A number of our services can be completed over the phone, by mail or online.
You can contact Customer Care Unit at 01 8905000 . Paperwork can be sent by e-mail. E-mail addresses may be found on our website at www.fingal.ie
Full details can be found here.
Heritage is a valuable resource that gives us a sense of place and contributes to our well-being. It is also vital for social, environmental and economic reasons.
The Heritage Office celebrates Fingal’s heritage; provides advice and information on heritage issues; develops policies and priorities for the identification, protection, conservation and enhancement of Fingal's heritage; collects and collates heritage data, and promotes and supports heritage awareness & education throughout the county.
The Heritage Office works with other departments within Fingal County Council and the Fingal Heritage Forum to implement the Fingal Heritage Plan 2018-2013.
Contact: [email protected] Tel. 01-890 5691
The heritage officer programme is a partnership between the Heritage Council and the Local Authority. Download information on the Heritage Officer Programme here.
Coordinated by the Heritage Council since 2005, National Heritage Week has become one of Ireland’s largest cultural events, and will run this year from Saturday, 15th – Sunday, 23rd August. For more information see https://www.heritageweek.ie Fingal Heritage Office will be bringing some exciting projects to you for Heritage Week including Snapshots from Fingal's Past, Fingal from the Air and Colour Fingal
Cultural heritage includes tangible culture (such as buildings, monuments, landscapes, books, works of art, and artefacts), intangible culture (such as folklore, traditions, language, and knowledge), and natural heritage (including culturally significant landscapes, and biodiversity). UNESCO
Natural heritage refers to the sum total of the elements of biodiversity, including flora and fauna, ecosystems and geological structures
Fingal Heritage Office works proactively to support communities and heritage groups to undertake projects, events and local heritage initiatives.
Archaeology is about people in the past, and Community is about people in the present. Community archaeology is about connecting people to their past in a unique and collaborative way.
Drumanagh promontory fort is a nationally important archaeological site and is of international significance in terms of Ireland’s relationship with the Roman world. Digging Drumanagh is the first scientific excavation ever undertaken at the site.
The heritage resource is particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts.
From the time of the Vikings Fingal has been recognised as having its own distinctive qualities, from gently undulating hills and an extensive coastline, to a rich agricultural, archaeological and historical heritage.
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