Ireland’s Industrial Heritage: The Conservation Challenge – Seminar on 13th October 2016
The Industrial Heritage Association of Ireland together with ICOMOS Ireland, Dublin City Council and TICCIH present this one-day seminar on Thursday 13th October 2016. The seminar will focus on the challenges facing the heritage sector in the conservation of historic industrial sites.The primary aim of the seminar is to present a number of conservation case studies. The projects selected are of local, national and international...
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National Heritage Week 20-28 August 2016
National Heritage Week is coordinated by The Heritage Council and its aim is to build awareness and education about our heritage thereby encouraging its conservation and preservation. Each year, during the last week of August, many national and hundreds of local community organisations participate by organising events throughout the country. Many of the events that take place during the week are free and the programme...
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Bachelor of Science in Applied Conservation Skills at Waterford IT – Advanced Entry Now Open
Applications are now open for Advanced Entry to the 2016-2017 Bachelor of Science in Applied Conservation Skills at WIT and application forms can be found here: The BSc in Conservation Skills course is run in conjunction with Waterford City Council and allows students to work on live conservation projects as well as attending WIT for theory based modules. The course is the first of its...
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Surviving the Recovery: Getting work – Getting paid – Staying compliant
The Alliance of Specialist Contractors is running events throughout Ireland in September entitled Surviving the Recovery: Getting work – Getting paid – Staying compliant. Please find attached a copy of the event flyer which contains further details: Event Flyer. The following link can be used to book your place The fee is €25, bring a friend for free.
CPD Seminar: Essentials of Timber Conservation: Latest Developments, Techniques & Legislation
Engineers Ireland present a CPD Seminar on Wednesday 21st September 2016. Click on this link for more information: Timber Conservation Seminar Conservation Engineering for Timber can be a specialised area but knowledge of the behaviour of timber is an essential requirement for anyone likely to encounter structural timber. As the Government is once again emphasising re-use and rejuvenation of the older town centres in particular, the role...
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