fauna landscape folklore towns traditional artefacts inherited legends buildings museums people distinctivelegacy woodlands storytelling flora woodlands ours waterwayshabitats biodiversity native archaeology architecture flora pieces wrecks built crafts protect folklore national crafts wrecks customs architecturalfauna archives local literature cultural artefacts marine parksfauna architecture heritagemarine future natural shared legacy townsseascapes history biodiversityfuture landscapescraftstraditionalours woodlandsmuseumsartefacts fauna archaeologybiodiversitywaterways folklore fauna wrecks landscape protect folklore towns national landscape traditional artefacts inherited legends crafts inherited buildings museums people distinctivelegacy cultural flora woodlands storytelling habitats flora woodlands built waterways ours habitats archives biodiversity native peopletowns archaeology architecture flora heritage pieces wrecks marine built crafts architecture protect folklore future national shared crafts traditional wrecks customs architecturalfauna towns legends archives naturallocal buildings local literature folklore cultural artefacts marine seascapes distinctive heritageparksfauna architecture wrecks legacy marine biodiversity future natural storytelling shared future native legacy parks woodlands townsseascapes history biodiversityfuture fauna landscapescraftstraditionalours landscapeslegacy crafts artefacts ours customs flora architectural pieces traditional crafts architectureliterature history marine fauna ours Annual Report 2019 1 The Heritage Council| Annual Report 2019 © An Chomhairle Oidhreachta | The Heritage Council, 2020 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be printed or reproduced or utilised in any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or heretoafter invented, including photocopying or licence permitting restricted copying in Ireland issued by the Irish Copyright Licencing Agency Ltd., The Writers Centre, 19 Parnell Square, Dublin 1 Published by the Heritage Council The Heritage Council of Ireland Series ISBN: 978-1-906304-56-0 2019 Annual Report 1 The Heritage Council| Annual Report 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction ........................................................... 1 2. Chairman’s Message ......................................... 3 3. Chief Executive’s Report ..................................... 5 3.1. Who Are We? ...................................... 9 3.1.1. Our Board ............................................. 9 3.1.2. Our Staff ............................................... 12 3.2. What Do We Do? ................................ 13 3.3. Our Work in Numbers ......................... 16 3.4. Key Achievements 2019 ......................... 17 4. Advancing National Heritage Priorities ........ 29 5. Nurturing Belonging .......................................... 35 6. Ensuring a Vibrant Heritage Sector ................. 45 7. Corporate Governance .................................... 81 8. Financial Statements ........................................... 83 The Heritage Council| Annual Report 2019 22 3 The Heritage Council| Annual Report 2019 T Chief Executive,he Virginia 2019 Annual Teehan Report and providesthe direction a snapshot of the Heritage of a busy Council and productive year Board, work continuedfor the Heritage to fulfill Council. our statutory Under remit the leadershipto promote of interest, newly-appointed education, knowledge, pride and care of our national heritage. The pages that follow detail the highlights of 2019. The year began with a series of public consultations on Heritage Ireland 2030 – the new ten-year national Heritage Plan drafted by the Department of Culture Heritage and the Gaeltacht with input from a selection of key stakeholders including the Heritage Council. As the Department’s primary partner in the public consultation process, the Heritage Council organised three regional consultations in the early months of 2019, which complemented the local events organised by Heritage Officers across the country. By April 2019, over 2,000 people and organisations had made submissions on Heritage Ireland 2030 and in May the Department of Culture Heritage and the Gaeltacht hosted a Public Information Session in Dublin Castle. We look forward to the publication of the finished document, informed by public and professional priorities, in 2020. One of the most significant aspects of 2019 was the celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the Heritage Officer Programme. Since the appointment of the first heritage officers in counties Sligo, Galway and Kerry in 1999, the programme has contributed directly to increased public understanding and fauna awareness of our natural, cultural and built heritage. President folklore artefacts landscape Michael D Higgins recognised this vital contribution during a special museums anniversary event in Áras an Uachtaráin in September 2019. woodlands inherited waterways towns Other highlights in 2019 include National Heritage Week, which was, once biodiversity again, a successful and well-attended event focused around the theme of pastimes archaeology florapeople traditional and past times. Seven new sites were added to the Adopt a Monument Scheme in 2019 wrecks habitats legends and the Irish Walled Towns Network published its new IWTN Action Plan 2020-2023. The protect national buildings Heritage Council welcomed new Wildlife Officer, Lorcan Scott in December 2018. In his first year, built distinctive Lorcan worked on two successful pilot projects focused on promoting inclusivity and access to natural crafts architecture legacy heritage. storytelling culturalwoodlands archives folklore native heritageours marine local wrecks flora future pieces shared naturalcrafts towns customs seascapes parks architectural fauna artefacts fauna literature biodiversitymarine future legacy architecture cultural heritage marine national future crafts shared protect towns wrecks landscapes archives archaeology seascapes biodiversity natural biodiversity crafts history waterways future woodlands museums traditional built landscapes local artefacts habitats ours crafts legacy flora parks folklore architecture traditional inherited fauna fauna wrecks landscape ours folklore people history fauna folklore artefacts architecture artefacts landscape towns museums customs architectural marine woodlands literature inherited native buildings traditional legends distinctive towns fauna waterways storytelling biodiversity woodlands legacy archaeology florapeople wrecks traditional flora crafts habitats pieces protect legends ours buildings national distinctive craftsbuiltarchitecture legacy storytelling culturalwoodlands archives folklore native heritageours local wrecks flora marine pieces future crafts shared natural customs towns parks architectural seascapes fauna artefacts fauna literature biodiversitymarine future legacy architecture landscapes crafts history traditional ours fauna folklore artefacts landscape museums woodlands inherited waterways towns biodiversity archaeology florapeople wrecks habitats traditional protect legends national buildings built distinctive crafts architecture legacy storytelling culturalwoodlands archives folklore native heritageours marine local wrecks flora future pieces The Heritage Council| Annual Report 2019 shared naturalcrafts towns customs seascapes parks architectural fauna artefacts fauna literature biodiversitymarine future legacy architecture cultural heritage marine national future crafts shared protect towns wrecks landscapes archives archaeology seascapes biodiversity 4 natural biodiversity crafts history 2 waterways future woodlands museums traditional built landscapes local artefacts habitats ours crafts legacy flora parks folklore architecture traditional inherited fauna fauna wrecks landscape ours folklore people history fauna folklore artefacts architecture artefacts landscape towns museums Since the 2018 launch of the Heritage customs architectural marine woodlands literature inherited native buildings traditional legends distinctive towns Council’s five-year Strategic Plan fauna waterways storytelling biodiversity woodlands legacy archaeology florapeople wrecks traditional flora 2018-2022, crafts habitats pieces protect legends ours buildings national distinctive our work has been guided by the craftsbuiltarchitecture legacy storytelling three strategic objectives at the culturalwoodlands Heritage at the Heart, archives folklore native core of the document. heritageours local wrecks flora 1. marine pieces future crafts Advancing National shared naturalcustoms Heritage Priorities towns parks architectural 2. seascapes fauna artefacts fauna literature Nurturing Belonging through a biodiversitymarine future legacy architecture 3. Sense of Identity and Place landscapes Ensuring a Vibrant Heritage Sector crafts history traditional ours The 2019 Annual Report is struc tured to reflect the ways in which the Heritage Council is addressing these strategic objectives. The im- agery has been chosen to demon strate the variety of initiatives and pro- grammes coordinated by the Heritage Council, and to acknowledge the peo- ple and organisations that have worked in partnership with us in the interest of heritage follow the same pattern for the second and third strategic objectives.in 2019. Council has worked to initiate these actionsSections in 2019. one Sections to three five of this and document six introduce the - national theheritage key highlightsactions prioritiesof underandwhat - and Heritagekey