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Dún Aonghasa on Inis Mór. Photo: Etienne Rynne Archive, Hardiman Library, NUI Galway

A new view of an old country: heritage tourism in Ireland

How the changing face of heritage tourism since the 1950s has allowed us to see Ireland in new ways

The Number Twenty Nine museum. Photo: ESB/Number Twenty Nine

Why the ESB's decision to turn a museum into apartments is wrong

There are many other buildings in Dublin that could be converted into homes if urban regeneration was supported and not stymied

Heritage • 05 Feb

"Klmainham's very survival can be accredited to grassroots volunteers and persistent lobbying, not the State's conscious preservation and promotion of historical memory"

Why does Ireland have a problem preserving the past?

We have a shameful tradition of eradicating buildings and archives which would give us more information about our history

Ireland • 03 Nov 20

"For all the succour, community spirit and great national pride we get from heritage, the sector has been increasingly starved of funding in Ireland in recent years"

Why heritage matters

Heritage has massive benefits for all of us, but it needs adequate support and funding

Heritage • 14 Aug 20

A Sheela-na-gig found at Balleen, Co Kilkenny

Sheela-na-Gigs: Ireland's mysterious medieval genital carvings

Why did so many exhibitionist carvings appear on churches, tower houses and town walls in medieval Ireland?

Heritage • 09 Mar

Kilmainham Gaol, one of 750 National Monuments under the care of the Office of Public Works

What's the government's problem with heritage?

Successive governments make a huge deal about the significance of Ireland's rich culture and heritage, but rarely deliver

Heritage • 17 Jul 20

Lough Feeagh and the Nephin mountains in Co Mayo. Photo: Michael Chambers

Time to have your say on Ireland's future heritage plan

It's important that the Heritage Ireland 2030 plan seeks to restore, enhance and develop heritage and not just value and protect it

Heritage • 08 Nov 18

Sunset over the Maharees in Co Kerry. Photo: Harry Crowe

"We're at a critical juncture for coastal management in Ireland"

Ireland's coastline communities need better infrastructure and more support to develop and support sustainable tourism

Coasts • 14 Aug 18

Exploring Ireland's Hidden Heartlands at Cavan Burren Park. Photo: Fáilte Ireland

The problem with branding the Midlands

Rather than promotional labels like Hidden Heartlands, creative thinking is the key to a sustainable Midlands

Tourism • 27 Apr 18

"Eskers (from the Irish eiscir) are sinuous ridges of sand and gravel deposited within tunnels carved by great rivers at the edge of the ice sheet during the last glaciation". Esker Monastery, Esker, Athenry, Co Galway. Photo: Larry Morgan

Ireland on ice: how the Ice Age influenced our placenames

Brainstorm St Patrick's Day: hundreds of Irish placenames are descriptions of the environment which was formed over 15,000 years ago

Heritage • 20 Mar 18

The National Library, one of the national institutions set for increased capital investment

What will Project Ireland 2040 mean for culture and heritage?

Opinion: the plan intends €1.4 billion to be spent enhancing amenities and heritage, so does this show a seriousness about protecting our cultural institutions and ...

Heritage • 21 Feb 18

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