Groups can avail of up to €1,000 for a project/action AND up to €350 for a local fieldtrip to a heritage site.
(“Community Group” is defined as any 6 or more adults so it’s open to everyone! Sports Clubs, Churches, Local Interest Groups, Tidy Towns, Men’s/Women’s Sheds, Resident Associations, music groups, care homes, farmers groups are just few suggestions)
The Heritage Keepers Programme celebrates 3 types of Heritage in YOUR local community :
Natural (Biodiversity),
Built (historic buildings & monuments) &
Cultural (tangible & intangible assets passed down between generations)
Projects ideas include – see website for examples of past successful applicants
https://heritagekeepers.ie/projects/
- Creating a biodiversity garden
- Planting native trees or pollinator-friendly areas
- Developing a Heritage Trail
- Recording the memories of the older generation
- Creating a Heritage Interpretive Sign to erect in your community
- Creating biodiversity interpretive panels about the plants and animals in your area
- Creating a booklet/video/podcast of the heritage in your community
- Organising workshops in traditional skills or understanding the biodiversity of your local area
- Build a pond, put up bird boxes, bat boxes, bee hotels
DEADLINE : 30th Sept 2025 (not available to past successful applicants)
Community Groups – What is expected of my group if we take part in Heritage Keepers?
If selected to participate you will be expected to;
- Commit to engaging in the workshops ( five x 2 hour evening sessions)
- Plan and complete a local action project (for which dedicated funding is available)
- Fill out a short report form on how your project went
- Participate in networking/ celebration event if possible
