cultural heritage
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Restitution and Repatriation – the advisory committee report
I recently wrote a piece for the Institute of Art and Law about the recent report from the advisory committee. it can be accessed here along with many of their excellent pieces. i have also reposted it below. Ireland’s New Framework for Restitution and Repatriation: The Advisory Committee’s Report Ireland has never had a formal…
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Shipwrecks and underwater cultural heritage
RTE reported recently on the re-discovery of a shipwreck on Portmarnock Strand. This discovery led researchers to discover three new wrecks that were unknown to them. Newly released State papers also cast light on Ireland’s efforts to negotiate the return of cannon allegedly stolen from a shipwreck in Irish waters. Shipwrecks form part of Ireland’s…
