
Michael MacDonagh
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Chief Archaeologist Ireland @Nationalmons
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15-11-2013 12:00:25
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🗣️NMS Buildings Archaeology Bursary 2025 To help increase capacity in #buildingsarchaeology National Monuments Service in partnership with Atlantic Technological University has established a bursary scheme. Deadline for expressions of interest is 12 June 2025. Full details attached. #AtlanticTU #ATU #ClimatEireitage


SAVE THE DATE! 18 October 2025 Delighted to announce that our 8th Annual National Monuments Service Conference will take place on Saturday 18 October 2025. ‘Within-Without: The Archaeology of Partitions' Register via Eventbrite 👉bit.ly/Within-Without #SaveTheDate #HeritageIreland2030



Legislative Update. A recent article by Seán Kirwan published in 'Environmental Liability'. Focuses on the Historic and Archaeological Heritage & Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 in relation to the protection of monuments. tinyurl.com/3bra4z7n Ack. to Lawtext Publishing Limited & UCC School of Law


🗂️The Urban Archaeological Survey is for the first time now available as searchable PDFs in the catalogued collections section of our National Monuments Service website 🌐archaeology.ie 👉tinyurl.com/4jafja64 #ArchaeologicalSurvey #HeritageIreland2030



Delighted to support the European Year of the Normans 2027 alongside our Irish partners! A great meeting today in Dublin with Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage, Irish Embassy Paris, cultural institutions, local authorities & Région Normandie. Building lasting cooperation between 🇫🇷& 🇮🇪 & across Europe!



✨COMHAIRLIÚCHÁN POIBLÍ AR OSCAILT✨ Tá National Monuments Service agus National Built Heritage Service i mbun Plean Oiriúnaithe Earnála maidir le hOidhreacht Thógtha agus Seandálaíochta á ullmhú📷5pm an 29 Iúil 2025. Sonraí 👉bit.ly/4lWoUOC Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment Christopher O’Sullivan TD


✨PUBLIC CONSULTATION OPEN ✨ National Monuments Service and National Built Heritage Service are preparing a Built and Archaeological Heritage Sectoral Adaptation Plan📄 Details 👉 bit.ly/4lWoUOC Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment Christopher O’Sullivan TD


Last week, we celebrated with Minister James Browne TD the launch of 🇮🇪’s first ever Strategy for World Heritage, setting out our ambitions to increase & sustainably manage the number of World Heritage sites in Ireland. ➡️ tinyurl.com/swn4xpxs


Minister James Browne TD launched Ireland’s first ever Strategy for World Heritage in Paris last week, setting out our ambitions to increase & sustainably manage the number of World Heritage sites in Ireland Read more at bit.ly/4lGVnbf



We're delighted to collaborate with the Permanent Representation of Ireland to the Council of Europe in announcing Ireland’s decision to accede to the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe. Learn more: bit.ly/3H1UWdb Ireland at the Council of Europe Irish Foreign Ministry


The National Monuments Service National Built Heritage Service and ESB Networks have collaborated on a new photographic exhibition at Ardnacrusha Power Station marking the heritage and legacy of Ardnacrusha on its centenary. Christopher O’Sullivan TD


Funding of €240k awarded to safeguard World Heritage throughout the country 🌄 Ministers James Browne TD & Christopher O’Sullivan TD, have announced that 3 World Heritage Tentative List sites and 1 World Heritage Property will be awarded the funding. Read more here: bit.ly/4ltW5Ir


Research Ireland's COALESCE programme supports research tackling societal challenges. 19 projects are now underway, with 9 in partnership with Government departments and agencies. Read about the successful projects: researchireland.ie/news/coalesce-… (Image provided by National Monuments Service)


Congratulations to Prof Aidan O’Sullivan & Dr Brendan O’Neill; Assoc Prof Jessica Smyth; Assoc Prof Neil Carlin; and Assoc Prof Helen Lewis on securing four 2024 Research Ireland COALESCE grants (Strand 1L INSTAR+ and Strand 2a interdisciplinary research). researchireland.ie/news/coalesce-…


