Teagasc and the Heritage Council are today, Friday 22 August, launching National Hedgerow Week 2025 - an initiative to raise awareness of the value of hedgerows in our landscapes – with a series of free events highlighting the benefits hedgerows provide to our rural landscape.
Ceangal is the Local Authority Heritage Programme which includes Heritage Officers, Biodiversity Officers and from 2026 Archivists and Architectural Conservation Officers working in Local Authorities across the country. Ceangal is delivered in partnership between the Heritage Council and Local Government Ireland.
The Heritage Council today welcomes the announcement of a significant allocation of €5 million from the Government’s Shared Island Fund to develop and strengthen the local and all-island heritage dimensions of the Shared Home Place programme.
The Heritage Council is calling on the public to complete a short survey on traditional craft skills. Participants will have the chance to win an OPW Family Heritage Card.
The Heritage Council has welcomed the appointment by Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, Dara Calleary TD, of Éamon Ó Cuív TD as Chair of Comhairle na Tuaithe (The Countryside Council).
Donegal County Council win Ceangal Local Heritage Award 2026 at LAMA Awards.
The Heritage Council, Ireland’s National Coordinator for the Young European Heritage Makers initiative, is delighted to announce that Belmont National School has been selected as Ireland’s entry for the 2026 competition, part of the wider European Heritage Days programme.
The Heritage Council, along with Minister for Housing, Heritage and Local Government, James Browne TD, and Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity, Christopher O’Sullivan TD, have today announced that 18 historic towns will share €2m funding under the 2026 Historic Towns Initiative (HTI). The HTI is a joint initiative between the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and the Heritage Council. The €2m in funding will help to provide jobs through heritage-led regeneration and will support traditional building skills.
Research examining how communities across Ireland and beyond are managing heritage-rich landscapes. Drawing on ten case studies, a national survey, and an extensive review of legislation, policy and practice, it explores community engagement, the balance between conservation and socio-economic viability, and the mechanisms that support place-based landscape management.
Published 2025.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the position of Climate Heritage - Higher Executive Officer.