Annual Report 2005 - The Heritage Council

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DEIRDRE CUNNINGHAM MAYO JOE GALLAGHER DONEGAL SIOBHAN RYAN SLIGO NOLLAIG MCKEON ROSCOMMON JIM HIGGINS GALWAY CITY MARIE MANNION GALWAY COUNTY LISA McDANIEL LONGFORD AMANDA PEDLOW OFFALY SHIRLEY CLERKIN MONAGHAN ANN MARIE WARD CAVAN BERNIE GUEST WESTMEATH CATHERINE CASEY CONGELLA MCGUIRE LAOIS SIOBHAN CLARE GERAGHTY NORTH TIPPERARY DEARBHALA LEDWIDGE TOM O'NEILL KILKENNY LIMERICK DOMINIC BERRIDGE WATERFORD UNA COSGRAVE NIAMH KERRY TWOMEY CORK CITY SHARON CASEY CORK LORETTO GUINAN MEATH BRIDGET LOUGHLIN KILDARE Heritage Training and Development Programme The Heritage Council provides a comprehensive training and development programme for county heritage officers and heritage council professional officers. This programme allows both groups to share expertise and information on national and local heritage issues. Workshops and discussions are held on both practical and policy heritage issues. Six seminars of two-day BRENDAN McSHERRY LOUTH DEIRDRE BURNS WICKLOW duration are held at various locations throughout the country on a rota basis. Local heritage professionals GERRY CLABBY FINGAL DONNCHA O'DULAING DUBLIN CITY TIM CAREY DUN LAOGHAIRE RATHDOWN and local authority personnel often participate to positive effect. Issues discussed are always particularly relevant to the work of the Heritage Council and county heritage officers. The programme also provides a mechanism for the development of a valuable heritage network. Some of the issues addressed in 2005 included: • Graveyards – archaeology and ecology • The planning system and planning law • Walking routes policy and practice • Heritage council marine policy • Local biodiversity plans • County heritage plans • Heritage and development County/City Heritage Plans Local authorities have formally adopted twenty county/city heritage plans. The creation and implementation of county/city heritage plans is coordinated by heritage officers in conjunction with county heritage forums. The plans identify and prioritise heritage objectives within a county and provide a strategic plan for the next five years. They provide a mechanism for community participation in the delivery of the heritage service. 14 T h e H e r i t a g e C o u n c i l
County/city heritage plans are an important element in the partnership between the Heritage Council and local authorities. All funding provided by the Heritage Council is matched by the local authorities, which provides a substantial incentive for local heritage initiatives. The Heritage Council now allocates over 10% of its annual budget to this programme and there will be additional demands in the future. Departmental funding to match the funding requirements envisaged in the National Heritage Plan has not materialised. The future of county heritage plans depends on additional funding resources being obtained by the Heritage Council. The counties with county heritage plans are: Clare, Cork County, Dublin, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Laois, Limerick, Longford, Mayo, Monaghan, North Tipperary, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, Waterford, Westmeath, and Wicklow. Specific Heritage Plan Projects in 2005 A sample of individual projects supported by the Heritage Plan Fund is provided below: • Lectures, seminars and field walks regarding coastal environments and pollution in County Kerry • Railway line feasibility study in West Clare • Historic landscape character assessment in County Offaly • Inventory and assessment of the thatched houses of County Galway • Establishing and developing an Ecclesiastical Heritage Trail for the east of County Galway and investigating the possibility of the development of other heritage trails and walks for County Galway • A series of seminars to raise awareness of heritage in Athlone and Mullingar, and throughout County Westmeath Top photo: Launch of Laois Heritage Trail, Portlaoise on 18th April L to R Peter Carey, Laois County Manager, Cllr Willie Aird, Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council, Michael Starrett, Chief Executive, The Heritage Council, Cllr Brian Stanley, Laois Heritage Forum, Michael Bergin, Chair of Laois LEADER Rural Development Company. Bottom photo: Launch of Fingal County Council Heritage Plan. Michael Starrett, Chief Executive of The Heritage Council, Gerry Clabby, Heritage Officer, Fingal County Council, Cllr. Joan Maher, Cathaoirleach of Fingal County Council and John Tierney County Manager, Fingal County Council 2 0 0 5 A n n u a l R e p o r t 15
Page 1 and 2: 2005 AN CHOMHAIRLE OIDHREACHTA TUAR
Page 3 and 4: The Heritage Council 2005 Contents
Page 5 and 6: CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REPORT An annua
Page 7 and 8: Council Members from October 2005 D
Page 9 and 10: The full list of staff is as follow
Page 11 and 12: 2 PROPOSALS AND PRIORITIES • Gran
Page 13: 1 National Biological Records Centr
Page 17 and 18: of walled towns, walled cities, and
Page 19 and 20: Wicklow Uplands Council In 2005 the
Page 21 and 22: Cherishing heritage throughout the
Page 23 and 24: Irish Museum Association The Herita
Page 25 and 26: 2 Grants Programme The Heritage Cou
Page 27 and 28: Waterway Corridor Studies The Water
Page 29 and 30: Assessment of the Impact of the ‘
Page 31 and 32: 3 Heritage Week 2005 Heritage Week
Page 33 and 34: The inland waterways and their corr
Page 35 and 36: n Chomhairle Oidhreachta B Field Mo
Page 37 and 38: The Freda Rountree Academic and App
Page 39: THE HERITAGE COUNCIL 2005 FINANCIAL
Page 42 and 43: REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDIT
Page 44 and 45: THE HERITAGE COUNCIL 2005 FINANCIAL
Page 46 and 47: THE HERITAGE COUNCIL 2005 FINANCIAL
Page 48 and 49: THE HERITAGE COUNCIL STATEMENT OF R
Page 50 and 51: THE HERITAGE COUNCIL NOTES TO THE F
Page 61 and 62: THE HERITAGE COUNCIL SCHEDULE 1 TO
Page 63 and 64: Applicant Coiste Logainmneacha Chor
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Applicant Tramore Development Trust
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Applicant Name South West Coast Yaw
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Applicant Name Wordwell Limited ARC
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Applicant Name Boole Library Archiv
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Applicant Name WILDLIFE GRANTS Proj
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Applicant BUILDINGS GRANTS Project
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Applicant Sean McCarthy Memorial We
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Applicant Name OTHER GRANTS Project
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APPENDIX B: LINKS REPRESENTATION ON
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APPENDIX C: PUBLICATIONS Our full r
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