Awareness Campaigns
National Monuments Service is engaged in a number of campaigns to increase the awareness of Irelands rich archaeological heritage. To date this has included the publication of various booklets such as Irish Fields Monuments booklet, Earthen Banks and Broken Walls, Good Farming Practice and Archaeology, The Care and Conservation of Graveyards, Policy and Guidelines on Archaeological Excavations, Framework and Principles for the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage.
In 2005 the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, in co-operation with Limerick Education Centre, launched a resource pack 'Archaeology in the Classroom - Its about Time' (available to download at www.itsabouttime.ie) which is designed to use archaeology as a theme in teaching the Social, Environmental and Scientific Education curriculum in primary schools in an integrated manner. 'Time in Transition' is a multimedia resource pack designed especially for Transition Year students. The pack places a strong emphasis on local studies and is divided into three themes Worship and Commemoration, Lifestyles and Living and Archaeology at Work. Developed in co-operation with Limerick Education Centre, it will be available in schools from early 2009. Archaeology is a very practical subject and pupils of all ages and abilities readily engage with its hands on activity-based structure.
Publications & Documents
- National Policy on Town Defences (pdf, 585 kb)
- Final Report of the Woodstown Working Group (pdf, 1,575 kb)
- Final Report of the Woodstown Working Group Appendix 1 (pdf, 775 kb)
- Final Report of the Woodstown Working Group Appendix 2 (pdf, 11,804 kb)
- Review of Report on Proposed Crib Walling (pdf, 70 kb)
- Report on the Stability of the Esker at Rath Lugh (pdf, 59 kb)
- Report on the Stability of the Esker at Rath Lugh (Appendix) (pdf, 1,199 kb)
- Framework and Principles for the Protection of the Archaeological Heritage (pdf, 944 kb)
- Irish Field Monuments (pdf, 4,135 kb)
- Review of Archaeological Policy and Practice (doc, 100 kb)
- Referral under the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 -form (doc, 179 kb)
- A Guide to Protected Buildings (pdf, 27 kb)
- Earthen Banks and Broken Walls - Our Legacy of Ancient Monuments (pdf, 262 kb)
- more publications
News and Speeches
- 17/07/09: Gormley Outlines Progress on the Review of Archaeological Policy and Practice & the proposed National Monuments Bill 2009
- 13/11/09: Gormley Launches Archaeology in the Classroom "It’s About Time 2"
- 19/03/09: Great Blasket Island – Purchase of Property by the State.
- 26/02/09: Grafitti is an Ancient Art Gormley Launches Book on Knowth Excavations
- Press/Media



