Three World Heritage Tentative List sites and one World Heritage Property are to receive just under €240,000 in funding under the 2025 Pilot World Heritage Strategic Investment Fund, Ministers James Browne and Christopher O’Sullivan announced today.

The grants are designed to help owners and custodians safeguard heritage sites for future generations, while also improving public accessibility and community engagement. The pilot fund focuses on enhancing, protecting and conserving attributes of Outstanding Universal Value in recognised World Heritage Properties, as well as potential attributes in sites on Ireland’s Tentative List.

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Funding allocations announced today include:

€125,000 for the Transatlantic Cable Ensemble, Valentia, Co. Kerry

€87,000 for The Royal Sites of Ireland

€22,000 for The Passage Tomb Landscape of Sligo

€3,500 for Brú na Bóinne, Co. Meath

Announcing the awards, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, James Browne TD, said: "The award of these grants recognises the important work carried out by the custodians of these internationally significant structures and will assist in their ongoing protection and presentation."

Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity, Christopher O’Sullivan TD, added: "This new initiative not only preserves our rich heritage, but also delivers on actions within the recently launched Strategy for World Heritage in Ireland 2025-2035 to empower local communities.

"This pilot fund helps to improve the interpretation and presentation of structures, enhance accessibility, and enable the protection and conservation of structures in need of urgent support, including building resilience to withstand the effects of climate change.

"I wish all of the award recipients, including the many spearheaded by local communities, the best of luck in rolling out their projects."