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Formation of world-famous Giant's Causeway may have taken just days, scientist says

The formation event behind Northern Ireland’s world-famous Giant’s Causeway may have taken just a few days rather than thousands of years, according to a new theory. The origin of the striking stones, which have attracted visitors from across the ...

06 Oct 2022 at 17:33

World

Cheers! Serbia’s plum brandy gets UN world heritage status

It is time to raise a glass for sljivovica – Serbia’s traditional plum brandy that authorities said is being added to the UN’s list of intangible cultural heritage as a cherished tradition to be preserved by humanity. Unesco experts gathering in ...

01 Dec 2022 at 14:01

Edinburgh to host major literature conference

Edinburgh is to host the Unesco Cities of Literature network conference in 2024, marking 20 years since it became the first city to be given the designation. Representatives from more than 40 literary cities around the world will come to ...

09 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Northern Ireland

Historic war rooms and castles among sites set to open for heritage event

The Northern Ireland Regional War Room is among a host of historic sites set to open to the public for a special two-day event next month. The nuclear bunker is one of 250 buildings and landmarks to open to the public free of charge as ...

14 Aug 2024 at 10:44

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Calling on young people in Kilkenny to solve environmental issues

Young people in Kilkenny are being asked to put themselves forward to solve environmental issues in their local community Registration for ECO-UNESCO’s Young Environmentalist Awards are now open. The competition welcomes entries from ...

03 Dec 2023 at 11:33

National News

Formation of world-famous Giant's Causeway may have taken just days, scientist says

06 Oct 2022 at 17:33

World

Great Barrier Reef ‘should be on heritage danger list’

A United Nations-backed mission is recommending that the Great Barrier Reef be added to the list of endangered World Heritage sites. The body says that without “ambitious, rapid and sustained” climate action, the world’s largest ...

28 Nov 2022 at 16:42

World

Venice again avoids inclusion on Unesco list of heritage sites in danger

The Italian lagoon city of Venice has escaped inclusion on Unesco’s list of world heritage in danger during a meeting of the World Heritage Committee in Saudi Arabia. Member states commended preservation efforts, including a ...

14 Sept 2023 at 18:06

World

US returns smuggled ancient artefacts to Libya

The United States has returned a cache of smuggled ancient artefacts to Libya as the Mediterranean country struggles to protect its heritage against the backdrop of years of war and unrest. The repatriated items include two ...

31 Mar 2022 at 19:55

‘Tree against hunger’ flowers for first time at Kew Gardens

A tree scientists believe may hold the key to giving food security to millions of people across east Africa has flowered for the first time at Kew Gardens. The Ethiopian enset will produce a spectacular bloom, which could ...

12 Apr 2023 at 16:19

Giant’s Causeway formation event may have taken just days – museum curator

06 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Northern Ireland

Bid to list Co Antrim Moravian church as cultural world heritage site

A bid to list a preserved Moravian site in Co Antrim as Northern Ireland’s first cultural world heritage site has been launched. The proposal to Unesco is part of a transnational bid involving three global ...

06 Feb 2023 at 16:21

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