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An Taisce
The National Trust for Ireland
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Protecting
and preserving Ireland's heritage since 1948
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An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
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‘An Taisce, The National Trust for Ireland, is founded entirely for the benefit of the people: our hope is that people will in turn do their part
(Robert Lloyd Praegar, 1948)
An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland was established in 1948 by Robert Lloyd Praegar, an Irish naturalist and historian. Praegar believed the protection of our heritage to be a responsibility shared by all the inhabitants of Ireland, but understood that an independent non-governmental body was required to join the people of Ireland in conserving and protecting Ireland’s heritage.
Today, An Taisce continues to work as an independent, free from bias voice.
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An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland
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An Taisce is a membership organisation and relies on you to become a member. As a member you automatically help strengthen An Taisce’s position on positive change across many areas of national importance, and it is your voice we represent. As a charity An Taisce relies on its members to help us fund our work...
From our churches, our roads and our monuments, to our old bridges and manor homes; from our parklands to our deer, our waterways, and our flora & fauna, An Taisce works to protect Ireland and help her retain her identity as a country of natural and symbolic beauty, treasured not just by us but by millions of people around the world.
Robert Lloyd Praegar had a vision in 1948 – to protect and preserve our heritage. An Taisce is Praegar’s legacy and us the people of Ireland, the benefactors.
‘Floreat Hibernia’
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| |  | Taoiseach asked to stand over his promise on protected bogs Environmental organisations, An Taisce and Friends of the Irish Environment, have asked the Taoiseach to stand over his promise to defend bogs protected under law.
Peat is now being illegally extracted on 9 of the 53 protected bogs in spite of the Taoiseach's pledge that the law would be upheld.
We are asking the Taoiseach to prove he was, and is, sincere in his pledge to uphold the law. read more ... |
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| | | Shocking destruction of birthplace of the National Theatre and also the Fianna The loss by fire of 34 Camden Street in Dublin has massively damaged a site that was the birthplace of both the Abbey Theatre and the Fianna - a terraced early Georgian house with all the criteria befitting a National Monument.
An Taisce is now seeking to persuade the State to buy the site under a compulsory purchase order, declare it a National Monument, reinstate the building, and list adjacent Georgian buildings on the Record of Protected Structures.
We call on interested members of the public and groups to come forward and join the campaign at CamdenStreetAlliance@gmail.com so that a successful campaign can be achieved. read more ... | | | | An Taisce notes the An Bord Pleanála decision on the Trading Hub outside of Athlone An Taisce notes the An Bord Pleanala decision to grant permission to the Athlone Trading Hub.
This is the first stage of a proposal of staggering size and scale that the promoters claim will be the greatest commercial and trade centre in Europe.
An Taisce believes that the vague nature of the planning conditions attached to development and the lack of global consideration of sustainability by An Bord Pleanála is a serious concern. read more ... |
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| |  | Natures Way Booklets Available An Taisce has produced a series of illustrated booklets called Nature’s Way. These booklets have been part funded by the Irish Environmental Network (IEN) biodiversity fund and the Natural Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS).
The booklets aim to be fun and informative through brilliant illustrations and engaging, accessible text. The cartoons and illustrations are amusing in places and help readers to remember some of the issues and concepts, as well as inviting them to read the booklet. The messages are crafted to be appealing, and memorable. read more ... | | | | Submissions made by An Taisce Recent Submissions made by An Taisce are available at the 'Sumissions' Tab above or here read more ... |
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| | | An Taisce launch Wetlands report – wetlands role in flood mitigation The launch was followed by a presentation of the report by authors Lauren Williams and Dr Simon Harrison of University College Cork.
Among the main findings of the report were that wetlands alleviate frequent, low to medium rainfall events referred to as ‘hydrological floods’ best. However, floodplain and coastal wetlands do have the greatest potential mitigate against large scale flood events. read more ... | | | | State of the Nation: A View of Ireland's Planning System 2000 - 2011 republished 20th April 2012 |
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| | | Why we called for the Investigation of Dublin City Council’s Planning Record – An Taisce The publication of the Mahon report has seen renewed calls for investigations into the planning matters of local authorities by An Taisce and others. In 2009 An Taisce called for the investigation of Dublin City Council’s planning record and subsequently it became one of seven local authorities under investigation by former minister for the environment John Gormley, this initiative being later reduced to an in-house investigated by his successor, Phil Hogan, which is a matter of some current political concern. read more ... | | | | Westmeath An Taisce Website |
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| | | An Taisce's Statement on Refusal of Children's Hospital “The decision on the Children’s Hospital by An Bord Pleanála will protect Dublin’s Future - An Taisce”
An Bord Pleanála has made one of the most significant planning decisions in its history in refusing the application by the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board for the 16 storey National Children's Hospital adjoining the Mater Hospital in Eccles St.
An Bord Pleanála refused the application on the grounds of height, scale as well as mass, and that it would contravene the provisions of the Dublin City Development Plan.
See here for article by Frank McDonald and image of bulk of proposal read more ... | | | | Refusal of Slane byPass Protects Irish Heritage and Public Investment An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland has today stated that “The refusal of the Slane N2 bypass by An Bord Pleanála is an eminently logical decision and has protected a very important piece of Irish National Heritage” read more ... |
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| | | Independent Planning Regulator required to guard against endemic corruption that Mahon found An Independent Planning Regulator is required to guard against the endemic corruption that Mahon found at the heart of Ireland’s Planning System.
Read More... | | | | Proposed changes to retail guidelines will cost jobs and cause more dereliction |
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| | | Risks to human health through polluted groundwater the key issue in septic tank debate - An Taisce | | | | Submission on Landscape Strategy An Taisce's submission to Consultation on the Strategy Issues Paper for the National Landscape Strategy for Ireland November 2011
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| | | An Taisce submission to UN on Rio+20 | | | | An Taisce call for a moratorium on 'Fracking' At the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Environment, Transport, Culture and the Gaeltacht on September 20th. Charles Stanley-Smith, Chair of An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland stated “An Taisce is calling for a Ban on ‘Fracking’ until such time as the People of Ireland can be convinced that it is possible to regulate Fracking, so that it can be undertaken sustainably and as a result there will be no environmental, social or economic harm.” read more ... |
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| | | Statement by An Taisce on settling three Judicial Reviews of permissions for the Corrib Pipeline Statement by An Taisce The National Trust for Ireland on settling three Judicial Reviews of permissions associated with the Corrib Gas Pipeline
An Taisce maintains its position that the manner in which the Corrib Gas Development Project has been consented to and constructed is a travesty of European Environmental Law. That is why we initiated these proceedings.
Rather than pursue these cases in open court, the State proposed a settlement to An Taisce. For those of you who have fought for so long and so hard for vindication in relation to the manner in which this development has proceeded; this is your victory.
At the heart of this settlement is a commitment from the Government to complete outstanding legislative transposition and to engage directly with An Taisce to address compliance with European Environmental Law. The critical objective for An Taisce – is to ensure what happened in the Corrib project – can never happen again. This is an opportunity to engage to do just that. An Taisce will continue to do everything it can to make sure the vulnerabilities in the Irish legislation are addressed. We will continue our fight to ensure that decision-making and enforcement processes effectively implement the protections afforded the environment under European Environmental Law. read more ... | | | | The National Trust for Ireland and the International National Trusts
An Taisce is the National Trust for Ireland and we manage a number of built and natural heritage properties in Ireland, with the participation of local communities. We have have restored the Tailor's Hall, which is our headquarters in Dublin.
Holders of an An Taisce membership card are entitled to concessionary access to heritage properties in Ireland (North & South) and around the World.
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