Organisation: Irish Heritage trust

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<p>After renovation: The McCarthy Library at Fota House. Pictures: Dan Linehan</p>

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Back to the future as Cork's Fota House reveals restored rooms

We visit the country house in East Cork to discover interior design secrets and stories to piece together a historic 'jigsaw'

<p>So grand, so gorgeous: Johnstown Castle is managed by the Irish Heritage Trust.</p>

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Five great houses and gardens of Ireland to visit this summer

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Made in Munster: Meet Cork thatcher Liam Broderick

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Made in Munster: The tech giant Apple harvesting food from Fota Gardens

home and gardens

400 lots to come under the hammer at Hegarty’s sale

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Capturing the castle: Johnstown Castle in County Wexford is well worth checking out

Take a tour of Wexford’s Johnstown Castle - opening to the public in Spring 2019

Kya deLongchamps tours Wexford’s Johnstown Castle, a Gothic fantasy owned by Teagasc, opening to the public in Spring 2019.

Sat, 01 Sep, 2018

Fair days to lift gloom

Boosted with the hope of finer weather, Peter Dowdall can’t wait to go in search of a particular impatiens.

Sat, 14 Apr, 2018

Take a stroll through Ireland's heritage gardens

Kya deLongchamps encourages a wide-eyed spring ramble around three of the many heritage gardens of Ireland.

Sat, 22 Apr, 2017

Take a sneak peak inside the beautiful and fascinating Fota House, Arboretum and Gardens

Get a fascinating view behind the scenes at Fota House, Arboretum and Gardens in our video.

Fri, 08 Jul, 2016

No Tricolour flying at heritage-status Fota

On visiting Fota House recently, I was surprised to note that the Tricolour was not flying on the flag pole at the front.

Tue, 29 Mar, 2016

Johnstown’s €7.5m makeover

Ray Ryan reports on a Teagasc’s plans to develop Johnstown Castle into

Mon, 02 Nov, 2015

Teagasc to redevelop Johnstown Castle

Teagasc is to undertake a conservation project on Johnstown Castle in Co Wexford, a €7.5m project that will run from now until from now until mid-2017.

Tue, 13 Oct, 2015

Our gardening noticeboard

* ACE at UCC and the Irish Heritage Trust will offer a summer short course at Fota House: ’A History of Gardens’ with Dr Nigel Everett which will run for 6 weeks, starting on June 10.

Sun, 01 Jun, 2014

Cider-making a pressing concern for volunteers

Making fresh cider or restoring centuries-old furniture and art are among the exciting work available to volunteers for the year ahead at Fota House.

Mon, 21 Jan, 2013

Fota frameyard award

IT was all beer and skittles at Fota House last week.

Sat, 27 Oct, 2012

Varadkar pays tribute to all involved in Fota House restoration

The tourism minister paid tribute yesterday to everyone who helped to save, protect and conserve historic Fota House in Cork since it came into public ownership almost 40 years ago.

Tue, 16 Oct, 2012

Results of €11m Fota revamp unveiled

The Irish Heritage Trust has unveiled the results of an almost €11m four-year restoration programme at historic Fota House.

Wed, 25 Apr, 2012

Fota House reopens to public

Extensive restoration work on Fota House will be unveiled tomorrow as part of a drive to encourage visitors.

Mon, 23 Apr, 2012

Students plan Cluedo game for Fota House

“EEEUUUUGHH!”

Mon, 24 Oct, 2011

Art of protecting our built and natural heritage

THE newly-gilded alcoves of the dining room at Cork’s Fota House suggest only calm and elegance.

Tue, 27 Sep, 2011

Oral folklore project ‘last chance’ to record the legacy of great houses

IN many cases, only the ivy-wreathed ruins and the memories remain.

Mon, 17 Jan, 2011

€3m art collection returns to Fota

A FAMOUS art and furniture collection originally displayed in Fota House in Cork some 30 years ago is back in the famous residence following a donation by a local business and AIB.

Mon, 11 May, 2009

Lasting legacy of Fota campaign

THE Irish Heritage Trust is to be congratulated on its thorough restoration of Fota House on Fota Island, Cork, and on securing most of the collection of Irish paintings and furniture I assembled during the 1970s.

Wed, 22 Apr, 2009

Open day to raise funds for suicide charity

A landowner will throw open the gates of his private country estate to the public this weekend to raise funds for people bereaved by suicide.

Thu, 11 Sep, 2008

Fota a ‘flagship’ example of trust’s potential

FOTA HOUSE has been hailed by Environment Minister John Gormley as a model of how Ireland’s historical properties can be secured as heritage assets.

Tue, 22 Apr, 2008

Irish Heritage Trust to care for Fota House

FOTA HOUSE in Cork is set to become the first historic Irish building to come under the stewardship of the Irish Heritage Trust — an organisation established in 2006 to preserve properties of historic and cultural significance.

Tue, 04 Dec, 2007

Irish Heritage Trust set to take over Fota House

THE Irish Heritage Trust (IHT) is expected to take over responsibility for historic Fota House in Co Cork within months.

Tue, 04 Sep, 2007

Government launches heritage site scheme

Environment Minister Dick Roche today announced the establishment of the ‘Irish Heritage Trust’.

Mon, 03 Jul, 2006

Roche hails spending plans for housing sector

The Government is determined to deliver more social housing, Minister for the Environment Dick Roche said tonight.

Thu, 17 Nov, 2005

Call for new heritage body to extend focus

Campaigners are calling for the Irish Heritage Trust to expand its remit beyond the protection of just big houses.

Sat, 10 Sep, 2005

Ahern announces establishment of Heritage Trust

THE Government is to establish a national trust to safeguard the future of stately homes and heritage buildings, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern announced last night.

Sat, 10 Sep, 2005