{"id":4779,"date":"2023-02-23T11:46:29","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T11:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kilkennyheritage.ie\/?p=4779"},"modified":"2023-02-23T11:46:29","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T11:46:29","slug":"heritage-news-events-23-2-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kilkennyheritage.ie\/2023\/02\/heritage-news-events-23-2-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Heritage News & Events 23.2.23"},"content":{"rendered":"

Decade of Centenaries Grant Scheme 2023 – reminder<\/strong>
\nA reminder that the Kilkenny Decade of Centenaries Grant Scheme 2023 will close for applications at 5pm<\/strong> Monday 6th<\/sup> March 2023. <\/strong>\u00a0Application forms and grant criteria is available at https:\/\/kilkennyheritage.ie\/2023\/02\/kilkenny-county-council-decade-of-centenaries-grant-scheme-2023\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Common Thread a 2022 Decade of Centenaries project<\/p><\/div>\n

Heritage Council Our Place in Time<\/em> new strategic plan launched<\/strong>
\nThe Heritage Council recently launched their new strategic Plan 2023-2028 and for the first time Ireland will have an evidence base through which to evaluate the contribution of heritage to Irish society and its economy. The \u2018Heritage Matters\u2019 initiative is one of a number of ambitions for the future of heritage in Ireland set out in the plan.\u00a0 To read more about this initiative and the plan go to Heritage Council\u2019s new Strategic Plan 2023-2028 | The Heritage Council<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n

European Cultures Together Conference<\/strong>
\nTwilight Community Group Kilkenny are involved in the European Cultures Together Conference which takes place on Thursday 16th<\/sup> March<\/strong> in the Newpark Hotel with a programme that includes workshops, Art and Drama performances, guest speakers and cultural events from across the globe! This organisation promotes social inclusion and integration and the conference is free of charge. To find out more, contact Twilight Community Group on 056 7813105 or email them at info@twilight.ie<\/a><\/p>\n

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Bricks 4 Kidz Workshops<\/strong>
\nOPW Kilkenny Castle will host a series of FREE STEM based workshops to mark Engineers Week 2023. The theme of the workshops is the trebuchet which is a simple mechanism that flings objects through the air, similar to a catapult. Each workshop is school age specific and includes a presentation and discussion about the trebuchet, followed by the build itself. \u00a0A separate workshop for younger children will consist of an array of 3D Lego Models related to our everyday environment. The workshops will take place on Sunday 5th<\/sup> March from 10am \u2013 5.30pm <\/strong>(4 workshops). \u00a0Free but booking is essential as places are limited. A wait list will be taken in case of any cancellations.\u00a0 https:\/\/ie1.bricks4kidznow.com\/profile.php?id=1485092<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n

Royal Irish Academy Decade of Centenaries Bursary 2023 open for applications<\/strong>
\nThe Royal Irish Academy have opened their Decade of Centenaries Bursary for 2023, which is dedicated to the memory of the late Dr \u00c9amon Phoenix, as part of the commemorative programme for the final phase of the Decade of Centenaries.\u00a0 This bursary aims to encourage new local research and local history studies (local, national and regional) as a means of recognising the significant contribution of local historians in furthering fields of study relating to the struggle for independence and the civil war period within their communities.\u00a0 Closing date for online applications is 5th<\/sup> April 2023. <\/strong>\u00a0To read the grant guidelines and for online application forms go to Decade of Centenaries Bursary | Royal Irish Academy (ria.ie)<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n

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Decade of Centenaries Grant Scheme 2023 – reminder A reminder that the Kilkenny Decade of Centenaries Grant Scheme 2023 will close for applications at 5pm Monday 6th March 2023. \u00a0Application forms and grant criteria is available at https:\/\/kilkennyheritage.ie\/2023\/02\/kilkenny-county-council-decade-of-centenaries-grant-scheme-2023\/ Heritage Council Our Place in Time new strategic plan launched The Heritage Council recently launched their new […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":4785,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,139],"tags":[805,794,804,803,806],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kilkennyheritage.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4779"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kilkennyheritage.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kilkennyheritage.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kilkennyheritage.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kilkennyheritage.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4779"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/kilkennyheritage.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4779\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4787,"href":"https:\/\/kilkennyheritage.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4779\/revisions\/4787"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kilkennyheritage.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kilkennyheritage.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kilkennyheritage.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kilkennyheritage.ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}