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We were delighted to have our colleague Leila Budd represent Carrig Conservation International Ltd at ZEB Summit 2026 at the RDS, Dublin.

Leila Budd chaired the panel “Stone Walls and Science: Retrofitting Traditional Buildings without Wrecking Them”, leading a discussion on the challenges of sensitively upgrading traditional buildings - from moisture and damp management to energy assessment, building performance and common retrofit mistakes.

A valuable conversation on balancing energy efficiency with the conservation and long-term performance of our traditional building stock.

Thank you to the ZEB Summit team and panellists for an engaging session.

Carrig is pleased to share the first webinar of the Built & Archaeological Heritage Climate Change Sectoral Adaptation Plan 2025, taking place on Friday, 25 September 2026, from 11:00–13:00.

Speakers will address topics including climate hazard data sets in Ireland; addressing the problems of scale in CRA from national to local; CRA tools for site-based assessments, undertaking a CRA for the Rock of Cashel and the assessment of climate change impacts on museums and art galleries. Invited speakers from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Ireland, Department of Culture, National Monuments Service, Office of Public Works and Historic England will present followed by Q&A and discussion.

📅 25 September 2026
🕚 11:00–13:00
💻 Online
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We’re delighted to share that Abbey Presbyterian Church has been awarded the Irish Georgian Society Award for Conservation of a Building of Major Cultural Significance.

Congratulations to the full project team:

Architect: https://www.facebook.com/SeanHarringtonArchitects/
Conservation Consultants: CarrigInt
Engineer: https://www.facebook.com/coraconsulting/mentions/
Client: Trustees of the Abbey Presbyterian Church, Dublin
Contractor: Classic conservation & restoration ltd

We would also like to thank the Irish Georgian Society, National Built Heritage Service and Ecclesiastical Insurance Office (Ireland) for sponsoring the awards.

Our thanks also go to the judging panel Dr Livia Hurley, Karen Laimer, Simon Lincoln, Frank McDonald, Kevin Mulligan and Andrew Tierney for their time and consideration.

A great achievement for everyone involved, and a wonderful recognition of the work that went into the conservation of Abbey Presbyterian Church.

Heritage Week 2026 | Heritage at Risk

Carrig colleagues were delighted to contribute to Heritage Week 2026, sharing expertise across events in Wicklow, Monaghan and Kerry.

Peter Cox presented Heritage at Risk at Killruddery House, highlighting the risks facing our built heritage, including climate change, under-funding, legislation and inappropriate energy retrofitting.

Gissella Renolfi presented on the Rossmore Memorial Fountain and Rossmore Mausoleum, exploring their history, architectural significance and conservation.

In Kerry, Cathy Daly, Ruth Graterol and Petra Krajacic presented Heritage at Risk: Kilshannig Church and Graveyard , Adapting to a Changing Climate, drawing on Carrig’s Conservation Management Plan and the SEA-CCHange research programme.

From historic houses and Victorian monuments to medieval churches and graveyards, these events brought together conservation knowledge, research and local engagement around the shared challenge of protecting Ireland’s heritage.

Thank you to the organisers, local communities and everyone who participated in these Heritage Week events.

Peter Cox is honoured and delighted to have been invited by Killruddery to deliver the keynote talk for Heritage Week on Sunday 23rd August at 12 noon.

This year’s Heritage Week theme, set by the The Heritage Council , is “Heritage at Risk” - a timely opportunity to explore the challenges facing our built heritage and the importance of protecting it for future generations.

📍 Killruddery
📅 Sunday 23rd August
⏰ 12 noon

Event details: https://www.heritageweek.ie/event-listings/library-talk-with-peter-cox-heritage-at-risk

Delighted to be chairing the 2026 Canova International Architect Encounter on 25–26 September in Domodossola, Italy.

This year's programme brings together experts from across the heritage sector to explore Adaptive Reuse of Our Built Heritage through talks, site visits and discussion.

I look forward to welcoming colleagues and friends for two days of insightful conversation and knowledge sharing.

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🎟️ Register here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-canova-international-architect-encounter-2026-tickets-1993996106030?aff=oddtdtcreator

The implementation of the Built and Archaeological Heritage Climate Change Sectoral Adaptation Plan 2025 has kicked off! It was great to see all the stakeholders gathering and we look forward to facilitating the implementation over the next 2 years!



📸 Copyright and Photo Credit ©Photographic Archive, National Monuments Service - Archaeology, Government of Ireland

🎙️ Inside Ceannt Station: conserving 175 years of heritage while constructing Ireland’s gateway to the western region

This episode of iProperty Radio goes on site at Galway’s Ceannt Station, recorded inside the newly opened train hall as services run around us. Host Carol Tallon is joined by Liam Boyce of Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail/ IE Architects, Darren Devane, Director of Building at BAM UK & Ireland, and Peter Cox, who has been conservation consultant on the project since 2021.

Originally built in the early 1850s to a design by railway architect John Skipton Mulvany, with cast iron by Richard Turner of Botanic Gardens fame, the station lost roughly half its original train hall in the 1950s to make way for bus maintenance. The current redevelopment reinstates that train hall and takes the station from two platforms to five, building capacity for Galway, the Western Rail Corridor and the wider region west of the Shannon.

Listen here: https://ipropertyradio.com/breaking-ground/

Don't forget to join - our researcher, Cathy Daly will be speaking at the event on the new Built & Archaeological Heritage Sectoral Adaptation Plan. There will be two panels as well that day so be sure not to miss out on great discussions to follow!

Reminder: There are tickets still available for next week's RIA conference, 'New perspectives on climate change and our heritage.' This event which will provide a forum to reflect on the 2025 Built & Archaeological Heritage Sectoral Adaptation Plan, hear about strategic coordination and cross-sector collaboration to protect cultural heritage at a European level, and engage with case studies on protecting Ireland's natural and cultural heritage and adapting to current and future scenarios.

Book now: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/royalirishacademy/2188502

Peter and Farooqh were honoured to be invited to give a talk on Energy Efficiency in Traditional Buildings to 4th year Architectural students at the BMS SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, YELAHANKA in Bengaluru, India on Monday.

They presented Dr Shalla Bantanur, Professor and Director and Professor Cecon Swain our recent report on the Climate Risk Assessment on Sceilg Mhichíl. You can find more information on this report here: https://www.carrig.ie/climate-services.html

Thank you to the school for organising this!