring include a ringfort, motte, churches and graveyards in Donegal, Cork, Kildare, Kerry, and Monaghan.

Baltimore ringfort, Co Cork

Baltimore ringfort commands impressive views of the coast from its location 15m above Church Strand Bay, north of Baltimore village.

Local communities to benefit from almost €2.5m in heritage funding

News / 21 April 2022

Wildlife, local economies and tourism to flourish as Heritage Council announces €2.37m worth of funding for projects.

Tá pobail áitiúla chun leas a bhaint as beagnach €2.5m den mhaoiniú oidhreachta

21 April 2022

Tá an fiadhúlra, geilleagair áitiúla agus an turasóireacht chun dul faoi bhláth mar gheall ar an maoiniú €2.37m atá fógartha do thionscadail ag an gComhairle Oidhreachta.

Applications open for the All-Ireland Heritage Skills Programme

News / 6 May 2022

Applications have opened for The All-Ireland Heritage Skills Programme, a course which aims to preserve heritage building skills that are at risk of being lost by supporting those already working in the construction sector to push their skills to the next level.

Minister Malcolm Noonan announces six new Biodiversity Officers in 2022

News / 8 June 2022

Six new Biodiversity Officers to be recruited in six local authorities around the country by the end of 2022.