Irish museums hold artefacts from around the world. Should they give them back?
The State is both victim and perpetrator when it comes to cultural artefacts. Until now, there was no policy on how to deal with it
Heritage Council
Grief, anger and lack of trust expressed in community meetings on Nature Restoration Plan
Plan must have clear and enforceable targets, says advisory committee
‘All forms of heritage connect children to their past and help them make sense of the present’
The Heritage in Schools scheme encourages children and teachers to investigate local heritage through place-based learning
Dáil clerk job up for grabs with a salary of just under €250,000
Overheard: Tourism bosses see upside of Norman invasion and Michael Flatley lets flute do the talking amid Áras speculation
‘I am a hunter but I am a conservationist’: Meet the Roscommon gun-club members protecting endangered bird species
Many bird species have thrived since Ballydangan Bog was re-wetted and the drains removed
What’s behind tree vandalism? ‘People really do feel the loss of these trees very, very deeply’
What prompts a small minority of people to wantonly damage our natural and built heritage, and how can we stop them?
St Stephen’s Green Metrolink station threatens ‘priceless’ historic asset, Heritage Council says
Station could ‘compromise one of city’s most noted cultural heritage anchors’, State advisory body says
Ireland’s historic shopfronts: Windows into a vanishing world
Like a wonderful open-air gallery hiding in plain sight, old shops reveal layers of stories about people, their lives and their times
How to go on an archaeological dig: Be patient – it’s not all Indiana Jones
Gemma Tipton offers a beginner’s guide to taking up a new cultural pursuit
Ireland to draw up policy on returning historical artefacts to their countries of origin
Thousands of objects acquired while Ireland was part of the British Empire remain in Irish museums
Skellig Michael to be studied for climate change and damage to heritage
Unesco site one of 10 places to be observed for decade to create template for management of sensitive heritage locations
Home Place, Heart Place: Journeys around Ireland review: Travel and vignettes from a lively mind
RJ O’Donnell offers engaging stories and legends in her affectionate portrait of an older Ireland
Win a five-night luxury stay at Inchiquin House, Co Clare
Inchiquin House is at the edge of the Burren, an ideal base from which to explore the karst landscape, as well as its many historic sites and leisure activities
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Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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