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Ireland’s Tentative List

Nominations to the World Heritage List are not considered unless the nominated property has been included on the State Party’s Tentative List for at least a year. A tentative list is an inventory of those properties considered suitable on cultural and/or natural heritage criteria of outstanding universal value. Ireland’s last officially recognised submission of a tentative list, see below, was in 1992. The following tentative list for Ireland was compiled by an internal Departmental committee in light of an advertised public consultation process:

  • Skellig Michael- later inscribed in 1996
  • Western Stone Forts
  • Cashel
  • Killarney National Park
  • North West Mayo Boglands
  • Clara Bog
  • Burren
  • Ceide Fields
  • Clonmacnoise

 

Public Consultation - Draft new Tentative List of potential nominees to the World Heritage List


The Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government is pleased to announce the publication of Ireland’s draft new Tentative List of potential nominees to the World Heritage List on the basis of the work of the Expert Advisory Group established by Mr. John Gormley, T.D., Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. The List sets out for each property a description, justification of outstanding universal value, UNESCO Operational Guidelines criteria met, statements of authenticity and integrity, and a comparison with other similar properties.

The Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government is now inviting comments on the draft new Tentative List. All comments should be sent to:

Ms. Margaret Carroll,
Heritage Policy and Architectural Protection Section,
Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government,
1 Ardcavan Business Park,
Ardcavan,
Co. Wexford

or to worldheritagetentativelist@environ.ie.


Copies of the draft new Tentative List may be downloaded from the Department’s website www.environ.ie and may also be obtained by contacting the:

Heritage Policy and Architectural Protection Section,
Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government,
Phone: +353 (0)1 888 3956, +353 (0)1 888 3954.

The deadline for the receipt of comments and submissions on the draft new Tentative List is 5 p.m. on 23 December 2009.

Following the receipt and assessment of comments and submissions received by the Expert Advisory Group, the new Tentative List will be submitted to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government for his approval with a view to the forwarding of the List to UNESCO.

The Department would like to emphasise that the nomination of any property, from the new Tentative List, for inscription on the World Heritage List will only take place after consultation with relevant stakeholders and interested parties. It is envisaged that such consultation will take place through a partnership forum established for each proposed nomination. Each partnership forum will advise and guide the Department in relation to the nomination.

All those making comments and submissions should be aware that comments and submissions received could be subject to requests for release under the Freedom of Information Acts.


Draft Tentative List - Ireland 2009 (Alphabetical Order)


 

 

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