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Putting Town Centres First

The Heritage Council

This is a brand new podcast from the Heritage Council and Partners, which aims to engage practitioners, stakeholders, civic leaders and community groups in a ‘collective discussion’ on the key issues facing our town centres today and to explore innovative and collaborative solutions at a local, regional, national and international level. A Podcast for the CTCHC Programme is much-needed in Ireland as the recent Covid-19 pandemic has had an enormous impact on our town centres and has created a

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11: A Christmas wish for our historic Town Centres in...

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2020/12/14

The Heritage Council thanks all its new podcast listeners for supporting the CTCHC Podcast series over the last five weeks – this is the first-ever podcast series from the Heritage Council! We, and all the wonderful podcast speakers involved, are absolutely thrilled by the online activity of sharing, along with all the lively feedback and comments from everyone in Ireland and from our Diaspora around the world who have a love of their homeplace. As a way of a huge thank you for your support, we have

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10: Jamie McNamara focuses on Ireland’s historic town...

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2020/12/11

In this Episode, Alison speaks to Jamie McNamara from SPAB. Jamie shares insights into the Heritage sector in Scotland, and the differences between it and the Irish model. Jamie talks about conservation and repurposing systems in Scotland and how they compare to Ireland’s. The two discuss the role of the Irish Diaspora in advancing the conservation sector and industry in Ireland. Jamie calls for a national taskforce for a renaissance of traditional skill sin Ireland.Jamie also speaks about the

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9: Mark Dearey highlights the need for national...

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2020/12/09

In this Episode, Alison speaks to Mark Dearey former Senator and LA Councillor, and current Chair of Dundalk Business Improvement District (BID). Mark speaks about his historic connection to, and passion for, Dundalk Town Centre, and his ongoing involvement in Dundalk BID. Mark discusses why BIDs are under-developed and under-supported in the Republic of Ireland compared to other EU Member States. The two speak about the Dundalk CTCHC Report (2019) and how it has helped by providing a quantitative

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8: Nicki Matthews talks about how to re-imagine,...

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2020/12/04

In this episode, Alison speaks to Nicki Matthews, who is a Senior Architect in the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and a former conservation officer. Nicki speaks passionately about the need to enable, repurpose and unlock the potential of our vacant built heritage and building stock in town centres. Nicki talks about the heritage-led revitalisation strategy of Dublin’s Aungier Street, and the emerging National Policy on Architecture. The two discuss European policies that

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7: Ian Talbot calls for a new era of town centre...

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2020/12/02

In this episode, Alison speaks to Ian Talbot, CEO of Chambers Ireland. Ian shares the history and heritage of the organisation, an insight into their work and their focus on town centre renewal, and the importance of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) No. 11, which supports Sustainable Cities and Communities. Ian highlights the need for a Department of the Taoiseach-led National Task Force or Working Group to design and implement the Programme for Government’s Town Centre First

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6: Orla Murphy urges Ireland to embrace the President...

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2020/11/27

In this episode, Alison speaks to Orla Murphy who is an architect, TV presenter, and University lecturer. Orla shares insight on her book, ‘Town: Origins, Morphology and Future’ and accompanying animated film made as an output of her two-year research project. Orla speaks about her experience as co-curator of The Irish Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Biennale entitled ‘Free Market’, and its subsequent National Tour in 2019. Orla also discusses the need for a greater understanding of what makes our towns

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5: Sarah Sherlock from the SCSI discusses Ireland’s...

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2020/11/25

In this episode, Alison speaks to Sarah Sherlock from the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland. Sarah shares a bit about her background, her interest in towns and town centres, and ideas about how to establish better systems within surveying, mapping, and modelling in Ireland. Sarah discusses the idea of one single source of geo-spatial truth for the whole of the country, the need for a national database for geospatial data, and the importance of futureproofing our spatial data for the generations

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4: Martha Farrell Discusses Enhancing the Role of...

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2020/11/20

In this episode, Alison speaks to Martha Farrell from IT Tralee. Martha has been involved in four CTCHC projects in County Kerry to date – Tralee (the first CTCHC completed), Listowel, Kilarney and Dingle, and in this episode, she shares their key findings. Martha discusses the importance of involving young people and students in the future of our town centres, generational consumer research, and the idea of linking the consumer to the commercial sector in order to better meet the needs of the

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3: Damir Hajduk highlights the role of EC DG GROW in...

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2020/11/18

In this episode Alison speaks to Damir Hejduk from EC DG GROW. Damir shares insight on his background, his role at EC DG GROW, and the key aims and objectives of the organisation. Damir discusses DG GROW initiatives - existing and planned, and how they support collaboration and partnerships. The two discuss Ireland’s need for a data-driven public sector, the importance of an online presence for retail SMEs, e-Commerce trends and patterns before and during Covid-19, and what Ireland should do about

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2: Tara Buckley highlights that retail SMEs are the...

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2020/11/13

In this episode Alison Harvey talks to Tara Buckley who is Director General of RGDATA. Tara discusses why the Retail Grocers Trade Association is so invested in Ireland’s planning policy and the overwhelming need for a more integrated policy for town centres. Tara speaks about why RGDATA supports a collaborative approach to town centre regeneration and the unique role played by independent grocery/convenience shops in our historic towns. The two discuss the Programme for Government’s Town Centre

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1: Dr Philip Crowe discusses incentives to reduce...

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2020/11/11

In this episode, Alison Harvey, the CTCHC Programme Manager, talks to Dr Philip Crowe from UCD’s new Centre for Irish Towns (CfIT). Philip shares insight on his background and his new role, and discusses the aims and objectives of the Centre for Irish Towns including planned research with other EU Member States. The two discuss Philip’s research undertaken for the Heritage Council on incentives to reduce vacant buildings in town centres in Scotland, Denmark and France, compulsory sale orders vs

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