Heritage and the Sustainable Development Goals
The Heritage Council’s work aligns with a broad spectrum of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), recognising that heritage conservation and sustainability are deeply interconnected.
Our Work With Others
The Heritage Council works with others particularly at local level, to increase awareness of our national heritage and to highlight its importance to public policy and everyday life. In this section you will find details on the work the Heritage Council supports through its funding of various heritage organisations.
The Fulbright-Heritage Council Professional Award
A collaboration between The Heritage Council and the Fulbright Commission that offers Irish Scholars and Professionals, working in the Cultural Heritage Sector, a fully funded opportunity to lecture or research at at higher education institutions or organisations in the United States.
Advisory Committee on the Restitution and Repatriation of Cultural Heritage
Expert committee tasked with advising the Government and preparing national guidelines on the restitution of cultural objects in Ireland that may have been illegally or unethically elicited or traded.
All Ireland Heritage Skills Programme
A collaboration between The King’s Foundation, The Heritage Council and the Department for Communities’ Historic Environment Division (HED) which aims to elevate individuals within the construction sector to the status of master craftspeople.
Puffin Rock Habitats
Puffin Rock Habitats is an educational project between The Heritage Council and Cartoon Saloon to promote greater awareness and understanding of Ireland's nature and biodiversity amongst families with young children, through a touring exhibition, workshops and activity book.
Environmental Science Kits for Ecological Recording (ESKER)
A partnership project with Library Services nationwide to make available Ecological Recording Equipment to the public.
Local Authority Heritage Officers
Local Authority Heritage Officers play a key role in promoting heritage awareness, developing policy and providing advice and information on local as well as national heritage issues.
Local Authority Biodiversity Officer Programme
Local Authority Biodiversity Officers work at city and county level collecting data on biodiversity, carrying out conservation projects, developing policy, providing advice and information and raising awareness.
The Irish Community Archive Network (iCAN)
The Heritage Council co-funds the Irish Community Archive Network (iCAN); the leading organisation championing and supporting digital community archives in Ireland.
National Hedgerow Week 2024
National Hedgerow Week is a partnership between Teagasc and The Heritage Council. The week aims to raise awareness of the importance of hedges for agriculture, biodiversity and climate.
Irish Landmark Trust
Irish Landmark is a non-profit organisation that finds interesting and unusual properties that are in need of conservation, and gives them new life.
The Discovery Programme
The Discovery Programme: Centre for Archaeology and Innovation Ireland is an all-island centre for archaeology and heritage science.
National Biodiversity Data Centre
The National Biodiversity Data Centre is a national organisation which collects and manages data on Ireland’s biodiversity in order to document our wildlife resource and to track how it is changing over time.