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| Hi all, this is my first post here and I'm not sure if this has been brought up before on the forum. Here goes anyway. In light of the current crisis at Teamhair na Rí (Tara) and the growing opposition to the government's stance on this issue, the following report is both timely and encouraging: RTE News: Growing interest in protecting Irish heritageý Growing interest in protecting Irish heritage Monday, 23 July 2007 16:54 http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0723/heritage.html A new study on the value people in Ireland place on heritage shows that the public are becoming increasingly concerned about the need to safeguard traditions. The study also found that a majority of those surveyed called for increased funding, and that they placed heritage protection as the fifth most important priority for public spending. The research was carried out by Lansdowne Market Research. == Huge majority believe heritage should be protected http://www.belfasttelegraph.co[...]ews/ireland/article2793586.ece Monday, July 23, 2007 Nine out of ten people believe it is important to protect Ireland's heritage, according to a survey published today by the Heritage Council. The survey found that the public are becoming increasingly concerned about the issue and most want more taxpayers money spent on protecting our heritage. The Heritage Council says a number of recent high-profile campaigns and controversies have helped raised public awareness of the issue. It also says the Minister for the Environment has recognised that quite clearly by saying that new measures are needed to protect heritage. == Heritage vandals 'should be jailed' http://www.tyronetimes.co.uk/latest-irish-news?articleid=3050637 Vandals who damage Ireland's heritage should be jailed or fined, a new survey suggests. The year-long study by the Heritage Council found that more than 92% of those surveyed agreed that it is important to protect our heritage. A total of 92% of interviewees said they think that people should be penalised for damaging heritage - an increase from 51% in a similar survey in 1999. Heritage Council chief executive Michael Starrett said: "While heritage preservation may have been perceived as a low priority in the past, in today's affluent, confident Ireland, heritage protection engenders national and local pride." Cheers, Stiofán. www.craobhcrua.org Reply | with quote | Posted by OBroin 27th July 2007ce 16:42 |
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