Budget 2023: Heritage funding more than doubled
Budget 2023 has increased overall funding for natural, built and archaeological heritage to €147.5m, an increase of 14% on last year and...
Recent news & updates
Here, you'll find updates on my progress as Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform and T.D. for Carlow-Kilkenny. Click on the categories below to filter my posts for the issues you're interested in.
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Malcolm Noonan
- Aug 21
Heritage Week 2022 Recap
Tullahought Heritage Day My very first Heritage Week 2022 engagement was to launch the Kilmackoliver loop walk in the beautiful village...
Malcolm Noonan
- Aug 13
#HeritageWeek2022
Today marks the start of #HeritageWeek2022 and one of my favourite weeks of the year. Best wishes to our network of local authority...
Malcolm Noonan
- Aug 11
New Species Action Plan for bats published
The lesser Horseshoe Bat is a charismatic little mammal. It's is the only bat species in Ireland to live up to its stereotype of hanging...
Malcolm Noonan
- Aug 8
€75,000 grant funding for community-led Abbeyleix Bog restoration announced by Minister Noonan
I have approved grant funding of up to €75,000 to the Abbeyleix Bog Project for peatland restoration measures at Abbeyleix Bog in Co....
Malcolm Noonan
- Aug 6
Grennan Mill 40th Anniversary Arts Exhibition launched by Minister Noonan
Forty years of creativity, inspiration and imagination in a creaky, beautiful old building on the banks of the river Nore. In fact the...
Malcolm Noonan
- Aug 5
Speech at Design & Crafts Council Ireland book launch and exhibition opening
Elenaor Flegg provides a fascinating account of the evolution of Irish craft from the early 1970’s to the mid 90’s as part of a set of...
Malcolm Noonan
- Aug 1
July Newsletter from Minister Noonan
It was a busy and fulfilling month for me as Minister and in my Constituency. Here's my Top 5 from both: Top 5 as Minister (1) Wildlife...
Malcolm Noonan
- Jul 31
World Ranger Day celebrated by Minister Noonan
Today is #WorldRangerDay. As I travel around the country to our national parks, reserves, and conservation projects, I continue to be...
Malcolm Noonan
- Jul 28
Wicklow Mountains National Park site visit from Minister Noonan
Practical, replicable habitat restoration in Wicklow Mountains National Park. Thanks to our NPWS team, Munster Technological University's...
Malcolm Noonan
- Jul 25
Ireland’s first captive-bred Natterjack toadlets released into the wild by Minister Noonan
Almost 500 Natterjack toadlets were released today, Monday July 25th, at Castlegregory, Co. Kerry, with the help of the local community....
Malcolm Noonan
- Jul 22
Public meeting on urban dereliction and vacancy in Carlow hosted by Green Party
A really informative and engaging public meeting on vacancy and dereliction this evening, hosted by our Green Party rep for Muine Bheag...
Malcolm Noonan
- Jul 21
New World Heritage Tentative List for Ireland announced by Minister Noonan
I've just announced a new World Heritage Tentative List for Ireland. The Tentative List is an inventory of natural and cultural heritage...
Malcolm Noonan
- Jul 21
Cushendale Woollen Mills visited by Minister Noonan
Six generations of the Cushen family have operated out of Cushendale Woollen Mills in Graigenamanagh, producing a truly sustainable range...
Malcolm Noonan
- Jul 19
Kilkenny Traveler Pride 2022 launched by Minister Noonan
I was delighted to have launched Traveller Pride in Kilkenny Castle today. Traveller pride is an important event to highlight and...
Malcolm Noonan
- Jul 10
National Day of Commemoration Regional Ceremony at Kilkenny Castle attended by Minister Noonan
National Day of Commemoration Regional Ceremony at Kilkenny Castle is always a special occasion. We remember all those women and men who...
Malcolm Noonan
- Jul 10
Carlow Pride Festival 2022 attended by Minister Noonan
What a wonderful day for Carlow Pride Festival! There was a real carnival feel to the town as we made our way to Carlow Town Park for the...
Malcolm Noonan
- Jul 5
Wildlife Crime: Update from Minister Noonan
I’d like to respond to some inaccurate statements made recently in the media on the issue of wildlife crime. My prioritisation of...
Malcolm Noonan
- Jul 1
June Newsletter from Minister Noonan
It was a busy and fulfilling month for me as Minister and in my Constituency. Here's my Top 5 from both: Top 5 as Minister (1) Full...
Malcolm Noonan
- Jun 22
‘The Megalithic Art of the Passage Tombs at Knowth, County Meath’ launched by Minister Noonan
Yesterday evening, on Summer Solstice in the shadow of the famous Passage Tomb itself, saw the launch of the final volume of a remarkable...