2009 Irish Landscape Conference: report available for comment

"People and their Place" Irish Landscape Conference
held in Tullamore, Ireland, 13-16 October 2009, with the support of Natural England and RECEP-ENELC

The Report of the 2009 Irish Landscape Conference can be downloaded from the website of Heritage Council.

The report highlights the issues raised during the Heritage Council’s Landscape Conference in October 2009. It draws on the papers, presentations and discussions at the conference, including the European Co-operation Workshop, and subsequent internal discussions at Council and consultation with all participants.

Everyone who has an interest in the ongoing management, planning and conservation of the Irish Landscape is encouraged to read the report and comment on it.
Comments should be sent to abarcoe@heritagecouncil.ie by March 12th, 2010.

The Heritage Council is using the Tullamore Report as a further resource to assist it in developing priorities for its submission on the National Landscape Strategy, currently being prepared by the Department of Environment Heritage and Local Government as part of the Programme for Government.

Additional information is available on the Heritage Council website, from the following publications:
The Irish Landscape 2009 - Looking Around, Looking Ahead (the Conference Papers)
Landscape Highlights (Articles from Heritage Outlook 2004-2009)
Landscape Fact Sheets (Ongoing Heritage Council Projects)

For any further information: www.heritagecouncil.ie