AN CHOMHAIRLE OIDHREACHTA TUARASCÁIL BHLIANTÚIL THE HERITAGE COUNCIL 2005ANNUAL REPORT

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2 The Heritage Council 2005 Annual Report The Heritage Council 2005 Contents

Message from Council 4

Chief Executive’s Report 5

The Heritage Council 2005 6

Heritage Council Members 6

Heritage Council Meeting in Cork 7

Heritage Council Staff 8

Staff Training 8

Summary List of Achievements 2005 10

1. Partnerships 12

2. Proposals and Priorities 24

3. Promotion and Education 30

Corporate Governance 38

Prompt Payments 38

Financial Statements 2005 39

Report of Comptroller & Auditor General 42

Statement of Responsibilities of the Council 44

Statement on the system of Internal Financial Control 45

General and Accounting Policies 46

Income and Expenditure Account 47

Balance Sheet 49

Notes to the Financial Statements 50

Schedule 1 to the Financial Statements 61

Appendix A: Committee Members 81

Appendix B: Links 83

Appendix C: Heritage Council Publications 85

The Heritage Council 2005 Annual Report MESSAGE FROM COUNCIL

2005 was a year of two Councils. heritage week, as well as through better use Together with my colleagues and friends from of information technology. The local authority the Heritage Council 2000-2005 my period heritage programme continues to excel in of tenure ended in July. In evaluating the securing involvement at a local level, and new effectiveness of our work it was pleasing to policy proposal for the maritime heritage and note that, when appointed, the new Council inland waterways will soon take its full effect. members would be the proud occupants of Council’s role in strategic (and sometimes Council’s new headquarters at the Bishop’s contentious) planning matters continues in Palace in Kilkenny, and would inherit a a quiet and effective manner. Notable long full staff complement. In addition core term proposals have been provided in regard programmes had continued in often difficult to major infrastructural projects in Meath and circumstances (in particular our grants Waterford, and the commitment to the Irish programmes and partnership with local Walled Towns Network is showing benefits for authorities) supported by an ever increasing all our stakeholders. The place of our small public awareness of the significance of our towns and villages in the landscape received national heritage. All of this demonstrated particular emphasis during the year, as did that Council had built on the foundations grant support for a wide range of buildings that it had inherited. I thank all of the school at risk. Natural and cultural heritage, of 2000-2005 for their commitment and respectively, derived ongoing benefit from dedication to the work of the organisation. Council’s National Biological Records Centre Without their input the heritage of Ireland and its Museum Standards and Accreditation would be at much greater risk. Programme. As chairperson of Council I was privileged I look forward with enthusiasm to working to be offered a further period as chair in together with all our partners in the months October. I was reappointed along with sixteen and years to come. other members, four of whom were also reappointed, providing a very necessary degree of continuity in membership. The new Council is in the process of developing its new five-year programme, in a context where the Minister has reinforced clarity regarding its role. New and exciting tasks Dr Tom O’Dwyer completed in 2005 point the way towards Chairperson significant further work to be undertaken. A focus on raising awareness through improved internal and external communication has been demonstrated through our work on

4 The Heritage Council 2005 Annual Report CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REPORT

An annual report which comes at the end Council’s role in promoting the significance of a five-year programme could focus on review of our national heritage got a major boost and evaluation. That is not the case here. through its responsibility to coordinate Heritage Council’s 2005 report highlights the core work Week 2005. Maintaining and applying the which has been carried out in a number of momentum gained through this process over a areas. These include our partnerships, our policy twelve month period must be a core challenge proposals and priorities, and our promotional we all set ourselves for 2006 and beyond. work. Council remains flexible and innovative in its approach and retains its basic instinct to achieve through partnership. The examples listed can only scratch the surface of what is happening in the ‘heritage world’ but they do provide a feel for the ongoing emphasis on Michael Starrett this modus operandi. It is I hope one which is contagious and will afflict others, breaking down Chief Executive the barriers which prevent a very accessible and open approach to the development and management of our heritage

Our grants programme remains a priority, and also remains very heavily over subscribed. The programme is, to the public, probably the most tangible evidence of the manner in which Council can help secure benefits for our national heritage. The programme also helps inform policy development and proposals; the information it provides is reflected in this less tangible work, seeking to place heritage more firmly on the decision making ladder and to have its significance recognised at all levels. To help it achieve this objective, in 2005 Council initiated work to assess the economic value attached to our heritage. Results are due in autumn 2006.

The Heritage Council 2005 Annual Report 5 The Heritage Council 2005

The Heritage Council was established in July 1995, under the Heritage Act, 1995, to ‘propose policies and priorities for the identification, protection, preservation, and enhancement of the national heritage’. National heritage is defined in the Act as including:

monuments landscapes archaeological objects seascapes heritage objects wrecks architectural heritage geology flora heritage gardens and parks fauna inland waterways wildlife habitats

In particular, the Heritage Act, 1995, charges the Heritage Council with the responsibility to:

– promote interest, education, knowledge and pride in, and facilitate the appreciation and enjoyment of the national heritage;

– cooperate with other bodies in the promotion of its functions; and

– promote the coordination of all activities relating to its functions.

Council Members to July 2005

Dr Tom O’Dwyer, Chairperson Tomás Ó Caoimh Dr Simon Berrow Nioclás Ó Conchubhair Mary Bryan Michael MacMahon Con Costello Éamonn McEneaney Ruth Delany Michael McNamara Nessa Dunlea Mary Moylan Deirdre Ellis-King Prof. William J. Smyth Maurice Hurley Primrose Wilson Virginia Teehan

6 The Heritage Council 2005 Annual Report Council Members from October 2005 Dr Tom O’Dwyer, Chairperson Rhonwen Hayes Dr Billy Colfer Maurice Hurley Prof. Gabriel Cooney Mary Keenan Ted Creedon Noel Keyes Betty Coffey Martina Moloney Dr Brendan Dunford Donal Enright Nioclás Ó Conchubhair Finola Reid Deirdre Ellis-King Virginia Teehan Dr Caro-lynne Ferris

Heritage Council Meeting in Cork

As a national organisation the Heritage Council endeavours to hold at least one board meeting outside Kilkenny every year. The Heritage Council was invited by Cork City Council to visit Cork City in recognition of Cork’s tenure as the European City of Culture in 2005. The Heritage Council accepted this invitation and agreed to hold a board meeting and visit heritage sites in Cork during 2005. L to R Ann Bogan, Senior Planner, Cork City The Harbour Board Commissioners hosted a board meeting Council, Niamh Twomey, Cork City Heritage Officer and Mary Moylan, Assistant Secretary, of the Heritage Council on Thursday, 14 April 2005. Later that Department of Environment, Heritage and evening, the Lord Mayor of Cork City, Seán Martin, hosted a Local Government reception for the Heritage Council in the Council Chamber, City Hall, Cork. Following the reception a dinner was hosted by the Heritage Council in the Clarion Hotel, Lapp’s Quay, Cork.

Heritage Council board member and Cork City archaeologist Maurice Hurley brought board members on a site visit to heritage sites in Cork City on Friday 15 April. Sites visited included: Shandon Church, St Peter’s Church, Fenn’s Quay, Historic Quarter Archaeological Excavation, Elizabeth Fort, and St Finbarr’s Cathedral.

Council members and Staff with Cork City Mayor Seán Martin at Board Meeting in Cork

The Heritage Council 2005 Annual Report 7 Heritage Council Staff

The greatest resource of the Heritage Council is its staff. Heritage Council staff must be of the highest professional standing and competence in order to maintain the Heritage Council’s position as a dynamic and high achievement organisation. The credibility of the Heritage Council is dependent upon the quality and credibility of its staff. Council faces an ongoing challenge in replacing experienced staff expertise in an effi cient and effective manner. Securing of appropriate and timely departmental sanction for the recruitment of new staff has proved exceptionally diffi cult, and major time lags have resulted. Great strain has been placed on Council’s efforts to maintain the maximum level of operational standards. New appointments to the staff of the Heritage Council in 2005 were: – Paula Drohan, professional offi cer, Finance and IT – Colm Murray, professional offi cer, Architecture – Shirley Kelly, clerical support staff – Amanda Ryan has acted as Grants Administrator in the absence of Fionnuala Lynch on maternity leave since September 2005 – Maria Reilly has temporally replaced Amanda as a member of the clerical support staff

Heritage Council Staff Training Staff training should always be relevant, appropriate, and practical to the actual duties that a person is performing in their work. Relevant training is available to all staff as appropriate to individual requirements. Collective staff training was provided in Communications and Fire Safety. Staff members undertook individual or group training relevant to their own work areas such as executive secretarial, minute taking and IT. Three staff members are currently pursuing career development courses relevant to their work.

8 TheT h e HHeritagee r i t a g e CCouncilo u n c i l 220050 0 5 AAnnualn n u a l RReporte p o r t The full list of staff is as follows:

Michael Starrett Chief Executive Anne Barcoe Personal Assistant to Chairperson and Chief Executive Ian Doyle Archaeology Offi cer PaulaPaula Drohan Finance Offi cer Colm MurrayMurray Architecture Offi cer Alison Harvey Planning and Development Offi cer Beatrice Kelly Inland Waterways,Waterways, Marine and Coastal Offi cer Shirley Kelly Secretarial Support Fionnuala LynchLynch Grants Administrator Liam LysaghtLysaght WildlifeWildlife Offi cer Martina Malone Secretarial Support Hugh Maguire Museums and Archives Offi cer Amanda Ryan Secretarial Support Liam Scott Human Resources Offi cer Isabell Smyth Education and Communication Offi cer

TheT h e HHeritagee r i t a g e CCouncilo u n c i l 220050 0 5 AAnnualn n u a l RReporte p o r t 9 Summary List of Achievements 2005

1 PARTNERSHIPS

• National Biological Records Centre • Heritage Officer Programme, and Heritage Training and Development Programme • County/city heritage plans • Irish Walled Towns Network • Discovery Programme • Woodlands of Ireland • Wicklow Uplands Council • Local authorities and museums • Kilkenny City Walls • Archaeology in Ireland – cross border cooperation • Detailed submissions in relation to draft/review development plans, planning applications to local planning authorities and appeals to An Bord Pleanála in 2005 • Heritage appraisals of local authority development plans in 2005 • Irish Museum Association • Conservation of historical and artistic works in Ireland

10 The Heritage Council 2005 Annual Report 2 PROPOSALS AND PRIORITIES • Grants programmes • Integrating policies for Ireland’s inland waterways • Audit of Maritime Collections • Rural Housing in Ireland • Waterway Corridor Studies • Bere Island Conservation Plan • Interim review of the implementation of the National Biodiversity Plan • High Nature Value Farmland in Ireland • Standards and Accreditation Scheme • Archives • Collections • Assessment of the impact of the ‘pilot’ Rural Renewal Scheme for the Upper Shannon Area – submission to Department of Finance, May 2005

3 PROMOTION AND EDUCATION • Heritage Week • Heritage in Schools • Ploughing Championship • Education • Heritage Outlook • Website • Water Heritage Day • Aerial Archaeology Review • Galway Excavations Publication • Farming and Archaeology: the Irish Historic Landscape • Field Monument Advisor Scheme • Seminar on Maritime Heritage • Village Design Conference • European Association of Archaeologists • Methods of best practices guidelines for the use of TPOD for cetacean research in Irish waters • The Freda Rountree Academic and Applied Scholarship

The Heritage Council 2005 Annual Report 11 Partnerships Photo by Sean O’Sullivan

12 The Heritage Council 2005 Annual Report 1

National Biological Records Centre

The Minister requested the Heritage Council to establish a National Biological Records Centre, to be located on the Waterford Institute of Technology campus. As the first stage in this process, the Heritage Council has established a management group to oversee its establishment. The group is chaired by Dr Liam Downey and comprises: Dr Simon Berrow, Irish Whale and Dolphin Group; Peter Carvill, Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government; Dr Liam Lysaght, the Heritage Council; John McConnell, Waterford Institute of Technology; and Dr Peter Wyse-Jackson, National Botanic Gardens.

The Heritage Officer Programme

The Heritage Council has developed a partnership programme with local authorities to facilitate the employment of county heritage officers. The county heritage officers provide a professional, strategic, and coordinated heritage service. They aim to promote enhanced levels of understanding, conservation, and preservation through improving the status and perception of heritage. Their role is extensive and facilitates the preferences of individual local authorities. Some of the principal areas addressed by heritage officers include:

• County heritage plans • Liaison ...our understanding • Advice and information • Public relations of biodiversity is still • Heritage appraisal • Public consultations relatively basic... we need • Data collection • Strategies, policies, and projects to improve the quality of

The programme has proved to be an outstanding success with our biodiversity knowledge, twenty-seven county heritage officers in post at the end of 2005. and make it more relevant Three new posts were added in 2005 in Counties Cavan and Louth, to human development and in Cork City. Difficulties remain regarding the continuation of posts at the end of the initial three-year contract period. In addition to financial constraints, local authorities are experiencing difficulties in obtaining appropriate department sanction. These difficulties need to be addressed if existing posts are to be maintained.

The Heritage Council 2005 Annual Report 13 Heritage Training and Development Programme

The Heritage Council provides a comprehensive training and development programme for county heritage JOE GALLAGHER DONEGAL officers and heritage council professional officers. This programme allows both groups to share expertise and information on national and local heritage issues.

SHIRLEY Workshops and discussions are held on both practical SIOBHAN CLERKIN RYAN MONAGHAN and policy heritage issues. Six seminars of two-day SLIGO ANN MARIE BRENDAN WARD McSHERRY duration are held at various locations throughout the DEIRDRE NOLLAIG CAVAN LOUTH CUNNINGHAM MCKEON MAYO ROSCOMMON LISA McDANIEL LORETTO country on a rota basis. Local heritage professionals LONGFORD GUINAN GERRY CLABBY MEATH FINGAL and local authority personnel often participate JIM HIGGINS BERNIE GUEST DONNCHA GALWAY CITY WESTMEATH O'DULAING DUBLIN CITY to positive effect. Issues discussed are always MARIE MANNION BRIDGET GALWAY COUNTY TIM CAREY AMANDA LOUGHLIN DUN LAOGHAIRE particularly relevant to the work of PEDLOW KILDARE RATHDOWN OFFALY DEIRDRE the Heritage Council and county heritage officers. CATHERINE CASEY BURNS LAOIS CONGELLA MCGUIRE SIOBHAN WICKLOW The programme also provides a mechanism for CLARE GERAGHTY NORTH TIPPERARY the development of a valuable heritage network. DEARBHALA LEDWIDGE TOM O'NEILL KILKENNY LIMERICK Some of the issues addressed in 2005 included: DOMINIC BERRIDGE WATERFORD • Graveyards – archaeology and ecology UNA COSGRAVE NIAMH KERRY TWOMEY CORK CITY • The planning system and planning law

SHARON CASEY CORK • 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 The Heritage Council 2005 Annual Report 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 Top photo: Launch of Laois Heritage Trail, Portlaoise on • Historic landscape character assessment in County Offaly 18th April L to R Peter Carey, Laois County Manager, Cllr Willie Aird, Cathaoirleach of Laois • Inventory and assessment of the thatched houses of County County Council, Michael Starrett, Chief Galway Executive, The Heritage Council, Cllr Brian Stanley, Laois Heritage Forum, Michael Bergin, Chair of Laois LEADER Rural • Establishing and developing an Ecclesiastical Heritage Development Company. Trail for the east of County Galway and investigating the Bottom photo: possibility of the development of other heritage trails and Launch of Fingal County Council Heritage Plan. Michael Starrett, Chief Executive walks for County Galway of The Heritage Council, Gerry Clabby, Heritage Officer, Fingal County Council, Cllr. • A series of seminars to raise awareness of heritage in Joan Maher, Cathaoirleach of Fingal County Athlone and Mullingar, and throughout County Westmeath Council and John Tierney County Manager, Fingal County Council

The Heritage Council 2005 Annual Report 15 In 2005 the Heritage Council contributed a total of €1,530,574 towards various heritage projects in the following local authorities.

Local Authority Amount Westmeath 38,502 Roscommon 30,315 Sligo 67,750 Galway City 58,788 Cork 13,021 Kilkenny 87,500 Monaghan 57,500 Clare 73,861 Irish Walled Town Network Members at the Inaugural meeting of the Network in Athlone Dublin City 144,613 Castle on 28th April. Galway 93,500 Kerry 115,450 Kildare 77,150 Meath 103,624 North Tipperary 10,892 Offaly 64,810 Wicklow 77,103 Fingal 7,500 Limerick 5,500 Dun Laoghaire Rathdown 57,902 Laois 75,134 Longford 47,814 Cork City 11,475 Donegal 25,948 Louth 150,000 Cavan 29,260 Waterford 5,662 TOTAL 1,530,574 Establishment of the Irish Walled Towns Network

The Heritage Council of Ireland established the Irish Walled Towns Network (IWTN) in April 2005 to unite and coordinate the strategic efforts of local authorities involved in the management, conservation, and enhancement of historic walled towns in Ireland, both North and South. Representatives from fifteen walled towns attended the inaugural workshop at Athlone Castle. By December 2005, the network had increased to nineteen walled towns.

The Irish Walled Towns Network is formally linked to the International Walled Towns Friendship Circle (IWTFC), which is the international association for the sustainable development

16 The Heritage Council 2005 Annual Report Picured at The Irish Walled Town Network Meeting Athlone Castle. L to R: Alison Harvey, Planning & Development Officer, Michael Starrett, Chief Executive, Heritage Council, Nicole Mulholland, Economic Development Officer, Carrickfergus Borough Council and Mark Lusby, Senior Economic Development Officer, Derry City Council of walled towns, walled cities, and fortified historic towns. The Irish Walled Towns Network seeks to ensure that Ireland’s unique cultural and archaeological heritage in relation to its walled and fortified towns and cities is protected and managed in a sustainable and appropriate manner in the long term. The network is committed to operating in accordance with the IWTFC’s mission statement and with best practice in international conservation.

A draft three year action plan (2006-2008) was issued for consultation in September 2005. The action plan can be downloaded at http://www.heritagecouncil.ie/walled_towns/ IWTN_Plan.pdf

Discovery Programme

The Discovery Programme is funded by the Heritage Council. Support for the programme in 2005 amounted to a grant of €1,573,748 towards its ongoing research programme. This work informs Council’s policy proposals and identification of priorities. In 2005 the Heritage Council worked in partnership with the Discovery Programme through funding its ongoing research work on the Medieval Rural Settlement Project (MRS), the Lake Settlement Project (LSP) and the Barrow Valley Project. As well as modules dealing with the rural hinterland of Dublin City in the medieval period and the study of a manor near Tullow, County Carlow, the MRS conducted a major excavation at Tulsk County Roscommon, revealing a hitherto unexpected castle. The LSP continued its important excavation at the Mesolithic site on Derragh Island, Lough Kinale, County Longford as well as a number of smaller modules. The Discovery Programme also carried out a pilot project on behalf of Offaly County

Council for the development and understanding of a Historic Middle photo: Landscape Characterisation Assessment. All these projects had Excavation of the Lough Kinale, County associated educational or outreach elements and Discovery Longford, Mesolithic Site during Heritage Week 2005 Programme fieldworkers now routinely work with the local Bottom photo: heritage officers in the counties in which they are based. Three Excavated mound at Tulsk, County Roscommon, revealing evidence of a medieval major publications were issued: a volume of the in-house journal castle, as part of the Medieval Rural Discovery Programme Reports dealing with the MRS project: Tara: Settlement Project Kingship and Landscape; and two volumes on the North Munster

The Heritage Council 2005 Annual Report 17 Project. Several other monographs were in advanced draft form by the end of the year. Research continued on the use of orthorectification of aerial photographs for surveying purposes, with some spectacular results. The Heritage Council was also able to makes some additional funds available for the purchase of major pieces of equipment, most importantly a terrestrial laser scanner, which will add enormously to the technical capabilities of the organisation. The Discovery Programme also extended its policy - where spare capacity exists - of making such facilities and related training available to third level institutions and other archaeological research projects, particularly those being funded or part-funded by the Heritage Council.

Woodlands of Ireland

In 2005 the Heritage Council worked in partnership with The Woodlands of Ireland through its participation on the Steering and Technical Working Groups. Specific projects that are relevant to the objectives of the Heritage Council that were addressed in 2005. These include support measures - for example woodland management training courses – to underpin the implementation

Top Photo: of the Forest Service Native Woodland Scheme; the advancement Images of a moated site built onto an earlier of the Forest Stewardship Council forest certification standard earthwork in Co. Roscommon displaying an example of the data being produced as part via the Irish Forest Certification Initiative; and national woodland of the Roscommon Aerial Survey using digital policy initiatives. The latter included: submissions to the Forest photogrammetry. Service on the revamping of the 1946 Forestry Act, a submission Bottom Photo: to the REPS section of the Department of Agriculture that Jenkinstown Wood, Co. Kilkenny. included proposals toward the sustainable management of native woodlands on farms; and engagement with the National Roads Authority in the development of ecologically-based guidelines on the management of roadside verges. A number of publications were also produced including Abstract and Conference Proceedings for the Native Woodland Conference held in 2004, and guidelines on wood production and conservation management within the context of the Native Woodland Scheme.

18 The Heritage Council 2005 Annual Report Wicklow Uplands Council

In 2005 the Heritage Council worked in partnership with Wicklow Uplands Council through:

• Development of an INTERREG IIIc funding application with Countryside Council for Wales for the proposed Celtic Countryside Partnership project.

• Nomination of Wicklow Uplands Council to the executive committee of EUROPARC Atlantic Isles.

• Membership of the Wicklow Way Management Committee

• Inauguration of the Wicklow Trails Monitoring and Wicklow Sustainable Trails Network projects, the latter is part- funded under the ERDF Regional Tourism Development scheme.

• Submissions on countryside recreation to Comhairle na Tuaithe - The Countryside Council and Wicklow County Council.

• Research on Wicklow Countryside access project that will provide agreed amenity access over private lands.

• Promotion of consensus-based local discussions on future governance of national parks and community-based landscape plans.

• Liaison with Wicklow County Heritage Officer and Wicklow County Council interim access committee

• Further development of sustainable development policy issues via Wicklow Dublin Mountains Board full statutory/ non-statutory partnership.

• Development of the Uplands Business Forum

Heritage Council support enabled all this activity and resourced its promotion in regular newsletters, on website: www. wicklowuplands.ie and in local/national media.

The Heritage Council 2005 Annual Report 19 Local Authorities and Museums

The Heritage Council continued to support local authorities in the delivery of services for the care of heritage collections. Council supported a Leadership Programme for local authority curators, delivered by the Institute of Public Administration, and facilitated a meeting to foster shared initiatives between heritage officers and curators. Ongoing facilitation and support was provided to museum development projects in Galway City and Kilkenny.

Kilkenny City Walls

The Heritage Council in association with Kilkenny Borough Council commissioned a conservation plan for the medieval city walls of Kilkenny. The document has proposed a range of policies to safeguard the urban defences, and to raise awareness of their importance within Kilkenny. Works to conserve the fabric of the walls are also included. The conservation plan, which was formally launched in November 2005, was formulated with involvement from State bodies and local groups. As a result of the Kilkenny plan, similar studies have been carried out in Dublin City and in Athlone; it is hoped that other historic Irish urban centres will also Top photo: Conservation works carried out on the use this approach to conserving their historic defences. A copy of O’Connell Street Monuments as part of the the plan is available on the Heritage Council website. Dublin City Heritage Plan. Photo by Jason Ellis Bottom photo: Archaeology in Ireland – Cross Border Cooperation Pictured at the Launch of Kilkenny City Walls Conservation Plan in November In October the Heritage Council hosted a dinner and meeting L to R Ian Doyle, Archaeology Officer, The Heritage Council, Anne Barcoe, The Heritage with the Northern Ireland Historic Monuments Advisory Council. Council, Julian Munby, Oxford Archaeology, The meeting provided an opportunity to discuss archaeological John Bradley, NUI Maynooth, Cllr. Marie Fitzpatrick, Lord Mayor of Kilkenny, practice on the island of Ireland, conservation planning, and to Michael Starrett, Chief Executive, The visit monuments in County Kilkenny. Heritage Council, Alison Harvey, Planning & Development Officer, The Heritage Council and Michael Malone, Kilkenny County Manager, Kilkenny County Council.

20 The Heritage Council 2005 Annual Report Cherishing heritage throughout the community

Detailed Submissions in Relation to Draft/Review Development Plans, Planning Applications to Local Planning Authorities, and Appeals to An Bord Pleanála in 2005

The Heritage Council submitted six detailed reports in relation to the preparation, review, or amendment/variation of the following county development plans:

• Donegal Draft County Development Plan 2005

• Meath County Development Plan – Strategic Issues Paper 2005

• Laois Draft County Development Plan 2005

• Waterford County Development Plan Review 2005

• Offaly County Development Plan – variation re. N52 Tullamore bypass 2005

• Cavan County Development Plan – variation re. rural housing 2005

Top photo: The Heritage Council also commented on eleven individual Athenry Heritage Centre development control/management cases at local authority level Bottom photo: where heritage sensitivity was a major concern and deemed to be Dominician Abbey, Athenry of ‘national or regional significance’.

For example, The Heritage Council submitted a detailed report and Further Information (FI) submission in February and July 2005 in relation to a proposed mixed-use development (26,000 sq m) in Athenry, County Galway. The Heritage Council worked closely with Galway County Council’s Heritage Department in assessing this important proposal, which will have a significant impact on the historic walled town and its population for many decades to come.

An Bord Pleanála forwarded a number of appeals in relation to large-scale development proposals for comment to the Heritage Council in 2005. Council made a total of two detailed submissions to An Bord Pleanála in 2005. The Heritage Council introduced an electronic referral system in late 2005 in partnership with the

The Heritage Council 2005 Annual Report 21 local planning authorities, the Environmental Protection Agency and An Bord Pleanála. All development plan and referral responses are available to download from the Heritage Council’s website since March 2005

Heritage Appraisals of Local Authority Development Plans in 2005

During 2005, the Heritage Council carried out two Heritage Appraisals of county development plans. The relevant local authority jointly funded these appraisals.

• Laois Draft County Development Plan

• Donegal Draft County Development Plan

The Heritage Appraisal process aims to ‘systematically, comprehensively, and impartially assess the likely effects of implementing the policies in the development plan on the heritage’ (Source: Heritage Appraisal of Development Plans – A Methodology for Planning Authorities, Heritage Council, July 2000). A heritage appraisal also helps to ensure a development plan deals with the full range of heritage considerations.

With the introduction of the EU Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Directive, Heritage Appraisal and its associated in-depth methodology is viewed as a very worthwhile tool for ‘proofing’ heritage-related policy at a strategic level. Heritage Appraisals will continue in 2006/7 and will support the wider SEA process, which was introduced to Ireland in July 2004. River Clare, Co. Galway. The SEA Directive took effect from July 2004 and was transposed into Irish law by S.I. No. 435 of 2004 European Communities (Environmental Assessment of Certain Plans and Programmes) Regulations 2004 and S.I. No. 436 of 2004; Planning and Development (Strategic Environmental Assessment) Regulations 2004.

22 The Heritage Council 2005 Annual Report Irish Museum Association

The Heritage Council continued its support for Irish museum professionals through the provision of funding for the Irish Museum Association (IMA), an all-island body. Specific projects supported include the IMA’s annual journal and its Survey of Irish Museums and Collections.

Conservation of Historical and Artistic Works in Ireland

In recognising the need to support the welfare of collections, Council actively supports the Institute for the Conservation of Historical and Artistic Works in Ireland (ICHAWI). The promotion of preventive conservation is integral to Council and ICHAWI’s concern for Ireland’s material culture.

Museums... function publicly as places where people learn... and find inspiration and enjoyment...

Detail of ‘Grotesque’ wall panel, inspired by decorative motifs from the Golden House of Nero, Rome. Likely to have been painted in London (c.1850s-1860s) and hanging since 1860s at Castletown House, Celbridge, County Kildare. The property of the Castletown Foundation and restored in 2005 with support from the Heritage Council under its Annual Grants Programme.

The Heritage Council 2005 Annual Report 23 Proposals and Priorities

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Grants Programme

The Heritage Council identifies its grants programme as a major priority. The programme provides assistance (and often a lifeline) for the smallest of community projects through to major capital expenditure on parts of our built heritage. In 2005 Council operated the following schemes:

GRANT SCHEME AMOUNT Local Heritage Grants Scheme € 350,628 Architecture Research Scheme € 36,379 Archaeology Grant Scheme 2005 € 245,817 Museums & Archives Scheme 2005 € 206,485 Publications Grant Scheme 2005 € 119,948 Wildlife Grant Scheme 2005 € 281,569 Buildings at Risk €2,235,689

The full list of grants is included in the Financial Statements.

The Buildings at Risk Programme continues to be a priority for Council as evidenced by the substantial allocation above. Sixty two properties received grants under this scheme.

Integrating Policies for Ireland’s Inland Waterways

The Heritage Council launched a new policy paper on inland waterways in December 2005. This policy paper is based on Council’s own research and consultation with a wide range of waterways users and communities, and promotes the continuing involvement of all these groups into the future. Since the Heritage Council brought out its first policy paper on Ireland’s inland Top photo: Council Members, Nessa Dunlea and Con waterways in 1999, many changes have taken place in relation to Costello pictured with Mary Kennedy, and this aspect of our heritage. Waterways Ireland has been set up, Eddie Murphy, Ford Ireland with an Award Recipient at the Local Heritage Grant and their environmental unit established, four waterway corridor Awards Day in Butler House, Kilkenny. studies have been carried out and a fifth is under way Middle photo: Ongoing Conservation work to Borris House, Protection and enjoyment of our waterways heritage Carlow. through imaginative reuse and interpretation are themes that Bottom photo: are promoted strongly by the Heritage Council in this document. The Canal Vicarstown, Co. Laois. This year, the heritage council offered Inland waterways are living heritage and they should enhance the funding towards the cost of a conservation quality of life of those communities living in their corridors as well plan for vicarstown,which will assess the as of those who use them. current heritage assets of the village and make recommendations for future sustainable and sensitive development.

The Heritage Council 2005 Annual Report 25 Ireland’s maritime heritage is of inestimable value to the nation.

Audit of Maritime Collections

Our boating heritage is of great importance in marking the ways of life led by communities around our coasts and waterways, and to Ireland’s overall development through its role in transport and trade; however, it is often overlooked and under-appreciated. As a result, much of it is disappearing at a rapid rate. To assist in the conservation of this aspect of our heritage, the Heritage Council commissioned an Audit of Maritime and Inland Waterways Collections, concerned primarily with three-dimensional objects, sea-going and inland boats, and ancillary objects associated with boat-based activities such as navigational technology and fishing. The findings of the audit may be published on Council’s website during 2006, subject to the consent of each owner.

Rural Housing in Ireland – Location in the Landscape and Place in the National Heritage, Final Report, January 2005

This submission to the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government sets out the Heritage Council’s position on rural housing and provides recommendations for the Guidelines for Rural Housing, issued by the Department of the Environment. The Council’s Rural Housing Report examines the planning process and investigates the key impacts of rural housing on heritage including visual impact, impact on the landscape (direct and cumulative), and the impact on biodiversity.

There are eleven recommendations under two key categories: Administration and Policy Development. Recommendations include the need to undertake landscape capacity studies in pilot areas to inform rural housing applications; the need for a one-stop-shop web-based integrated heritage map for each county; and the need for a detailed review of the existing landscape character assessments to ensure the effectiveness of this important resource.

26 The Heritage Council 2005 Annual Report Waterway Corridor Studies

The Waterway Corridor Study on the Upper Shannon Corridor was completed in 2005 covering the area upstream from Roosky including the Kilglass lakes, Boyle River Navigation, Lough Allen, and Lough Key, and up to the 16th lock of the Shannon-Erne Waterway in Leitrim village. These projects were commissioned in partnership with Waterways Ireland, and Leitrim and Roscommon County Councils. The study was launched in December 2005 in Carrick on Shannon, and copies are available on CD from the Heritage Council. Another Waterway Corridor Study was started during 2005 on the Lower Shannon, in partnership with: Clare, Galway, North Tipperary, and Limerick County Councils; Limerick City Council; Shannon Development (the Regional Tourism Authority); and Waterways Ireland. It covers the area from Meelick, County Galway, to the Shannon Bridge, Limerick City including the Errina and Park Canals, and all of Lough Derg.

Bere Island Conservation Plan

The Heritage Council continued to support this initiative through the funding of a project coordinator. Work is being carried out to further a number of areas including a community scallop project, and an island-wide REPS plan. Other activities are focused on the military fortifications on the island including the Martello Tower and Lonehort Battery.

Interim Review of the Implementation of the National Biodiversity Plan

The Heritage Council and COHMAR were invited by the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government to Top Photo: assist in the mid-term evaluation of the National Biodiversity Roscommon Community college participating in a schools water heritage education field Plan. A working group was established and it produced a report: trip, in association with SRFB. Recommendations on the Implementation and Review of the Middle Photo: National Biodiversity Plan. The Minister for Environment, By Michael Burke. Heritage and Local Governmenthas subsequently accepted and Bottom Photo: By Sean O’Sullivan. implemented some of the recommendations contained in the report, one of which was the establishment of a Biodiversity Fund, which the Minister has requested the Heritage Council to administer.

The Heritage Council 2005 Annual Report 27 Sample of high nature value farmland High Nature Value Farmland in Ireland

The Heritage Council commissioned a study examining the likely impacts of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform on aspects of Ireland’s natural heritage. The report focused on the concept of High Nature Value Farmland. This is an emerging policy area that recognises the important role that certain types of extensive farming plays in the conservation of some of Ireland’s rarest and most threatened habitats and species. The report will be used by Council to develop policy advice for the identification and support of High Nature Value Farmland in Ireland.

Standards and Accreditation Scheme

The Heritage Council appointed Lesley-Ann Hayden to coordinate its Standards and Accreditation Scheme for the Irish museum sector. The initial task of the consultant was to review the scheme, and to assess its impact and the structural implications of its future delivery. Initial assessment of the museums in the pilot scheme indicated that a positive appraisal will be forthcoming.

Archives

The Heritage Council published A Survey of Irish Archives Collection which highlighted the needs of the sector. This was complemented by a successful policy day that underlined the aspirations and potential for an undervalued sector and reiterated Council’s support for the development of policies and support mechanisms to highlight the richness of Ireland’s archival heritage.

Collections

The Heritage Council embarked on a number of Collections Audits and in 2005 completed two: one addressed architectural collections, and the other addressed maritime collections. Both audits highlighted the enormous richness and diversity of collection types, and the wide geographical spread of such holdings. The audits (to be published at a future date) also highlighted the absence of policies for the care and welfare of such aspects of our material heritage.

28 The Heritage Council 2005 Annual Report Assessment of the Impact of the ‘Pilot’ Rural Renewal Scheme for the Upper Shannon Area – Submission to Department of Finance, May 2005

This submission to the Department of Finance provides a detailed assessment of the impact that the ‘pilot’ Rural Renewal Tax Scheme for the Upper Shannon Area has had on the lands adjacent to the River Shannon and hence the heritage of the River Shannon Waterway Corridor; a ‘waterway corridor area’ of international significance.

The assessment focuses on the resulting impact of increased development pressures on the heritage within the River Shannon Corridor and the implications for the planning and development system within this area. Four detailed case studies are provided (two case studies each for Counties Leitrim and Roscommon), in order to illustrate the long-term impact that the tax incentive scheme will have on the River Shannon Corridor Area.

Five key recommendations are set out, as follows:

i. Preparation of in-depth baseline data and information to inform Top photo: the pilot project, including biodiversity and other heritage Residential Marina development at shannon datasets relating to vulnerable and sensitive areas along the cove, Dromod, Co. Leitrim. River Shannon corridor area; Bottom photo: ii. Design of targets and benchmarks (including population) to Carotober, Carrick-on-Shannon enable in-depth evaluation and efficiency testing; iii. Provision of adequate resources to be made available to ensure effective assessment and monitoring of planning applications and resulting developments within tax incentive scheme area; iv. Design of numerous village and town design statements to provide a framework for development in small towns and villages within the pilot area; and v. Mid-term evaluation to inform any proposed extension in scheme. Further recommendations are discussed under the following headings: Design of Scheme (2); Planning and Development (7); Local Authority Resourcing (2); and Population and Statistics (3). The Heritage Council recommended that future programmes and tax incentive schemes should be designed with the protection, preservation, enhancement, and effective management of the national heritage as a ‘core’ principle.

The Heritage Council 2005 Annual Report 29 Promotion and Education

30 The Heritage Council 2005 Annual Report 3

Heritage Week 2005

Heritage Week 2005 took place the fi rst week in September with over 500 events around the country highlighting the diversity of Ireland’s natural and cultural heritage. Discussion groups, re-enactments, poetry, music, nature walks, and archaeological exhibitions provided enjoyment for many, thanks to the contribution of the many citizens who helped to organise and promote the week’s activities. For the fi rst time a website was set up to list all events, which proved very popular. Posters were distributed nationally. The PR campaign successfully targeted the media, and coverage was reached on national and local radio, TV, and regional press. The Heritage Council together with the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government coordinated and promoted the week.

Heritage in Schools

The Heritage Council continued to expand its primary school programme, Heritage in Schools, operated with the INTO. Visits to schools reached 1,100 and the distribution of visits around

the country continued to expand. The popularity of the scheme Top photo: continues to place demands on funding and, even with a 40% Photo taken during Launch of Heritage Week at Wicklow Gaol, Organised by Deirdre increase in 2005, the demands for visits cannot be met. As this Burns, Heritage Offi cer, Wicklow County is the only education scheme in the country that meets our Council obligations on heritage, it is hoped that funding for this important Middle photo: programme can be found. Minister Dick Roche, Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government pictured during the Launch of Ploughing Championship Heritage Week

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The Heritage Council 2005 Annual Report 31 Education

The Heritage Council plays a central role in helping children and adults understand the signifi cance of the national heritage. This year the Heritage Council once again visited the Young Social Innovators conference held in City West, Dublin. The attendance by over 1,500 transition year students made for a lively event, one of the highlights of which was a competition on the national heritage organised by the Heritage Council. Fifteen questions required students to test their knowledge by identifying a range heritage images: from species and ring forts to trees, rare plants, and architecture. ParticipantsParticipants achieving over 50% received a t- shirt, and the winners received book vouchers. The success of this competition in engaging teenagers’ interest in wildlife and natural heritage was particularly uplifting.

Heritage Outlook

Two more editions of Heritage Outlook were produced in 2005. Thanks to a wide array of interesting contributions from a number of staff and practitioners, the magazine continues to grow in demand. Some of the articles covered in 2005 included the Landmark Trust and its ongoing programme that combines a tourism product with a conservation programme for our built heritage, and Ireland’sIreland’s Film Archives and its vital role in saving our cinematic history.history. In addition an article outlining the concerns and issues of managing the Burren has helped raise awareness and voices in support of a more sustainable future for this unique area and its residents.

Website

Given the ongoing growth in the use of the web, and the limited resources of the Heritage Council, it is vitally important that Council exploits the opportunities provided by this relatively new medium to achieve its communications objectives. The ongoing success of the website can be

32 The Heritage Council 2005 Annual Report The inland waterways and their corridors should be managed in an integrated broad-based way, conserving their built and archaeological heritage features, and protecting their landscape and biodiversity. Recognising that the inland waterways are a unique part of our heritage, but which today are fulfilling a new role not envisaged for them originally, we aim to enhance the enjoyment and appreciation of them as living heritage both for this

generation and for future generations.An Chomhairle Oidhreachta

seen in the growth of visitor figures to the site over the past year. This is due to the fact that the information remains up to date and relevant to the heritage sector, media, academics and the wider public. It is also in keeping with the Heritage Council’s remit to raise awareness amongst the wider public and to provide up-to-date information on all aspects of Ireland’s built and natural heritage. The site aims to provide an online library of heritage- related information in an easily accessible format. 2005 saw the Heritage Council move closer towards achieving that objective.

In addition to the updated website, the Heritage Council continues to move towards delivering an online information service for the public. Since 2005, the public have received, free of charge, an online newsletter delivered straight to their desks via email. Distributed once a month, the e-zine delivers information on jobs and tenders, events, publications, and news. It also allows others to link with us in providing a forum for news and events for the sector. Heritage officers can also avail of the service, which allows all of us to better communicate to the wider public. The aim going forward is to allow the site to become more interactive and let the public communicate with us.

Water Heritage Day, 10 September 2005

Successfully piloted in 2004, Water Heritage Day took place on 10 September, the last Saturday in Heritage Week. The purpose of the day was to raise awareness among the general public and to highlight the importance of water as part of our heritage. All aspects of water were celebrated, from its importance in providing wildlife and aquatic habitats, to folklore, industrial heritage, and archaeology. Organisations were contacted and encouraged to host events in their area, focusing on the heritage aspects of water. The events were supported by the Heritage Council through a publicity campaign including a website, posters, Top photo: and a booklet on Irish Water. Secchi Disks were also available to Photo by Michael Burke people to test for water transparency. Nearly fifty events were Bottom photo: Photo by Shirley Green organised across the country covering a wide range of activities. Reports are available on Council’s web site.

The Heritage Council 2005 Annual Report 33 Top photo: The important hillfort of Freestone Hill, Co Kilkenny taken during a one-day seminar on aerial archaeology in December organized by The Heritage Council. Aerial Archaeology Review

In keeping with Council’s role in reviewing current archaeological practice in Ireland, the Heritage Council organised a one-day seminar to discuss aerial archaeology in the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin Castle, on 8 December 2005. Aerial archaeology involves photography and computerised survey of archaeological sites and landscapes from aircraft. A range of national and international speakers and experts discussed how aerial survey has contributed to Irish archaeological research and pre-development excavation. The seminar was also intended to showcase the high quality research in this area, carried out as part of the Heritage Council Archaeology Research Grants.

Galway Excavations Publication

As part of its ongoing commitment to the publication of the results of archaeological excavations, the Heritage Council was delighted to be represented at the launch of a book describing twelve years of archaeological work in Galway’s historic urban centre. The publication, Archaeological Excavations in Galway City, 1987 – 1998, describes the urban defences and the remains of domestic life within the medieval and post-medieval town. The publication marks the culmination of a five-year project to bring together the results of nearly eighty archaeological digs. The Heritage Council was the lead funding body for the project.

Farming and Archaeology: the Irish Historic Landscape

In recognition of the role played by farmers in managing our archaeological monuments, the Heritage Council published

Middle Photo: a poster entitled Farming and Archaeology: the Irish Historic Penrice’s Tower, Galway City, shown under Landscape. The poster, which describes the archaeology of excavation at Merchants’ Road during 1987- farming in Ireland and how to manage such monuments, was 89. This excavation of the medieval city defences was published in the Heritage prepared for the Heritage Council stand at the National Ploughing Council funded monograph Archaeological Championship. investigations in Galway City, 1987-1998 (photo: Markus Casey) Bottom photo: The rich wildlife of the Burren has been maintained by centuries of extensive livestock grazing, and depends on continued farming for its maintenance.

34 The Heritage Council 2005 Annual Report n Chomhairle Oidhreachta

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An Chomhairle Oidhreachta Field Monument Advisor Scheme Bealtaine 2005 The Field Monument Advisor Scheme continued in Counties Sligo and Clare. As part of the partnership arrangement with Sligo and Clare County Councils, a field monument advisor in each county met with farmers and landowners to provide advice and assistance in the management of archaeological sites. A range of monuments were visited, and awareness of their significance was raised.

Seminar on Maritime Heritage 18 May

The Heritage Council held a Seminar on Maritime Heritage in Galway in May. This was part of the consultation process in the drafting of the Council’s Maritime Heritage Policy Paper. Many useful contributions were made at this seminar. It is intended to launch the final policy paper during 2006.

Village Design Conference, Durrow, June 2005

The Heritage Council is strongly committed to the sustainable development and effective management of village settlements in Ireland and, to this end, has been working with local authorities to highlight the importance and significance of our traditional village settlements within Irish society. Since 2000, the Heritage Council has funded the preparation of over twenty Village Design Michael Starrett, Chief Executive of The Heritage Council pictured with Statements across the country. Village Design Statements can be John Bowman at The Village Design downloaded from the planning page on Council’s website. Conference in Castle Durrow, County In pursuit of this strategic aim, the Heritage Council, in Laois orgnised by the Heritage Council. partnership with ESRI, NUI Maynooth, and Laois County Council, organised a Village Design Conference in Durrow in June 2005. The Village Design Conference examined the economic, environmental, heritage, and social implications of unprecedented development within Irish villages, assessed the problems that local authorities face in trying to find the best solutions for rapidly developing villages, and highlighted the need for balanced growth and the creation of sustainable communities in the long term. Over 100 people from the public, private and community sectors attended the conference, and a lively discussion ensued in the afternoon’s session. The Heritage Council plans to organise a Village Design Conference on an annual basis.

The Heritage Council 2005 Annual Report 35 European Association of Archaeologists – Cork 2005

The European Association of Archaeologists Annual Conference provides archaeologists with the opportunity to meet and discuss archaeological matters in a European context. The 2005 conference was held in Cork and was attended by some 700 delegates from around the world. Such meetings facilitate collaboration and the sharing of advances in archaeological theory and practice; in 2005 this provided a unique opportunity to present findings from Irish archaeological work to a wider audience and to examine this practice in a wider context. The Heritage Council was a major funding body of the Cork conference Pictured at the European Association of Archaeologists Conference in Cork and was represented on the conference organising committees. L to R Prof Anthony Harding, President of As part of the conference, a field trip visited the Woodstown the EAA, Councillor Deirdre Clune, Lord Mayor of Cork, Mr Maurice Hurley, Heritage archaeological site, Waterford City and Kilkenny. The Heritage Council, Dr Elizabeth Twohig, Department Council hosted a dinner for the field trip in the Parade Tower of of Archaeology UCC and Mr Jim O’Donovan, Cork City Council Kilkenny Castle. Methods of Best Practices Guidelines for the use of TPOD for Cetacean Research in Irish Waters

The Heritage Council funded research into the use of Passive Acoustic Detectors (TPODs) for the study of cetaceans in Irish waters. The proper use of TPODs represents a relatively inexpensive and non-invasive approach to the study of cetaceans, and can greatly assist in understanding their behaviour. As a result of the research, guidelines for the deployment of TPODs were produced and published to assist researchers

36 The Heritage Council 2005 Annual Report The Freda Rountree Academic and Applied Scholarship

The launch and presentation of The Freda Rountree Scholarship took place on May 19 in Charleville Castle, Tullamore. Freda, who died on 6 February 2000 was the inspirational chairperson of the Heritage Council from 1995 to 2000. Her appointment in 1995 was recognition of her ability to inspire confidence and achieve harmony amongst many often disparate interests. Such was the breadth and responsibility of the newly established, and politically independent Heritage Council, that such abilities were essential. Charleville Castle was a very fitting location to host the event representing as it does very many aspects of our cultural and natural heritage, including what is claimed to be Ireland’s oldest oak tree. All in attendance were welcomed by Professor Willie Smyth. There was a presentation Freda Rountree, Heritage Council of his work by the first Rountree Scholar, Simon Burke. The Chairperson 1995 - 2000 topic chosen dealt with the manner in which heritage issues are presented in the media. The presentation was followed by an open discussion. The formal part of the evening finished with thanks and appreciation from Freda’s sister Irene Barber.

Michael Starrett, Chief Executive of The Heritage Council pictured with the first Rountree Scholar Simon Burke and the Rountree family at the Launch and Presentation in Charleville Castle, Tullamore

The Heritage Council 2005 Annual Report 37 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 Heritage 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 2001.

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 its 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’). 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 th e 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 2005 shows three payments totalling €2,139.00 giving rise to an interest penalty of €60.00 under the above regulations.

38 The Heritage Council 2005 Annual Report THE HERITAGE COUNCIL 2005 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

REPORT OF COMPTROLLER & AUDITOR GENERAL

39 40 THE HERITAGE COUNCIL 2005 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONTENTS

Report of Comptroller & Auditor General 42

Statement of Responsibilities of the Council 44

Statement on the system of Internal Financial Control 45

General and Accounting Policies 46

Income and Expenditure Account 47

Balance Sheet 49

Notes to the Financial Statements 50

Schedule 1 to the Financial Statements 61

41 REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL FOR PRESENTATION TO THE HOUSES OF THE OIREACHTAS

I have audited the financial statements of The Heritage Council for the year ended 31 December 2005 under Section 21 (2) of 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 Balance Sheet, the Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses and the related notes.

RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COUNCIL AND THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL

The Heritage Council is responsible for preparing the financial statements in accordance with the Heritage Act, 1995, and for ensuring the regularity of transactions. The Council prepares the financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Practice in Ireland. The accounting responsibilities of the Members of the Council are set out in the Statement of Responsibilities of the Council.

My responsibility is to audit the financial statements in accordance with relevant legal and regulatory requirements and International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland).

I report my opinion as to whether the financial statements give a true and fair view, in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Practice in Ireland. I also report whether in my opinion proper books of account have been kept. In addition, I state whether the financial statements are in agreement with the books of account.

I report any material instance where moneys have not been applied for the purposes intended or where the transactions do not conform to the authorities governing them.

I also report if I have not obtained all the information and explanations necessary for the purposes of my audit.

I review whether the Statement on Internal Financial Control reflects the Council’s compliance with the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies and report any material instance where it does not do so, or if the statement is misleading or inconsistent with other information of which I am aware from my audit of the financial statements. I am not required to consider whether the Statement on Internal Financial Control covers all financial risks and controls, or to form an opinion on the effectiveness of the risk and control procedures.

42 BASIS OF AUDIT OPINION

In the exercise of my function as Comptroller and Auditor General, I conducted my audit of the financial statements in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland) issued by the Auditing Practices Board and by reference to the special considerations which attach to State bodies in relation to their management and operation. An audit includes examination, on a test basis, of evidence relevant to the amounts and disclosures and regularity of the financial transactions included in the financial statements. It also includes an assessment of the significant estimates and judgments made in the preparation of the financial statements, and of whether the accounting policies are appropriate to the Council’s circumstances, consistently applied and adequately disclosed.

I planned and performed my audit so as to obtain all the information and explanations that I considered necessary in order to provide me with sufficient evidence to give reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free from material misstatement, whether caused by fraud or other irregularity or error. In forming my opinion I also evaluated the overall adequacy of the presentation of information in the financial statements.

OPINION

In my opinion, the financial statements give a true and fair view, in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Practice in Ireland, of the state of the Council’s affairs at 31 December 2005 and of its income and expenditure for the year then ended.

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

Gerard Smyth For and on behalf of the Comptroller and Auditor General 28th June 2006

43 THE HERITAGE COUNCIL 2005 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COUNCIL

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.

44 THE HERITAGE COUNCIL 2005 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

STATEMENT ON THE SYSTEM OF INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL

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 four 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 and uses the services of various independent financial control consultants as and when required to carry out this and report on their findings to Council. The last consultant was engaged in 2003. iv) The Heritage Council has adopted the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies and has adopted 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 review of the effectiveness of the system of internal financial control during 2005. It is intended that this review would take place during 2006.

______Dr. Tom O’Dwyer Council Chairperson

45 THE HERITAGE COUNCIL 2005 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

GENERAL

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 POLICIES 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. 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 2005 are given in note 13. 4. Tangible Fixed Assets Fixed assets comprise buildings, office furniture, office equipment, computers and works of art of the Heritage Council and 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% Office Furniture 10% Office Equipment 20% Computers 25% Works of Art 0% (Hardware & Software) 5. 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. 6. Stock Stock comprising stationery and publications is written off in the year of purchase. 7. Leasing Assets acquired under finance leases are capitalised and included in tangible fixed assets and depreciated in accordance with the Council policy. 8. 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 pension 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 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.

46 THE HERITAGE COUNCIL INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2005

Notes 2005 2004 € € Income Oireachtas Grant 1 11,990,839 12,497,000 Other Income 2 62,180 193,142 Net deferred funding for pensions 7 (b) 199,000 179,000 Transfer from Capital Account 3 16,376 -1,510,771 Total Income 12,268,395 11,358,371 Expenditure Grants 4 6,137,125 6,377,660 Projects, promotions, studies 5 3,961,466 2,922,375 Administration Council members’ honoraria & expenses 77,060 127,644 Committee members’ expenses 16,611 20,084 Staff costs 6 1,131,110 964,298 Establishment expenses 8 184,630 123,852 Office supplies and administration 9 283,508 171,317 Depreciation 10 157,314 106,712 Total Administration 1,850,233 1,513,907

Total Expenditure 11,948,824 10,813,942

Surplus/(Deficit) for the year 319,571 544,429 Balance at 1st January 2005 -620,372 -1,164,801

Balance at 31 December 2005 -300,801 -620,372

The results for the year relate to continuing operations. The statement of Accounting Policies, Notes 1 to 17 and Schedule 1 form part of these financial statements.

47 THE HERITAGE COUNCIL STATEMENT OF RECOGNISED GAINS & LOSSES

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2005

2005 2004 €000 €000 Surplus for year 320 544 Experience gains/ -losses on pension scheme liabilities 108 -154 Changes in assumptions underlying the present value of pension scheme liabilities -215 -89 213 301 Adjustments to Deferred Pension Funding 107 243 Total Recognised Gain for the year 320 544

48 THE HERITAGE COUNCIL BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2005

Notes 2005 2004 € €

Tangible fixed assets 10 1,977,148 1,993,524

Current Assets Debtors and Prepayments 120,594 208,865 Cash at bank and in hand 335,891 1,101,716 Total Current Assets 456,485 1,310,581

Current Liabilities General Creditors and Accruals 608,796 507,892 Grants Outstanding 148,490 1,423,061 Total Current Liabilities 757,286 1,930,953

Net Current Liabilities -300,801 -620,372 Total Assets less Current Liabilities Before 1,676,347 1,373,152 Pensions

Deferred Pension Funding 1,642,000 1,336,000 Pension Liabilities -1,642,000 -1,336,000

Total Assets less Current Liabilities 1,676,347 1,373,152 Represented by: Capital Account 3 1,977,148 1,993,524 Income and Expenditure Account -300,801 -620,372 1,676,347 1,373,152

The statement of Account Policies, Notes 1 to 17 and Schedule 1 from part of these financial statements.

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2005

Note 1: Oireachtas Grants The amount of €11,990,839 comprises Grants from the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government as follows:

2005 2004 € € Administration Grants (Exchequer funded) 1,676,968 1,578,000 Capital Grants (Exchequer funded) 2,859,353 3,819,000 Non Capital Grants (Exchequer funded) 134,518 0 Capital Grants (National Lottery funded) 5,270,000 5,100,000 Non-Capital Grants (National Lottery funded) 2,050,000 2,000,000 TOTAL 11,990,839 12,497,000

Note 2: Other Income

2005 2004 € € Ford Ireland - Sponsorship of Community awards 0 50,000 Deposit Interest 2,237 1,944 Attendance at Seminars 2,880 1,500 Sale of publication and data 21,063 12,724 Contribution Towards Waterway Corridor Study 36,000 0 Miscellaneous 0 126,974 TOTAL 62,180 193,142

Note 3: Capital Account

2005 2004 € € Balance at 1 January 1,993,524 482,753

Transfer (to)/from Income and Expenditure Account Amount allocated to fund fixed asset purchases 140,938 1,617,483 Less: Amortisation in line with depreciation -157,314 -106,712 -16,376 1,510,771

Balance at 31 December 1,977,148 1,993,524

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2005

Note 4: Grants

2005 2005 2005 2004 Capital Non Capital Total Total € € € € Local Heritage Grants 190,273 160,355 350,628 379,330 Publication Grants 119,948 0 119,948 168,168 Archaeology Grants 200,317 45,500 245,817 316,816 Architectural Research Grants 18,900 17,479 36,379 93,270 Museum & Archives Grants 143,420 63,065 206,485 523,262 Wildlife Grants 228,507 53,062 281,569 257,107 Buildings Grants 2,235,689 0 2,235,689 2,895,090 Other grants 544,226 182,636 726,862 237,017 Irish Landmark Trust Ltd. Note 11 360,000 0 360,000 320,600 Discovery Programme Ltd. Note 12 1,228,748 345,000 1,573,748 1,187,000 TOTAL 5,270,028 867,097 6,137,125 6,377,660

Schedule1page 61 contains details of grants payable during the year

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2005

Note 5: Projects, promotion and studies

2005 2005 2005 2004 Capital Non Capital Total Total € € € € Council Initiatives TV Programme Development 0 0 0 90,750 Heritage Officer Scheme 0 802,896 802,896 446,962 Local Authority Partnerships 1,530,574 0 1,530,574 580,556 Advertising 0 59,013 59,013 109,037 Subscriptions 0 23,034 23,034 13,305 Conferences, seminars & meetings 0 68,816 68,816 142,367 Library 3,697 4,291 7,988 3,266 Consultancy, Studies & reports 0 27,799 27,799 0 Biological Records Centre 0 3,098 3,098 0 1,534,271 988,947 2,523,218 1,386,243 Archaeology Consultancy, studies & reports 38,603 0 38,603 19,384 38,603 0 38,603 19,384 Architecture Consultancy, studies & reports 193,044 94,490 287,534 283,679 Publications 0 0 0 5,985 193,044 94,490 287,534 289,664 Education, Planning and Promotion Consultancy, studies & reports 10,078 418,455 428,533 484,485 Publications 109,428 0 109,428 273,237 Heritage in schools schemes 0 196,921 196,921 180,640 119,506 615,376 734,882 938,362 Inland Waterways & Marine Consultancy, studies & reports 140,471 0 140,471 136,058 Publications 45,820 9,193 55,013 0 186,291 9,193 195,484 136,058

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2005

Note 5: Projects, promotion and studies condt.

2005 2005 2005 2004 Capital Non Capital Total Total € € € € Museums and Archives Consultancy, studies & reports 23,437 91,015 114,452 71,376 Publications 7,884 992 8,876 0 31,321 92,007 123,328 71,376

Wildlife Consultancy, studies & reports 15,185 41,312 56,497 81,288 Publications 0 1,920 1,920 0 15,185 43,232 58,417 81,288

Total 2,118,221 1,843,245 3,961,466 2,922,375

Note 6: Staff Costs The average number of staff employed by the Heritage Council for the year was 15. (2004 - 15).

2005 2004 € € Staff salaries and wages 838,644 719,075 Pension Costs 151,000 137,000 Travel and Expenses 109,136 97,740 Training 30,475 10,483 Recruitment Costs 1,855 0 Total 1,131,110 964,298

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2005

Note 7: 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) The valuation used for FRS 17 disclosures has been based on an actuarial valuation at 31 December 2005 by a qualified independent actuary to take account of the requirements of FRS17 in order to assess the scheme liabilities at 31 December, 2005.

The financial assumptions used to calculate the retirement benefit liabilities under FRS17 were as follow:

Assumptions 31/12/2005 31/12/2004 Discount Rate 4.50% 4.50% Salary escalation 3.75% 3.75% Increases to pensions in payments 2.75% 2.75% Increases to state pensions 2.75% 2.75% Inflation 2.25% 2.25%

(b) NET DEFERRED FUNDING FOR PENSIONS IN YEAR

2005 2004 €000 €000 Funding Recoverable in respect of current year 199 179

(c) ANALYSIS OF TOTAL PENSION COSTS CHARGED TO EXPENDITURE

2005 2004 €000 €000 Current Service Cost 136 130 Interest on Pension Scheme Liabilities 63 49 Employee Contributions -48 -42 Total 151 137

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2005

Note 7: Superannuation Scheme Contd.

(d) DEFERRED FUNDING ASSET FOR PENSIONS The 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 public service pensions including contributions by employees and the annual estimates process. While there is no formal agreement regarding these specific amounts with the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government the Council has no evidence that this funding policy will not continue to meet such sums in accordance with current practice. The deferred funding asset for pensions as at 31 December 2005 amounted to €1.642 million (2004: €1.366 million).

(e) MOVEMENT IN SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) IN SCHEME AT 2005 2004 BEGINNING OF YEAR €000 €000 Deficit in scheme at beginning of year -1336 -914 Movement in year: Current Service Cost -136 -130 Other finance income -63 -49 Actuarial loss -107 -243 Deficit in scheme at end of year -1642 -1336

(f) HISTORY OF ACTUARIAL GAINS OR LOSSES 2005 2004 €000 €000 Experience gains and losses on scheme liabilities 108 -154 Expressed as a percentage of scheme liabilities 6.58% -11.53% Total actuarial gains and losses -107 -243 Expressed as a percentage of scheme liabilities -6.52% -18.19%

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2005

Note 8: Establishment expenses 2005 2004 € € Rent and service charge 70,579 57,019 Power, heat and light 13,744 8,723 Canteen, catering and cleaning 10,546 17,095 Repairs and maintenance 2,249 1,820 Insurance 38,581 38,498 Headquarters - The Palace 48,931 697 Total 184,630 123,852

Note 9: Office supplies and administration 2005 2004 € € Telephone and postage 72,900 60,049 Stationary, printing & office equipment repairs 49,675 15,518 Library and newspapers 4,143 3,222 Computer supplies and maintenance 114,892 58,211 Legal, professional fees & sundry 25,429 14,619 Audit fee 8,640 7,000 Gifts 7,829 12,698 Total 283,508 171,317

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Note 10: Tangible Fixed Assets Buildings Office Office Plant & Computers Works of Total Furniture Equipment Equipment Art COST € € € € € € € As at 1 January 2005 1,587,922 96,193 74,612 0 386,107 194,490 2,339,324 Additions 0 4,755 39,256 2,100 94,827 0 140,938 Disposal 0 0 (16,516) 0 0 0 (16,516) As at 31December 2005 1,587,922 100,948 97,352 2,100 480,934 194,490 2,463,746 ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION As at 1 January 14,033 52,075 65,008 0 214,684 0 345,800 2005 Charge for year 39,698 9,401 7,600 315 100,300 0 157,314

On disposals 0 0 (16,516) 0 0 0 (16,516)

As at 31December 2005 53,731 61,476 56,092 315 314,984 0 486,598

NET BOOK AMOUNTS As at 1 January 2005 1,573,889 44,118 9,604 0 171,423 194,490 1,993,524 As at 31December 2005 1,534,191 39,472 41,260 1,785 165,950 194,490 1,977,148

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Note 11: 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 budgetry position.

Note 12: 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 13 Grant Commitments At 31 December 2005 the Council had entered into commitments in connection with activities due to take place after that date. The amount involved of €954,236 is not reflected in these Financial Statements. 2005 2004 € € Grants committed at 1 January 216,211 339,215 Adjustments 0 (100,000) Approvals in year 6,995,469 7,077,053 Grants decommitted (120,319) (722,397) Grant expenditure in the year (6,137,125) (6,377,660) Grant Commitments at 31 December 954,236 216,211

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Note 14: 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 Virginia Teehan, Director of Hunt Museum €52,013 under Other Grants Maurice Hurley, City Archaeologist, Cork City Council €35,000 under the Archaeology Grants Eamonn McEneaney, Manager, Waterford Treasures €72,000 under Other Grants €3,500 under Publication Grants €14,710 under Museums and Archives Grants Simon Berrow, Project Manager, Irish Whale €8,000 under the Wildlife Grants and Dolphin Group €2,500 under the Local Heritage Grants €10,000 under Other Grants

The members withdrew from the meetings when the projects were being discussed and played no part in the decision to grant funding.

Note: 15 Premises The Council occupies offices in Rothe House, Kilkenny under a short-term lease at a cost in 2005 of €50,000 (2004 €50,000). During 2004 the Council acquired the Bishop’s Palace in Kilkenny for use as its permanent Headquarters and refurbishment will commence in 2006.

Note 16: 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 activites and on this basis it is appropiate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.

Note 17: Approval of Financial Statements The Financial Statements were approved by Council on 13 April 2006

59 60 THE HERITAGE COUNCIL SCHEDULE 1 TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

61 LOCAL HERITAGE GRANTS

Amount Applicant Project Paid € Community with nature at Airfield, Co Dublin - A Airfield Trust 4,500 nature programme for schools An Taisce - Meath Division Boyne Canal Towpath Walk Development 6,500 A series of round table meetings for environmental An Taisce National Trust for NGO’s to develop position and strategy on bio- 7,000 Ireland - Cork Association diversity. A mobile interactive education/outreach unit on An Taisce National Trust for Heritage located in Cork during June in the 2005 6,000 Ireland - Cork Association European Capital of Culture year. Dune protection and stabilisation on Arklow Town Arklow Tidy Towns 4,500 Beach, Co Wicklow Batline and Summer Education Events- a public service Aughney, Tina available for the summer months on all bat related 5,000 topics A survey on a fixed number of Sweat houses located in Ballinamore Tourism Initative 2,500 Co Leitrim Ballincollig Tidy Towns Flora & Fauna and Habitats Survey in Ballincollig 2,000 Association Regional Park, Co Cork 2 information signs in Ballyboughal parish as part of Ballyboughal Hedgerow Society 2,200 Hedgegrow Nature Trail, Co Dublin Repairs to structures at Kilmallock Cemetery, Co Ballymurn Heritage Committee 1,500 Limerick Bellevue Gate Lodges Restoration Restoration of Barn, Ballinasloe, Co Galway 6,000 Committee Birdwatch Ireland - South Dublin Dalkey Islands Tern Project 2005, Co Dublin 4,000 Raising awareness of and supporting or initiating conservation measures for red list bird species in Kerry: Birdwatch Ireland - West Kerry 2,694 Clough, Corncrake, Roseate Tern, Barn Owl and Hen Harrier Burren Geopark Committee Geological information signage at the Burren, Co Clare 4,000 Cargin Cemetery Restoration Project, Headford, Co Cargin Cemetery Committee 1,274 Galway CELT Adult Training and Awareness Programme CELT (Centre for Environmental 2005- A programme of exhibitions and training events Living & Training), Scarrif, Co 6,000 covering Woodland/ Wetland/ Water Ecology and a Clare range of traditional skills. Charlestown & District A Photographic Exhibition of Charlestown, Co Mayo 4,000 Development Association Ltd Update and modify existing website to provide facility Clogher Historical Society 4,000 for smaller heritage groups- Clogher, Co Monaghan Cloghran Historical Society Cloghran Graveyard Restoration, Swords, Co Dublin 12,000 Co Donegal Railway Restoration Collection of irreplaceable industrial railway heritage 4,000 Limited items with associated local publicity to raise awareness. Coiste Logainmneacha Chondae Provision of a comprehensive guide to the meaning of 7,000 Mhuineachain placenames on Co Monaghan.

62 LOCAL HERITAGE GRANTS

Amount Applicant Project Paid € Transcription of Ordnance Survey Namebook for the Coiste Logainmneacha Chorcai 4,500 Barony of Imokilly, Co Cork from microfilm Community Environmental Education- Night courses on Cook, Ted 3,000 conservation skills in the natural heritage area Radio Documentary “Gone but not forgotten” - The Cork Campus Radio 97.4 FM legacy of the huguenots in Cork & their context in 3,000 Ireland A wildlife and archaeological survey of Gleninchaquin Corkery, Donal 5,000 Park, Kenmare, Co Kerry Crann National Tree Awareness Campaign 7,000 Cruicetown Cemetery Reinstatement of Boundary Wall & record of those 5,000 Conservation Committee interred Restoration and public display of the RNLB Rowland Daibhre Limited -341 Watts on Valentia Island Promotion of Awareness of the Planning and Derry and Raphoe Action Development Act 2000 to Owner/Occupiers of 1,000 Protestant Donegal Churches Cheekpoint, Co Waterford Fishing Heritage Project- Doherty, Andrew Raising awareness of the social history of fishermen and 2,000 exhibition for the Ireland/Newfoundland exchange Raise public awareness of the natural, built and cultural heritage in graveyards. The project will consist Donegal Heritage Office 2,300 of a series of three public seminars and workshops throughout the county. Heritage in your Hinterland- Brochure containing Donegal Heritage Office heritage information for County Donegal. The brochure 3,800 will contain a map with information on local heritage “The History and Conservation of Dublin Antique Street Dublin Civic Trust 4,500 Furniture”- A one day instructive seminar & booklet “Birds for Schools”- A bilingual calendar, poster DVD Galway Education Centre 7,000 and website on birds in the locality. Glenbower Wood & Lake Ltd Glenbower Wood & Lake Management Plan 4,500 Developing New Audiences for Heritage Sites in Co Gergelyova, Maria Galway- making local heritage physically & intellectually 3,000 accessible to wide audiences. Funding towards conference “European Country House Irish Georgian Society 4,000 in the 21st Century” Bog of Allen Education Programme- series of illustrated Irish Peatland Conservation slide shows and walks, a travelling exhibition and a 7,000 Council visitor’s guide and map leaflet. World Oceans Festival 2005- Festival to celebrate Irish Wildlife Trust 5,967 Ireland’s marine heritage Repairs to Stonework of Killoughey Cemetery, Killoughey Community Council 5,500 Tullamore, Co. Offaly Archaeological survey of St. Coman’s Church, Kinvarra, Kinvara Community Council 4,438 Co Galway Lenihan, Edmund The Holy Wells of Three Clare Parishes 2,000

63 LOCAL HERITAGE GRANTS

Amount Applicant Project Paid € Heritage Walks of the River Lickey, Dungarvan, Co Lickey Concern Group 4,000 Waterford Lismullin Institute Series of Evening Seminars on Heritage 1,250 Lough Ree Environmental Lough Ree Summer School Awareness Programme- 6,000 Summer School Fieldtrips, Seminars and workshops An Archaeological Survey and specification of works for Loughrea Environmental Group the proposed restoration works at the Childrens Burial 2,000 Ground, Loughrea, Co Galway Louth Local Authorities Archives Establishment of a county oral history archive 7,000 To raise awareness of Ireland’s marine environmental Marine Dimensions 6,500 heritage through creation of an online resource. Collation and dissemination of data relating to the Merc Consultants 6,500 biodiversity of Kilkieran Bay, Co Galway. Newbridge Tidy Towns Interpretative signage in the Liffeyside amenity area, 4,000 Association Newbridge, Co Kildare O Briensbridge Community Archaeological Assessment at ‘Briensbridge, Co Clare 2,647 Group Offaly Historical and Conservation Report for Shinrone Glass House, Co 2,500 Archaeological Society Offaly O Keefe Lascar, Lynn Doorus Orchard Project- Restoration of walled garden 6,000 Oranmore Community Restoration of Tobernacallybeartha Well and 2,397 Development Association Limited Enhancement of its Environs, Oranmore, Co Galway Rathannna Community Group Wildlife Notice Board at Rathanna, Borris, Co Carlow 1,500 Conservation report for Rathmullan Abbey, Rathmullan 21 8,000 Rathmullen, Co Donegal The Ros Tapestry Project- Display of Tapestries in local Ros Tapestry Project 2,000 Church, New Ross, Co Wexford Roscommon County Council Golden Mile ‘Hedgerow’ Competition 2,400 Archaeological Investigations Rothe House Garden Rothe House Trust Limited 6,000 Restoration Project Detailed study of animal and plant life in the Turlough Ruan Tidy Village Group 2,500 area, Ruan, Ennis, Co Clare Shannon Dol-Fun- A weekend of dol-fun with a range Shannon Dolphin & Wildlife of activities at the Shannon Dolphin and Wildlife 2,500 Foundation Centre, Kilrush. Conservation Works at The Cemetery, Convent of Sisters of Mercy 3,000 Mercy, Ennis, Co. Clare South Wicklow Countryside A Series of Talks on heritage and environmental issues 910 Awareness St Brigid’s Cathedral Select Vestry Kildare Cathedral Organ Restoration 8,000 St Manchans Restoration Conservation of St Mella’s Cell , Ballycumber, Co Offaly 8,000 St. Joseph’s Training Centre Coppercraft revival 6,887 The Select Vestry of Cobh & The restoration of the organ in the Church of St. Marys 7,000 Glanmire, Cork and All Saints

64 LOCAL HERITAGE GRANTS

Amount Applicant Project Paid € The natural history maritime and coastal survey of Tramore Development Trust Ltd 6,494 Gerald Geoffrey Spencer Archaeological survey of Trevet Graveyard, Tara, Co Trevet Graveyard Project 4,500 Meath Truagh Development Association Development of Truagh Heritage Archive, Truagh, 6,500 Heritage Sub-Committee Emyvale, Co Monaghan Preservation works at St Mochulla’s Church, Tulla, Co Tulla Parish Council 6,000 Clare Voice of Irish Concern for the The EU Water Framework Directive Participants 4,000 Environment Toolbox Walsh & Son’s Restoration of street clock, Navan, Co Meath 6,000 Waterford City Archives John Roberts Weekend 2005 2,000 Living Landscape 2005: Ireland and Catalunya - Spain- West Cork Arts Centre Exhibition and seminar exploring the concept of 4,000 ‘landscape’ in a European context. Folklore live- Radio programmes on the National West Limerick Community Radio 8,000 Folklore Survey of the early 1930’s Establish a county recording database to promote Wexford Naturalist Field Club 2,000 interest in Wexford’s natural environment WF Baker, See House Condition report and repair programme for See House 3,630 Committee, Cork Gates Wilcox, John Survey of Kinvarra Tital Mill, Kinvarra, Co Galway 1,431 Complete the restoration of the mosaics and erect Windgap Finance Committee 1,750 signage at Windgap Grotto, Co Kilkenny Youghal Through The Ages Youghal Through The Ages- Historical Conference 4,000 Committee TOTAL 350,628

65 PUBLICATION GRANTS

Amount Applicant Name Project Title Paid € Archaeology Ireland Kilkenny Walls Heritage Guide 2,500 Ardmayle Heritage Society Ardmayle Graveyard Headstone Inscriptions 1,500 Browne, Juanita Ireland’s Mammals 4,000 Church of Ireland College of Kildare Place Archival History Pack for Schools 4,000 Education Community Planning Network Planning Matters Website. 2,500 Galway’s Heritage in Stone - Catalogue of late medieval Conneely, Aisling 1,500 sculpture in Co Galway Cork Opera House Cork Opera House and the History of Opera in Cork 3,500 Counahan, Sandra Irish Traditional Embroidery Mountmellick Work 2,000 Daly, Eugene Folklore of Leap and Glandore 2,000 de Paor, Maire Dun Iosa 1,000 de Paor, Maire Duant Diaga le Tadhg Gaelach O Suilleabhain 2,000 East Galway Ecclesiastical Ecclesiastical Heritage of East Galway 3,000 Heritage Steering Group Four Courts Press The History and Archaeology of Medieval Trim 3,456 Galway Civic Trust Website for Galway Civic Trust 1,018 Griffin, Kevin The Renihan Diaries 1882-1925. 2,400 Group for the Study of Irish The Parish in Ireland: Prespectives on Medieval and 1,000 Historic Settlement Reformed Communities The Star Chamber Court in Ireland - The Court of Irish Legal History Society 3,000 Castle Chamber 1570-1641 A History and Catalogue of the Waterford Municipal Jordan, Peter 2,500 Art Collection Keenan, James Dublin Cinemas: A Pictoral Record of Selected Venues 4,000 The Irish Pearl; A Cultural, Social and Economic Lucey, John 3,500 History. Mc Elheron, Anthony Merlins of the Wicklow Mountains 2,000 Stories from a Small Town - Anecdotal History of McNiff, Peter 1,199 Greystones, Co Wicklow Ventry One - A translation of Bearnard O Lubhaing’s Ceann Tra hAon - a memoir originally published in Mercier Press 2,000 1998 by Coisceim and now translated by Gabriel Fitzmaurice. Mercier Press Famine in Cork City 3,000 Navan Travellers Workshop On line gallery of Irish Travellers 1,875 O Clabaigh, Colman The Irish Benedictines - A History 2,500 Prendergast, James The Story of Johnstown House, Co Meath 1,000 Quinn, Bob The Atlantean Irish 4,000 Rosslare Historical Society Rosslare in History 2,000 Royal Irish Academy Irish Historic Towns Atlas, Volume II 3,500

66 PUBLICATION GRANTS

Amount Applicant Name Project Title Paid € South West Coast Yawl Rowing History of the South West Coast Yawl Rowing 1,500 Association Association The Collins Press Horse in the Landscape 3,000 The Collins Press Stone upon Stone – The use of Stone in Irish Building 2,500 The Collins Press Ireland’s Coastline - History and Heritage 3,500 The Collins Press Killarney History and Heritage 3,000 Francesca Trench - A diary kept during the Gaelic The Woodfield Press 3,500 Revival Had Me Made - A Study of the grave memorials of Co Timoney, Mary 3,000 Sligo from 1850 to the present time Belatedly hatching ornithology collections at the University College Dublin 3,000 National Museum of Ireland The Stories of an Irish Hall; the Butt Hall, Ballybofey, Voice Books Ltd. Co Donegal. The entire history of the Isaac Butt Hall, 1,000 Ballybofey which was built in 1919. Waddell, John Foundation Myths; the Beginning of Irish Archaeology 3,500 Publication of Shadows of the Past, a photographic Waterford Treasures 3,500 stroll through Waterford Wolfhound Press The Ancient Books of Ireland 3,500 Wordwell Limited Mound of Hostages 3,000 Wordwell Limited Above and Beyond - essays in memory of Leo Swan 3,500 Short guide to Irish antiquities shown on Discovery Wordwell Limited 1,000 Series Ordnance Survey maps by Paul Mulligan Wordwell Limited Fortress Ireland by John McEnery 3,500 A public awareness poster of the historic shopfronts of Youghal Town Council 1,000 Youghal TOTAL 119,948

67 ARCHAEOLOGY GRANTS

Amount Applicant Name Project Title Paid € Archaeological Services Unit, Monograph Manuscript of Excavations at Curraghtoor, 19,887 University College Cork Co Tipperary The ‘Royal’ Plain of Kildare: Curragh Geophysical Clancy, Padraig 1,500 Survey Report on the human remains from the archaeological Clyne, Miriam 9,800 excavations at St Mary’s Cathedral, Tuam, Co Galway Comber, Michelle , Department Ringfort and the settlement landscape of the Burren in 15,000 of Archaeology, NUI Galway the first millennium AD Funding towards hosting the annual conference of the Cork City Council 35,000 European Association of Archaeologists British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography- Information Council for British Archaeology 14,000 System Upgrade To support the British & Irish Archaeological Council for British Archaeology 14,977 Bibliography 2005 Dowd, Marion Examination of human remains from Irish Caves 14,000 Archaeology & Development Strategic Research Agenda Dublin City Council 10,000 for Dublin City: Pilot Project at Ship Street & Environs Excavation of ecclesiastical complex at Kilteasheen, Co. Finan, Tom 7,000 Roscommon Galway Archaeology & Historical Journal of Galway Archaeological and Historical Society 4,400 Society to CD Johnston, Susan Publication of the excavations at Dun Ailline 1,339 A study of ringfort settlement and dwelling in the Lenihan, Eoin 5,000 Inchiquin area, Co Clare Margaret Gowen & Co Ltd The Lisheen Mine Archaeological Project 1996-8 8,000 O Connell, Michael, Palaeo Palaeooeclogical studies towards providing an Environmental Research Unit, environmental context for archaeological investigations 10,000 Department of Botany, NUI of pre bog field systems Galway O Drisceoil, Coilin The Dungarvan Valley Caves Project 5,043 Offaly County Council Geophysical survey of Killeigh village 4,500 Orser, Charles Derryveagh Village Project 3,975 Beltany Stone Circle and early Christian Settlement- Raphoe Community in Action 3,000 Survey Funding towards Conference- “Beltany Rediscovering an Raphoe Community in Action 500 Ancient Landscape” Shell, Colin, University of Understanding the Loughcrew (Slieve na Calliagh) 14,000 Cambridge landscape: phase two, on the ground Thornton, Sarah, Department of Archaeology, University College Geophysical survey on Lambay Island , Co Dublin 15,700 Dublin Publication of the excavation of a Bronze Age University College Dublin 10,000 Settlement at Rathgall, Co. Wicklow Publication of the Excavation at Illaunloughn, Co Kerry: Walsh, Claire 5,858 Early medieval monastic island Woodman, Peter Prof, Deartment of Archaeology, Develop a database for the Irish Mesolithic 9,338 University College Cork

68 ARCHAEOLOGY GRANTS

Amount Applicant Name Project Title Paid € Unearthing Hidden Ireland: Historical Archaeology Wordwell Limited of Ballykilcline, Co Roscommon. Edited by Charles E 4,000 Orser TOTAL 245,817

69 ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH GRANTS

Amount Applicant Name Project Title Paid € Model Agricultural Schools in Nineteenth Century Conroy, Deirdre 15,000 Ireland - History, Conservation and Heritage Analysis Dublin Civic Trust Survey of Dublin’s 20th century Architectural Heritage 15,000 Hill, Judith Essay on Public Buildings in Limerick 1780 - c1860 479 Catalogue of Irish Theses and Dissertations Pertaining Irish Georgian Society 3,900 to Architecture and the Allied Arts Neguisse, Elene, Geography An assessment of the implementation of legislative Department, Trinity College measures to protect the built heritage by local 2,000 Dublin authorities in Ireland TOTAL 36,379

70 MUSEUMS & ARCHIVES GRANTS

Amount Applicant Name Project Title Paid € Boole Library Archives Service, Exhibition of the William Burges Archive at St. Fin 9,800 University College Cork Barre’s Cathedral, Cork. Clare County Archives Roger Casement Exhibition 2,000 Clogher Historical Society Archival Project, Clogher, Co Clogher Historical Society 3,800 Monaghan Co. Donegal Railway Restoration Conservation of two railway vehicles 8,000 Limited Conservation and microfilming of the minute books of Connemara Pony Breeders Society 2,000 the Connemara Pony Breeders Society Cork Youth International Video, Processing the records of the Cork Youth International, 943 Film & Arts Festival Video, Film, Arts Festival Archival Education Packs for Primary Schools in Donegal County Archives 5,000 Donegal. Dublin Institute of Advanced Irish Script on Sreen Project 10,000 Studies Image management system online/conservation of Dungarvan Museum 1,450 materials Holy Ghost Congreation Archival Quality Mobile Shelving 9,000 ICOM Ireland- Bursaries for attendance at ICOM Ireland 1,300 International ICOM Committee meetings Institute for the Conservsation of Historic and Artistic Works in Contribution towards Operational Costs 20,351 Ireland Ionad Culturtha Mhuscrai Cataloguing and scanning of manuscripts 1,000 Irish Film Archive Film Transfer Project 11,400 Irish Museums Association Contritution towards Operational Costs 15,000 Irish Museums Association Survey of Museums in Ireland 2,500 Conservation survey of Trade Union and Spanish Civil Irish Labour History Society 1,728 War banners, 1918 to 1950 Irish Railway Records Society Irish Railway Records Bookbinding Project 4,400 Irish Traditional Music Archive Shields Tape Recordings Digitisation Project 7,000 Thomas Ashe Display Unit, Dingle Library- Kerry County Library 998 Conservation Needs Analysis Kilcormac Parish Conservation of the Kilcormac Pieta 5,907 Knock Museum Textile Storage Unit 5,000 Limerick City Gallery of Art Conserving and documenting the permanent collection 7,800 Louth Local Authorities Archives Conservation of Ardee Poor Law Minute Books 2,000 Documentation and stable archival storage of material Michael Davitt Museum 2,000 and a feasibility study conservation work required. Museums of Mayo Network Development of the Museums of Mayo Website 5,000 Na Piobairí Uileann Digitisation of Na Píobairí Uilleann Sound Archive 5,500 Listing and presentation of college registers and National Irish Visual Arts Library 4,000 creation of database National Preservation Office Contribution towards operational costs 2,206

71 MUSEUMS & ARCHIVES GRANTS

Amount Applicant Name Project Title Paid € Conservation and restoration of ledgers, books and National Print museum other paper material owned by the National Print 2,250 Museum Offaly County Library and Archive Conservation of the Berry Letters 3,000 Service Old Athlone Society Cataloguing the collection of the Old Athlone Society 4,500 South Tipperary County Museum Training in museum basics 3,267 The conservation of primary school records for St Canices National School St. Canice’s National School, New Ross and their 2,700 availability as primary sources in alternative formats. The conservation and consolidation of six arabesque The Castletown Foundation 12,000 panels at Castletown House, Co Kildare Curation, documentation and development of a unique University College Dublin collection of fossil amphibians from the Carboniferous 2,000 of Ireland Waterford City Archives Reboxing Waterford Corporation Minute Books 1,000 Conservation and scanning of the Sinnott Map of Waterford City Archives -525 Waterford City Conservation with a view to display of 15th century Waterford Treasures 14,710 chasuble, part of Waterford set of Vestments Westmeath County Archives Conservation of the Rent Book of Robert William Lowry 1,000 Service 1839 Conservation of the Co of Wexford Grand Jury Wexford County Archive 3,500 Presentments 1858 to 1900 TOTAL 206,485

72 WILDLIFE GRANTS

Amount Paid Applicant Name Project Title € Aldwell, Christopher Donegal Butterfly Survey 2,360 Bat Conservation Ireland Car Based Monitoring Project 15,000 Bat Conservation Ireland Equipment for Car Transect Bat Monitoring 3,178 Genetic considerations to the design, function Bell, James, Institute of Biological and management of marine island Special Area of 14,420 Sciences University of Wales Conservation Birdwatch Ireland Countryside Bird Survey 12,700 Birdwatch Ireland Farmland Bird Survey 30,000 Survey of Breeding Waders of the Coastline of Birdwatch Ireland - Mayo 4,000 Southwest Mayo A survey of the Lepidoptera (moths & butterflies) of Co Bond, Kenneth 3,843 Clare Determining the origin of Irish populations of the rare Brown, Mark , Department of mountain bumble bee, Bombus monticola: long term 6,000 Zoology, Trinity College Dublin resident or recent invader? Centre for Environmental Science National University of Ireland, Irish Beetle Seminar -238 Galway Cohab 2005 International Conference on Health & Biodiversity 10,000 Seabird & Marina Mammal Survey in 2005 at the Coveney Wildlife Consulting Ltd 4,500 Blackwater Bank & Irish Sea Front Generation of GIS Project for inshore and offshore Deegan, Bryan 10,000 biodiversity. Fuller, Janice A survey of Hedgegrow diversity in East County Galway 9,983 Gowran, Joe Coppice Silviculture Assessment plots baseline study 1,523 Hochstrasser, Tamara -Dept of Environmental Resource Digitization of grassland heritage data 11,000 Management University College Dublin Irish Biogeographical Society Sponsorship of Bulletin 600 Irish Peatland Conservation Conservation Plan for Lodge Bog, Co Kildare 5,000 Council Irish Raptor Study Group Golden Eagle Re-introduction Programme 12,700 Irish Whale & Dolphin Group ISCOPE Whale & Dolphin Guide 8,000 A Continuation of the 2004 National Lizard Survey of Irish Wildlife Trust 3,000 Ireland Kelly Quinn, Mary, Department Biodiversity of the Macroinvertebrate Communities of of Zoology, University College 15,000 Small Oligotrophic Upland Lakes in Ireland Dublin McCarthy, TK -Zoology The Distribution and General Ecology of Irish Biting Department, National University 9,000 Midges College Dublin Mihai Coroi A survey of streamside byrophytes in Co Cork 7,000 Murray, Declan, Department of Irish Chironnmidac - Reference collection and updated 10,000 Zoology, University College Dublin checklist

73 WILDLIFE GRANTS

Amount Paid Applicant Name Project Title € National Association of Regional Set Aside Project 15,000 Game Councils Natura Environmental Local Biodiversity Areas : Pilot Study 10,000 Consultants Ltd. The current distribution and status of the Pine Marten O Mahony, Declan (Martes martes) in Ireland - a re-survey of O` Sullivan 15,000 (1983) Parks Division- Fingal County Ecological Study of the Coastal Habitats in Co Fingal 15,000 Council Sigwart, Julia, Department of A Key to the Irish Chitons 5,000 Zoology, University College Dublin Satellite-tracking the spring migration of Light bellied The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust 10,000 Brent Geese Wing, Steve The Natural History Records of Cape Clear 3,000 TOTAL 281,569

74 BUILDINGS GRANTS

Amount Applicant Project Paid € Altamont, Lord Jeremy Temporary Roof at Westport House, Co Mayo 27,023 Alfred Beit Foundation Roof Repairs at Russborough, Co Wicklow 382,487 Roof Repairs at Alt Presbyterian Church, Castlefinn, Co Alt Presbyterian Church 32,500 Donegal Repairs to windows at Ballyarthur, Woodenbridge, Co Bayley, E 7,474 Wicklow Brennan, Conor Roof Repairs at Thatch, Kilmanagh, Co Kilkenny 7,000 Roof Repairs at thatched cottage, Ballyfoyle, Co Brophy, Ellen 4,000 Kilkenny Building of Ireland Charitable Publication of Buildings of Ireland 17,724 Trust Buildings Lime Forum Publication of a handbook on lime in Buildings 6,000 Repairs to Windows, drainage and roof of an Burke, Theresa 15,000 outbuilding at Palmerston House, Co Galway Butler, Judith Roof repairs at thatched cottage, Tullow, Co Carlow 12,000 Roof repairs to thatched cottage at Ballygarrett, Co Byrne, Pat 29,516 Wexford Calry Parish Church Roof Repairs at Calry Church, Co Sligo 15,000 Camphill Community Roof Repairs at Callan Workhouse, Callan, Co Kilkenny 50,000 Repairs to parapets and stonework in bell tower at Chapelizod Church 25,000 Chapelizod Church, Co Dublin Completion of external render & rainwater goods at Childs, Anthony 20,000 Togherstown House, Co Westmeath Repairs to stonework at the Church of the Holy Trinity, Church of the Holy Trinity 20,000 (St Pauls Church), Fethard, Co Tipperary Roof repairs at thatched cottage, Annaghmore, Coughlan, Mary 6,000 Shannon Harbour, Co Offaly Roof repairs at thatched cottage, Garrans, Co Cullinan, John 11,500 Waterford Daly, Anthony Roof Repairs at Manorhamilton Castle, Co Leitrim 14,017 Daly, Sean Roof Repairs to Rockfield Stables, Co Westmeath 25,000 Diocese of Ardagh and Roof repairs at St Joseph’s Temperance Hall, Longford 5,000 Clonmacnoise Roof Repairs to the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, Diocese of Waterford & Lismore 680,858 Waterford Repairs to roof of thatched cottage at Ballygarra, Co Doyle, Ray 10,000 Wexford Rainwater goods and works to belltower of Drumreilly Ellerton, Myra 5,500 Church of Ireland, Co Leitrim Farrell, Peter Roof Repairs to Rath House, Co Laois 19,554 Roof Repairs at Boyne Valley Cottage, Donore, Co Frank, Godfrey 7,000 Meath Roof repairs at thatched cottage, Poulacapple, Co Gardiner, James 8,000 Tipperary

75 BUILDINGS GRANTS

Amount Applicant Project Paid € Haskins, Daniel Repairs to windows at Oatlands House, Co Wicklow 12,705 Headfort House Roof repairs at Headfort House, Kells, Co Meath 130,000 Repairs to windows at Whitewood House, Nobber, Co Horgan, David 10,000 Meath ICOMOS Sponsorship of Maura Shaffrey Memorial Lecture 1,000 Funding towards attendance at Venice Charter ICOMOS 2,500 Conference- Hungary 2004 Irish Georgian Society Sponsorship of Traditional Buildings Skills weekend 7,500 Conservation Report for St Finian’s Church, Redcastle, Irish Landmark Trust 2,952 Co Donegal Further repairs to external walls at Borris House, Borris, Kavanagh, Andrew 20,000 Co Carlow Rendering and window repair at Morgan’s House, Co Keane, Tom 20,000 Limerick Repairs to the tower, roof and window, Kilmore Parish Kilmore Parish Church 10,000 Church, Co Monaghan Repairs to roof and rainwater goods at Kilteevan Old Kilteevan Old Church 20,000 Church, Co Roscommon Roof Repairs at Laurentinum House, Doneraile, Co Magner, Eileen 22,000 Cork Mathews, Bridie Roof Repairs at Kildevin House, Co Westmeath 20,000 Repairs and maintenance at mud walled farm complex, Mayglass 3,975 Mayglass, Co Wexford Repairs to stonework and chimney at Molyneux Home, Molyneux House 5,500 Dublin Roof Repairs to flat roof at Mooresfort House, Co Moore, Charles 20,000 Tipperary Repairs to Windows at Rush Hill House, Co Moran, Alan 15,000 Roscommon Nugent, Nicholas Roof Repairs at Bellinlough Castle, Co Westmeath 35,000 Repairs to roof and stonework at Clashleigh Cottage, O Connor, Margaret 15,000 Co Tipperary Pointing and grouting at St. Brendan’s Church, Birr, Co Offaly County Council 25,000 Offaly Phelan, Paddy Roof Repairs to Tig Seana Baile Anna, Co Waterford 8,500 Power, Nicholas Roof repairs at thatched cottage, Rosslare, Co Wexford 8,000 Repairs to windows at Rathaspeck Manor Gate Lodge, Rathaspeck Manor Gate Lodge 6,666 Co Wexford Survey of Stained Glass Windows in the Church of Representative Church Body 35,500 Ireland Roof repairs to Burton Park House, Churchtown, Co Ryan Purcell, Rosemary 25,000 Cork Ryan, Meave Roof Repairs at Farran House, Co Waterford 10,000

76 BUILDINGS GRANTS

Amount Applicant Project Paid € Sean McCarthy Memorial Repairs to Kerry Cottage, Finuge, Co Kerry 15,000 Weekend Sirius Arts Centre Repairs to the Stonework at Sirius Arts Centre, Co Cork 20,740 Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Conservation Report on Moore Abbey, Co. Kildare 9,500 Mary Cast iron rainwater goods at St Andrews Church, St Andrews Church 10,000 Dunmore East, Co Waterford Repairs to copings of St Carthages Cathedral, Lismore, St Carthages Cathedral 20,000 Co Waterford St George, Richard Roof Repairs to Kilrush House, Roscommon 20,000 St James Church Roof repairs to St James Church, Athboy, Co Meath 20,000 Replacement of Lead Parapet Gutters and rendering at St John’s Church Longford 33,966 St Johns Church, Longford Repairs to roof and rainwater goods at St Mary’s St Mary’s Abbey 25,000 Abbey, Trim, Co Meath St Patrick’s Cathedral Conservation Report on St Patricks Cathedral, Dublin 10,000 External pointing to St. Paul’s Church, Cahir, Co St Paul’s Church 28,000 Tipperary Roof Repairs & Rainwater Goods at Strokestown Strokestown Park 2,925 House, Co Roscommon Funding to provide assistance during the Survey of Stutchburry, Bettina 5,000 Stained Glass Windows in the Church of Ireland Repairs to windows and door at Castlegarde, Co Thompson, David 3,846 Limerick Roof repairs at Teach Mici MacThomais, Letterkenny, Togra Fiontar & Cultur Ulabh Teo 9,460 Co Donegal Repairs to roof and external stonework at Townley Hall, Townley Hall 20,000 Co Louth United Parish of St Doulaghs, Repairs to Gutters and restoration of Wall Paintings at 2,938 Malahide St. Doulagh’s Church, Malahide, Co Dublin Waterford County Council Roof repairs to Dispensary, Portlaw, Co Waterford 9,363 Windsor, Sean Stabilistion works at Wilton Castle, Co Wexford 15,000 Total 2,235,689

77 OTHER GRANTS

Amount Applicant Name Project Title Paid € A New Munster Film Project Film Project on The Life of Captain William Hobson 2,000 Archaeology Ireland Food and Culture Conference 4,000 Ashfield Press Publication of Secret Sites 3,000 Belmullet Festival Committee Bellmullet Annual Heritage Day 1,000 Birdwatch Ireland Funding for Barn Owls and Bird Hide 32,000 Building Limes Forum Sponsorship of Annual Building Limes Forum 900 Butler Gallery Standards and Accreditation Grant -IT Equipment 10,414 Standards and Accreditation Grant -Digital Security Chester Beatty Library 54,798 System and IT Equipment Standards and Accreditation Grant- Environmental Chester Beatty Library 36,000 Monitoring Equipment Chester Beatty Library Standards and Accreditation Grant- IT Equipment 6,130 Countryside Recreation Network Sponsorship of two day Conference on Greenways 4,000 De Courcy, Catherine Distribution of the Archive of J.W de Courcy 4,000 Standards & Accreditation Scheme- IT Equipment, Donegal County Museum 21,784 shelving and security system Grant aiding a series of seminars October-November Dublin Civic Trust 10,000 2005 Earth Science 2000 Sponsorship of Earth Science 2000 1,000 Film Corporation of Ireland Ltd Documentary on the Life and work on John ffrench 6,000 Galway Mayo Institute of Sponsorship of prize for Bachelor of Arts in Heritage 119 Technology award Howth Transport Museum Improvement works at Howth Transport Museum 13,395 Society Standards & Accreditation Grant-Upgrading security Hunt Museum system, upgrading cataloguing system and funding 47,076 towards archival project Hunt Museum Funding towards conservation/environmental plan 4,938 Irish Peatland Conservation Irish Peatlands Public Presentation and Archival Project 1,000 Council Irish Rare Breeding Birds Panel Administration Costs of Panel 4,000 Irish Seal Sanctuary Balance Sea Alarm Conference, Balbriggan 1,000 Irish Whale and Dolphin Group Equipment for Cetacean Monitoring 40,000 Joyce, Cian Bird & bat boxes 179 Kerry Literary and Cultural Cent Listowel Heritage Conference 6,000

Kilkenny Arts Festival Sponsorship of Kilkenny Arts Festival 5,000 Seminar on the Care and Conservation of Historic Kilkenny County Council 6,000 Graveyards Standards and Accreditation Grant- Lighting at Knock Knock Folk Museum 18,996 Museum

78 OTHER GRANTS

Amount Applicant Name Project Title Paid € Landscape Alliance Ireland European Landscape Convention Workshop 7,000 Meitheal Mara Boats Show Exhibition 3,440 Public Consultation for the development of a County Monaghan County Council 5,000 Monaghan Heritage Plan Standards and Accreditation Grant- Security System Monaghan County Museum 28,405 and Equipment Muckross House & Traditional Replacement of Windows in Quilles Farmhouse 14,722 Farms Standards & Accreditation Grant- Re-binding of books Museum Chorca Dhuibhne 21,736 and equipment National Transport Museum, Standards & Accreditation Grant- Equipment, Security 11,101 Howth systems and shelving Rothe House Window Restoration at Rothe House 4,000 Royal Irish Academy Historic Town Atlas 2,100 Shannon Dolphin and Wildlife Whales and Dolphin Guide 10,000 Trust Sheffield Hallum Univeristy Countryside Recreation Network Research Grant 1,479 Standards & Accreditation Grant- Equipment, storage The National Print Museum 68,450 facilities & security Ulster Museum Mesolithic Conference 2005 6,000 Viking Congress XV Viking Congress 4,000 Waterford Treasures Standards and Accreditation Grant- Display cases 72,000 Wexford Historical Society Digging Wexford Conference 1,500 Wicklow Uplands Council Wicklow Sustainable Trails Network 12,500 Bursary for attendance at Europarc Assembly in Wicklow Uplands Council 2,000 Apeldoorn (Sept 2005) Wicklow Uplands Council Core Funding Grant 60,000 Woodlands of Ireland Publication of Conference Proceedings 7,000 Woodlands of Ireland Core Funding Grant 30,000 Seed Collection Pilot Project & Devlopment of Training Woodlands of Ireland 8,700 in Coppice Management WSG 2005 International Wader Study Group Conference 2005 1,000 TOTAL 726,862 Irish Landmark Trust Limited Grant 2005 360,000 Discovery Programme Limited Grant 2005 1,573,748 TOTAL GRANTS PAID IN 2005 6,137,125

79 FINANCIALTHE HERITAGE STATEMENTS COUNCIL OF THE HERITAGE COUNCIL FORNOTES THE TO YEAR THE ENDED FINANCIAL 31 DECEMBER STATEMENTS 2005 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2005

Note 10: Tangible Fixed Assets Buildings Office Office Plant & Computers Works of Total Furniture Equipment Equipment Art COST FINANCIAL€ € STATEMENTS€ € € € € As at 1 January 2005 1,587,922 96,193OF THE74,612 0 386,107 194,490 2,339,324 Additions 0 4,755 39,256 2,100 94,827 0 140,938 Disposal THE 0HERITAGE0 (-16,516) COUNCIL0 0 0 (-16,516) As at 31December FOR2005 THE 1,587,922YEAR ENDED100,948 97,352 31 DECEMBER2,100 480,934 194,490 20052,463,746 Accumulated Depreciation As at 1 January 14,033 52,075 65,008 0 214,684 0 345,800 2005 Charge for year 39,698 9,401 7,600 315 100,300 0 157,314

On disposals 0 0 (-16,516) 0 0 0 (-16,516)

As at 31December 2005 53,731 61,476 56,092 315 314,984 0 486,598

NET BOOK AMOUNTS As at 1 January 2005 1,573,889 44,118 9,604 0 171,423 194,490 1,993,524 As at 31December 2005 1,534,191 39,472 41,260 1,785 165,950 194,490 1,977,148

80 APPENDIX A: COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Standing Committee on Archaeology Council members: Con Costello (chairperson), Michael McNamara, Michael MacMahon, Maurice Hurley Appointed by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government Ted Creedon, Michael Gibbons Appointed by the Heritage Council: Liam Downey, Margaret Gowen, Brian Lacey

Standing Committee on Architecture Council members: Primrose Wilson (chairperson), Con Costello, Mary Bryan, Ruth Delany, Mary Moylan Appointed by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government Fionnuala May, Christine Casey, and Finola Reid Appointed by the Heritage Council: Paul Arnold, Loughlin Kealy

Standing Committee on Wildlife Council members: Simon Berrow (chairperson), Nioclás Ó Conchubair, Michael MacMahon, Michael McNamara Appointed by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government: Seamus Kelly, John Murphy Appointed by the Heritage Council: Rosaleen Dwyer

Standing Committee on Inland Waterways Council members: Nioclás Ó Conchubhair (chairperson), Ruth Delany, Michael McNamara Appointed by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government John Keane, Colin Becker, Daphne Levinge Appointed by the Heritage Council: Ian Bath

Museums and Archives Committee Council members: Eamonn McEneaney (chairperson), Con Costello, Deirdre Ellis-King, Tómas Ó Caoimh, Virginia Teehan Appointed by the Heritage Council: Colum O’Riordan, Grellan Rourke, Raghnall O’Floinn, John Coll, Elizabeth Crooke, Catherine Marshall

Education and Communication Committee Council members: Deirdre Ellis-King (chairperson), Nessa Dunlea, William Smyth, Eamon McEneaney, Primrose Wilson, Tomás Ó Caoimh Appointed by the Heritage Council Catherine Gralton, Leo Hallissey, Liam Downey (archaeology representative), Simon Berrow (wildlife representative)

81 Finance/Audit Committee Council members: Nessa Dunlea (chairperson), Tom O’Dwyer, Virginia Teehan, Michael MacMahon

Marine and Coastal Committee Council members: Simon Berrow (chairperson), Ruth Delany, Michael McMahon, Nioclás Ó Conchubhair, Willie Smyth Appointed by the Heritage Council: Leo Hallissey, Ted Creedon, Cilian Roden, Gillian Mills, Rick Boelens, Robert Devoy

Planning Review Group Council members: Ruth Delany, Mary Moylan, Mary Bryan Appointed by the Heritage Council: Paul Arnold, Michael Gibbons, Seamus Kelly, Fionnuala May

82 APPENDIX B: LINKS

REPRESENTATION ON TASK FORCES, STEERING COMMITTEES, ETC.

Council of National Cultural Institutions Education Committee Council of National Cultural Institutions Marketing Committee Board of The Discovery Programme Chairperson of EAA Cork 2005 National Advisory Board National Planning Guidelines Committee Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland’s Working Group on Building Regulations and Historic Buildings Vice-President of European Greenways Association Member of the National Coordination Group for the Water Framework Directive (DEHLG) Member of Working Group on Public Participation (DEHLG) Worked on Shannon River Basin Project, South East River Basin Project, South Western River Basin Project and Western River Basin Project Comhairle na Tuaithe Member of National Way-Marked Ways Advisory Committee Member of Rothe House Management Trust CAP Rural Development Plan 2000-2006 Monitoring Committee Breeding Bird Atlas of Britain and Ireland Working Group Comhar- Biodiversity Working Group European Environmental Advisory Council’s Biodiversity Working Group National Platform for Biodiversity Research Golden Eagle Re-introduction Project Steering Committee Countryside Bird Survey Steering Committee Irish Forestry Certification Initiative Dublin City Walls Steering Group Ship Street Framework Plan Steering Group St Mary’s Church and Graveyard, Kilkenny Steering Group Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland Forum to Develop Programme of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) UCD Forum for Archaeology 2020: A Foresight Study for Irish Archaeology Study of Landscape Change in the Burren, County Clare, Steering Group European Archaeological Association Scientific Committee for 2005 Conference Criteria for National Monuments (Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government) Seabed Technical and Advisory Committee RIA Conservation Accreditation Board Irish Architectural Archive Board FÁS thatch traineeship Steering Group Kildare County Council Steering Group on re-use of farm buildings Clonfert Cathedral Conservation Plan Steering Group Bolton Library Conservation Plan Steering Group Rothe House Management Trust Steering Committee on Inventory of Historic Gardens Designed Landscape Steering Group

83 INTERNATIONAL LINKS

The Heritage Council has a number of ongoing associations and contacts, both formal and informal, with advisory and professional bodies across Europe and beyond, in an attempt to learn and develop through an observance of best practice abroad. In some instances, the Heritage Council has subscribed to a number of these bodies and organisations and actively partakes in their proceedings. President of Europarc Member of IUCN Member of Cooperative of European Environmental Advisory Councils Member of European Association of Archaeologists Member of Countryside Recreation Network Ongoing contact with English Heritage, English Nature, Countryside Agency, Historic Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, Department of the Environment (N.I.), UAHS, ICOMOS Europarc Natura 2000 Working Group Board of ICOM Ireland (International Council of Museums) International Board of DEMHIST

84 APPENDIX C: PUBLICATIONS

Our full range of publications can be purchased directly via the Wordwell Limited website at www. wordwellbooks.com, or by telephoning Wordwell at 01 2862649, Fax: 01 2864215, E-mail: [email protected]. Publications can also be downloaded from www.heritagecouncil.ie.

About the Heritage Council - The Heritage Council – An Introduction and Service Standards - The Plan 1997-2000 - The Plan 2001-2005 - A Guide to Information held by the Heritage Council This guide contains manuals prepared in accordance with Sections 15 & 16 of the Freedom of Information Act, 1997.

Annual reports - Annual Report 1995-96 - Annual Report 1997 - Annual Report 1998 - Annual Report 1999 - Annual Report 2000 - Annual Report 2001 - Annual Report 2002 ISBN 1901137268 - Annual Report 2003 ISBN 1901137570 - Annual Report 2004 ISBN 19011376610

Advice to the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands - Policy Paper on State Sector Expenditure on Heritage ISBN 1901137090 - Policy Paper on Agriculture and the National Heritage ISBN 1901137104 - Policy Paper on Forestry and the National Heritage ISBN 1901137082 - Policy Paper on the Role of the Heritage Council in the Planning Process - Policy Paper on the Future of Ireland’s Inland Waterways ISBN 1901137155 - Policy Paper on Urban Archaeology and the National Heritage ISBN 1901137147 - Policy Paper on Heritage Awareness in Ireland ISBN 1901137228 - Policy Paper on Irish Thatched Roofs and the National Heritage ISBN 1901137680 Policy Paper on Ireland’s Landscape and the National Heritage ISBN 1901137414 - Policy Framework for the Irish Museum Sector ISBN 1901137597 - Policy Paper on a National Biological Records Centre ISBN 1901137619 - Policy Paper on Ireland’s Waterways Corridor and the National Heritage ISBN 1901137775

Conference proceedings - Taking Stock of our Ecclesiastical Heritage – Kilkenny, February 1997 ISBN 1901137058 (out of print) - Policies and Priorities for Ireland’s Landscape – Tullamore, Co. Offaly, April 1999 (ISSN 1393-6808)

Consultative documents - Consultative Document on the Role of the Heritage Council in the Planning Process - Consultative Document on the Future of Ireland’s Inland Waterways (ISBN 1 901137 04 X) - Irish Thatched Roofs – Is their future a thing of the past? ISSN 1393 68 08 - Seeking your Views on Water Quality – Consultation Document 2003 ISBN 1901137 - Seeking your Views on Water Quality – Report on Feedback 2004 ISBN 1901137651 - Proceedings – European Environmental Advisory Council 10th Annual Conference – Agriculture and Nature in an Expanding Europe – can a greener CAP fit it all? 85 Reports Wildlife: - Evaluation of Environmental Designations in Ireland ISBN 1901137015 - An Assessment of the Scientific Interest of the Dune System at White Strand, Doonbeg, Co. Clare ISBN 1 901137031 (out of print) - A Guide to Habitats in Ireland ISBN 1901137279 - Impact of Agricultural Schemes and Payments on Aspects of Ireland’s Heritage ISBN 1901137120 - An Assessment of Farming Prescriptions under the Rural Environment Protection Scheme in the Uplands of the Burren Karstic Region, Co. Clare (ISSN 1393 – 68 08) - A Review of the CAP Rural Development Plan 2000 – 2006: Implications for Natural Heritage ISBN 1901137430 - Conservation of Ireland’s Bats - Development of a Car Survey Monitoring Protocol for the Republic of Ireland ISBN 1901137716 - Farming and Archaeology: The Irish Landscape - The Nature of Irish Farming: High Nature Value Farmland in Ireland - Conserving Hedgerows - Conserving and Enhancing Wildlife in Towns and Villages – A Guide for Local Community Groups - Conserving Wildlife - Conserving Bats

Archaeology: - Stone Monuments Decay Study ISBN 1901137295 - Archaeological Features at Risk Report: The recent destruction of Ireland’s archaeological heritage - Human Remains in Irish Archaeology – legal, scientific, planning and ethical implications ISBN 19011374222 - Unpublished Excavations in Ireland ISBN 1901137376 - Review of Urban Archaeology Research ISBN 1901137287 - Urban Archaeological Practice in Ireland ISBN 1901137236 - Review of Archaeological Assessment and Monitoring Procedures in Ireland ISBN 1901137201 - Archaeology and Forestry in Ireland ISBN 1901137023

Architecture: - Regulatory Environment for the Management and Repair of Historic Buildings ISBN 1901137163 - A Wexford Farmstead: the conservation of an 18th century farmstead at Mayglass ISBN 1901137600 - The Care of Stained Glass - Recording and Conserving Ireland’s Industrial Heritage – An Introductory Guide

Conservation Documents: - Heritage Conservation Plan: Rothe House, Parliament Street, Kilkenny ISBN 1901137481300 - Heritage Conservation Plan: St Brendan’s Cathedral, Clonfert, Co Galway ISBN 1901137465 - Heritage Conservation Plan: Portlaw, Co Waterford ISBN 1901137503 - Heritage Conservation Plan: Bere Island, Co Cork ISBN 1901137481300 - Heritage Conservation Plan : Saint Lachtain’s Church, Freshford, County Kilkenny ISBN 1901137449 - Heritage Conservation Plan: Saint Mary’s Church & Graveyard, Kilkenny ISBN 1901137562 - Heritage Conservation Plan: Kilkenny City Walls ISBN 1901137767 - Heritage Conservation Plan: Russborough, Co. Wicklow ISBN 1901137457

Museums & Archives: - A Report on a Survey of Museums and their Collections in Counties Longford, Mayo and Tipperary South Riding ISSN 1393-6808 - Towards a National Framework for the Management of Biological Data ISBN 1901137347 - The Provision of Genealogical Services in Ireland ISBN 190113721X - The Introduction of a Standard and Accreditation Scheme for Irish Museums ISBN 190113718X - A Survey of Irish Archive Collections ISBN 1901137805 86 Countryside & Recreation: - Guidelines for the Development of Waymarked Ways ISBN 1901137376 - Medieval Irish Pilgrim Paths No 1: Cosán na Naomh ISBN 1901137309 - Medieval Irish Pilgrim Paths No 2: St Kevin’s Way ISBN 1 901137 38 4 - Medieval Irish Pilgrim Paths No 3: Lough Derg ISBN 1901137589

Education: - Geographical Exploration – investigating Ireland’s Heritage ISBN 1901137686 - Heritage in Schools Scheme Directory ISBN 190113772 - Irish Water ISBN 19011376784

Inland Waterways: - Waterway Corridor Studies 2002 – The Grand Canal from Ballycommon to Shannon Harbour and The Shannon from Shannonbridge to Meelick - Waterway Corridor Studies 2004 – 1. The Royal Canal between Cloondara and Thomastown 2. Lanesborough to Shannonbridge - Waterways Corridor Study 2005 – A Study of Area Surrounding the Upper Shannon navigation down to Roosky including the Boyle Rive, Lough Allen, Lough key and the Carnadoe Waters - Irish Water ISBN 1901137678

Joint Publications: - The Irish Heritage and Environment Directory 1999 ISBN 0953442608 (with Archaeology Ireland) - Sligo Archaeological Guide - The Courthouses of Ireland (with the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) ISBN 1901137139 - Heritage Appraisal of Development Plans – A Methodology for Planning Authorities (with Donegal County Council and the Irish Planning Institute) ISBN 1901137252 - Caring for Collections: A Manual of Preventative Conservation (with ICHAWI) ISBN 1901137244 - Archaeology and Development: Guidelines for Good Practice for Developers (with ICOMOS Ireland) ISBN 1901137260 - Dragonflies of Ireland (with the Sciences Division of the Ulster Museum)

87