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Almost € 95,000 announced for Offalys built heritage Reporter: );  ); 24 projects across Offaly received a total of € 94,800 under the Built Heritage Investment Scheme 2021. The BHIS is one of two built heritage funding schemes run by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in association with 31 local authorities.  Through grants of up to €15,000, the BHIS assists owners of heritage structures – including those on the local authorities’ Record of Protected Struct...

Go ahead given to turn historic hall in Tullamore into restaurant Reporter: );  ); The go ahead has been given to turn part of an historic hall in Tullamore into a restaurant. A planning application was lodged with Offaly County Council to change the ground floor recreation hall of the Irish National Foresters Hall on Church Street in the town into an authentic Asian restaurant and take away. Sunitta Thongsong applied for permission for the development which will consist of the change of use ...

Conservation cash approved for precious heritage buildings in Laois Funding announced for conservation of Laois historic buildings Reporter: ); Funding has been confirmed for the conservation of small thatched houses to larger country houses. Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan, on Thursday, April announced that 477 heritage projects across every county in the country will benefit from a total of €3m under this year’s Built Heritage Investment Scheme (BHIS) ...

The Poolbeg chimneys in Dublin may be encased in fibreglass or concrete to prevent structural issues in the future, according to Dublin City Council.

Donegal County Councils award-winning Thatch Repair Grant Scheme has opened for applications. Now in its third year, the scheme assists the owners and occupiers of thatched dwellings and businesses with their maintenance and repair. Donegal is home to one of the largest surviving concentrations of thatch structures in Ireland with over 20 thatched buildings on the Record of Protected Structures for the county but its thought that there many more eligible for inclusion. Since its introduction in...

Multimedia Journalist The Poolbeg chimneys, one of the iconic landmarks in Dublin, could require some changes for their long-term survival. Dublin City Council has warned that the two structures may need to be encased in fibreglass or concrete to ensure their stability. It has also expressed concern over the ongoing costs to maintain the chimneys. The council said the maintenance by the ESB runs to several million euro and this will only secure the chimneys in the medium term. It also refer...

Plans to turn historic hall in Tullamore into restaurant on hold Reporter: );  ); Plans to turn part of a historic hall in Tullamore into a restaurant have been put on hold. A planning application was lodged with Offaly County Council to change the ground floor recreation hall of the Irish National Foresters Hall on Church Street in the town into an authentic Asian restaurant and take away. Sunitta Thongsong applied for permission for the development which will consist of the change of use of...

Dublin Correspondent An investigation into the deterioration of historic buildings in the St Marys Hospital campus in Dublins Phoenix Park has been launched by Dublin City Council. The Health Service Executive has posted warning notices on buildings at the site which was originally the Royal Hibernian Military School built in the 18th Century. The city councils Conservation Officer is investigating as the original buildings are protected structures. "Owners or occupiers of Protected Structures ...

Applications Open for Built Heritage Investment Scheme & Historic Structures Fund 2021 Cork County Council in conjunction with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage are inviting applications for grant funding under the Built Heritage Investment Scheme and Historic Structure Fund 2021. The scheme relates to buildings contained in the Record of Protected Structures and in Architectural Conservation Areas. Mitchelstown COI Church The Built Heritage Investment Scheme supports sma...

Kildare planning go ahead for historic Leixlip house development Car parking issues raised by council department Reporter: );  ); Kildare County Council has granted planned permissions for eleven apartments and retail units at Leixlip’s Main Street. But some departments at the council raised issues and one recommended refusal of permission. The planning application by Sabrina Macari, lodged on December 23, 2019, by architect Paul Tyndall, got the go ahead on November 17. The proposal is to...