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# Heritage

This month
May 2023
# Night at the museum
Government launches pilot scheme for museums hosting late night events
Museums and galleries can apply for up to €10,000 in funding to host late night events this year.
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May 17th 2023, 1:11 PM
Last month
April 2023
# Fitz The Bill
‘Very, very special’: Matt Fitzpatrick denies Jordan Spieth to win RBC Heritage
Spieth missed two excellent chances to successfully defend a title for the first time in his career.
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Apr 17th 2023, 12:13 AM
Last year
2022
# Heritage
Cultural sites in seven counties to seek Unesco World Heritage status
But Glendalough Valley in Co Wicklow was not accepted to the list of hopeful applicants.
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Jul 21st 2022, 11:15 AM
# South Dublin
Locals fear impact of 534-unit build-to-rent scheme on ancient Glendruid dolmen
A group compared the plan to the idea of building a 10-storey apartment block beside Newgrange.
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Jun 1st 2022, 6:58 PM
# Wildfire
'Incredibly difficult' to prosecute people for starting illegal fires, Heritage Minister says
Malcolm Noonan yesterday condemned an illegal 300-hectare fire in Wicklow Mountains National Park.
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Apr 1st 2022, 9:15 AM
All time
# Heritage
Protest in Dublin over planned developments at Cobblestone pub and Merchant's Arch
There has been sustained criticism of the two separate proposed developments over the past week.
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Oct 9th 2021, 2:26 PM
# Heritage
Propping runs in the family for Leinster's new Samoan tighthead Alaalatoa
The 30-year-old has found similarities between the Crusaders and Leinster.
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Oct 8th 2021, 6:30 AM
# Your Say
Poll: Will you tune in to any National Heritage Week events?
In-person and online events are happening around the country for the annual National Heritage Week.
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Aug 17th 2021, 9:46 AM
# Heritage Week
From dark skies to Dublin's lost prisons: Sixteen events to check out this National Heritage Week
The annual heritage week takes a hybrid approach this year, with events in-person and online.
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Aug 17th 2021, 6:30 AM
# built heritage
Does Ireland need an overhaul of its protected structures system?
There are currently around 1,470 buildings waiting for protected status from Dublin City Council, latest figures show.
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Aug 9th 2021, 12:05 AM
Voices
Donal Fallon: The incredible legacy of Herbert Simms, who helped transform Dublin
Donal Fallon describes the impact the Dublin Corporation architect Herbert Simms had on Dublin city.
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Jul 22nd 2021, 7:00 AM
# Kerry
Farmers' association says anyone responsible for Killarney fires should 'face full rigours of the law'
Fires engulfed Killarney National Park over the weekend.
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Apr 28th 2021, 10:51 AM
# hidden history
How a lost shoe and Viking coins help tell the history of Glendalough
They’re on display now in a new exhibition at the National Museum of Ireland, which can be viewed online.
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Sep 20th 2020, 8:30 AM
# Grand Canal
Heritage Minister confirms Waterways Ireland will not remove barge homes from canal
Six boat owners had been served eviction notices and told their homes would be removed by crane if they did not move them.
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Jul 9th 2020, 4:15 PM
# Evictions
Plan to move people's barges off Dublin's Grand Canal stalled by heritage minister
Minister of State Malcolm Noonan said that he is hoping to establish a mediation process.
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Jul 8th 2020, 1:48 PM
# Heritage
€1 million in funding announced for six historic towns around Ireland
The funding is being made available through the Historic Towns Initiative.
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Jul 7th 2020, 3:54 PM
# Pacific Islands
'If you play one Test for a country, you can’t go back... I think that’s wrong'
Ex-All Blacks Justin Marshall wants to see rugby’s eligibility laws relaxed.
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Dec 3rd 2019, 8:28 AM
# NLI
Bullets, ballots and a flu pandemic: Life in Ireland was very turbulent 100 years ago
The National Library of Ireland has launched its latest exhibition, which will run until May 2019.
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Sep 12th 2018, 10:56 AM
# Heritage
Potato stealing and pig theft: The stories of Irish convicts sent to Australia now available online
Many of the people sent from Ireland to Australia for petty crimes “generally weren’t coming home”.
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Aug 22nd 2018, 3:00 PM
# heritage hotspots
Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Cork City
Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites this summer as recommended by heritage officers around Ireland.
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Aug 19th 2018, 8:30 PM
# heritage hotspots
Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Galway city
Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites this summer as recommended by heritage officers around Ireland.
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Aug 19th 2018, 9:45 AM
# heritage hotspots
Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Dublin city
Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites this summer as recommended by heritage officers around Ireland.
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Aug 18th 2018, 8:30 PM
Voices
'Dry stone walls are part of our history and culture but there are plans to replace them with fencing'
The first proposed stretch of wall to be replaced is along the N67 between Kinvara and Ballindereen, Co. Galway.
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Aug 18th 2018, 7:30 PM
# heritage hotspots
Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Wicklow
Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites this summer as recommended by heritage officers around Ireland.
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Aug 17th 2018, 8:30 PM
# heritage hotspots
Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Wexford
Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites this summer as recommended by heritage officers around Ireland.
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Aug 17th 2018, 10:30 AM
# heritage hotspots
Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Waterford
Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites this summer as recommended by heritage officers around Ireland.
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Aug 16th 2018, 8:30 PM
# heritage hotspots
Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Westmeath
Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites this summer as recommended by heritage officers around Ireland.
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Aug 16th 2018, 10:30 AM
# heritage hotspots
Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Tipperary
Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites this summer as recommended by heritage officers around Ireland.
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Aug 15th 2018, 8:30 PM
# heritage hotspots
Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in South Dublin
Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites this summer as recommended by heritage officers around Ireland.
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Aug 15th 2018, 10:30 AM
# heritage hotspots
Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Sligo
Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites this summer as recommended by heritage officers around Ireland.
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Aug 14th 2018, 8:30 PM
# heritage hotspots
Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Roscommon
Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites this summer as recommended by heritage officers around Ireland.
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Aug 14th 2018, 10:30 AM
# heritage hotspots
Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Offaly
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Aug 13th 2018, 8:30 PM
# heritage hotspots
Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Meath
Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites this summer as recommended by heritage officers around Ireland.
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Aug 13th 2018, 7:46 AM
# heritage hotspots
Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Mayo
Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites as you can this summer.
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Aug 12th 2018, 9:45 AM
# heritage hotspots
Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Louth
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Aug 11th 2018, 6:00 PM
# heritage hotspots
Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Monaghan
Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites this summer as recommended by heritage officers around Ireland.
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Aug 10th 2018, 12:00 PM
# heritage hotspots
Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Leitrim
Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites this summer as recommended by heritage officers around Ireland.
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Aug 10th 2018, 10:30 AM
# heritage hotspots
Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Laois
Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites this summer as recommended by heritage officers around Ireland.
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Aug 9th 2018, 8:30 PM
# heritage hotspots
Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Kildare
Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites this summer as recommended by heritage officers around Ireland.
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Aug 8th 2018, 8:30 PM
# heritage hotspots
Your summer in Ireland: 5 must-see sites in Dun Laoghaire Rathdown
Take our challenge and tick off as many glorious sites this summer as recommended by heritage officers around Ireland.
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Aug 6th 2018, 8:00 PM
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