Annual Report

The Heritage 

Council 2010 

Annual Report




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C o n t e n t s 

Chairman’s Message 4 

Chief Executive’s Report 5 

Policy Development 8 

- Landscape 8 

- Climate Change 9 

- Valuing Heritage 10 

- Material Culture 11 

C h a i r m a n ’ s M e s s a g e 

Infrastructure Support 13 

- Discovery Programme 13 

- NBDC 14 

- Wicklow Uplands Council 15 

- Woodlands of Ireland 16 

- Irish Walled Towns Network 17 

- Irish Landmark Trust 17 

- Heritage Officer Programme 18 

Grants Programmes 20 

Financial Statements 24 




C h a i r m a n ’ s M e s s a g e 

Like all other organisations the Heritage Council suffered further cutbacks to its core and 

ancillary funding in 2010. Such was not unanticipated given the general state of the public 

finances, and the organisation had previously set in train what measures it could to try to 

minimise the impact on the public service we provide, and on our dependent satellites and core 

constituency of grantees. At the end of 2010 we learned of a further cutback of 62% on our 

2011 budget. Whereas no organisation can expect immunity from the current financial crisis, 

there comes a point where cutbacks threaten existing capacities to contribute to job creation 

and national recovery. Heritage has been identified as one of the planks of national recovery 

and the Heritage Council remains committed to playing a central role in this regard. 

Since its inception the Heritage Council has been a standard-bearer of professional and 

community-based best practice in sustainable heritage conservation and management. We 

have adopted a simple mantra: you cannot manage what you do not understand. Deep 

understanding is crucial because heritage resources are, by their very nature, finite, irreplaceable 

and often extremely fragile. This means that the sustainability of jobs in the heritage sector 

depends on their being underpinned by appropriate conservation principles and techniques. In 

the case of a habitat or natural heritage resource this means understanding and sustaining the 

authenticity, functionality and integrity of the underlying ecosystem. For an historic property 

it means sustaining structural, material and architectural integrity. In both cases legibility is 

paramount, that is making sure the surrounding context is not detracting from or undermining 

the values associated with the heritage asset. If we fail to achieve this, the quality of that asset 

is diminished as is its ability to continue to contribute to the success of a tourism industry on 

which we have become so dependent for our recovery. 

Caring for heritage represents an on-going commitment that must be community-based and 

yet framed by professional knowledge and best practice. The Heritage Council is the leader in 

promoting and blending these complementary perspectives. 

Heritage is neither a static nor isolated entity. It is constantly changing from both without 

and within. The greatest agency of change, unsurprisingly, is human society. We are both 

gamekeeper and poacher of our heritage resource and it is up to us now to strike a sustainable 

balance if we are to maintain and pass on to future generations a heritage that we can be 

proud of. In 2010 the Heritage Council published its Proposals for the Irish Landscape where 

we recommend a much more integrated approach to the management of the Irish landscape 

and suggest a number of steps that might be taken to achieving this goal. We believe that the 

principles informing this approach offer a form of long-term, people-focused protection from 

the unsustainable excesses of the last decade. 

We believe that a heritage of landscapes, seascapes, history, folk traditions, archaeology, 

wildlife, etc, and the way these have shaped the character of its people, is Ireland’s greatest asset. 

We believe that this resource can deliver much more employment, enjoyment and education 

than is presently the case. If these are to be sustainable and durable achievements, however, 

we need to resource and then act on the expertise present in the competent authorities. We 

need to privilege substance over appearance and quality over quantity if the leverage value of 

heritage investment is to deliver long-term. 

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Conor Newman 

Chairman 



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C h i e f E x e c u t i v e ’ s R e p o r t 

TAKING IT ALLL FOR GRANTED! 

As 2010 passes we can reflect on yet another tumultuous year – not only for the Heritage 

Council but for our country as a whole and its national heritage. The economic situation, and 

the depth of the crisis that has been created, means that all organisations (whether in the 

public or private sector) have had to adapt to survive exceptional circumstances. Having the 

capacity to adapt is not something that should be taken for granted – structures and operations 

must be flexible enough to allow for and indeed anticipate change –whether circumstances are 

exceptional or not. 

In that context is it pleasing to report that the many structural and organisational changes 

introduced by the Heritage Council over the last 12-24 months have meant that our service to 

the public has remained focused and relevant. As a result the upwards of 70 direct employment 

opportunities that are created within the Heritage Council and its satellites ( to say nothing 

of the estimated 1000 indirect jobs supported in the contractor and business sector) have for 

the most part remained productive. Similarly the Council has, through its grants programmes, 

retained much of its capacity to support and empower local communities and enterprises in 

maintaining the quality of their natural and cultural heritage – the key product marketed 

nationally and internationally by the tourism industry. At the same time Council’s requirement 

to propose policies and priorities for the national heritage has seen publication of proposals 

for Ireland’s Landscapes – offering a new and innovative way in which to manage and conserve 

all our landscapes for generations to come. 

And yet as we close 2010 and move towards 2011 the funding for the Heritage Council and the 

Heritage Sector as a whole has been subject to disproportionate cuts. It really seems that it has 

been taken for granted after all. Why else would we reduce our ability to support local people 

in maintaining the quality of their heritage and at the same time seek to base our economic 

recovery on the quality of that heritage to the tourism and agri –food sectors? 

The value of the heritage sector is well documented and its relevance to our recovery is clearly 

seen by the Heritage Council and its partners. We have in 2011 much work to do to continue 

the innovative approaches that have been put in place and to ensure their relevance is fully 

understood. 

Michael Starrett 

Chief Executive. 

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COUNCIL MEMBERS 2010 

Council Members 2010 

Conor Newman Chairperson 

Dr Billy Colfer (to October 2010) 

Prof. Gabriel Cooney 

Ted Creedon(to October 2010) 

Dr Brendan Dunford 

Dr Caro-lynne Ferris 

Rhonwen Hayes (to October 2010) 

Kealin Ireland 

Mary Keenan 

Noel Keyes(to October 2010) 

Brian Lucas 

Ian Lumley 

Dr. Henry Lyons 

Martina Moloney (to October 2010) 

Helen O’Carroll 

Finola Reid(to October 2010) 

Gráinne Shaffrey 




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Staff Members 2010 

Michael Starrett Chief Executive 

Anne Barcoe 

Gerard Croke 

Ian Doyle 

Paula Drohan 

Alison Harvey 

Beatrice Kelly 

Martina Malone 

Colm Murray 

Cliona O’Brien 

Amanda Ryan 

Christena Ryan 

Isabell Smyth 

Liam Scott 

Project Staff: 

Lesley-Ann Hayden 

Liam Mannix 

Anna Meenan 

Rebecca Reynolds 

Interns 

Mary Teehan 

Nathan Mannion 

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• Delivery of Award –winning, Multi-disciplinary 

Landscape Character Assessment Training Course 

in partnership with 10 Professional Institutes (North 

and South) – May and September 2010 - over 100 

people from various professional backgrounds have 

attended the CPD training course to date. 

• Ministerial Launch of Julianstown Village Design 

Statement (VDS) - National ‘Pilot’ for VDS Programme 

II in Julianstown, County Meath, October 2010 – 

‘Pilot’ undertaken in partnership with Meath County 

Council and Julianstown and District Community 

Association (JDCA); 

Landscape 

Proposals for Ireland’s Landscape 2010 

POLICY DEVELOPMENT 

The Irish Landscape is where we all live, work and spend 

our leisure time. Today, it faces an increasing complex 

range of challenges. Whether through the accelerating 

natural and man-made impacts of climate change, or 

the demands of an increasingly urbanised society on our 

natural and cultural resources, there are major issues 

that need to be resolved and changes made in how we 

legislate for, plan, mange and conserve our landscapes 

today and in the future. The evidence supporting the 

need for these changes is etched in our towns, villages 

and the countryside throughout Ireland. 

Proposals for Ireland’s Landscape 2010 reflects new ideas 

regarding how we might mange, plan and conserve 

Ireland’s landscape into the future. It is based on the 

work of the Heritage council and many of its Irish and 

European partners in seeking, over a ten-year period, to 

promote the implementation of the European Landscape 

Convention (ELC). The Convention offers us a new way 

of thinking about our landscape – one that places people, 

and their active participation in shaping their landscape, 

in a central position. The frameworks within which this is 

delivered may vary from country to country, depending on 

their needs. The proposals made in this document are not 

about freezing the development of the Irish Landscape. 

Instead, they seek to manage change in a proactive, 

informed and inclusive manner. 

In addition to the production of Proposals for Ireland’s 

Landscapes in December 2010, the following list 

illustrates the breadth of landscape oriented work that 

Council is undertaking to inform policy development. 

• Development of Urban ‘Pilot’ VDS in Sandymount 

for VDS Programme II – ‘Pilot’ being developed in 

partnership with Dublin City Council and Sandymount 

Community, ongoing. 

• Presentation of Town Centre Management (TCM) 

Paper at Annual Irish Planning Institute (IPI) 

Conference, April 2010; 

• Development of a Public Realm Plan (PRP) for 

Balbriggan in partnership with Balbriggan Town 

Council, Balbriggan Chamber of Commerce and 

Fingal County Council including presentation at 

Public Workshop on the Benefits of Public Realm 

Plans for Historic Towns – July 2010; 

• Presentation at SECAD LEADER Training Course – 

‘Village Design Statements in Ireland – An Opportunity 

for Collaborative and Participative Planning’, January 

2010; 

• Submissions prepared for the review of three County 

Development Plans – Clare, Sligo and Waterford; 

• Submissions prepared for review of Fethard Local 

Area Plan (LAP), September 2010; 

• Observation to An Bord Pleanála in relation to 

Planning Appeals in Moneyduff and Athenry, Co 

Galway and Fethard, County Tipperary; 

• Detailed Submission in relation to proposed N2 Slane 

By-Pass to An Bord Pleanála, February 2010; 

• Publication of Guidance for the, Conservation and 

Recording of Historic Graveyards 

• Continuation of The Irish National Strategic 

Archaeological Research (INSTAR) Grants Programme 

for a third successful year 

• Ongoing implementation of Conservation Plan for 

St. Mary’s Church and Graveyard , Kilkenny City 

• Conference on Working together Better for the 

Shannon, Carrick on Shannon Area April 2010 

• Completion of first phase of our now ongoing 

programme of work looking at the potential 

implementation of high nature value farming policy 

in Ireland. 




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• Support the development of the invasive species 

database and an early warning system for their arrival 

in Ireland through the National Biodiversity Data 

Centre 

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• Policy submissions on National Biodiversity Plan in a 

new Habitats and Birds Regulations to the Department 

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Photo 1 Ministerial launch on evening of 7th October of 

Julianstown Village Design Statement (VDS) in the Gallops, 

Julianstown: VDS Project Steering Group with Minister 

Cuffe – L to R – Jonathan Gannon (Heritage Council 

Intern), Emer Dolphin (Chair), Paddy Prendergast, Wendy 

Bagnall (Sen Planner, Meath County Council), Minister 

Ciaran Cuff T.D., Senator Mark Dearey, Alison Harvey 

(Nat VDS Programme II Manager, Heritage Council), Leo 

Monahan, and James Hennessey, Paul Hogarth Company. 

Photo 2 Minister Cuffe with a student at the lauch of the 

Julianstown Village Design Statement. 

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Photo 3 Removal of Lagarosiphon major, an 

invasive species, from Lough Corrib, 

Galway by Inland Fisheries Ireland 

(grant-aided by the Heritage Council). 

Photo 4 High nature value farmland, 

Inis Meain, Aran Islands. 

Photo 5 Cover of ‘Proposals for Irelands 

Landscape 2010’. 

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Climate change 

Climate Change and Risk of Material Culture 

The Heritage Council co-hosted a very successful seminar 

in the Hunt Museum, Limerick on Climate Change 

and Risk to Material Culture in September 2010. The 

conference which was attended by 60 people included 

speakers Peter Brimblecombe, School of Environmental 

Sciences, University of East Anglia; Susan Bioletti, Head of 

Conservation, Trinity College, Dublin, Siobhan Stevenson, 

Head of Collections Care, National Museums Northern 

Ireland, Katy Lithgow, Head of Conservation, The National 

Trust Adrian Kennedy: Office of Public Works, Mary Stack: 

Fáilte Ireland, James McDowell, AXA Art Insurance Ltd, 

Chris Clarke: The Lewis Glucksman Gallery, UCC. and Paul 

Curtis: Conservation, Muckross House, Killarney. 

Butterfly Monitoring Scheme 

Through the National Biodiversity Data Centre, the Irish 

Butterfly Monitoring Scheme had a very successful year, 

with 140 transects being undertaken across the country. 

This work also contributed to the analysis of climate 

change on butterfly communities in Europe from 1990- 

2009 and will generate long-term data with which to 

monitor changes in Irish butterflies. Butterflies are of 

course an important part of our ecosystems, with their 

role as pollinators. 

The Heritage Council has also ongoing development of 

case studies of current or potential impact of climate 

change on the built heritage. 

Photo 6 Beautiful demoiselle. 

Photo 7 Garden Tiger Arctia caja. 

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Valuing Heritage 

This key area of the Heritage Council’s interface with the 

public has led to: 

• The publication of an Economic report by Jim Power 

using data gathered on the County Heritage Plans 

• ‘Values in the Built Environment’ lecture given 

to planning post-graduate students, UCD, and 

to Architecture undergraduates, WIT, Waterford 

• Further development of training for Heritage in 

Schools group at Airfield Trust in February 

• Development of Biodiversity Awareness Research 

in May 2010 

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• Revamped Heritage Outlook Magazine 

• Building the ‘National Heritage Week’ brand to 

communicate a dynamic, active, younger image for 

the week 

• Developing the recreation and participation aspects of 

the Week to appeal to a younger audience; 

• Providing a family friendly forum for actively learning 

about Irelands heritage 

• Leveraging the programme of events to shape public 

opinion about heritage issues 

• Increasing awareness of the Heritage Council as the 

national coordinator of the Week. 

• Excellent coverage and awareness during Heritage 

Week 

• Organisation of a very successful poster competition 

• The continuing support for the Heritage Education 

Award 

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Photo 8 & 9 Heritage Outlook covers 

Heritage Week 

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Heritage Week took place from August 21st to August 

29th in 2010. It has been the most successful Heritage 

Week programme yet with all indicators showing 

growing public involvement and appreciation for the week. 

In 2010, 1300 events took place, involving almost 700 

organisations and community groups and an estimated 

300,000 people attended events around the country. 

In addition the week has helped provide a channel for 

communicating key Heritage Council messages around 

health, local involvement, stewardship and enjoyment. 

The objectives for Heritage Week have evolved as the initial 

aims around organisation and coordination have mostly 

been met. 2010 saw a greater emphasis on participation 

and active learning as well as communicating a new brand 

for the week. 

The primary objectives for the week included: 

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Photo 10 David Norris at the launch of Heritage Week 

Heritage Week Awards 

With over 1300 events taking place countrywide during 

heritage week is was not easy to single out just a few 

for awards but the events listed below expanded our 

expectations of heritage week and brought an enormous 

sense of fun and engagement for visitors and residents 

alike. Heritage Week was once described as “worthy but 

dull”. All of the following show that Heritage Week is a 

time of great connections, to our past, our community and 

our heritage and while still worthy it is certainly not dull! 

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Photo 11 Winner of the Best Children’s Event (u12;s) 

Medieval Madness at Augnhanure Castle, Organiser 

JennyYoung and Muirne being presented with her award 




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Museums Standards Programme 2010 

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Photos 12 Winner of the Best Overall Event during Heritage 

Week Paddy Small and Frances Taylor being presented with 

their award by Conor Newman, Chairman Heritage Council 

and Isabell Smyth, Head of Communication 

Best Event Organised By a Community Group : 

Winner was Rinn Duin Heritage Day. 

Organised by: Richard Collins from St. Johns Parish 

Heritage Group, Lecarrow, Co. Roscommon. 

Best Children’s Event (under 12’s): 

Winner was Medieval Madness at Aughnanure Castle, 

Oughterard, Co. Galway orgainsed by Jenny Young, OPW 

Best Interactive Event: Winner was Water Open Day 

organised by Mervyn Horgan, Lifetime Lab, Lee Road, Cork. 

Best Innovative Event & Best Overall Event: 

winner was Medieval Challenge, Taaffe’s Castle organised 

by Frances Tayler Cooley Peninsula Tourism and, 

Carlingford Heritage Trust. 

Material Culture 

Conservation Plan for St Mary’s Church and 

Graveyard, Kilkenny City 

A major step in the implementation of this Heritage 

Council conservation plan was the purchase of the church 

and graveyard by Kilkenny Borough Council from the 

Church of Ireland. The Heritage Council contributed to 

the purchase on the basis that if offers a fine opportunity 

to conserve the historic tombs and the former church 

building and to ultimately to open the complex to the 

public of Kilkenny and visitors. This historic complex offers 

huge opportunities for learning, as a future amenity, and 

for adding to the quality of Kilkenny’s tourist offering. 

2010 was a busy year for the Museum Standards 

Programme. Six museums joined the Programme in 

January; Five museums were awarded certificates for 

achieving interim accreditation in June; Three museums 

applied for full accreditation and four for interim 

accreditation in October with assessment site-visits 

taking place in November (results pending in 2011); Two 

museums were confirmed as achieving maintenance of 

the standards in December; Finally, also in December three 

more museums were invited to join the Programme 2011. 

The year started off with an orientation meeting for the 

six new museums which joined the Programme in 2010, 

these were: 

Allihies Copper Mine Museum, Co. Cork 

Athy Heritage Centre & Museum, Co. Kildare 

Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane 

Irish Jewish Museum, Dublin 

Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin 

Zoological Museum, Trinity College Dublin 

As with previous intakes, the type and scope of museums 

joining the programme continued to reflect the diversity 

of collections in Ireland. All received their 1st (consultative) 

Assessments and reports in 2010 enabling them to plan 

for applying for interim accreditation in 2012. 

In June five museums which joined the programme in 

2007 received interim accreditation certificates at an event 

in Dublin Castle, these were: 

Cavan County Museum 

County Museum Dundalk 

The GAA Museum 

Limerick City Gallery of Art 

South Tipperary County Museum 

Teams representing each museum came to receive their 

certificates and guests including Programme advisors 

and assessors and other representatives from the sector 

celebrated their achievement with them. 

At the beginning of October seven museums applied for 

interim or full accreditation. 2010’s applicants’ backgrounds 

were diverse and included volunteer museums, local 

authority, private and state run organisations. This 

reflects the aims of the standards to be adaptable to and 

achievable by all possible types of collections in Ireland 

which meet the Programme’s definition of a museum. The 

results of these applications will be announced in 2011. 

Finally three more museums were invited to join the 

Programme in 2011 making a total of 50 participants: 

Dublin Castle (historic collections); Fota House, Cork; and 

Highlanes Gallery, Drogheda. 

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Photos 13 Vandalism to internationally important sixteenth – 

seventeenth century tombs in St Mary’s graveyard, 

Kilkenny City 

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A programme of training workshops related to 

understanding of the standards continued to be offered to 

programme participants and non-participants. Workshops 

took place at museum venues in Dublin, Limerick and 

Waterford as well as at the Heritage Council in Kilkenny. 

Education Policy - January 

Exhibition Evaluation - March 

Museum Documentation - Documentation Manual - April 

Handling & Marking Objects - May (with ICHAWI – Institute 

of Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works in Ireland) 

E-business for Museums – June (with Failte Ireland) 

Introduction to Caring for Collections - September 

Effective Project Management for Accreditation - October 

Customer Care - October (with the Irish Museums 

Association) 

Disaster Planning Part Two (Salvaging Collections) - 

November (with ICHAWI) 

The Heritage Council also provided a number of bursaries 

to staff in participant museums towards the cost of taking 

modules in the University of Ulster’s Diploma Course in 

Museum Practice in Management. 

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Photo 17 Limerick City Gallery being Presented with their 

award by Michael Starrett CEO Heritage Council 

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Photo 18 South Tipperary County Museum being Presented 

with their award by Michael Starrett CEO Heritage Council 

Guidance for the Care, Conservation and Recording 

of Historic Graveyards 

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Photo 14 The GAA Museum being Presented with their 

award by Michael Starrett CEO Heritage Council 

Our historic graveyards are places of intense human activity. 

Along with providing a resting place for our departed 

and a place of remembrance, graveyards are of immense 

heritage value as sites of archaeological and architectural 

interest, as wildlife habitats and as repositories of local 

genealogy, sculpture and art. There is a lot we can learn 

from our historic cemeteries and this new book will help 

unlock much of that information by assisting communities 

and researchers in recording historic graveyards. It will also 

lead to better management of these important places. 

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Photo 15 The County Museum Dundalk being Presented 

with their award by Michael Starrett CEO Heritage Council 

Photo 19 Cover of 

‘Guidance for the Care, 

Conservation and 

Recording of Historic 

Graveyards’ 

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Photo 16 Cavan County Museum being Presented with 

their award by Michael Starrett CEO Heritage Council 

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Discovery Programme 

INFRASTRUCTURE 

SUPPORT 

The Discovery Programme has been the name of the 

organisation since it was first established in 1991. For some 

time however it has been apparent that the name does not 

convey specifically enough the nature of the work it does. 

At its meeting in June 2010, the Directorate agreed that 

a tag would be added after the English language name 

of the organisation: The Discovery Programme: advancing 

research in Irish archaeology. This addition is a reasonably 

close approximation of our Irish language motto: ar thóir 

na sean. 

The book was launched at a reception in the Royal 

Irish Academy on 27 October by the Minister of the 

Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Mr John 

Gormley TD, before a large gathering which included the 

Deputy Lord Mayor of Dublin, Cllr. John Gallagher. Fingal 

County Council had made a generous donation to the 

publication but unfortunately the launch clashed with an 

important business meeting so that it was not possible 

for an elected representative from Fingal to be present. 

The Council was represented by their Heritage Officer, Dr 

Gerard Clabby who was also responsible for organising 

a public seminar ‘Discovering Fingal’ at the Fry Railway 

Museum at Malahide Castle on 30 October in which four 

members of the Discovery Programme staff spoke on 

aspects of their research which touched on local heritage. 

Following the seminar, the Mayor of Fingal, Cllr Ken Farrell 

launched the Dublin book for the second time; among 

the other speakers was the County Manager of Fingal, Mr 

David O’Connor. 

The GIS/Survey/IT department was successful in obtaining 

€200,000 over 5 years for the ArchaeoLandscape project 

which will facilitate the development of the SHARE-it 

project previously funded under the INSTAR programme. 

This was the largest single amount of the available funds 

made to any of the participating European organisations; 

a tribute to the reputation built up by the Discovery 

Programme in this area of research. The project deals with 

the issues surrounding the archiving of digital data from 

archaeological contexts, most especially data from various 

remote sensing projects. 

Photo 20 Geophysical 

surveying on the Hill of 

Tara, Co. Meath 

The main work of the organisation for the past year has 

concerned the finishing up of the two longstanding core 

projects: the Lake Settlement Project (LSP) and the Medieval 

Rural Settlement Project (MRSP). The first LSP book Lough 

Kinale: Studies of an Irish lake, by Drs C. Fredengren, A. 

Kilfeather and I. Stuijts - with major contributions from Dr 

Robbie Meehan and a number of staff members of the 

University of Exeter - was published and launched by the 

Minister of State Martin Mansergh TD at a reception in 

the library of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland on 

21 April. A second launch, by the Mayor of Longford, Cllr 

Peggy Nolan, took place on 5 June in Abbeylara. 

Except for some small amount of additional surveying, 

all fieldwork for the Medieval Rural Settlement Project 

(MRS) has concluded in, with the remaining project staff 

concentrating on finishing the writing up of a number of 

outstanding reports. The book outlining the research of 

the Dublin module, The Dublin Region in the Middle Ages: 

settlement, land-use and economy - jointly authored by 

Dr Margaret Murphy and Dr Michael Potterton with 

contributions from Dr Niall Brady, was published by Four 

Courts Press in October. 

Photo 21 Gary Devlin 

surveying the tidal mud 

while laser-scanning 

medieval fishtraps in the 

Fergus 

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In collaboration with the Dept. of Archaeology at NUI 

Galway, the GIS/Survey/IT department also carried out a 

season of geophysical surveying in fields outside the stateowned 

portion of the Hill of Tara. Postgraduate students 

from NUIG, UCC and NUI Maynooth acted as volunteers 

on the project and received training in various geophysical 

surveying techniques. The work resulted in the doubling 

of the amount of geophysical survey completed for the 

Hill. Among other discoveries was a series of anomalies 

which may indicate the location and extent of the late 

medieval ‘manor’ of Tara. The work received some limited 

media publicity including a report on RTE television. 

The Discovery Programme was asked to make a 

contribution to the first Radio-Past specialisation 

forum at the Roman archaeological site of Ammaia in 

Portugal. Gary Devlin from the GIS/Survey/IT department 

participated and gave a presentation about geomatics 

techniques for archaeology and cultural heritage, and also 

gave a demonstration of the terrestrial laser scanner for 

the 20 participants of the Radio-Past course. Gary’s work 

was filmed and shown on Portuguese television. Anthony 

Corns also contributed to the event by giving a lecture 

about digital photogrammetry for archaeological survey. 

This presentation was given from Ireland using VOIP 

Skype technology. The Radio-Past project has its base in 

the deserted Roman town of Ammaia. It is funded by the 

EU People – Marie Curie Action IAPP (Industry-Academia 

Partnerships and Pathways). 

National Biodiversity Data Centre 

The National Biodiversity Data Centre, our national portal 

for data and information on Ireland’s natural heritage, 

now holds 53 national and 9 regional datasets, totalling 

1,552,138 of 10,046 species. This ongoing progress is 

critical for our national framework for biodiversity data 

management. This availability of data is of increasing 

assistance with the implementation of several national 

policies and legislation, and in compliance with several 

European Directives, including the EU Habitats Directive, the 

Water Framework Directive, the National Biodiversity Plan. 

The National Biodiversity Data Centre has brought together 

over 60 national databases (as illustrated in Figure 1) and 

provided access to them through an on line mapping 

system, Biodiversity Maps (http://maps.biodiversityireland. 

ie/). As of March 2011, this comprised in excess of 1.6 

million records of 10,739 species. The National Biodiversity 

Data Centre has also produced a marine web browser to 

map species in Irish territorial waters (http://marinemaps. 

biodiversityireland.ie/). 

The progress made in compiling the system with 

national databases was achieved with the support of 

the Department of the Environment, Heritage & Local 

Government, key state agencies, national experts and 

non-governmental organisations who see the value in 

having databases available on a common platform. This 

achievement marks significant progress on building a 

national framework for biodiversity data management 

which promotes common data standards and ensures the 

interoperability of species datasets. 

Figure 1. Growth of records within the National Biodiversity Data Centre, to current 1.6m records. 




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Strategic Baselines 

In compiling the national biodiversity database, particular 

attention is given to the development of strategic baselines 

against which changes to the environment can be tracked 

to inform public policy. Areas afforded priority attention by 

the Data Centre include: invasive species, climate change, 

vegetation and ecosystem services. 

Invasive Species 

http://invasives.biodiversityireland.ie/ 

Outputs: 

1. A consolidated all-Ireland database 

2. An information management system for the dissemination 

of information on invasive species 

3. An early warning system to alert for, and track the spread 

of new arrivals 

Climate Change 

Outputs: 

1. A National Butterfly Monitoring Scheme 

http://irishbutterflymonitoringscheme. 

biodiversityireland.ie/ 

2. A national Moth Monitoring scheme 

3. A national phenology network and recording system 

http://phenology.biodiversityireland.ie/ 

National Parks and Wildlife Service and Coillte to provide 

a single, well resourced response to littering and dumping 

and to work with our enforcement colleagues to bring the 

perpetrators to book. 

Since the establishment of the project in 2006, the locall-phone-line 

1850 365 121, and the PURE office, 

have responded to over 3,700 reports of illegal dumping 

resulting in over 3,600 collections and the removal 

of approximately 1,500 tonnes of rubbish from the 

landscape. 

In 2010 the project launched an environmental initiative 

entitled ‘The PURE Mile’. The PURE Mile aims to foster 

a greater appreciation and awareness of our country 

roadscapes by rewarding and acknowledging local 

community efforts who adopt a mile of road in their 

area. The competition was a great success and over 17 

communities are now involved in the 2010 / 2011 PURE 

Mile. PURE also launched and distributed the 2011 PURE 

Mile Calendar which depicts each of the participating 

communities. 

Vegetation 

http://nationalvegetationdatabase. 

biodiversityireland.ie/ 

Outputs: 

1. A National Vegetation Database 

2. A National Vegetation Standard 

Ecosystem Services 

Outputs: 

1. A national pollinator database & information portal 

http://pollinators.biodiversityireland.ie/ 

2. A pest and disease vectors information portal 

3. A national Crop Wild Relatives database 

http://geneticresources.biodiversityireland.ie/ 

Wicklow Uplands Council 

Two major issues for Wicklow Uplands Council (the 

Council) in the recent past have been the continued 

‘war’ on illegal dumping and littering in the uplands and 

vegetation management. 

Joined-up Thinking 1 - Litter and dumping 

As original partners in the PURE Protecting Uplands Rural 

Environment we continue to work with Wicklow County 

Council, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, the 

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Photo 22 Cover of Pure Mile Calendar 

The PURE project focuses directly on the fly-tipping/ 

illegal dumping issue and has introduced a number of 

enforcement, preventative and educational initiatives. 

• A lo-call-phone-line for reporting of fly-tipping/illegal 

dumping – 1850 365 121 

• Dedicated clean-up vehicle which responds to all 

incidents of fly-tipping/illegal dumping 

• GPS/GIS data-base to record all incidents of fly-tipping/ 

illegal dumping 

• PURE Promotional/informational material 

• Public awareness campaign 

• Website – www.pureproject.ie 

• Education programmes 

• Community initiatives (The PURE Mile) 

• Covert CCTV monitoring of affected sites 

• Suitable preventative measures 

• Media campaign. 

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The Council is pleased to offer administrative and 

operational support to PURE and to have a seat on the 

project management committee which is chaired by Mr 

Wesley Atkinson, district manager for the National Parks 

and Wildlife Service. 

Joined-up thinking 2 – Farmers and Scientists Can 

Be Friends 

The management of our uplands landscape is another 

long-term issue for the Council. 

Some time ago, the Council developed a report which 

proposed to increase bio-diversity by reintroducing 

elements of traditional vegetation management practice 

in the Wicklow uplands. Our research findings confirmed 

that the hill management regime has changed over the 

last decade in that many areas have become overgrown 

by heather and other invasive vegetation. This has led to 

an increase in accidental fires and loss of biodiversity and 

grazing habitats. The main factors contributing to this 

change are under-grazing by hill sheep and the decline of 

traditional controlled burning in springtime. The research 

also contends that the legislation governing the burning 

season (Section 46 in the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000) 

is out of line with traditional burning practice and also that 

it differs with the legislation in Wales, Northern Ireland 

and Scotland where burning can take place at different 

times, depending on elevation. The report contains several 

other recommendations to enhance biodiversity. 

In June 2010 the Council conducted a study visit to 

County Clare and spent time with the leadership of the 

Burren Farming for Conservation Project. The group 

from Wicklow was pleased to see how farmers in that 

area were encouraged to find ways to link their agribusiness 

and sustainable tourism interests with best 

biodiversity management practice. Subsequently, we cooperated 

with colleagues in Irish Uplands Forum to hold 

an open meeting in Wicklow which was addressed by 

Mr Michael Davoren, Chair of Burren IFA and Dr Brendan 

Dunford, director of the Burren Farming for Conservation 

project. Also attending was Mr Patrick McGurn, who is 

working with the Heritage Council on high nature value 

farming and local colleagues from National Parks and 

Wildlife Service. The large attendance at the meeting 

testified to the strength of local interest in finding ways 

to link traditional farm and practices with best scientific 

knowledge. There was support on all sides that issues can 

be addressed in a spirit of partnership and a committee 

will shortly be formed to take matters further. 

the sustainable management and expansion of the native 

woodland estate in partnership with a diverse range of 

native woodland stakeholders. Considerable effort was 

focussed on the deer initiative. The report commissioned 

by WoI entitled ‘Deer and Forestry in Ireland: A Review 

of Current Status and Management Requirements’ was 

disseminated to all known interest groups for feedback 

and formal endorsement. Many concerned interest 

groups agreed to establish a working group under the 

auspices of WoI to advance a national deer management 

strategy. This group agreed a general press release and 

is looking at other relevant issues such as undertaking a 

documentary on deer and promoting an indigenous wild 

venison market. 

WoI continued to work on initiatives to support the Forest 

Service Native Woodland Scheme (NWS) and sought 

to secure funding the scheme on an ongoing basis, 

particularly Element 1 - Conservation of existing native 

woods. Following on from the initiation of revising the 

NWS in 2009, further NWS site visits took place in 2010 

to assess the application of the scheme on the ground. 

As a result, new proposals on streamlining aspects of the 

scheme were developed. NWS training comprised two 

1-day courses on woodland fungi at Charleville Castle, 

Tullamore. A further Native Woodland Information Note 

entitled ‘The Classification of Native Woodlands and 

its Application to Native Woodland Management’ was 

published. 

As a new member of the Forestry Liaison Group in 2010, 

WoI now has a voice at the table along with all other 

forestry interests when they engage with the Forest 

Service. WoI also continued to provide input to policy 

initiatives and submitted a very detailed report re the 

Forest Policy Review to the Forest Service. In addition, 

the draft Irish FSC forest standard was agreed by the 

Steering Committee of FSC Ireland and submitted to FSC 

International late in the year. 

The riparian research project entitled ‘Combined Research 

on Riparian Areas’ in conjunction with Coillte and UCD 

commenced in 2010. This project is sponsored by COFORD 

and focuses on riparian buffer zones in commercial 

forestry and the development of practical management 

guidelines, including native woodland establishment. 

Both projects breathe life into the Council’s mission: ‘To 

work for the sustainable use and enjoyment of the local 

landscape in partnership with those who live and work 

there and use the hills for recreation’. 

Woodlands of Ireland: Work Progress, 2010 

In 2010, Woodlands of Ireland (WoI) continued to advance 




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The People’s Millennium Forests (PMF) project management 

committee decided to relaunch the project with a new 

charter in 2011. WoI liased closely with the PMF team 

in Coillte to finalise the charter and is part of a working 

group in Coillte which is organising the launch in 2011. 

The draft appraisal system for hedgerows developed 

by the WoI Hedgerow subgroup was finalised in 2010. 

Efforts are ongoing to publish same and create a national 

database to house all county hedgerow surveys. This 

would represent considerable added value considering the 

amount of hedgerow data that exists presently. 

WoI continued to promote the native woodland sector 

and its own activities in 2010. A stand was shared at 

the Youth Angling Exhibition in Howth and at the Green 23 

Living Fair in Castle Espie. Also, a presentation was given 

to the Farm Forestry Forum in Teagasc, Kinsealy on the 

potential of realising quality wood from native woodlands. 

A general article on native woodlands and their multiple 

values was published in late summer in the Irish Wildlife 

Trust magazine ‘Irish Wildlife’. WoI also gave an interview 

on Irish native woodlands and the recent history of 

initiatives in this sector for a chapter in a book that charts 

International efforts in restoring ecosystems. 

The Irish Walled Towns Network was established by 

The Heritage Council in 2005 and currently comprises 

24 walled towns throughout Ireland. The role of the 

Irish Walled Towns Network is to unite and co-ordinate 

the strategic efforts of local authorities involved in the 

management, conservation and enhancement of historic 

walled towns. In 2010, €756,000 was spent on the 

physical conservation of fourteen medieval town walls. 

Those grants supported 50 local construction and 20 

professional jobs. Furthermore, the conservation and 

opening up of these sites added to the tourism product 

of the various member towns and the country as a whole. 

Another major aspect of the Network is the vital funding 

provided for towns across the country to run Medieval 

Walled Towns Day. In 2010, €90,000 was granted to 

twelve towns. These festivals attracted tens of thousands 

of visitors into the urban centre, thereby providing a 

massive boost to the local economies. These festivals are 

recognised by Fáilte Ireland as key developers of tourism. 

In 2008, a study by KPMG concluded that the €12,250 

provided to Youghal to support its festival brought in 

€480,000 to the local economy. In 2008, the number 

attending was 5,417. This year the figure was 10,000. 

2010 Accomplishments: 

Irish Walled Towns 

Network 2010 

• Successful completion of Capital Works grant 

programme 

• Successful completion of Walled Towns Day grant 

programme 

Photo 23 Fethard Walled 

Towns Day 

Photo 24 Archaeology dig 

at Talbots Tower, Kilkenny 

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• Launch of Three Year Action Plan 

• 2010 AGM and Conference 

• Launch of Seminar series 

The Irish Landmark Trust 

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Photo 25 – Kilmallock Walls Conservation work 

Photo 26 – Landmark Trust Building 

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The challenge for Irish Landmark Trust going into 2010 

was to achieve ‘break even’ on activity. In 2009 steps 

had been taken,( including staff salary reductions), to 

cut costs to the bone, and there were very few further 

options available to achieve additional cuts. However, a 

reduced operational grant made it imperative to examine 

the cost base again. As an organisation with charitable 

status, a financial deficit is not an option. The combination 

of reducing some staff hours and achieving savings with 

some regular suppliers helped to bridge part of the gap in 

the reduced funding. 

Self sustainability remains the key target for Irish Landmark. 

The long term future, and survival, of the organisation 

depends on its ability to grow the portfolio of restored 

properties to a level where the bottom line contribution 

from rental income can eventually cover the operational 

costs. The economic downturn, and consequent serious 

reduction in funding, has slowed the development plans. 

However, in 2010 the target was to bring two new 

properties into the Irish Landmark family: Batty Langley 

Lodge in Leixlip, Co.Dublin; and, in partnership with the 

Alfred Beit Foundation, the West Wing at Russborough. 

New Projects 

The development of the Batty Langley project was 

funded through a partnership with OPW. This follows the 

successful conservation, in 2007, of the three gate lodges 

at the Celbridge entrance to Castletown House. Batty 

Langley Lodge is the old Dublin entrance to Castletown 

demesne. This completion of this conservation project was 

delivered in May 2010. It immediately proved popular with 

Irish Landmark guests, and booked quite well. 

Conservation of the West Wing at Russborough, funded 

through the Alfred Beit Foundation, had commenced in 

late 2009 and everything seemed on target for completion 

by summer 2010. However, the night of 7 February 2010 

saw a major fire break out in the roof of the West Wing. 

Approx. 80% of the roof was lost, together with most 

of the plasterboard ceilings and partitions on the first 

floor. All of the ground floor spaces remained virtually 

intact. The main problem arising from the fire – beyond 

the need to replace the roof – was the damage caused 

by the volumes of water needed to extinguish the fire. A 

long period of drying out was required. Consequently, the 

programme of conservation is unlikely to be completed 

before summer 2011. 

The staff of the Alfred Beit Foundation and the fire services 

of Wicklow and Kildare are to be commended for their 

swift response and action when the fire was discovered. 

Almost no historic fabric of significance was lost, and 

what was lost because of the fire is replaceable. 

The loss of the West Wing from the programme of 

development was replaced by the additon of Helen’s Tower 

at Clandeboye Estate near Bangor in Co.Down. In March 

2010 Clandeboye Estate approached Irish Landmark Trust 

with an offer to make available to the Trust the very dramatic 

Helen’s Tower which sits high on a hilltop in the estate with 

panoramic views of the County Down landscape and, on 

a clear day, across to the Isle of Man and distant Scottish 

shores. This partnership with Clandeboye Estate will 

ensure this tower has a new use and a viable future. Some 

conservation work was required to make it ready for Irish 

Landmark guests. This was funded by Clandeboye Estate. 

The first Irish Landmark guests stayed in October 2010 and 

it has booked well every month since then. 

Education 

In late 2010, Irish Landmark Trust – with the support 

of funding from The Department of the Environment, 

Heritage and Local Government and support from Dublin 

City Council – organised a seminar exploring the use and 

future of St. Werburgh’s Church. This was very successful. 

During Heritage Week in 2010 and at other times during 

the year, Irish Landmark welcomed school groups to its 

properties at Loop Head in Co.Clare, Clomantagh Castle 

in Co.Kilkenny and Galley Head Lightkeepers’ Houses 

in Co.Cork. A presentation on Irish Landmark Trust was 

made to the Association of Irish Art Teachers at its annual 

conference in late 2010. 

Bere Island 

Continued work following up on the Conservation plan, 

including - Island Council, development of Lonehort 

Battery Project, cataloguing artefacts for Heritage Centre, 

pursuing aquaculture and agri-environmental initiatives, 

eradication of invasive species ( Japanese knotweed). 

Heritage Officer Programme 

A vital partnership is the network of 28 Local Authority 

Heritage Officers across Ireland who provide a valuable 

service to local government in the strategic management 

of our heritage resource and in communicating its worth 

to local communities. The majority of counties in Ireland 

have a County Heritage Plan which is prepared by Local 

Heritage Fora on behalf of the local people and the Local 

Authority. 

Research conducted in September 2010 by economist 

Jim Power examined the economic value of these County 

Heritage Plans. This found that: 

• The implementation of these plans between 2004 

and 2008 at a cost of €6.15m supported the creation 

of 1,012 full-time jobs in small businesses across the 

regions, with an estimated return of €30.1 million to 

the economy. 




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• Between 2004 and 2008, the €6.15m that the Heritage 

Council invested over 26 local authority areas led to 

an additional investment of around €10 million from 

other sources 

• Support of €16,000 from the Heritage Council to the 

Irish Walled Towns Network for the day brought a 

return of €480,000 to the local economy in Youghal 

• Council’s Heritage in Schools Scheme saw 1,500 school 

visits reaching 111,662 children in 2010 in schools across 

Ireland. Of these visits over 80% of them took place 

outdoors, ensuring a greater appreciation for natural 

and cultural heritage as well as encouraging a healthy 

lifestyle. Outdoor education continues to grow in 

importance as recent studies show that children now 

spend on average between five and seven hours a day 

looking at screens bringing new stresses to their lives. 

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Photo 27, 28 & 29 Traditional Skills Day organised by Deirdre Burns, Wicklow Heritage Officer during Heritage Week. 

Photo 30, The Great Houses , Demesnes and Gardens Seminar organised by Bernie Guest, Waterford County Heritage 

Officer in Lismore Castle, Waterford in November 2010, 

Photo 31 Graveyard Recording Project with Transition Year students from An Rinn , Waterford 

Photo 32 National Trails Day walk across the Comeragh Mountains Project as part of the Comeragh Heritage Course. 

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Large Scale Properties - a scheme of grants for the 

major conservation works to buildings of national or 

greater importance which are protected structures and 

generally open to the public. 

Irish Walled Towns Network – this fund aims to support 

the implementation of the suite of Conservation and 

Management Plans (CMPs) prepared in previously, etc., 

through capital works to conserve, preserve and promote 

the historic town Walls and their settings. 

GRANTS PROGRAMMES 

INSTAR (Irish National Strategic Archaeological 

Research) – a programme which aims to help realize 

the potential of Ireland’s archaeological record and to 

transform understanding of how Irish society has evolved. 

Since 1998 the Heritage Council has offered grants each 

year to support heritage projects with funding from the 

National Lottery. In 2008 and 2009 the Heritage Council 

began reviewing its priorities and work programmes, 

refining them to ensure that the Council encourages 

heritage to be treated in a more integrated manner. This 

also helps the Council to cope with the changed external 

environment. In consequence, the Council revised its 

grants system with effect from 2010 onwards. A new 

online grants system was also introduced. 

Under the new system, grants are offered not by field 

but by type of project. We have identified three distinct 

project types, which may be carried out in any field of 

heritage or across several fields. 

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Photo 33 North_Ulster_seabed Under Council’s INSTAR 

Programme researchers at the Centre for Maritime 

Archaeology in Coleraine were able to examine high 

resolution survey images of the seabed for evidence of 

historic shipwrecks and submerged ancient landscapes 

(University of Coleraine) 

The new system invited applications for grants in 2010 

under three schemes: 

• Heritage Research provides assistance for data 

collection and research relating to Ireland’s heritage 

• Heritage Management supports projects that apply 

good heritage practice to the management of places, 

collections or objects 

• Heritage Education, Community and Outreach 

supports initiatives linking heritage to communities 

through education and outreach, promoting active 

engagement with and raising public appreciation of 

heritage. 

As part of the overall grants programme in 2010, the 

Heritage Council also administered funding to projects 

under the following headings: 

Significant Places of Public Worship - a scheme of 

grants for the major conservation works to churches and 

places of public worship of any denomination of national 

or greater importance which are protected structures and 

generally open to the public. 

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Photo 34 North_Mayo-fieldsystems – The well-known prebog 

field systems of North Mayo date from the Neolithic 

and Bronze Age yet to date no complete synthesis of these 

was ever put together. This INSTAR project based in UCD 

assembled the data from several surveys and excavations 

and is adding greatly to our knowledge of ancient 

landscapes and the impact of climate change on earlier 

communities (University College Dublin) 




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This grants programme, which entered its third year 

in 2010, was evaluated by Dr Barry Cunliffe, Emeritus 

Professor of European Archaeology, Oxford University. 

This concluded that the INSTAR Programme was ‘a 

spectacular success and a model for other countries to 

follow....[and] is transforming the very nature of Irish 

archaeological endeavour and is creating new knowledge 

and understanding for the academic world and for the 

general public alike.’ 

Projects continued in 2010 included mapping of the 

seabed and shipwrecks on the Donegal, Derry and 

Antrim coast, a syntheses of early medieval archaeological 

results, analysis of early medieval burial cemeteries and 

the associated conversion from paganism to Christianity, 

as well as examination of archaeo-botanical evidence 

for the introduction of farming in Ireland. A seminar 

based on INSTAR projects was hosted by the Institute of 

Archaeologists of Ireland (IAI) in April 2010. 

have been created using a networked relational database 

custom built for use on this project. 

The pioneering work of the Kilkenny Design Workshops 

forms an important aspect of the historiography of design, 

both in Ireland and at the International level. Cataloguing 

and preserving the documentation held in this archive will 

ensure the survival of the material into the future. It is 

anticipated that the KDW catalogue will be of interest to a 

wide constituency including design students, researchers 

(design history, cultural/public policy, Irish studies), the 

craft and industrial design sectors and the general public. 

Detailed reports from these and other projects are available 

on the INSTAR section of Heritage Council website. 

Kilkenny Design Workshop Photographic 

Image Management Project 

The National Irish Visual Arts Library (NIVAL) is engaged in 

a multi-phase project to preserve and enhance access to 

the Kilkenny Design Workshops Archive (1963 – 1988). 

The KDW Archive provides significant insights into a 

period in recent history when Ireland was undergoing 

profound economic, social and cultural change and 

as such also has significance for researchers of social, 

economic and political history. Phase II of the project 

began in March 2010. Funded by the Heritage Council 

under its Heritage Management Scheme and the National 

College of Art and Design (NCAD), the aim of Phase II is 

to arrange, catalogue and preserve the unique collection 

of 10,000s of photographic images produced by the KDW 

as both a promotional tool and documentary record of 

the work undertaken by the Workshops over their 25 year 

history. Phase II is concerned only with the photographic 

material for which there exists some form of text-based 

documentation that aids in the identification of the 

images. 

The project has been carried out by NIVAL in collaboration 

with students on the MA in Design History and Material 

Culture programme at NCAD. The major steps in the 

project design included project planning; training of 

NIVAL assistants and postgraduate students; arranging 

and packaging; and cataloguing. The adoption of best 

practice in relation to both preservation and cataloguing, 

as recommended by the Society of Archivists, Ireland, is a 

core component of the project plan. 

The resulting KDW Database contains approximately 2000 

records for items catalogued to file level across twelve 

archival series such as industrial design, textiles, graphic 

design, jewellery, and designer development. The records 

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Photo 35 1967 Martin Ryan, Silk Screen Technician 

Mount Plunkett Nature Reserve 

The Mount Plunkett Nature Reserve has made successful 

applications to the Heritage Council over past number 

of years. This site consists of 37.7 acres of SAC/SPA/ 

pNHA. It involves nature conservation management to 

include woodland management, wetland management 

and creation, the establishment of linnet plots, erection 

of bird and bat boxes and a viewing hut, creation of a 

quarter acre pond to enhance existing habitats and for 

the establishment of new habitats. In 2010, funding was 

awarded to support the continued management of this 

important site, activities undertaken included hedgerow 

care, maintaining existing bird and bat boxes and erection 

of new bird boxes, predator control, education days and 

wildlife walks. The success of the wetland breeder wader 

project is evident with the successful hatching of snipe, 

lapwing and curlew in the 2010 season. A new quarter 

acre wildlife pond was created and trees planted around 

it, linnet plots were re-established. All works applied good 

heritage practice and were undertaken in full consultation 

with NPWS, Birdwatch Ireland, Teagasc, Heritage Officer 

of Roscommon County Council and Bat conservation 

Ireland. 

This site is unique as it lends itself to the adoption of a 

wide range of conservation measures because of the 

variety of habitats and it is easy accessible. Because the 

owner sought advice from the relevant professionals at 

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every stage, they are now aware of the site’s value for 

biodiversity and are recommending the site for visits 

by interested parties for education and interpretative 

purposes. The benefits have increased local and public 

awareness of Nature as a hands on phenomenon that can 

be encountered in every school yard, hedgerow, garden 

and pond. Increased awareness will increase the interest 

in preservation of habitats and environmentally friendly 

farming techniques. One of the main issues dealt with 

under the convention on Biological Diversity is education 

and public awareness. This site is a prime example of how 

we can all do our part to protect nature “show me so 

that I can do it myself” is a phrase that comes to mind as 

many of the measures for protection and enhancement 

of biodiversity can be replicated, even on a small scale by 

most visitors to the site. 

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Photo 36 Mount Plunkett Nature Reserve, Co Roscommon 

Biodiversity Events in Ballymum 

In 2010 Global Action Plan was awarded a grant under 

the Heritage Education, Communications & Outreach 

Grants Scheme. The project ‘Biodiversity events for 

Ballymun in 2010 to celebrate the UN International Year 

of Biodiversity (IYB)’ aims to promote the enjoyment of 

biodiversity in Ballymun through engaging residents in 

biodiversity events and activities and to generate a greater 

appreciation of the natural environment in Ballymun. To 

celebrate IYB Global Action Plan organised a series of 

events and workshops in Ballymun with the aim of raising 

the profile of Biodiversity in the community and raising 

the profile of Biodiversity week and IYB. The workshops 

and events were aimed at all age groups and were linked 

to key National campaigns to give greater context to the 

activities. Events & workshops ranged from tree planting 

activities to Grow your own workshops. A total of 143 

people of all age groups attended the 8 events/workshops. 

The project was successful in fostering a greater 

appreciation of biodiversity in the local community of 

Ballymun through its delivery of a series of interactive, 

‘hands-on’ and fun biodiversity events for all age groups, 

it helped to harness a link between the local community 

and their surrounding environment especially in an urban 

area where there is often a disconnect from the natural 

environment, it helped to promote the enjoyment of 

biodiversity and the natural environment and to instil a 

sense of responsibility and ownership of local open spaces 

among the community. 

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Photo 37 A Butterfly Walk aimed at young people was held in Santry Demesne on Wild Child Day (21st August). Young 

people learned how to use Butterfly nets, identify species and record information. Also moths were trapped from the 

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Financial 

Statements 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 

The Heritage Council’s policy is to maintain the highest standards of corporate governance, in line with 

generally accepted policies and practices. The Council is committed to complying with the relevant 

provisions of the “Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies”, published by the Department 

of Finance in 2010. 

The Heritage Council has established a Finance and Audit committee, which regularly reviews the 

system of internal control and engages external expertise in the carrying out of it’s functions, including 

the internal audit function as appropriate. The Heritage Council complies with Government guidelines 

for the appraisal and management of Capital Expenditure in the public sector. The Heritage Council 

complies with all aspects of Government requirement for public procurement and competitive 

tender, including EU guidelines. Government policy on pay and directors’ fees is also complied with. 

The Heritage Council is fully tax compliant and does not engage in “offensive” tax avoidance transactions. 

PROMPT PAYMENTS 

The Heritage Council is required to Comply with the requirements of the European Communities 

(Late Payment in Commercial Transactions) Regulations, 2002 and its predecessor, the Prompt Payment 

of Accounts Act, 1997 (collectively the “regulations”). The Council’s standard terms of credit taken, unless 

otherwise specified in contractual arrangements, are 30 days from the receipt of the invoice. Procedures 

have been implemented which provide reasonable assurance against material non-compliance with the 

Regulations. While the procedures are designed to ensure compliance with the Regulations, they can 

only provide reasonable and not absolute assurance against material non-compliance with the ACT. 

A review of all payments made during the year ended 31 December 2010 shows 4 payments totalling 

@21,702. 37 giving rise to an interest penalty of @87.28. under the above regulations. 

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Financial REPORT OF COMPTROLLER 

Statements & AUDITOR GENERAL 




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Financial 

Statements 

CONTENTS 

Report of Comptroller & Auditor General 26 

Statement of Responsibilities of the Council 28 

Statement on Internal Financial Control 29 

General and Accounting Policies 30 

Income and Expenditure Account 31 

Statement of Recognised Gains & Losses 32 

Balance Sheet 33 

Notes to Financial Statements 34 

Schedule 1 to the Financial Statements 43 

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Financial REPORT OF COMPTROLLER & AUDITOR GENERAL 

Statements 

The Heritage Council 

I have audited the financial statements of the Heritage Council for the year ended 31 December 2010 under the Heritage 

Act 1995. The financial statements, which have been prepared under the accounting policies set out therein, comprise 

the Accounting Policies, the Income and Expenditure Account, the Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses, the 

Balance Sheet and the related notes. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is 

applicable law and Generally Accepted Accounting Practice in Ireland. 

Responsibilities of the Council 

The Council is responsible for the preparation of the financial statements, for ensuring that they give a true and fair view 

of the state of the Council’s affairs and of its income and expenditure, and for ensuring the regularity of transactions. 

Responsibilities of the Comptroller and Auditor General 

My responsibility is to audit the financial statements and report on them in accordance with applicable law. 

My audit is conducted by reference to the special considerations which attach to State bodies in relation to their 

management and operation. 

My audit is carried out in accordance with the International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland) and in compliance 

with the Auditing Practices Board’s Ethical Standards for Auditors. 

Scope of Audit of the Financial Statements 

An audit involves obtaining evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, sufficient to give 

reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free from material misstatement, whether caused by fraud or 

error. This includes an assessment of 

• whether the accounting policies are appropriate to the Council’s circumstances, and have been consistently 

applied and adequately disclosed 

• the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made in the preparation of the financial statements, and 

• the overall presentation of the financial statements. 

I also seek to obtain evidence about the regularity of financial transactions in the course of audit. 

Opinion on the Financial Statements 

In my opinion, the financial statements, which have been properly prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted 

Accounting Practice in Ireland, give a true and fair view of the state of the Council’s affairs at 31 December 2010 and of 

its income and expenditure for the year then ended. 

In my opinion, proper books of account have been kept by the Council. The financial statements are in agreement with 

the books of account. 




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Financial REPORT OF COMPTROLLER & AUDITOR GENERAL 

Statements 

Matters on which I Report by Exception 

I report by exception if 

• I have not received all the information and explanations I required for my audit, or 

• my audit noted any material instance where moneys have not been applied for the purposes intended or where 

the transactions did not conform to the authorities governing them, or 

• the Statement on Internal Financial Control does not reflect the Council’s compliance with the Code of Practice 

for the Governance of State Bodies, or 

• I find there are other material matters relating to the manner in which public business has been conducted. 

I draw attention to the Statement on Internal Financial Control which discloses that the Council did not carry out the 

annual review of the effectiveness of the system of internal financial control for the year in the manner required by the 

Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies. 

I have nothing to report in regard to the other matters upon which reporting is by exception. 

Andrew Harkness 

For and on behalf of 

Comptroller and Auditor General 

June 2011 

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Financial STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COUNCIL 

Statements 

Section 21(1) of the Heritage Act, 1995 requires the Council to prepare financial statements in such form as 

may be approved by the Minister for Environment, Heritage & Local Government after consultation with the 

Minister of Finance. 

In preparing the financial statements, the council is required to: 

- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently 

- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent 

- prepare financial statements on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the 

Heritage Council will continue in operation 

- state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures 

disclosed and explained in the financial statements 

The Council is responsible for keeping proper books of account which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any 

time the financial position of the Council and which enable it to ensure that the financial statements comply 

with section 21(1) of the Act. The Council is also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Heritage 

Council and for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. 

Conor Newman Council Chairperson 

Henry Lyons Council Member 




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Financial STATEMENT ON INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL 

Statements 

On behalf of the members of Council I wish to acknowledge our responsibility for ensuring that an effective 

system of internal financial control is maintained and operated. 

The system can only provide reasonable and not absolute assurance that assets are safeguarded, transactions 

authorised and properly recorded, and that material errors or irregularities are either prevented or would be 

detected within a timely period. 

Key Control Procedures 

i) The council has taken steps to ensure an appropriate control environment is in place by: 

- Agreeing a detailed work programme for each year, monitoring and evaluating progress against the work 

programme 

- Implementing financial procedures to control the significant financial elements of The Heritage Council’s 

business 

- Maintaining a comprehensive schedule of insurances to protect The Heritage Council’s interest 

- Reviewing and approving all Council policies and procedures 

- Establishing an Audit and Finance Committee which regularly reviews the effectiveness of the system of 

internal financial control. 

- The Committee selects different areas of Council’s financial activities for detailed review on a rolling basis, 

in order to assess the effectiveness of controls in these areas. 

- Production of regular management information, segregation of duties and a system of delegation and 

accountability 

- Compliance with all aspects of Government requirements for public procurement and competitive tender 

- Compliance with Department procedures as regards reporting and draw down of funds 

- Immediate and positive response to all items drawn to Council’s attention in management letters from the 

Comptroller and Auditor General. 

ii) The system of internal financial controls is based on a framework of regular management information, a 

system of delegation and accountability, a set of financial procedures, administrative procedures including 

segregation of duties, and rigorous checks of the finance function. In particular it includes: 

- Restricting authority for authorising disbursement of Council monies to designated officers. 

- Modern computerised Financial Accounting, Payroll and Fixed Asset Register software systems to underpin 

the internal financial controls of The Heritage Council. 

- Detailed procedures for engaging consultants. 

iii) The Council has an internal audit programme. The services of various independent financial control 

consultants are used as and when required. No consultants were used in 2010. 

iv) The Heritage Council is in the process of adopting the 2009 Code of Practice for the Governance of State 

Bodies and the adoption of same is tabled at Council meetings from time to time. The Heritage Council is 

in the process of adopting a Code of Business Conduct for directors and employees in accordance with the 

requirements of the Code of Practice. 

Annual Review of Controls 

The Council did not conduct a full external review of the effectiveness of the system of internal financial 

control in 2010. A full review was carried out in 2009. 


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Financial GENERAL 

Statements 

The Heritage Council was established under the Heritage Act, 1995. The general function of the Heritage 

Council is to propose policies and priorities for the identification, protection, preservation and enhancement 

of the national heritage and to promote its appreciation. 

Accounting Policy 

1. Accounting basis 

The financial statements are prepared under the accruals method of accounting indicated below, and in 

accordance with generally accepted accounting principles under the historical cost convention. Financial 

Reporting Standards recommended by the recognised accountancy bodies are adopted, as they become 

operative. 

2. Oireachtas Grants 

Oireachtas Grants are accounted for on a cash receipts basis. 

3. Other Income 

Other income is recognised when the right to receive the income has accrued to The Heritage Council. 

4. Grant Payments 

The Heritage Council offers grants to various bodies and individuals to carry out works under its heritage 

grant schemes. When a grantee accepts the terms and conditions of a grant offer from Council, Council 

enters into a commitment with that grantee. That commitment is recognised as an accrual only when 

the grantee is seen to have fulfilled the full terms and conditions of the grant offer. Details of grant 

commitments at 31 December 2010 are given in note 17. 

5. Tangible Fixed Assets 

Fixed assets of the Heritage Council are shown at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is 

calculated in order to write off the cost of tangible assets over their estimated useful lives by equal annual 

instalments. 

The depreciation rates used are: 

Buildings 2.50% Plant & Equipment 20% 

Leasehold 10% Office Furniture 10%/20% 

Office Equipment 20% Computers (Hardware & Software) 25% 

Works of Art 0% Reference Material 

Motor Vehicles 20% and OSI Licences 20% 

6. Capital Account 

The capital account comprises income allocated for the purchase of fixed assets. It is amortised in line with 

the depreciation of the related assets. 

7. Stock 

Stock comprising stationery and publications is written off in the year of purchase. 

8. Leasing 

Assets acquired under finance leases are capitalised and included in tangible fixed assets and depreciated 

in accordance with the Council policy. 

9. Pensions 

The Council operates a defined benefit pension scheme which is funded annually on a pay as you go 

basis from monies provided by the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government (DEHLG) 

and from contributions deducted from staff salaries. Pension costs reflect pension benefits earned by 

employees in the period and are shown net of staff contributions which are retained by the Council. An 

amount corresponding to the pension charge is recognised as income to the extent that it is recoverable, 

and offset by grants received in the year to discharge pension payments. Actuarial gains or losses arising 

on scheme liabilities are reflected in the Statement of Recognised Gains and Losses and a corresponding 

adjustment is recognised in the amount recoverable from the DEHLG. Pension liabilities represent the 

present value of future pension payments earned by staff to date. Deferred pension funding represents 

the corresponding asset to be recovered in future periods from DEHLG. 




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Financial INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT 

Statements 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2010 

Notes 2010 2009 

€ € 

Income 

Oireachtas Grant 1 11,085,027 13,473,219 

Other Income 2 322,649 255,265 

Net deferred funding for pensions 8 273,000 271,000 

Transfer from Capital Account 3 341,355 510,327 

Total Income 12,022,031 14,509,811 

Expenditure 

Grants 4 6,204,199 6,769,786 

Policy Development 5 (a) 1,322,233 0 

Support for Heritage Infrastructure 5 (b) 2,251,380 0 

Projects, Promotions, Studies 5 (c) 0 4,160,783 

Administration 

Council members' honoraria & expenses 6 115,346 132,391 

Committee members' expenses 3,709 8,199 

Staff costs 7 1,170,789 1,332,008 

Establishment expenses 9 319,312 215,164 

Office supplies and administration 10 263,333 241,452 

Depreciation 11 455,320 558,294 

Total Administration 2,327,809 2,487,508 

Total Expenditure 12,105,621 13,418,077 

Surplus/(Deficit) for the year (83,590) 1,091,734 

Balance at 1st January, 2010 1,846,797 755,063 

Balance at 31 December 2010 1,763,207 1,846,797 

The results for the year relate to continuing operations. 

The statement of Accounting Policies, Notes 1 to 20 and Schedule 1 form part of these financial statements. 




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Financial STATEMENT OF TOTAL RECOGNISED GAINS & LOSSES 

Statements 


2010 2009 

€ € 

Surplus/(deficit) for year (83,590) 1,091,734 

Experience gains/ (losses) on pension scheme liabilities 69,000 253,000 

Changes in assumptions underlying the present value of pension 

scheme liabilities (163,000) (191,000) 

(177,590) 1,153,734 

Adjustments to Deferred Pension Funding 94,000 (62,000) 

Total Recognised (loss)/Gain for the year (83,590) 1,091,734 







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BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2010 

Financial 

Statements 

Notes 2010 2009 

€ € 

Tangible fixed assets 11 7,987,177 8,328,532 

Current Assets 

Debtors and Prepayments 12 121,912 177,164 

Cash at bank and in hand 2,803,147 3,021,577 

Total Current Assets 2,925,059 3,198,741 

Current Liabilities 

General Creditors and Accruals 820,204 882,565 

Grants Outstanding 341,648 469,378 

Total Current Liabilities 13 1,161,852 1,351,943 

Net Current Assets 1,763,207 1,846,798 

Total Assets less Current Liabilities Before Pensions 9,750,384 10,175,330 

Deferred Pension Funding 8 (d) 2,291,000 1,924,000 

Pension Liabilities (2,291,000) (1,924,000) 

0 0 

Total Assets less Current Liabilities 9,750,384 10,175,330 

Represented by: 

Capital Account 3 7,987,177 8,328,532 

Income and Expenditure Account 1,763,207 1,846,797 

9,750,384 10,175,329 

The statement of Account Policies, Notes 1 to 20 and Schedule 1 form part of these financial statements. 




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Financial NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

Statements 


Note 1: Oireachtas Grants 

The amount of €11,085,027 comprises Grants from the Department of the Environment, 

Heritage and Local Government as follows: 

2010 2009 

€ € 

Administration Grants (Exchequer funded) 1,740,000 1,860,000 

Capital Grants (Exchequer funded) 1,838,403 2,407,511 

Non Capital Grants (Exchequer funded) 764,624 923,708 

Capital Grants (National Lottery funded) 4,500,000 5,000,000 

Non-Capital Grants (National Lottery funded) 2,242,000 3,282,000 

Total 11,085,027 13,473,219 

Note 2: Other Income 

2010 2009 

€ € 

Deposit Interest 44,926 9,316 

Attendance at Seminars 19,819 35,905 

Sale of publication and data 20 75 

Heritage Week 20,170 8,200 

Failte Ireland - Contribution towards impact of Climate Change 1,543 7,841 

Dept. of Agriculture Contribution towards Traditional Farm Buildings 

Scheme 

62,083 61,393 

EPA Contribution to NDBC projects 8,018 13,403 

Dept. of Agriculture Contribution towards High Nature Value Study 0 20,000 

Northern Ireland Museum Council Contribution towards Museum 

Award Scheme 0 7,534 

Failte Ireland - Heritage Week 29,900 32,400 

Irish Walled Towns Membership Fees 33,000 49,406 

DoEHLG Grant for Quanta Research on Building Grants 20,000 0 

DoEHLG Grant for Disability Audit 4,749 0 

Contribution of Local Authorities to Coastal Zone Project 31,724 0 

DoEHLG Grant for Biodiversity Market Research 6,000 0 

NPWS Grant for NBDC Terrestrial Mapping System 18,150 0 

Miscellaneous 22,547 9,792 

Total 322,649 255,265 

Note 3: Capital Account 

2010 2009 

€ € 

Balance at 1 January 8,328,532 8,838,859 

Transfer (to)/from Income and Expenditure Account 

Amount allocated to fund fixed asset purchases 113,965 47,967 

Less: Amortisation in line with depreciation (455,320) (558,294) 

(341,355) (510,327) 

Balance at 31 December 7,987,177 8,328,532 




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Statements 


Note 4: Grants 

2010 2009 

Total 

Total 

€ € 

Local Heritage Grants 15,626 420,385 

Publication Grants 10,000 140,040 

Archaeology Grants 0 277,216 

Architectural Research Grants 0 46,846 

Museum & Archives Grants 12,500 236,134 

Wildlife Grants 16,000 252,640 

Buildings Grants 745,950 1,121,061 

Properties Not in State Care 249,501 100,000 

Biodiversity Grants 0 268,703 

Places of Worship 622,789 450,000 

Irish National Strategic Archaeological Research 393,635 675,208 

Irish Walled Towns Network 852,003 857,981 

2010 Research Grants 471,710 0 

2010 Education Grants 387,973 0 

2010 Management Grants 420,752 0 

Landscape Policy Grants 59,872 0 

Valuing Heritage Policy Grants 101,769 0 

Climate Change Policy Grants 15,526 0 

Material Culture Policy Grants 16,843 0 

Infrastructure Grants 241,750 0 

Other grants 0 312,572 

Irish Landmark Trust Ltd. Note 14 270,000 280,000 

Discovery Programme Ltd. Note 15 1,300,000 1,331,000 

Total 6,204,199 6,769,786 

Schedule 1 contains details of grants payable during the year 

In 2010 the grant schemes of The Heritage Council were re-structured which has led to the phasing out of existing schemes 

and the introduction of new grant schemes. “Other grants” are now analysed under the policy area to which they relate. 

Note 5 (a): Expenditure by Key Policy Area 

From the start of 2010 The Heritage Council has re-structured its operation to focus on the key policy areas 

of: Landscape, Valuing Heritage, Ciimate Change, Material Culture. Note 5 reflects the expenditure associated 

with these new policy areas such as formulation and publication of policies, case studies and guidelines, hosting 

seminars, conferences and CPD, management and funding of Heritage in Schools programme and Heritage Week, 

communications, sponsorship, awards, internships and scholarships, grant management and administration of 

Traditional Farm Building Scheme. There are no comparative figures available for these new areas. Expenditure 

in the area of heritage infrastructure supported by The Heritage Council is now separately disclosed at note 5(b). 

A summary of the 2009 expenditure incurred under the previous business operations is shown in 

note 5(c). 

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Statements 


Note 5 (a): Contd. Expenditure by Key Policy Area 

Total 

€ 

Landscape Policy 

National Landscape Strategy 26,699 

Policy Guidance: Curtilage and Setting of Buildings 1,469 

Waterway Corridor Studies and Promotion 3,822 

Development of High Nature Value Farming Policy 1,752 

Articulation of Heritage in National Landscape Policies 137,262 

High Nature Value Case Studies 21,297 

Tara Landscape Conservation 50,858 

Burren Charter 50,000 

293,159 

Valuing Heritage Policy 

Heritage in Schools 234,697 

Heritage Week 316,702 

High Profile Lecture Series 13,156 

Studies: Skills and Labour Value of Heritage Projects 14,520 

Guidelines for Habitat Mapping 9,600 

Communciation of Council activities 139,265 

Publications 68,547 

796,487 

Climate Change Policy 

Impact of climate change on Heritage 3,086 

Impact of Renewable Energy Strategy on Biodiversity 1,634 

4,720 

Material Culture Policy 

Conservation Internships 40,000 

Traditional Skills Development 12,499 

Promotion of Preventative Maintenance and Research on Thatch Styles 153,955 

Conservation Plans and Centrality of Place 2,399 

Conservation Works to Robing Room 19,014 

227,867 

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Total 1,322,233 

Staff costs in the amount of €52,061 in respect of Traditional Farm Buildings Reps 4 project administration 

is included in “Promotion of Preventative Maintenance and Research on Thatch Styles” of €153,955 

which is part of expenditure incurred under Material Culture Policy. 

Note 5 (b): Infrastructure 

€ 

National Biodiveristy Data Centre 570,407 

Field Monument Advisors 57,011 

Biodiversity Officers 66,228 

Museum Standards Programme 160,854 

Heritage Officer Programme 506,588 

County Heritage Plans 858,060 

Irish Walled Towns Network Administration 32,232 

Total 2,251,380 

Staff costs in the amount of €11,130 in respect of Irish Walled Towns Network administration is included 

in “Irish Walled Towns Network Administration” of €32,232 which is part of expenditure incurred under 

Heritage Infrastructure.




Statements 


Note 5 (c): Projects, Promotions and Studies 2009 

2009 expenditure was incurred for projects, promotions and studies in the following areas: 

€ 

Council Initiatives 2,666,471 

Archaeology 97,064 

Architecture 182,455 

Education, Community, Awareness and Planning 803,879 

Recreation 23,525 

Inland Waterways and Marine 28,739 

Museums and Archives 287,120 

Wildlife 71,530 

Total 4,160,783 

Note 6: Council Members Fees & Expenses 

Fee 

Expenses Accomodation & 

Claimed Meals Provided 

Total 

€ € € € 

Conor Newman 8,978 3,972 1,613 14,563 

Ted Creedon 4,988 3,933 514 9,435 

Caro lynne Ferris 5,985 2,901 776 9,662 

Gabriel Cooney 4,988 1,476 74 6,538 

Billy Colfer 4,988 2,088 147 7,223 

Noel Keyes 4,988 1,846 0 6,834 

Martina Moloney 0 0 224 224 

Rhonwen Hayes 4,988 0 0 4,988 

Mary Keenan 997 820 0 1,817 

Finola Reid 4,988 2,309 150 7,447 

Brendan Dunford 5,985 3,820 179 9,984 

Kealin Ireland 5,985 3,191 362 9,538 

Brian Lucas 0 2,176 308 2,484 

Henry Lyons 5,985 3,791 482 10,258 

Grainne Shaffrey 5,985 1,774 487 8,246 

Ian Lumley 5,985 0 0 5,985 

Helen O’Carroll 0 0 120 120 

Total 75,813 34,097 5,436 115,346 

Certain civil and public servents are not entitled to fees as Council members of The Heritage Council 

Note 7: Staff Costs 

The average number of staff employed by the Heritage Council for the year was 16. This is comprised of The 

Heritage Council complement of 14 staff together with contract staff employed for specific projects. (2009 -17). 

2010 

2009 

€ € 

Staff salaries and wages 891,910 1,015,073 

Pension Costs 202,000 193,000 

Staff Well Being & Settlements 4,070 16,010 

Travel and Expenses 60,848 77,241 

Training 11,961 25,469 

Recruitment Costs 0 5,215 

Total 1,170,789 1,332,008 

€58,321 was deducted from staff by way of pension levy and was paid over to the Department of Environment Heritage and 

Local Government. 

CEO Remuneration Package 

The CEO received salary payments of €116,795 in 2010. No bonus payments were made to the CEO. 

The CEO received recoupment of travel and subsistence expenses of €5,436 

The CEO is a member of an unfunded defined benefit public sector scheme and his pension entitlements do not extend beyond 

the standard entitlements in the public sector defined benefit superannuation scheme. 

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Statements 


Note 8: Superannuation Scheme 

There was a defined contribution scheme with Scottish Provident in operation until 1 February 2003. 

In accordance with Section 20 of the Heritage Act 1995, the Council sought to establish a superannuation 

scheme for all permanent staff in line with the public sector model. Accordingly, two defined benefit schemes 

were approved by the Minister for Environment, Heritage and Local Government with effect from 1 February 

2003 on an operational basis and apply to staff employed at that date in respect of qualifying past service. 

The Schemes are the Heritage Council Employee Superannuation Scheme, 2003 and the Heritage Council 

Spouse’s and Children’s Contributory Pension Scheme, 2003. These schemes are unfunded. 

(a) Analysis Of Total Pension Costs Charged To Expenditure 

2010 2009 

€000 €000 

Current Service Cost 160,000 167,000 

Interest on Pension Scheme Liabilities 113,000 108,000 

Employee Contributions (71,000) (78,000) 

Total 202,000 197,000 

(b) Movement in Net Pension Liability during the financial of year 

2,010 2,009 

€ € 

Net Pension Liability at 1 January (1,924,000) (1,715,000) 

Movement in year: 

Current Service Cost (160,000) (167,000) 

Benefits Paid 0 4,000 

Interest Cost (113,000) (108,000) 

Actuarial gain/(loss) (94,000) 62,000 

Net Pension Liability at 31 December (2,291,000) (1,924,000) 

(c) Deferred Funding Asset For Pensions 

The Heritage Council recognises these amounts as an asset corresponding to the unfunded deferred liability 

for pensions on the basis of the set of assumptions described above and a number of past events. These events 

include the statutory basis for the establishment of the superannuation scheme, and the policy and practice 

currently in place in relation to funding of public service pensions including the contributions by employees 

and the annual estimates process. The Heritage Council has no evidence that this funding policy will not 

continue to meet such sums in accordance with current practice. 

The Net Deferred Funding for Pensions recognized in the Income and Expenditure Account was as follows: 

2010 2009 

€ € 

Funding Recoverable in respect of current year 273,000 271,000 

The deferred funding asset for pensions at 31 December 2010 amounted to €2.291m (2009: €1.924m) 

(d) History Of Defined Benefit Obligations 

2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 

€000 €000 €000 €000 €000 

Defined Benefit Obligations 2291 1924 1715 1754 1677 

Experience Gains/ (Losses) on Scheme 

Liabilities 69 253 10 (106) 21 

Percentage of Scheme Liabilities 3.01% 13.15% 0.58% (6.04%) 1.25% 

The cumulative actuarial loss recognised in the Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses amounts to €334,000 

(e) General Description Of The Scheme 

The pension scheme is a defined benefit final salary pension arrangement with benefits and contributions 

defined by reference to current “model” public sector scheme regulations. The scheme provides a pension 

(one eightieth per year of service), a gratuity or lump sum (three eightieths per year of service) and spouse’s 

and children’s pensions. Normal Retirement Age is a member’s 65th birthday, and pre 2004 members have an 

entitlement to retire without actuarial reduction from age 60. Pensions in payment (and deferment) normally 

increase in line with general public sector salary inflation. 

The valuation used for FRS 17 disclosures has been based on an actuarial valuation at 31 December 2010 by 

a qualified independent actuary to take account of the requirements of FRS17 in order to assess the scheme 

liabilities at 31 December, 2010 




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Statements 


The principal actuarial assumptions were as follows: 

Assumptions 31/12/2010 31/12/2009 

Discount Rate 5.10% 5.40% 

Salary escalation 3.40% 3.50% 

Increases to state pensions (Years 1-4) 0.00% 2.50% 

Increases to state pensions (Years 5 thereafter) 1.90% 2.50% 

Increase to Salary Grade 2.40% 2.50% 

Inflation 1.90% 2.00% 

Mortality Rates 

Year of attaining age 65 2010 2009 

Life Expectancy - Male 86 86 

Life Expectancy - Female 89 89 

Note 9: Establishment expenses 

2010 2009 

€ € 

Rent and service charge 33,244 37,549 

Power, heat and light 19,155 19,853 

Canteen, catering and cleaning 33,374 29,686 

Meetings 25,452 0 

Repairs, maintenance & security 173,396 89,877 

Insurance 34,691 38,199 

319,312 215,164 

Note 10: Office supplies and administration 

2010 2009 

€ € 

Telephone and postage 39,017 45,884 

Stationery, printing & office equipment repairs 23,248 42,497 

Library and newspapers 2,254 12,643 

Computer supplies and maintenance 103,005 124,312 

Professional fees 24,964 0 

Sundry 3,139 1,977 

Legal Fees 18,130 0 

INSTAR Grant Scheme Administration 20,040 0 

Subscriptions 15,047 0 

Audit fee 9,240 10,500 

Bank Interest & Charges 2,153 2,405 

Gifts 3,096 1,234 

263,333 241,452 

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Statements 


Note 11: Tangible Fixed Assets 

Buildings 

Leasehold 

Office 

Furniture 

Office 

Equipment 

Plant & 

Equipment 

Computers 

Reference 

Material & 

OSI Licences 

Motor 

Vehicles 

COST € € € € € € € € € € 

As at 1 January 2010 7,972,131 429,417 222,496 186,865 8,284 745,357 457,204 20,703 194,490 10,236,947 

Additions 92,621 0 0 6,655 5,962 0 0 0 8,727 113,965 

Disposals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

As 31 December 2010 8,064,752 429,417 222,496 193,520 14,246 745,357 457,204 20,703 203,217 10,350,912 

Works 

of Art 

Total 

Accumulated Depreciation 

As at 1 January 2010 546,622 157,453 137,330 138,339 3,142 639,047 274,059 12,423 0 1,908,415 

Charge for year 200,654 42,942 27,310 23,635 1,274 63,923 91,441 4,141 0 455,320 

On disposals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 

747,276 200,395 164,640 161,974 4,416 702,970 365,500 16,564 0 2,363,735 

NET BOOK AMOUNTS 

As at 1 January 2010 7,425,509 271,964 85,166 48,526 5,142 106,310 183,145 8,280 194,490 8,328,532 

As at 31 

December 2010 7,317,476 229,022 57,856 31,546 9,830 42,387 91,704 4,139 203,217 7,987,177 

Note 12: Debtors and Prepayments 

Debtors 

Prepayments 

2010 2009 

€ € 

6,993 71,393 

114,919 105,771 

121,912 177,164 

Note 13: Creditors and Accruals 

Creditors 

Accruals 

2010 2009 

€ € 

1,068,901 912,815 

92,951 439,128 

1,161,852 1,351,943 




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Statements 


Note 14: The Irish Landmark Trust Ltd. 

The Irish Landmark Trust Ltd was established in 1992 as a non profit company with the objective of saving 

historic buildings that were abandoned or at risk. This is achieved by giving them a useful and viable function 

as short term holiday accommodation, which would secure their long-term future. The level of Council 

funding each year is determined by reference to Council’s Five Year Plan, the Irish Landmark Trust’s Corporate 

Plan, and Council’s overall budgetary position. 

Note 15: Discovery Programme Ltd. 

The Council funds the Discovery Programme that was established in 1991 and was registered as a company 

limited by guarantee on 15 January 1996. The Council is responsible for appointing the chair of the Discovery 

Programme and three of its directors. The Chief Executive is one of Council’s nominees to the Board of the 

Discovery Programme. The level of Council funding each year is determined by reference to Council’s Five 

Year Plan, The Discovery Programme’s Corporate Plan, and Council’s overall budgetary position. The purpose 

of the programme is to enhance our understanding of Ireland’s past through research and archaeological 

excavations. 

Note 16: Grant Commitments 

At 31 December 2010 the Council had entered into commitments in connection with activities due to take 

place after that date. The amount involved of €568,638 is not reflected in these Financial Statements. 

2010 2009 

€ € 

Grants committed at 1 January 1,047,418 1,274,059 

Approvals in year 6,270,820 7,474,375 

Grants decommitted & write offs (545,400) (931,230) 

Grant expenditure in the year (6,204,200) (6,769,786) 

Grant Commitments at 31 December 568,638 1,047,418 

Note 17: Council Members Disclosure of Interest 

In the normal course of business the Council may approve financial assistance to undertakings in which the 

Council members are employed or otherwise have an interest. 

The Council adopted procedures in accordance with guidelines issued by the Department of Finance in relation 

to the disclosure of interests by Council members and these procedures have been adhered to during the year. 

The following members disclosed an interest in organisations to which financial assistance was approved 

in the year: 

Brendan Dunford 

Billy Colfer 

Ian Lumley 

Martina Moloney 

€12,000 for Heritage Research Grant R00609 

€1,500 for Education, Community and Outreach Grant No. E00631 



€2,000 for Heritage Management Grant No. M00891 

€25,000 for Galway County People and Nature Biodiversity Post 

€110,000 for Walled Towns Capital W01024 

The members withdrew from the meetings when the projects were being discussed and played no part in the 

decision to grant funding. 

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Statements 


Note 18: Going Concern 

The Council draws funds from the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government as and when 

required. It recognises this income on a cash receipts basis but recognises expenditure on an accruals basis. 

The Council believes that the department will continue to fund its approved activities and on this basis 

it is appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis. 

Note 19: Premises 

The Heritage Council operates from a premises at Áras na hOidhreachta, Church Lane, Kilkenny which it 

occupies and owns. 

Note 20: Approval of Financial Statements 

The Financial Statements were approved by Council on 24th March, 2011. 




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SCHEDULE 1 TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

Financial 

Statements 

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Local Heritage Grants 

Grant 

No. 

Applicant Name 

Project 

Amount 

Paid € 

16209 

Ecological Landscape 

Design Consultants 

Village Design Statement for Ardmore Village, 

Co Waterford 

2,725.00 

16497 Lough Derg Science Group 

Production of Lough Derg Science Group 

Newsletter and Special Edition 

1,500.00 

16971 

Ibrickane Local Biodiversity 

Group 

Spanish Point Wildlife Project, which raises 

awareness of the heritage value & conservation 

of the delicate sand dune system 

1,700.00 

17192 Wexford Borough Council 

Clean and restoration works to statue "The 

Pikeman"- statue to commemorate the 1798 

4,000.00 

17193 

St Johns Parish Heritage 

Group 

Heritage Information Board at Rinn Duinn Castle 

and Medieval Norman Settlement 

2,701.30 

17234 

Portarlington Arts Heritage 

and Culture Group 

Heritage Week Activities 1,500.00 

17303 Eddie Lenihan 

Inventory of the Holy Wells of Tulla, Clooney and 

Feakle 

1,500.00 

Total 15,626.30 

Grant 

No. 


Publication Grants 

Project 

Amount 

Paid € 

16830 Gordon Darcy 

"Narture"- A Nature/Art resource manual for 

primary school teachers 

4000.00 

17327 East Clare Heritage "Sliabh Aughty Ramble" 2000.00 

17456 Hook Heritage Ltd Production of Hook Tower documentary on dvd 4000.00 

Total 10,000.00 

Grant 

No. 

Applicant 

Museums & Archives Grants 

Project 

Amount 

Paid € 

16967 Irish Print Group SIPTU Exhibition of the Irish Print Group 1809-2009 2500.00 

17008 

Church of Ireland College 

of Education 

17082 Clare County Archives 

Storage of textile samples and 19th/early 20th 

century college register of students for future 

conservation 

Conservation of Board of 23 Guardian Minute 

books 

4000.00 

6000.00 

Total 12,500.00 




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Wildlife Grants 

Grant 

No. 

16293 

17036 


Irish Country Womens 

Association. PAID 

ECOLOGICAL LANDSCAPE 

DESIGN COSULTANS 

Irish Char Conservation 

Group Ltd 

17092 Stephen McCormack 

Project 

An Assessment of the Biodiversity Resources of 

Ardmore Village, Co Waterford 

Determination of the status and distribution of 

the unique Salvelinus fimbriatus char in Co Kerry 

A survey of aquatic & terrestrial invertebrate 

communities in Co Waterfords wetlands 

Amount 

Paid € 

2,000.00 

10,000.00 

4,000.00 

Total 16,000.00 

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Buildings at Risk Grants 

Grant 

No. 


Project 

Amount 

Paid € 

BR/4075 Ms Geraldine Corrigan Repairs to Thatch at Shrule, Co Mayo 12,000.00 

BR/4097 

BR/5034 

Ms Anne McLoughlin 

Mr Oliver Robinson 

Repairs to thatch at Blackwater, Enniscorthy, 

Co Wexford 

Repairs to thatch at Limehill, Loughrea, 

Co Galway 

3,150.00 

9,356.75 

BR/5091 Kevin Hoyne Repairs to thatch at Rathcoole, Dublin 12,000.00 

BR/5095 Mr Owen McConnon Repairs to thatch at Ballyjamesduff, Co Cavan 2,500.00 

BR/6027 

Ms Marion Graham 

Repairs to thatch at Newtown, Dunkineely, 

Co Donegal 

2,500.00 

BR/6040 John P.K. Farrell Repairs to Milltown House, Kilkyre, Co Meath 10,000.00 

BR/6078 Edward Linehan Repairs to Dromard House, Rathkeale, Limerick 32,435.40 

BR/3098 John Twohill Repairs to thatch at Corrough, Co. Cork 16,000.00 

BR/6311 Mr Gerard Kenny Repairs to St. Mary's Church, Ruan, Co Clare 15,000.00 

BR/6352 

Ms Eily Sheehan 

Repairs to thatch, Glentrasana, Fermoy, 

Co Cork 

11,000.00 

BR/6026 Mr John C Duffy Repairs to thatch at Derora, Co Donegal 8,000.00 

BR/6164 Mr John Costello Repairs to thatch at Feeragh, Galway 7,400.00 

BR/6321 

Mr Jimmy & Esther 

McGrath 

Reairs to thatch at Gregmore, Co Galway 7,000.00 

BR/4004 Michael O' Congaile Repairs to thatch at Inis Oirr, Galway 13,000.00 

BR/6360 Mr Michael Browne Repairs to thatch at Inch West, Co Kerry 3,057.00 

BR/6342 

Ms Felice Ann Moore 

Repairs to thatch at Mt Rice Cross, Monasterevin, 

Co Kildare 

3,400.00 

BR/6435 Ms Caroline Crowley Repairs to thatch at Coolbeg, Limerick 14,000.00 

BR/6282 Ms Elizabeth Lynch Repairs to Thatch at Glin, Limerick 5,000.00 

BR/6331 

Mr Peter Zumbnhl & 

Maxie Stampfli 

Repairs to Old National School, Moylough, 

Tubbercurry, Co Sligo 

5,000.00 

BR/6351 

Mr Robert McCarthy 

Repairs to thatch at Glencairn, Tallow, 

Waterford 

7,700.00 

BR/6445 

Mr Cyril Uniacke 

Repairs to thatch, Scrahan East, Mount 

Mellerary 

8,300.00 

BR/4094 Mr Desmond Greene Repairs to Grainstore, Murrinstown, Wexford 1,988.83 

BR/6235 

Mr Arjan Vogt 

Repairs to thatch at Tullycanna, Ballymitty, 

Wexford 

5,000.00 

823 St Aidan's Cathedral 

Repairs works to tower at St Aidan's Cathedral, 

Enniscorthy, Co Wexford 

25,000.00 

BR/6417 Simon O Hara Roof Repairs to Coopershill House, Sligo 14,000.00 

BR/4079 David Doran Roof Repairs to Kileek Outbuilding, Dublin 20,000.00 

BR/6297 

St. Mary's Fabric Fund 

Roof Repairs to St Mary's Church, 

Ballyconneely, Galway 

12,000.00 

BR/5045 

Hubert Satchwell 

Roof Repairs to Model Farm Buildings, Creggs 

Hse, Galway 

25,000.00 




BR/6394 Eileen & John Delaney Repairs to Thatch, Brittas, Laois 6,000.00 

46

Grant 

No. 

BR/6061 


Select Vestery of 

Kiltyclogher 

Buildings at Risk Grants 

Project 

Amount 

Paid € 

Repairs at Kiltyclogher Church, Leitrim 15,000.00 

BR/6236 

BR/6391 

Select Vestry, Muff Church 

of Ireland 

Select Vestry of 

Craigadooish 

Muff Church of Ireland, Donegal 25,000.00 

Chapel of Ease, Craigadooish, Donegal 8,860.23 

BR/6312 John Murphy Repairs to Thatch, Cloughleafin, Cork 12,000.00 

BR/6354 Bríd Daly Repairs to Thatch Convammore, Cork 10,000.00 

BR/6506 Claire Mills Repairs to Thatch, Garraunboy, Clare 4,000.00 

BR/5008 

Select Vestry, Tomregan 

Parish Church 

Repairs to Tomregan Parish Church, Cavan 13,000.00 

BR/6260 Killoughter Select Vestry Repairs to Killoughter Parish Church, Cavan 16,000.00 

BR/199 Andrew Kavanagh Repairs at Borris House, Co. Carlow 15,000.00 

BR/1192 E.A.R. Bayly Repairs to Ballyarthur House, Wicklow 15,000.00 

BR/6362 Jeans-Yves Covedic Repairs to Lymington House, Wexford 25,000.00 

BR/6233 

St. Etchen's Church, 

Killucan 

Repairs to St Etchen's Church, Killucan, 

Westmeath 

16,000.00 

BR/6422 Maurice Hallahan Repairs to Thatch, Youghal Waterford 5,500.00 

BR/3027 William Connors Repairs to Cloncrosscraine House, Waterford 14,875.23 

BR/6057 Robert Coburn Repairs to Ballyquirke Castle, Nenagh 18,000.00 

BR/1852 Roderick Perceval Repairs to Temple House Courtyard, Sligo 13,000.00 

BR/6243 

Durcan O Hara 

Repairs to Annaghmore House Stableyard, 

Sligo 

13,000.00 

BR/1854 Holy Trinity Church Repairs to Holy Trinity Church, Croghan, Cavan 6,500.00 

BR/6603 Mt St Joseph Abbey Repairs to Mt. St. Joseph's Abbey, Offaly 17,500.00 

BR/6256 Barry White-Spunner Repairs to Milltown Park house, Offaly 20,000.00 

BR1522 Michael Bryce Repairs to Heathfield House Mayo 20,000.00 

BR6525 Sonia Purcell Repairs to Thatch Scarteen, Limerick 10,000.00 

BR/6600 

Soothill Community 

Services Board Ltd. 

Repairs to Turner Vinery, South Hill House, 

Limerick 

33,746.41 

BR/6205 Ms Margery Cross Roof Repairs of Owendoon House, Cavan 14,000.00 

BR 6181 Mr Vincent Kennedy Roof Repairs of Thatch Belturbet, Cavan 11,000.00 

BR/ 6372 Mr Gerard Hallinan Roof Repair of Thatch, Gort Galway 7,000.00 

BR/1874 Ms. Theresa Hyland Roof Repairs of Greaghan's House, Mayo 25,000.00 

BR/6207 Mr William Larkin Roof Repairs of Thatch, Fosterstown, Meath 2,000.00 

BR/6158 Mr. Vincent Greham Roof Repairs of Thatch, Rathmoylan, Meath 4,000.00 

BR/6221 

Mr Richard Power 

Roof Repairs of Thatch, Rathcormack, 

Waterford 

4,982.64 

BR/6380 Mr. Henry Beresford Roof Repairs of Thatch, Tarrs Bridge, Waterford 6,198.04 

BR/6397 Mr. Edward MeLaniphy Roof Repairs of Thatch, Bogtown, Offaly 8,000.00 

47 

Total 745,950.53 




Grant 

No. 

1687, 

1797 

1688 


Properties Not In State Care 

Project 

Amount 

Paid € 

Bantry Estate Company Conservation works at Bantry House, Co Cork 74,940.00 

Foresthaze Development 

Limited 

1791 Kildare County Council 

Conservation works at Hazelwood House, Co 

Sligo 

Conservation works to Wonderful Barn, Leixlip, 

Co Kildare 

99,561.00 

75,000.00 

Total 249,501.00 

Places of Worship 

Grant 

No. 


Project 

Amount 

Paid € 

S01067 

St. Finbarres Cathedral, 

Cork 

Replacement of failing lead louvres which 

have reached the end of their design life, 

the lead being 130/140 years old is cracked 

and tearing. Repair and replacement of 

dangerously decayed stone gargoyles and 

columns on the East Spire. This is part of a 

larger phase of works addressing weathering 

issues on the East (Main) Spire. 

90,500.00 

S01071 

St. Colman's Cathedral, 

Cobh, Co. Cork 

re-point and grout the buttresses and re-point 

and grout the stringcourse at lower level 

on the southern elevation; pointing of the 

parapet and lead flashing the valley gutter at 

parapet level on the northern elevation; and 

application of water repellent to the sloping 

surfaces of the northern parapet and southern 

stringcourses and buttresses. 

85,350.00 

S01074 

Abbey Presbyterian 

Church, Parnell Square 

Dublin 

Dismantling three spire pinnacles, replacing 

cast iron dowels with stainless steel, and 

re-erecting the pinnacles. Repairing cracked 

columns to south and east colonnaded 

sections and replacing cast iron dowels 

where necessary. Repairing fractured columns 

sections to steeple, replacing cast iron dowels 

where necessary. General repairs to south and 

east elevations of the belfry. 

110,656.75 

S01087 

St. Patricks Cathedral, 

Dublin 

Removal of cement based render from the 

north wall of the nave north aisle 

91,700.00 

S01111 

University Church St 

Stephen's Green 

Rainwater goods, Consolidation of external 

masonry, renewal of copings which admit 

moisture to flanking walls, repointing , 

re-leading of bottle-end windows 

101,900.00 

S01112 

St. Werburgh's Church, 

Werburgh's Street, 

Dublin 2 

Essential repairs to exterior envelope to 

church including overhaul of rainwater goods, 

localised repairs to slating, structural repair 

to roof structure and consolidation/support 

of unstable vaulted plaster ceiling to church 

interior 

142,682.00 

Total 622,788.75 




48

INSTAR Grants 

Grant 

No. 


Project 

Amount 

Paid € 

AR01042 

The Discovery Programme 

WODAN - further developing the on-line 

archaeological wood and charcoal database 

38,914.03 

AR01045 

Queen's University Belfast 

Cultivating Societies; assessing the evidence 

for agriculture in Neolithic Ireland 

60,711.00 

AR01046 


The People of Prehistoric Ireland: Health and 

Demography - Phase 2 

30,253.17 

AR01047 

University College Dublin 

Boyne Valley Landscapes Project 2010: Phase 

III 

32,990.10 

AR01049 University College Cork Making Christian Landscapes 49,393.00 

AR01052 

University of Ulster 

Archaeological applications of the Joint Irish 

Bathymetric Survey (JIBS) data - Phase 3 

32,926.58 

AR01054 

University Collge Dublin 

Mapping Death: people, boundaries, territories 

in Ireland, 1st-8th centuries AD 

55,117.00 

AR01055 

School of Archaeology, 


Early Medieval Archaeology Project (EMAP) 59,002.00 

AR01058 



Neolithic and Bronze Age landscapes of North 

Mayo 

34,327.68 

Total 393,634.56 

49 




Walled Towns Grants 

Grant No. Applicant Name Project 

Amount 

Paid € 

16945 Derry City Council Derry City Walls Western Perspective Project 3,700 

W01016 Cashel Town Council Capital works to Cashel Town walls 36,000.00 

W01019 

Youghal Town Council 

Phase II of Works to Secure Structural Integrity 

of Youghal's Town Wall 

185,959.12 

W01020 

St Johns Parish Heritage 

Group 

Works to Tower One and Wall Section - Rinn 

Duin 

70,000.00 

W01021 Wexford Borough Council Works to Town Wall Zone 3 46,053.53 

W01023 Trim Town Council Works to Trim Town Wall section D-E 21,827.28 

W01024 Galway County Council Capital Works Athenry Town Walls 2010 110,000.00 

W01026 

Limerick City Council 

Conservation works to Limerick City Walls, 

Phase 3 

9,572.00 

W01027 Kilkenny Borough Council Works to Kilkenny City Walls 90,000.00 

W01028 

South Tipperary County 

Council 

Capital works to Fethard Town Walls 60,000.00 

W01030 Ardee Town Council Ardee Town Wall Capital Project 2010 2,780.75 

W01034 

Limerick County Council 

Works to Kilmallock Walled Town at Collegiate 

Church 2010 

68,096.79 

W01038 Louth County Council Capital works to Town Wall walls Carlingford 3,623.53 

W01039 Clonmel Borough Council Capital works to Clonmel Town Walls 50,000.00 

W01041 

Drogheda Town Council 

Practical conservation works on Drogheda 

Town Wall at St Mary's 

3,689.90 

WD01085 Limerick County Council Kilmallock Walled Towns Day 2010 1,400.00 

WD01086 Youghal Town Council Youghal Medieval Festival 9,000.00 

WD01088 

WD01104 

St John's Parish Heritage 

Group 

Derry City Council 

Economic Development 

Section 

Rinn Duin Heritage Day 2,300.00 

Derry City Walled Town Day Celebrations 9,000.00 

WD01125 

Louth County Council 

Carlingford's Celebration of Walled Towns Day 

2010 

13,500.00 

WD01126 

Louth County Council 

Drogheda's Celebration of Walled Towns' Day 

2010 

6,682.00 

WD01128 Clonmel Borough Council Clonmel Walled Towns Day 6,889.17 

WD01132 Galway County Council Athenry Walled Town Day Festival 7,929.46 

WD01134 



Fethard Walled Town Medieval Festival 10,000.00 

WD01135 Cashel Town Council Cashel Irish Walled Towns Day 10,000.00 

WD01137 Kilkenny Borough Council Walled Towns Day 2,000.00 

WD01138 County Museum, Dundalk Ardee Story 9,000.00 

WD01139 

Wexford Borough Council 

Film of Wexford's Town Wall with commentary 

for the promotion of the Town Wall. 

2,999.87 

Total 852,003.40 




50

Heritage Research Grants 

Grant 

No. 


Project 

Amount 

Paid € 

R00210 Peter Foss County Monaghan Wetlands Map 12,000.00 

R00212 

R00213 

R00246 

R00252 

R00261 

R00272 

R00274 

R00341 

R00342 

R00350 

R00359 

R00364 

R00385 

R00412 

R00429 

R00460 

R00462 

R00464 

R00484 

R00485 

R00486 

R00491 

Delvin Historical Society 

Ecological Consultancy 

Services Ltd. (EcoServe) 

Christopher Williams 

Anthony Beese 

Marine Dimensions 



Martin Ryan 

Kendrew Colhoun 

Irish Basking Shark Study 

Group 

Thomastown Community 

River Trust 



Derek McLoughlin 

Bridwatch Ireland 

School of Archaelogy, 


Botanical, Environmental & 

Conservation Consultants 

Ltd. 

David Mitchel 

Earthsound Archaeological 

Geophysics 

Faith Wilson 

Joanne Denyer 

Margaret Murphy 

Ann Cuffe Fitzgerald 

John Wann 

Geophysical Survey to validate existence of 

Monastic Site at Clonarney Church/Graveyard. 

Can molluscs diversity of our seashores be used 

to indicate impacts of pollution? 

A National Survey of the ground beetles 

(Carabidae) of wetlands in the Republic 

of Ireland 

Medieval Land-Claim in the Estuarine 

Environment of Cork: Phase Two 

To investigate critical habitats for threatened 

species of shark and ray. 

A palaeoenvironmental resource assessment 

for the Tara region 

Waterford Ephemeroptera and plecoptera 

recording scheme 

Migratory connectivity in High Arctic 

shorebirds: connecting winter, staging and 

breeding sites 

1,500.00 

8,000.00 

10,000.00 

4,000.00 

10,000.00 

10,000.00 

6,000.00 

4,800.00 

Basking shark genetics and tagging 10,000.00 

Thomastown Industrial Heritage Community 

Project 

The heritage of Irish cave sites: assessing 

current models of ancient environmental 

change 

Aspects of the breeding biology of Twite in 

Ireland 

The status and ecology of the Kestrel Falco 

tinnunculus in Ireland 

Fergus estuary and islands: discovering a 

maritime historic landscape in Co. Clare 

Ancient and long-established woodland 

inventory of Co. Cork 

Grassland Fungi Survey of the Vice County of 

West Galway and the Aran Islands 

5,000.00 

10,000.00 

8,000.00 

10,000.00 

15,000.00 

8,000.00 

4,000.00 

Kilcashel Landscape Project 2,479.33 

A Genetic study of the new Great Spotted 

Woodpecker population in Wicklow 

Encouraging bryophyte recording: 

community involvement in a mini-flora of the 

Wicklow Mountains 

Graveyard survey of the Old Graveyards of 

Drimoleague, Drinagh, Kilcoe, Creagh and 

Aughadown 

Climate change and shoreline built cultural 

assets; the preparation of vulnerability atlas 

Survey of Selected Invasive Plant Species in 

Co. Donegal 

5,999.00 

8,000.00 

4,500.00 

13,154.89 

10,000.00 

51 





Grant 

No. 


Project 

Amount 

Paid € 

R00497 



Searching for Neolithic migrants at the 

introduction of agricutlure to Ireland 

6,000.00 

R00507 

Irish Historic Towns Atlas, 

Royal Irish Academy 

Irish Historic Towns Atlas Galway 10,000.00 

R00509 

Youghal Town Council 

An Architectural Character Appraisal of Historic 

Quarter of Youghal Town 

4,900.00 

R00524 

Janice Fuller 

Renville Park Habitat Survey and Management 

Plan 

7,000.00 

R00533 


Living on the Edge: archaeological survey on 

the islands in Sligo Bay 

9,998.70 

R00537 

Golden Eagle Trust 

Determining habitat use in a reintroduced 

population of White-tailed Sea Eagles in Ireland 

9,000.00 

R00551 

Caitriona Carlin 

Biodiversity and construction of dry stone 

walls in high nature value farmland in western 

Ireland. 

8,929.59 

R00563 

Kerry Leonard 

A Survey of Nocturnal Macro Moth Biodiversity 

in Co. Derry 

3,000.00 

R00565 

The Vincent Wildlife Trust 

A pilot study to test the use of hair tubes to 

detect the Irish stoat along hedgerows in Co. 

Galway 

3,500.00 

R00576 

Adrian Roche 

Working Life in the Cork Docklands from the 

1950's to the 1980's - An Oral History 

4,500.00 

R00577 

National University of 

Ireland Galway 

Traditional farming on the Aran Islands: focus 

on cereal fields 

9,999.31 

R00588 

BOFFINS : Burren 

Organisation for Furture 

Innovations 

Mapping the Burren: an innovative model for 

archaeological survey 

3,000.00 

R00594 

Clifden Parish Pastoral 


Heritage Audit and Management Plan for St. 

Mary's Graveyard and Church, Clifden, CO. 

Galway. 

4,980.20 

R00607 

Diane Armitage 

An Examination into the Breeding Ecology of 

the Irish Red Grouse on Unmanaged Moorland 

10,000.00 

R00609 

Bryony Williams 

Assessing the movements of Burren feral 

goats using GPS tracking to inform future 

management plans 

12,000.00 

R00611 Tree Council of Ireland Register of Heritage Trees of Ireland - Phase 2 10,000.00 

R00612 

Cóilín Ó Drisceoil 

Archaeological geophysics at Kilkenny castle, 

KIlkenny 

7,000.00 

R00629 

Machiel Oudejans 

Eye to Eye: Basking sharks meet tourism in the 

Erris region 

5,000.00 

R00632 Eugenie Regan 2nd Irish Beetle Meeting 2,400.00 

R00635 Rory Sherlock The Chronology of the Irish Tower House 12,000.00 

R00638 

Martin McKeown 

Climate Change: Evaluating the rate of 

erosion at 3 different and important heritage 

sites in Clare 

4,425.00 

R00651 Janice Fuller Hedgerow survey of East Clare 8,000.00 

R00662 Myles Nolan Spiders of six Raised Bogs in Co. Offaly 12,000.00 

R00678 

Paul M & Declan Walsh & 

McGrath 

The Waterford breeding Bird Atlas: 2010 

season 

2,000.00 




52


Grant 

No. 


Project 

Amount 

Paid € 

R00686 

James PAUL Hillis 

Irish rare breeding Birds in 2010 and summer 

Atlas (2007-2011) work 

3,000.00 

R00697 

Auriel Robinson 

Discovering The Maritime Archaeological 

Heritage of Sligo Harbour and its Environs 

7,000.00 

R00705 

Dublin City Council 

Repairing and upgrading historic windows 

for thermal efficiency: The Mansion House, 

Dublin - a case 

4,250.00 

R00718 

BirdWatch Ireland 

Change in status and distribution of nonbreeding 

waterbirds in Ireland over a 40 year 

period 

11,292.91 

R00728 

James Eogan 

Food plants in the past. A reference collection 

of starch from tuberous food plants - Phase 2 

6,810.00 

R00737 

Rick Boelens 

Distribution of the red alga Bangia 

atropurpurea in Lough Derg 

4,000.00 

R00759 Allan Mee Ecology of the Ring Ouzel in SW Ireland 3,500.00 

R00763 

Kilkenny Archaeology 

Geophysical survey at St. Johns church, 

Dublin Road, Kilkenny 

3,900.00 

R00769 

Richard O'Brien 

Geophysical Investigation of Rathnadrinna Fort, 

Lalor's Lot, Cashel, Co. Tipperary 

9,982.50 

R00771 

Giorria Environmental 

Services 

Hedgerow ground flora survey of County Mayo 7,000.00 

R00779 

Sarah Newell/ Karine 

Dingerkus 

A study of the Brutalist style of architecture in 

Public Buildings in Belfast and Dublin. 

2,300.00 

R00823 Darina Tully Audit of Currachs 5,000.00 

R00834 Martin Gammell Hydropsyche fulvipes: a new Irish caddis fly? 2,000.00 

R00880 

Botanical Environmental 

Conservation Consultants 

Ltd. 

A Survey of Marsh Fritillary and Bees, with an 

Emphasis on Rarer Bee Species, in Areas of 

Annex I ha 

5,000.00 

R00881 

JJ McDermott 

Field survey of the archaeological complex at 

Gorteendarragh, Co. Leitrim 

4,000.00 

R00883 

Longford Historical Society 

Baseline Inventory of Religious Stained Glass in 

County Longford 

6,000.00 

R00902 

Kildare County Council 

Survey of Birds and Mammals on Leixlip Spa 

site 

3,000.00 

R00914 

Kieran O'Conor 

The development of high-status Gaelic 

lacustrine fortification from 1000-1200ad in 

western Ireland. 

6,000.00 

R00931 

Jason Bolton 

Repair of Irish Medieval & Post-Medieval Lime 

Mortars 

2,250.00 

R00942 

Dundalk Institute of 

Technology 

Investigation of Geophysical Properties of Lithic 

Scatter Sites at Brú Na Bóinne, Co Meath. 

10,000.00 

R00944 

UCD Urban Institute 

Ireland 

Acoustics of Historic Buildings: Heritage 

Research, Analysis and Dissemination 

6,000.00 

R00946 Jason Bolton Stone Monuments Decay Study 2010 7,423.00 

R00995 

Passage West Area 

Development and 

Environment Association 

Towards the Restoration of the Suez Pond 1,936.00 

Total 471,710.43 

53 




Education, Community & Outreach Grants 

Grant 

No. 


Project 

Amount 

Paid € 

E00205 Emma Higgs ‘Irish Wildlife Matters’ website 3,000.00 

E00206 

Hedge Laying Association 

of Ireland 

Hedgeducation Videos 10,000.00 

E00270 

Sculpture in the Parklands 

The Love Motel and Insect Festival at Sculpture 

in the Parklands 

12,000.00 

E00275 

Marine Dimensions 

To provide marine environmental education 

and outreach to schools beside special areas. 

5,000.00 

E00287 

Glinsk Community 

Development 

Glinsk Heritage Park Project 2,500.00 

E00318 Irish Wildlife Trust SAC (Special Areas of Conservation) Watch 8,000.00 

E00324 

Friends of Coole 

Reading and Understanding Your Local 

Landscape 

2,174.00 

E00328 

Waterford City Archives 

My Big Day-First Communion & Confirmation 

Portraits from the Annie Brophy Photographic 

Collection 

3,000.00 

E00351 

Eastern River Basin District 

Project 

Importance of Water Quality -Schools 

Education Project 

8,000.00 

E00356 

CELT (Centre for Environmental 

Living & Training) 

CELT Heritage Skills Programme for Sustainable 

Living 

5,000.00 

E00362 

Global Action Plan 

Biodiversity events for Ballymun in 2010 to 

celebrate UN International Year of Biodiversity 

5,000.00 

E00369 

Group for the Study of Irish 

Historic Settlement 

Landscape and Historic Settlement in Dingle 

Peninsula, Conference. 

1,500.00 

E00379 Museums of Mayo Introduction to Paper Conservation Practices 456.00 

E00384 Donegal County Museum Cabinet of Curiosities - Museum Loan Boxes 1,827.78 

E00391 

Clare Placenames 

Committee 

Further Fieldnames of Clare - Recording, 

Publishing, Maintaining, and Promoting. 

4,575.00 

E00393 

Mary Mulvihill 

The heritage and landscape of the Hill of Tara 

-- audio guide 

5,000.00 

E00399 Youghal Town Council St. Mary's Collegiate Church Graveyard Trail 2,700.00 

E00400 Cork City Council Lifetime Lab Steam Centre Visitor Experience 5,000.00 

E00404 

Burrenbeo Trust 

'Our Burren, our future' - Ecobeo Community 

Education Project by the Burrenbeo Trust 

8,000.00 

E00420 

Festina Lente 

A Guided Tour through the History of the 

Walled Gardens of Old Connaught Estate 

1,350.00 

E00421 

Mind the Gap Films Ltd, 

LAMN and The Hunt 

Museum 

Ireland - Dig It! 15,000.00 

E00432 

Agricultural Awareness 

Trust -Agri Aware 

The Heritage of Irish Agriculture and the Rural 

Countryside 

10,000.00 

E00433 

E00437 

Clifden & Connemara 

Heritage Society 

Lough Gur Development 

Co-Operative Society 

Genealogical Seminar 1,372.45 

Lough Gur Self Guided Walks 3,000.00 

E00441 

Kerry Earth Education 

Project 

Heritage Tree Nursery Schools and Community 

Programme 2010 

4,000.00 




54


Grant 

No. 


Project 

Amount 

Paid € 

E00445 

Irish Georgian Society 

Traditional Building & Conservation Skills in 

Action Exhibition & Seminar 

9,843.72 

E00447 107 B Project 107B Canal Barge Community Workshops 3,000.00 

E00456 Royal Irish Academy Library Mapping urban Ireland 5,000.00 

E00472 Walking Matters Space, Place & Nature in Sligo Town 6,000.00 

E00476 

Brigit's Garden 

Digital Hedge School Phase 2 – taking peer 

education for environmental awareness into 

the community 

2,500.00 

E00513 

Meitheal Mara 

Production of a map and guide for the 

circumnavigation of the city of Cork via the 

channels of the River Lee 

8,000.00 

E00515 

Lough Allen Farming and 

Wildlife project 

L. Allen Farming and Wildlife _ 2: Increasing 

Heritage and Conservation Awareness 

(Education) 

4,200.00 

E00519 University College Cork The Locus Project 5,000.00 

E00520 AK Ilen Company Big Boat Build Workshops 6,000.00 

E00525 


42nd All Ireland Bird Conservation Conference 

- Seabirds: Life on the Edge 

3,000.00 

E00535 Sligo Education Centre Exploring Sligo Project 3,000.00 

E00552 

AK Ilen Company 

AK Ilen Wooden Boatbuilding Schooltraditional 

spar-making educational 

programme 

8,500.00 

E00555 Clones Community Forum A Sense of Place in Time 2,625.00 

E00568 Waterford County Museum Community Outreach Initiative 1,000.00 

E00582 CEECC Conamara Summer School Inishbofin 5,000.00 

E00586 

Galway City Museum 

Celebrating Galway Uniqueness: Series of Six 

Events at Galway City Museum 

2,708.20 

E00591 

Conor O'Toole 

A Place in Time: The stories behind Cork's 

historic plaques and signs 

4,000.00 

E00596 

The Hunt Museum 

'There is an Isle' - The History of King's Island 

Limerick 

1,090.00 

E00608 

Towards a Better Tralee 

Committee 

Tralee Heritage Trail 7,000.00 

E00630 

UCD Mícheál Ó Cléirigh 

Institute, School of History, 

UCC & Irish Franciscan 

Province 

Bringing history to the people: Franciscan 

heritage in Munster 

10,000.00 

E00631 Burren in Bloom Burren in Bloom 4-30 May 2010 1,500.00 

E00653 

Centre for the Study of 

Historic Irish Houses & 

Estates 

‘Ireland’s best friend’. The 1841 Irish 

testimonial to Lord Morpeth: conference and 

exhibition. 

8,000.00 

E00661 

Southend Family Resource 

Centre 

Wexford Cot, Traditional Boat. To pass on 

traditional boat building skills to younger 

people. 

3,500.00 

E00671 

Andrew Fleming 

'OWLS'. A nature programme for young people 

who care about the environment 

4,000.00 

55 





Grant 

No. 


Project 

Amount 

Paid € 

E00688 Bantry Tidy Towns Group Bantry Tidy Towns Heritage Project 5,000.00 

E00694 

Glinsk Community 

Development Society Ltd 

Biodiversity and Heritage Day at Glinsk 

Heritage Park 

2,500.00 

E00702 AK Ilen Company Ltd Marine Bronze Casting 4,000.00 

E00723 

VISUAL Centre for 

Contemporary Art & the 

George Bernard Shaw 

Theatre 

The George Bernard Shaw Summer School 2,000.00 

E00725 Bat Conservation Ireland 6th All Ireland Bat Conference 2010 2,800.00 

E00736 

The Irish Heritage Trust 

Formative fun at Fota: learning in the historic 

environment 

28,000.00 

E00739 John Ward Malin Head Trail 1,485.88 

E00743 Ennis Town Council Lees Road Biodiversity Day 2010 3,000.00 

E00749 Athlone Community Radio Heritage on your Doorstep 4,000.00 

E00762 Aileen O'Meara The East Pier Heritage Audio Walk 3,000.00 

E00767 Susan McKeown Feis Teamhra 2010 700.00 

E00772 

Presentation Ireland 

Developing South Presentation Community 

Heritage Gardens 

2,500.00 

E00774 Tulsk Action Group Rathcroghan Living History Club 3,939.48 

E00788 Athlone Education Centre Seo é mo scéal 2,619.45 

E00792 

Andrew Fleming 

OWLS (Outdoor Wildlife Learning and 

Survival). Hunter Gatherer Summer Nature 

Camp 

2,000.00 

E00803 

Louth County Archives 

Service 

Archives Outreach Project 2,000.00 

E00811 

Mary Mulvihill 

The Stones Beneath Your Feet. An audio 

geological walking tour of Dublin City 

5,000.00 

E00840 St. Louis Stitchers The Story Of New Ross Lace 4,000.00 

E00841 Kieran McCarthy County Cork Schools' Heritage Project 5,000.00 

E00846 Cuimhneamh an Chláir Clare 'Open Hearth' Education Programme 1,000.00 

E00850 

A Seed of Advancement 

Biodiversity and sustainability educational 

programme 

4,000.00 

E00852 

Irish Uplands Forum Ltd. 

Supporting local action for sustainable 

management of the Irish Uplands 

3,206.00 

E00889 Culfadda National School Mapping the development of a Community. 2,000.00 

E00894 

Royal Dublin Society 

Exhibition to Commemorate the Bicentenary 

of Robert Mallet 

7,000.00 

E00896 Trinity College Dublin The Phenology Network in Ireland 15,000.00 

E00911 Brenda Ní Shúilleabháin Faoi Bhun Chruach Mhárthain 3,000.00 

E00920 

Kinvara Youth Information 

Project 

History of Kinvara Courthouse 1,800.00 




56


Grant 

No. 


Project 

Amount 

Paid € 

E00923 Irish Wildlife Trust Wildlife in the Parks Programme 2,000.00 

E00935 

Petersburg Outdoor 

education Centre 

Biodiversity in Joyce Country 2,500.00 

E00941 

Galway County Council 

NUIG Certificate Course 'Biodiversity 

Conservation and Management' 

8,000.00 

E00950 

Leenane Cultural Centre 

Development of Discovery Box with learning 

resources for hands-on interaction in the 

Sheep & Wool Museum 

1,200.00 

E00964 Irish Wildlife Trust Our Wetlands Heritage Booklet 3,000.00 

E00972 

Ted Cook 

C. E. E. (III) Community Environment 

Education (III) 

2,000.00 

E00977 

Museum, The Courthouse 

Cultural Centre 

Museum Development and Management 

Training for Voluntary Groups 

3,000.00 

E00978 

Callan Heritage Group 

The living tradition of stone sculpture in 

Callan - the O' Tunneys, the men, the work× 

500.00 

E00985 

Tullahought Community 

Development Ltd. 

Heritage Week acitivites in Tullahought 800.00 

E00991 

Thomastown Walled Town 

Society 

An interpretive map of Thomastown as a 

Medieval Walled Town (by Tom Dack, artist) 

2,500.00 

Total 387,972.96 

57 




Heritage Management Grants 

Grant 

No. 


Project 

Amount 

Paid € 

M00221 

Royal Irish Academy 

Unitarian Church Archives Phase II: 

Arrangement and Cataloguing of 19th-early 

20th century archives 

8,000.00 

M00226 

Grange Development 

Group 

Wellington Tower Restoration project 3,000.00 

M00229 Louth Nature Trust Ltd. Little Tern Conservation Project, Baltray. 12,000.00 

M00250 

Kilkenny County Council 

Invasive Species Management at in the 

immediate vicinity of Lough Cullin, Kilkenny's 

only lake and a NHA. 

5,900.00 

M00255 

Dean and Chapter of St. 

Fin Barre's Cathedral 

Burges Archive - Conservation of Cartoons 7,500.00 

M00258 

Valentia Island Heritage 

Centre 

Conservation and Preservation of Historical 

Artefacts 

2,890.01 

M00265 

The Honorable Society of 

the King's Inns 

Manuscripts of the Library of the King's Inns 

c.1600 to 1900. 

6,000.00 

M00282 

Carlow County Archives 

Preservation and promotion of access to the 

Stephen Nolan Photographic Archive 

1,000.00 

M00286 

Paul Maguire 

Clearing and determining the work areas 

surrounding the iron smelting furnace 

2,000.00 

M00288 

Ionad Teampall Chroine 

Teoranta 

Teampall Chroine Conservation Project 2,000.00 

M00291 

Donegal County Council 

Preservation of archive collection of the 

Donegal County Board of the GAA 

4,500.00 

M00300 

National Irish Visual Arts 

Library (NIVAL) 

Kilkenny Design Workshop Archive - 

Photographic Image Management Project 

8,000.00 

M00302 Coillte Biodiversity enhancement Ballyhooly Wood 8,000.00 

M00307 

Cobh Tidy Towns 

Committee 

Completion of restoration of Cobh's 

Promenade Railings 

4,000.00 

M00316 

National Botanic Gardens 

Control of Hottentot Fig (Carpobrotus edulis) 

on Howth Head, Co. Dublin 

10,000.00 

M00321 

Mayo County Council 

Jackie Clarke Collection, 100,000 items 

spanning 400 years of Irish history. 

7,000.00 

M00322 

The Headfort Trust 

Conservation of 3no. paintings in the Eating 

Parlour of Headfort House 

6,000.00 

M00348 


Library 

Conservation of the Royal College of Science 

library in UCD Library Special Collections 

4,435.00 

M00355 

Butler Gallery 

Framing Conservation of Important Works in 

the Butler Gallery Collection 

5,000.00 

M00358 


Museum 

Conservation of “Cooney’s Bar” shopfront 

elements formerly from the Main Guard 

building in Clonmel 

1,500.00 

M00373 

Irish Peatland Conservation 


Habitat creation and restoration monitoring of 

Lodge Bog, Co. Kildare 2010 

10,000.00 

M00380 

Shannonbridge Action 

Group 

Conservation works to Shannon Napolonic 

Fortifications in Shannonbridge 

10,000.00 




58


Grant 

No. 


Project 

Amount 

Paid € 

M00383 

Hook Residents Association 

Restoration of Stone Walls which are a heritage 

feature on the Hook peninsula 

5,000.00 

M00387 

The Model, home of The 

Niland Collection 

Conservation of works on paper from the 

Niland Collection 

2,000.00 

M00398 

The G.A.A. Museum 

The purchase of material and equipment to 

create phase boxes for the GAA Archives 

1,500.00 

M00401 

Irish Peatland Conservation 


Wetland Project Lullymore West Bog, 

Co. Kildare 

7,500.00 

M00402 Galway County Council Conservation works to Clonbern Mausoleum 10,000.00 

M00407 

Myles Nolan 

Spider diversity via Belfast: Workman type 

specimens in the Natural History Museum, 

Dublin. 

5,000.00 

M00415 

Willie Kelly 

Kiltullagh House, Galway c1700. Consolidation 

of ruinous walls and preparation of 

conservation plan. 

6,959.70 

M00427 

Irish Natural Forestry 

Foundation 

Controlling invasive species on the Manch 

Estate. 

5,000.00 

M00442 

Galway County Council 

Archives 

Conservation of Gort Poor Law Union 

collection (Phase 2, 2010) 

10,000.00 

M00457 North Cathedral Parish North Cathedral Archive Project 7,000.00 

M00479 Kilkee Civic Trust Kilkee Seawall regeneration Phase 3 3,500.00 

M00490 

UCD Archives 

Conservation of Franciscan D MSS 

[Wadding Papers] 

8,000.00 

M00495 Christ Church Cathedral Archival Conservation & Appraisal 2,000.00 

M00522 

Dublin City Council 

Conservation/Management Plan for St. James' 

Graveyard, James' Street, Dublin 8 

5,000.00 

M00529 Youghal Town Council Myrtle Grove Conservation Plan 5,000.00 

M00532 


Habitat Management for Corncrakes in 

Donegal and West Connaught 

14,795.41 

M00534 


Inishee Island, Predator Proof Fence - 

maintenance and modification 2010 

7,500.00 

M00546 Padraig Corcoran Mount Plunkett Nature Reserve 4,000.00 

M00558 

Limerick City Gallery of Art 

Conservation of Art Works from LCGA 

Permanent Collection 

4,000.00 

M00569 

Clare County Council 

George Unthank MacNamara Glass plate 

conservation and preservation 

3,000.00 

M00593 

Louth County Archives 

Service 

Conservation of rentals and journals of the 

Collon estate, 1825 – 1925 

7,000.00 

M00598 

Bere Island Projects 

Group ltd 

Invasive Species Eradication, Bere Island by 

BIPG 

1,000.00 

M00599 

Carlow County Museum 

Repair and Conservation to Leaded Windows in 

Carlow County Museum 

5,000.00 

M00614 

Fingal County Council 

Dune Restoration in Rogerstown SAC in Rush, 

Co Fingal 

4,000.00 

59 





Grant 

No. 


Project 

Amount 

Paid € 

M00639 

The Royal College of 

Physicians of Ireland 

Conservation of unique archival items relating 

to Irish medical history 

1,500.00 

M00647 

Comharchumann 

Forbartha & Fostaíochta 

Árainn Mhór Island Japanese Knotweed 

Eradication 

1,952.00 

M00680 

Fingal County Council 

and Burrow Residents 

Assocation 

Dune Restoration & Management on the 

Burrow Peninsula at Portrane, Co Fingal 

4,000.00 

M00708 Kildare County Council Structural Appraisal of Toll House at Leixlip Spa 2,500.00 

M00711 Joseph & Declan Brennan Cró Na mBraonáin Habitat & Grouse Sanctuary 4,000.00 

M00734 Moore Gun Club Ballydangan Bog Red Grouse Project 6,000.00 

M00742 

Leonie Finn 

Oranmore Castle c. 1450. Works to enable 

reopening of castle to public & Heritage 

Management Plan. 

3,490.80 

M00752 Golden Eagle Trust Reintroduction of the Red Kite to Co. Wicklow 5,000.00 

M00753 

Kilkenny County Council 

(on behalf of Butler Gallery) 

Evans Home: Preliminary Conservation Works 10,000.00 

M00765 Kildare County Council Restoration of Roman Bath at Leixlip Spa 5,000.00 

M00780 

Board of Christ Church 

Cathedral 

Christ Church Quinquennial 7,500.00 

M00784 

Select Vestry, St. Mary's 

Cathedral, Limerick 

Preparation of a report on the condition of the 

fabric of Christ Church Cathedral 

7,500.00 

M00787 

Wicklow Deer 

Management Group 

A Collaborative Strategy for the Management 

and Control of Invasive Deer Species in 

Wicklow 

6,795.64 

M00793 Cork City Archives Preservation of St.Josephs Cemetery Records 5,000.00 

M00804 

Waterford County Museum 

County Waterford Local History Conservation 

Project 

1,800.00 

M00819 

Western Regional Fisheries 

Board 

Lough Corrib Control of Invasive Species - 

Lagarosiphon Major Project 

15,000.00 

M00830 

Maeve O Connell 

Conservation advice on how best to open 

the deserted medieval borough of Newtown 

Jerpoint site for universal access. 

3,751.00 

M00851 

Mountbellew-Moylough 

Game Preservation Society 

Mountbellew-Moylough Red Grouse 

Conservation Project 

4,000.00 

M00854 

Wexford County Archive 

Conservation and display of the textile element 

of the collection from the former Wexford Co. 

Museum 

4,000.00 

M00856 

Irish Air Corps 

A framework document to progress the 

accreditation of the Air Corps Museum and 

Heritage Centre. 

4,000.00 

M00873 

Vicarstown Schoolhouse 

Community Centre 

Vicarstown Schoolhouse Conservation Works 5,000.00 




60


Grant 

No. 


Project 

Amount 

Paid € 

M00878 Músaem Chorca Dhuibhne Purchase of fire-proof filing cabinets 2,500.00 

M00887 

Clogher Historical Society/ 

Cumann Seanchais 

Chlochair 

Clogher Historical Society conservation project 2,450.00 

M00891 

An Taisce 

Conservation report for ruined late Georgian 

teahouse Bateman Quay, Kilkenny 

1,965.00 

M00892 

Royal Dublin Society 

Library 

Archiving RDS documents 1,700.00 

M00907 

Andrew Kavanagh 

Borris - House, Demesne and Village: 

Strategies for a sustainable future 

10,000.00 

M00912 

Our Lady's Island Parish 

Pastoral Council 

Lady's Island Conservation Plan 8,000.00 

M00926 

The Hunt Museum 

Conservation of Painting of Mrs. Sheridan as 

St. Cecilia (1783) 

1,000.00 

M00933 

Mount St Joseph Abbey 

Mount Heaton to Mount St Joseph Abbey: 

Strategies for Sustainable Development 

8,000.00 

M00998 

Waterford Museum of 

Treasures 

Conservation with view to Public Display of 

15th Century Italian/Flemish Vestment 

10,000.00 

M01006 

M01012 

Knockmuldowney 

Restaurant 

Rathaspick Heritage 


Conservation study of Markree roof 3,000.00 

The capping and upkeep of Rathaspick Church 1,867.83 

Total 420,752.39 

61 




Landscape Policy Grants 

Grant 

No. 


Project 

Amount 

Paid € 

1667 Galway County Council Lough Derg Project 3,000.00 

1009, 

1823 

European Forum on Nature 

Conservation & Pastoralism 

High Nature Value Farming in Ireland 15,000.00 

577,870 Kerry Cleary Knowth Publication Project 5,737.50 

970 

Julianstown & District 

Residents Assocation 

Village Design Statement for Julianstown, 

Co Meath 

1,494.51 

1586 

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown 

County Council 

Public Realm Study for Monkstown Junction 2,127.66 

1617 Burrenbeo Trust Limited 

Participation in Young Ranger Training 

Programme 

697.60 

1695 Conference Partners Sponsorship of ICOMOS Conference 15,000.00 

1367 Trim Swift Festival Trim Swift Festival 2010 3,500.00 

1420 Landscape Alliance Ireland 

Sponsorship towards attendance at European 

Landscape Convention October 2010 

500.00 

1477 

Institute of Archaeologists 

of Ireand 

Journal of Irish Archaeology 1,380.00 

1624 Europa Nostra Europa Nostra Scientific Bulletin no 63 1,000.00 

1633 Jessica Smyth 

Sponsorship of attendance at Neolothic 

Orkney 2000-2010 

375.91 

1442 

Council for British 

Archaeology 

British & Irish Bibliography 10,058.42 

Total 59,871.60 




62

Valuing Heritage Policy Grants 

Grant 

No. 


Project 

Amount 

Paid € 

1370 

IPPA Early Childhood 

Organisation 

Towards Bloom 2010 800.00 

165, 

1585 

Birdwatch Ireland Bird Atlas Project 28,000.00 

1767 

Ireland Reaching Out 

Project 

Ireland Reaching Out Project 6,000.00 

415, 

1666 

Irish Museums Association Core Funding 2010 12,000.00 

1493 

Archives & Records 

Association 

Archives Awareness Campaign, training & 

website 

5,608.95 

1502 Sustainable Value Creation 

Corporate Sponsorship Biomimicry Workshop 

Nov 2010 bursaries 

2,387.66 

820 

Irish Biogeographical 

Society 

Sponsorship of the bulletin of the Irish 

Biogeographical Society 

600.00 

856 Kilkenny County Library Kilkenny City Library Centenary Celebration 500.00 

1336, 

1822 

Paddy Woodworth 

"Restoring the Future" Ecological Restoration 

Projects Worldwide 

3,000.00 

1844 Earth Science Publication of Earth Science Magazine 4,000.00 

1846 Dr. Marie Bourke 

Publication "The Story of Irish Museums 

1733- 2000 

3,000.00 

267 

Representative Church 

Body 

Contintuation of Stained Glass Survey 

www.gloine.ie 

35,872.00 

Total 101,768.61 

63 




Climate Change Grants 

Grant 

No. 


Project 

Amount 

Paid € 

1669 

The Hunt Museum, 

Limerick 

Symposium on Climate Change and the risk to 

material culture 

1,881.00 

1751 Inland Fisheries Ireland 

1682 Marine Institute 

Benthic Barrier Trials for treatment of asian 

clam on the River Barrow 

European Public Attitude Survey of Marine 

Cimate Change 

3,000.00 

5,645.00 

1848 

Irish Whale and Dolphin 

Group 

Stranding kits for the group stranding network 5,000.00 

Total 15,526.00 

Material Culture Grants 

Grant 

No. 


Project 

Amount 

Paid € 

755 

1379 

1845 

Institute for the 

Conservation of Historic 

and Artistic Works in 

Ireland 

Institute for the 

Conservation of Historic 

and Artistic Works in 

Ireland 

Waterford Museum of 

Treasures 

Core Funding Grant 2010 2,488.00 

Bursaries for Conservation Students 1,355.00 

Museum Showcase & Audio Visual Guides 4,500.00 

1368 

Ulster Architectural 

Heritage Society 

Traditional Building Skills Summer School, 

Donegal, June 2010 

4,000.00 

778 

Egerton & Brigette 

Shelswell White 

Structural Study of West Stables and Balustrade 

of Bantry House, Co Cork 

4,500.00 

Total 16,843.00 

Infrastructure Grants 

Grant 

No. 


Project 

Amount 

Paid € 

679, 

1708 

National Biodiversity Data 

Centre 

Irish Butterfly Recording Scheme, National 

invertebrate/pest & disease vector database 

58,015.00 

1387 

1865 


Centre 


Centre 

Invasive Species Database 16,085.00 

Marine Terrestrial Mapping System 18,150.00 

733 Woodlands of Ireland Core Funding Grant 2010 40,000.00 

187 Wicklow Uplands Council Core Funding Grant 2010 89,500.00 

374, 898 Bere Island Projects Group 

Implementation of the Bere Island 

Conservation Plan 

20,000.00 

Total 241,750.00 




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