Heritage Grants

Heritage Council of Ireland Community Grant Scheme

The aim of this national scheme is to support capital projects that improve access and inclusion to heritage sites and that apply good heritage practice to the management of places, collections, or objects (including buildings). The scheme also supports the purchase of essential equipment. This scheme is intended to enable communities and heritage non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to continue their work in this area or to start new initiatives.

You can find details of Heritage Council grant schemes here. 

Heritage Council of Ireland Heritage Organisations Support Fund

The Heritage Organisations Support Fund aims to build the capacity of non-governmental organisations working in the heritage sector in Ireland by providing funding towards their core costs. This funding would provide support to:

  • develop and strengthen the skills, processes, and resources that heritage organisations need to survive, adapt, and thrive in the uncertainty of recent times.
  • heritage organisations who play a key role in the heritage infrastructure of Ireland and to help achieve national policy and plans.

The maximum amount available per organisation is €60,000

You can find details of Heritage Council grant schemes here. 

dlr Heritage Community Grant Scheme 2026

The dlr Community Grants Scheme is designed to support local initiatives which promote growth and development in the areas of community development, events, heritage, environment, arts and business area promotion in the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown area.

The 2026 scheme is now open for applications, closing date is October 24th, 2025 at 1pm.

You find find more details and make an application here. 

 

 

2025 dlr Heritage Grants Awarded

Round 1:

Sandyford Downs Residents Association and Community Garden: Biodiversity projects, 566

Killiney Historical Society: Historic map scanning, 560

Wordwell Books | Eastwood Books: "Dalkey: An Illustrated History", 1,000

Killiney Historical Society: Interpretive display panel, 2,000

Killiney Historical Society: Journal 2025 and calendar, 1,328

Shankill Tidy Towns: Old Woods Trail / Slí na Sean-Choille, 2,500

Shankill Tidy Towns: Shankill community walks, 630

Shankill Tidy Towns: Orientation signs, 1,050

Joanna Marsden: Research, interviews; talk/article; 'Always Arriving': Dún Laoghaire as a place of arrival, 3,000

Moontour: Historical tours of the harbour by kayak - "Harbour Heritage at Sea", 3,906

Cabinteely Tidy Towns: Update of interpretation board and reprinting of map guides, 2,377

Kill Avenue / Deansgrange Tidy Towns: Heritage Trail, 2,000

Foxrock Area Community and Enterprise (FACE): Performance of "All that Fall" by Samuel Beckett, 3,500

Monkstown Village Tidy District: Enhancing Biodiversity and Community Awareness 2025, 1,624

Monkstown Village Tidy District: Five built heritage talks/walks, 700

Roger Casement Summer School: 2025 Roger Casement Summer School, 2,300

Irish Federation of University Women:"100 Years of Empowering Women: Celebrating the Centenary of the Irish Federation of University Women", 2,000

Dalkey Irish Heritage Town Co: Updating eight video animations,  1,500

 

Round 2:

Killiney Historical Society: Interpretation signs, 2,100

Joanna Marsden: Research, interviews; talk/article; 'Always Arriving': Dun Laoghaire as a place of arrival,  1,800

Mount Merrion Residents Association: Signage for Native Irish Apple Orchard, 1,368

Foxrock Area Community and Enterprise (FACE): Design for Foxrock area heritage walking map and guide, 1,827

Music in Monkstown: Monkstown Parish Church Organ Recitals, 1,650

Balally Players Theatre Group: An exploration of the traumatic effect of the Harry Gleeson case on Sean McBride: Posthumous Pardon, 1,500

Monkstown Village Tidy District: Interactive virtual heritage tour, 2,100

Killiney Historical Society: Heritage map and document scanning, 1,627

Maritime Institute of Ireland/Foras Muiridhe na h-Éireann: Online Library Catalogue System installation, 1,913

2024 dlr Heritage Grants Awarded

Monkstown Village Tidy District: Biodiversity projects 2024, €1,940

Running Blind Dance: Performance Promenade, €500

Shankill Tidy Towns: Shankill Community Walks, €1,500

Glencullen Walking Tours: In time's eye - the four roads of Glencullen, €960

5K Histories: Shipwrecks video, €2,000

Sandyford Downs: Biodiversity projects, €865

Joyce Tower Museum: Conservation of Joyce Tower Paper Collection, €1,000

Balally Players: Juggernaut play performance, €990

Monkstown Village Tidy District: Monkstown's built heritage 2024, €840

DigitalDub.ie; Documentary Film, €2,000

Dunleary Lifeboat Project: Restoration project, €1,000

Roger Casement Summer School: 2024 Roger Casement Summer School, €3,000

Foxrock Area Community and Enterprise: Foxrock and the Harcourt Street Line outdoor exhibition, €1,000

Dalkey Tidy Towns: Heritage creative interpretation, €1,573

Killiney History Society: Historical map scanning, €1,240

Shankill Tidy Towns: Shankill as a Walking Venue, €900

William Byrne: Loughlinstown workhouse information Board, €1,450

Killiney Village Residents Association: History Festival, €1,600

The National Maritime Museum of Ireland: Exhibition enhancement, €1,000

Shabnam Vasisht: Digging up the Raj in the Attic, €1,000

Killiney Village Residents Association: Journal 2024, €1,000

Watson Killiney Residents Association: Biodiversity project, €500

Newpark Academy of Music: Melfield: from Opera to Rockera exhibition, €800

Ballinteer Senior Citizens Courtyard: Biodiversity project, €400

 

2023 dlr Heritage Grants Awarded

Foxrock Tidy Towns: Culture and heritage talks, €800

Shankill Tidy Towns: Developing Shankill as a walking venue, €700

Roger Casement Summer School: 2023 Summer School, €4,500

Killiney Village Residents Association: Village Design Statement Workshop, €3,000

Killiney Bay Community Council: Calendars, €600

National Maritime Museum: Rochdale/Prince of Wales Shipwrecks 1807 exhibition, €2,000

Shankill Tidy Towns: Shankill heritage signage, €560

Cabinteely Tidy Towns: Cabinteely heritage walk, €2,100

Killiney Village Residents Association: Biodiversity Workshops,  €1,000

Morrigan Books: Heritage Publication 2023, €2,000

Dalkey Castle: Dalkey Heritage Town Map, €3,000

Foxrock Area Community and Enterprise: Phone box refurbishment, €595

Loughlinstown Community Rooms: Plant a tree, €475

Monkstown Village Tidy District: Heritage Walks, €700

Monkstown Village Tidy District: Biodiversity Planning, €2,500

Shankill Tidy Towns: Shankill community walks, €1,300

Sandyford Downs Residents Association: Biodiversity projects 2023, €770

2022 dlr Heritage Grants Awarded

Seed Scholars: Citizen Science with the River Slang videos, €3,000

Killiney Community Council: Heritage Trail Series 2, €700

Mushroom Stuff: Foraging events, €2,500

Foxrock Area Community and Enterprise: Heritage map for Foxrock, €2,500

O'Brien Press Ltd: "The Granite Coast", €1,500

Shankill Tidy Towns: Route signage, €800

Monkstown Village Tidy District: Biodiversity projects 2022, €1,900

Shankill Tidy Towns: Community Walks, €1,000

Friends of Joyce Tower Society: Tales from the Tower : A Personal History of the James Joyce Tower and Museum by its Curators, €2,500

Sandyford Downs Residents Association: Biodiversity for Keeps project, €500

Lakelands Residents Association: Journal, €1,000

Men's Mental Health Initiative/ Digital Dub: The Brack film, €2,000

Roger Casement Summer School: Summer School, €5,000

Barnacullia Woodside History Group: Publication, €500

An Taisce: Grey Poplar project and native tree replanting, €400

2021 dlr Heritage Grants Awarded

Round 1:

Dunleary Lifeboat Project: Promotion/ Improve Community Awareness, €2,000

Monkstown Village Tidy District: Growing Biodiversity - plan for Monkstown, €2,000

Richmond Park Tidy Districts Association: Biodiversity Plan for Richmond Park, €700

Roger Casement Summer School: Summer School, €4,900

Roger Casement Summer School: Summer School, €5,000

Friends of Joyce Tower Society: Framing original paintings of James Joyce's houses in Dublin and Dun Laoghaire, €1,250

Dún Laoghaire TidyTowns Group: Installation of wild flower meadow in central Dún Laoghaire, €800

 

Round 2:

The Irish Military Heritage Foundation: Martello Tower Trail, 1,000

Shankill Tidy Towns: Heritage walks, €868

Ballinclea Heights: Biodiversity project, €1,000

Killiney Bay Community Council: Heritage map,700

Dalkey Irish Heritage Town Company: Things To Do Brochure, €1,000

Sandyford Downs Resident's Association: Insect Hotels, €820

Monkstown Village Tidy District: Biodiversity Events, €955

Glencullen History Project: "The Story of a Village, It’s People and Heritage", €900

5k histories: Real Irish Pirates Video, 1,000

National Community Monument Fund 2025

The Community Monument Fund is an initiative of the National Monuments Service of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.

 

The core aims of this Fund are the conservation, maintenance, protection and presentation of archaeological monuments. It will:

  • enable conservation works to be carried out on monuments which are deemed to be significant and in need of urgent support
  • build resilience in our monuments to enable them to withstand the effects of climate change
  • encourage access to monuments and improve their presentation.

 

The Department encourages project promoters to incorporate a traditional skills training element in projects.

 

Private applicants and/or community groups who are the owners or custodians of archaeological monuments can apply to the scheme for funding. Please contact our Heritage Officer with any questions.

 

The Community Monuments Fund in 2025 has 3 Streams:

Stream 1 offered grants up to €100,000 aimed at essential repairs and capital works for the conservation and repair of archaeological monuments
Stream 2 offered grants of up to €30,000 for development of Conservation Management Plans/Reports that are aimed at identifying measures for conservation of archaeological monuments and improving public access.
Stream 3 offered grants of up to €30,000 for enhancement of access infrastructure and interpretation (including virtual/online) at archaeological monuments.

CMF Forms 2025
Community Monuments Fund 2025
CMF2025 Handbook.pdf
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Community Monuments Fund 2025 - Application Form
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Community Monuments Fund 2025 - Appraisal Form
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Community Monuments Fund 2025 - Conflict of Interest Form
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Community Monuments Fund 2025 - Recoupment Claim Form Gaeilge
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