My first stop on my Ministerial visit to Fingal was to St. Catherine's Church in Rush, then to Rush Tower House and Lanistown Castle (all Community Monuments Fund conservation projects). I met with volunteers of the Drumanagh Community Archaeology Project.

Minister O'Brien met with Balrothery Community Council and the CMF team including architect engineer John Kelly. Essential is the grá for heritage shown by the community who are determined to preserve and share the fantastic monuments of Balrothery #CMF2023

Delighted to be working with members of the Howth Peninsula Heritage Society and our consultants Abarta Heritage on the Howth Community Heritage Audit. Details of the kick -off event are below.
#fingalcountycouncil #fingalheritage #howthheritage #resurrectingmonuments

Enjoy this 3D tour at fingal.ie/malahide-demes… #fingalheritage
#cmf2023 #NationalMonumentsService #DeptHousingIRL #DarraghOBrien #MalcolmNoonan #malahidecastle

Making a matteport with Mark Broderick, Fingal Digital Officer in Malahide Demesne Church!

Interesting morning with UCD School of Archaeology. FOODSEC opened pits that had been filled 6 months ago with cereal grains grown in Ireland around 3,500 years ago, including emmer wheat, naked barley and hulled barley. See ucd.ie/archaeology/re…

Last call for Community Heritage Grant Applications!! Closing date for applications is Monday 25th March at 5pm. The scheme supports community/voluntary groups nationwide with heritage projects. Maximum amount available per organisation is €25,000. See ow.ly/OJqL50QWIRf

Delighted with the launch of the Fingal Heritage Plan 2024-2030 by Mayor of Fingal Cllr Aidan Henchy and Minister Darragh O’Brien T.D. in Malahide Castle. Especially thankful to all those who braved the weather to attend. Download at
fingal.ie/FingalHeritage…

It was brisk day at Malahide Demesne Church. The site benefitted from CMF 2023 funding. Works included wall repairs, stitching of window mullions, re-setting of graveslabs and tombs. The team-Brian O'Connor, FCC Architects, DKP Ltd, Archer Heritage & Francis Haughey Ltd. #CMF23

Fingal Local Studies & Archives are re-launching Fingal Studies! They’re seeking long and short form articles, photo submissions and book reviews. Deadline for inclusion in the 2024 edition is June 1st . Want to get involved? See fingal.ie/fingalstudies for further information.

Uileann piper, singer and collector Séamus Ennis was inducted into the RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards Hall of Fame last night with his son, Christopher Ennis, accepting the award on his behalf. Read more at rte.ie/culture/2024/0… Visit tseac.ie

CROPREVIVE invites you to join us (Monday 4th March, in-person or online) at a meeting for stakeholders (farmers, seed merchants, agronomists, economists, food processors and producers, state agencies). Register here: shorturl.at/CJ478
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Congratulations to Fingal Architects on the beautiful work at the Carnegie Library, Swords and to the Arts Office who will work with the community in this fantastic arts space. Lots of memories shared of the old boxing club downstairs and Bernie Marks' heritage centre upstairs!

Views of St Fintan's Church , Sutton, today; 1853 by McFaralnd and 1846 by Du Noyer ©Europena. The small, oratory-like, building is located within a circular enclosure. Appears to be an Early-Norman church with later medieval alterations (archaeology.ie). #cmf2024

The Community Monuments Fund for 2024 is now open for applications until January 31, 2024.
First established in 2020 the Community Monuments Fund provides investment in our valuable archaeological heritage and helps the owners and the guardians of archaeological monuments to

Community Monuments Fund 2024
The Community Monuments Fund for 2024 is open for applications until January 31, 2024.
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Ciste Séadchomharthaí an Phobail 2024
Tá Ciste Séadchomharthaí an Phobail don bhliain 2024 ar oscailt d’iarratais suas go dtí an 31…

Heritage is not just ‘old things’ it is the story of people and place, then and now. We are all living heritage. Thanks to everyone’s input, this is a concise strategic plan which allows for community focused and community led implementation. It will be published early in 2024.

The draft Fingal Heritage Plan 2024-2030 was approved by Council earlier this week. I would like to thank Sinead Begley Associates, the members of the Heritage Forum, all the stakeholders and those filled in the survey and made submissions #fingalheritage

Great to meet Minister O'Brien and his Heritage team at St Columba's Swords. CMF grants have made essential works possible. CMF2024 is open for applications until January 31. For details see: fingal.ie/.../community-… or contact Fingal Heritage Officer at [email protected]

Congratulations to Lusk Community Council the National Museum of Ireland on the addition of photographs from the 1943 survey of thatch structures, to the exhibition in Lusk Community Cultural Centre. Fantastic to see the photographs alongside the beautiful drawings #luskheritage