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The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, the National Built Heritage Service and Cork City Council are partnering on The Deco is in the Detail, a mini-festival celebrating the Art Deco architectural heritage of Cork. The Deco is in the Detail includes a Talk and Walk taking place in the City Library, Grand Parade, Cork, at

The National Built Heritage Service (NBHS) has assembled a team of conservation experts and practitioners for a series of single- and two-day traditional skills training events aimed at owners and prospective owners of traditional buildings and contractors and professionals looking to upskill. Attendance will greatly benefit owners working on traditionally-constructed buildings including those considering taking

Applications are now open for the Historic Structures Fund 2026 which will support the maintenance and repair of historic structures in all local authority administrative areas via grants from €50,000 up to €200,000.  The Historic Structures Fund 2026 will enable vital investment in our rich built heritage and help custodians and owners of historic structures

August 1925 saw the signing of contracts between the Irish Free State and the German-based firm Siemens-Schuckert for the construction of a hydroelectric generating station on the River Shannon.  Known as the “Shannon Scheme”, it was to deliver the electrification of rural Ireland and accelerate the social, economic and industrial development of the country.  Attracting

Féadfaidh coimeádaithe agus úinéirí struchtúr stairiúil agus struchtúr faoi chosaint iarratas a dhéanamh anois ar suas le €50,000 i maoiniú deontais faoin Scéim Infheistíochta don Oidhreacht Thógtha 2026.  Féadfaidh úinéirí foirgneamh stairiúil tuí, tráchtála nó cónaithe, iarratas a dhéanamh anois ar suas le €20,000 i maoiniú deontais faoin Sruth Foirgnimh Stairiúla Tuí de chuid Scéim

Custodians and owners of historic structures and protected structures may now apply for up to €50,000 in grant funding under the Built Heritage Investment Scheme 2026.  Owners of historic thatched buildings, commercial or domestic, may now apply for up to €20,000 in grant funding under the dedicated Historic Thatched Buildings Stream of the Built Heritage

The National Built Heritage Service (NBHS) has assembled a team of conservation experts and practitioners for a series of single- and two-day traditional skills training events aimed at owners and prospective owners of traditional buildings and contractors and professionals looking to upskill. Attendance will greatly benefit owners working on traditionally-constructed buildings including those considering taking

The National Built Heritage Service and Waterford City and County Council are hosting Sense of Place, a symposium on the heritage-led regeneration of Irish towns, in the Medieval Museum, Waterford, on Wednesday and Thursday 4th and 5th June 2025.  The Medieval Museum will provide the ideal setting for a symposium exploring the topic of historic

Christopher O’Sullivan TD, Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity, has announced that 28 built heritage projects are to benefit from €3.5m in funding for conservation-led repairs under the Historic Structures Fund 2025. Alongside other heritage funding streams, including the Built Heritage Investment Scheme and the recently reopened Conservation Advice Grant Scheme, the Historic

The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage is delighted to launch the latest additions to its series of Wonder Wander Walking Trails.  Following the successful launch of the Wonder Wander Walking Trails in 2024, which saw interactive walking trail maps produced for two Architectural Conservation Areas in Meath and Waterford, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage