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Clonmacnoise World Heritage Site Bid
The Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government recently engaged consultants, ERA-Maptec Ltd, to prepare a Nomination Document and Management Plan for Clonmacnoise, which is on Ireland’s current tentative list, for World Heritage Site inscription.
It is intended to submit documents to UNESCO in February 2009. If the application is successful the site will be inscribed on the World Heritage List in June/July 2010.
Clonmacnoise Heritage Site, Co. Offaly is regarded as an area of immense natural and cultural significance. A website is currently being developed by ERA Maptec which will provide information on the site and track the progress of the nomination bid. (http://www.clonmacnoisewhsbid.org/). It is intended to undertaken consultation with relevant parties in the near future. Further details will be made available on the websites in due course.
Tentative List Review
In April 2008, Minister John Gormley announced a UNESCO World Heritage Programme for the coming years, with the objective of identifying and inscribing on UNESCO’s World Heritage List those Irish Heritage sites deemed to be of outstanding universal value. As part of this process, Ireland’s current tentative list, which dates back to 1992, will be reviewed and a new tentative list will be established with an agreed programme of applications to UNESCO.
Officials from the Department are currently formulating a strategy for the review of the tentative list. It is intended that the review will be overseen by an independent Expert Advisory Panel representative of both national and international experts. The terms of reference for this Advisory Panel will also include the prioritisation of sites on the new tentative list for nomination to UNESCO. Local stakeholder consultation in line with UNESCO recommendations for the development of tentative lists will be incorporated into the review process.
Publications & Documents
- Clonmacnoise - Minutes of Athlone Public Consultation Meeting 29/7/09 (doc, 61 kb)
- Clonmacnoise - Minutes of WHS Community Meeting 15/6/09 (pdf, 19 kb)
- Clonmacnoise Draft Management Plan (pdf, 2,229 kb)
- Advert - Clonmacnoise Draft Management Plan (doc, 31 kb)
- Clonmacnoise Draft Nomination (doc, 2,008 kb)
- more publications
News and Speeches
- 02/11/09: Minister Gormley publishes Ireland’s draft World Heritage Tentative List
- 01/12/08: Ireland’s World Heritage - Review of Tentative List
- Press/Media
Legislation
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