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.
Allihies Copper Mine Museum and National Museum of Ireland share the stage on day of recognition for the museum sector.
The achievements of 11 Irish museums are being formally recognised today through the Heritage Council’s Museum Standards Programme for Ireland (MSPI) at a special awards ceremony in Kilkenny Castle.
The Heritage Council’s Policy Paper On Urban Archaeology & The National Heritage recommended a complete review of unpublished urban excavations. In order to progress this matter the Heritage Council commissioned the a survey of all unpublished excavations in the Republic of Ireland.
Read moreRead lessThe survey identified 3,168 excavations for the period between 1930 and 1997. A total of 1,353 reports were classified as unpublished (43%). Eighty-one reports were considered to be of national significance, while a further 340 reports were of regional significance and should be published in either a journal or as part of a ‘synthetic package’.
Category 3 reports represent the largest class of unpublished material (431 excavations), and their potential for further publication needs careful consideration. Less significant excavations constitute a relatively small number of reports (186). The component of the backlog that can clearly be defined as suitable for publication in its own right accounts for 421 reports.
The Heritage Council’s Heritage Awards Ceremony recognises the fantastic work of the heritage community in Ireland and showcases the best of National Heritage Week.
Nine Heritage Projects recognised under Heritage Council’s Heritage Awards. Minister Humphreys announces Ireland’s Heritage Hero.
This project aimed to connect members of the community with their local river, the Maigue and raise awareness of the natural heritage and amenity value of the river through environmental presentations and a kayaking trip.
Discover the findings of our evaluation report on the value of the Local Authority Heritage Officer Programme.
The Heritage Council and HeritageMaps.ie are pleased to announce the addition of Transport Infrastructure Ireland’s Archaeological Excavation Reports dataset to our map-viewer HeritageMaps.ie.