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Win a 12 month family pass to OPW heritage sites across Ireland.

NO FEE PIC - Exploring our Foundations: The 2025 National Heritage Week website is now live, calling on people, communities and organisations nationwide to register their events for this year’s celebration, taking place from 16–24 August. Pictured at the launch in the Crypts in Dublin’s oldest building, Christ Church Cathedral, are siblings Annabelle (9), Fletcher (11) and Matilda (7) Nolan. Now in its 25th year, National Heritage Week is Ireland’s largest heritage festival with thousands of events taking place all over the island of Ireland. This year’s theme, Exploring Our Foundations, encourages reflection on the roots of our shared heritage — from historic buildings and ancient landscapes to cherished customs, oral traditions and cultural practices. Under the guiding themes of Built, Cultural, and Natural Heritage, the festival highlights the diverse elements that continue to shape Ireland’s identity and sense of place. Register an event at www.heritageweek.ie 29/05/2025 Photograph: © Fran Veale

The Irish Times has teamed up with National Heritage Week to offer you one of five OPW Heritage Card giving 12 months unlimited access for a Family (two adults and up to five children aged 12-18) to OPW heritage sites nationwide.

National Heritage Week takes place from August 16th to August 24th this year. This year’s the theme is “Exploring Our Foundations” celebrating the story of our built, natural and cultural heritage.

In 2024 there were over 2,300 events across the island of Ireland with a similar number of events expected for 2025. Typical events include traditional craft workshops, talks, walking tours, demonstrations and much more. Anyone can organise an event for National Heritage Week. Invitation are now open if you would like to register an event for National Heritage Week. Find out more here.

National Heritage Week is giving readers a chance to win one of five OPW Family Heritage Card, granting free admission to more than 45 heritage sites around Ireland at a €90 value. Enjoy unlimited access to Ireland’s icons of built, natural and cultural heritage for one year after the card’s first use. Find out more about OPW visitor sites here.

National Heritage Week is a Heritage Council programme which is supported by the Local Authority Heritage Networks and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.

For your chance to win, simply fill in the form below. Good luck!

Terms & Condition

  1. The promotion is open to residents of Ireland aged 18 years or over except employees of the Promoter, their families, agents or anyone professionally connected with the promotion.
  2. A valid entry consists of a correct answer entered in the form above, accompanied by the entrant’s name, email address and a phone number.
  3. No applications from agents, third parties, organised groups or applications automatically generated by computer will be accepted. No incomplete, illegible, or corrupted entries will be accepted. No entries not in accordance with the entry instructions will be accepted.
  4. The Promotion will run from 18/06/2025 to midnight on 06/07/2025 inclusive.
  5. All entries must be received by the Promotor by no later than midnight on the Closing Date. All competition entries received after the Closing Date are automatically disqualified.
  6. Promotion limited to one entry per person. No entrant will win more than one prize.
  7. By submitting an entry to the Promotor, you are agreeing to be bound by these terms and conditions.
  8. It is the responsibility of You, the entrant, to provide correct, up-to-date details when entering the promotion and on acceptance of the prize. The Promoter cannot be held responsible for winners failing to supply accurate information which affects prize acceptance or delivery of their prize
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  10. The prize is an OPW Heritage Cards giving 12 months unlimited access for a Family (two adults and up to five children aged 12-18) to OPW heritage sites nationwide. There will be five winners.
  11. All prizes will be subject to any additional terms and conditions of the supplier of the prize to the Promoter. This voucher cannot be refunded or redeemed for cash.
  12. The Promoter shall not be liable for any loss, including, without limitation, indirect, special or consequential loss, or loss of profits, damage or consequential damage of any nature in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise caused by the acceptance of the terms and conditions or in connection with the prize, save for any liability which cannot be excluded by law.
  13. In the event of unforeseen circumstances the Promoter reserves the right to substitute the prize for an alternative of equal or greater value.
  14. The winners will be notified by email. The winner must claim the prize within 30 days of the notification. If the prize is unclaimed after this time, it will lapse and the Promoter reserves the right to offer the unclaimed prize to a substitute winner selected in accordance with the Promotion rules.
  15. Where a winner has successfully claimed the prize, the Promoter shall dispatch, or arrange to dispatch, the prize to the winner at the earliest opportunity. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall be interpreted as placing an obligation on the Promoter to dispatch, or arrange to dispatch, the prize within a specified period of time.
  16. The Promoters’ decision is final and binding in all matters and no correspondence will be entered into.
  17. The winners’ details (name and county) will be made available on The Irish Times website.
  18. The winner may be required to participate in unpaid publicity arising from this promotion.
  19. The Promotor will only process your personal information as set out in https://www.irishtimes.com/policy-and-terms/privacy-policy and as set out in these terms and conditions.
  20. Prizes are non transferrable and cannot be exchanged for cash.
  21. These terms and conditions shall be governed by Irish law and the Courts of the Republic of Ireland shall have exclusive jurisdiction.
  22. Promoter and Data Controller: The Irish Times DAC, The Irish Times Building, P.O. Box 74, 24 - 28 Tara Street, Dublin 2.
  23. The Promoter reserves the right to hold void, suspend, cancel or amend the Promotion where it becomes necessary to do so.

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