Ireland’s Tentative List for UNESCO World Heritage Site status

The Department is seeking applications from Local Authorities, State Bodies, community organisations and individuals, for sites or properties of natural and/or cultural heritage which are considered to be of outstanding universal value, for inclusion on Ireland’s new Tentative List for designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

However, it appears that the Department, in conjunction with local authorities, has predetermined the outcome of the revision of Ireland’s Tentative List. This is not only unfair, but also potentially unlawful. Unless Clare County Council pulls out the stops between and the end of June, Inis Cealtra will fall off Ireland’s Tentative List for UNESCO World Heritage Sites.