Heritage in Schools Scheme
Encourage greater awareness in your school of Ireland’s rich built, natural and cultural heritage with an engaging and stimulating visit from one of our Heritage in Schools experts.
The Heritage Council
Featured Projects
Historic Towns Initiative
An initiative to promote heritage-led regeneration and to improve the quality of our historic towns and villages for residents and tourists.
Irish Walled Towns Network
Formed by the Heritage Council in 2005, the role of the IWTN is to help the Walled Towns of Ireland become better places in which to live, work and visit.
Adopt a Monument
A scheme to help communities become actively involved in the conservation and interpretation of their local archaeological and cultural heritage sites.
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.
Heritage Maps
Find or identify heritage sites and explore heritage data sets anywhere in Ireland.
National Heritage Week
Towards the end of August each year we celebrate Ireland’s natural, built and cultural heritage with an inspiring, informative and enjoyable programme of events.
National Hedgerow Week 2025
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.
Museum Standards Programme for Ireland
MSPI promotes professional standards in the care of collections in Irish museums and galleries. The programme recognises the achievement of those standards through accreditation.
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.
Traditional Farm Buildings Grant Scheme
An annual grants scheme funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine for the conservation and repair of traditional farm buildings and related structures. This scheme is funded under the transitional arrangements of the 2014-20 Rural Development Programme - the Agricultural Fund for Development in Europe (n+3).
Homeowner Maintenance Advice Series
A collection of leaflets on basic building maintenance for Homeowners, produced in partnership with SPAB Ireland.
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.
