Over €620,000 funding has been announced to protect and upgrade heritage buildings in Ireland under the Structures at Risk Fund 2015.

The €624,000 fund is being used to safeguard structures in private and civic ownership, protected under the Planning and Development Act 2000, and can also apply to some structures within Architectural Conservation Areas.

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Typical works funded under the scheme include roof repairs, structural consolidation and measures to ensure weather tightness.

Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Heather Humphreys TD, said: "This scheme encourages the regeneration and reuse of heritage properties and helps to secure the preservation of protected structures which might otherwise be lost. Since 2011, over 100 structures have been safeguarded for the future as a result of the SRF scheme."

(CD/JP)