Letters to the Editor: Let’s reopen access for the public to our heritage sites

'Keep Ireland Open is working to persuade our politicians to reactivate legislation that protected public access to our natural and architectural inheritance'

Fiadh Leahy and Cara Drew, Lehenaghmore enjoying a tour of Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral as art of Culture Night in Cork City.

What a wonderful treat it was to celebrate our history, heritage, and creativity during the 20th edition of Culture Night on September 19. Details of 1,871 events, where venues generously opened their doors, facilitating artists, performers, and subject-matter experts to share their talents and knowledge with countless thousands of attendees, were detailed on the Oíche Chultúir website.

What a shame, then, that so much of our unique heritage remains literally in the dark and out of bounds behind locked gates and barbed wire.