Legislation

This section contains links to the relevant legislation that protects architectural and built heritage in Ireland.

Architectural Heritage (National Inventory) and Historic Monuments (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1999

The National Monuments Act 1930 and amendments of 1954, 1987, 1994 and 2004.

The Heritage Act, 1995

Convention for the Protection of the Architectural Heritage of Europe (Granada Convention), European Treaty Series no.121, 1985

The Planning and Development Acts, 2000 and 2001 and the Planning and Development Regulations, 2001 and 2002

Links

Usefull links to other websites dealing with architectural and built heritage

Heritage Council www.heritagecouncil.ie

Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government www.environ.ie

An Taisce – The National Trust for Ireland www.antaisce.org

Irish Georgian Society www.igs.ie

The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) www.riai.ie

Dublin Civic Trust www.dublincivictrust.ie