COMHAIRLE BUIRGE CHILL CHAINNIGH
KILKENNY BOROUGH COUNCIL
CITY HALL, HIGH STREET
KILKENNY

CONFERENCE

“Serving People - Preserving Heritage”

9TH JULY, 2009

THE PARADE TOWER CONFERENCE CENTRE

KILKENNY CASTLE

 
Booking Contact Details: Phone No.: 00353 (0)56 7794530 Email Address: heritageconference@kilkennycity.ie
Conference Programme
9.00 a.m. to 9.30 a.m.: Registration and Welcome by Mayor of Kilkenny
9.30 a.m. to 9.50 a.m.: Department of Enviroment, Heritage & Local Government – Ms. Catherine Desmond, Archaeologist, National Monuments Service.
9.50 a.m. to 10.10 a.m.: Contribution from The Heritage Council (speaker to be confirmed)
10.10 a.m. to 10.30 a.m.: “Economic Impact of Walled Towns Day” – Conor Brennan, IWTN Co-Ordinator.
10.30 a.m. to 11.00 a.m.: The Kilkenny Perspective:
  • Conservation and economic growth in Kilkenny: the management of change in the historic urban environment – Aine Doyle, Conservation Officer, Kilkenny Local Authorities.
  • Local projects – Rothe House, Talbot Tower, Kilkenny Castle, etc. (Joe Ledwidge, Rothe House, and Brian Tyrrell, Kilkenny Borough Council.)
  • Mobility Management Plan for the City (Kieran Fitzgerald/John Mulholland, Kilkenny Local Authorities.)
11.00 a.m. to 11.15 a.m.: Tea/Coffee
11.15 a.m. to 11.40 a.m.: Historic Towns Forum - "21 years of Focusing on Heritage". - Sam Howes, Chairman, Historic Towns Forum/Deputy Chief Executive at Chichester District Council
11.40 p.m. to 12.45 p.m.
Case Studies from: Cork - 11.40 a.m. to 12.00 noon
Case Studies from: Waterford - 12.00 noon to 12.20 p.m.
Case Studies from: Youghal - 12.20 p.m. to 12.45 p.m.
12.45 p.m. to 2.00 p.m.: Lunch (not provided)
2.00 p.m. to 3.30 p.m.: Walking Tours of Kilkenny – view and hear on-site presentations on local projects including venues such as Talbot Tower, Rothe House, Tholsel.
3.30 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.: Tourism Workshop led by Fáilte Ireland
5.00 p.m.: Discussion/Summary