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The Heritage Council

The Heritage Council promotes public interest in, and knowledge, appreciation and protection of, the national heritage. It works to widen understanding of the contribution heritage makes to social, environmental and economic well-being.

The Heritage Act 1995 established a body known in Irish as An Chomhairle Oidhreachta and in English as The Heritage Council. S.I. No. 177/1995 appointed 10 July 1995 as the day on which the Heritage Council stood established.

394 spending records on file.

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3.6/5

72% transparent

Machine readable 0.0/1

Descriptions 1.0/1

Uniqueness 0.9/1

Supplier number 0.8/1

Supplier name 1.0/1

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Payment date^*	Supplier	Description	Kind	Publication	Amount
31 Dec 2021	COMPASS INFORMATICS LIMITED	Management of NBDC	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€1,231,386
31 Dec 2021	DHR CONSULTANCY LTD T/A DHR COMMUNICATIONS	Public relations and strategy	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€173,034
31 Dec 2021	TALLIS & COMPANY LTD	Building conservation	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€148,200
31 Dec 2021	TRAVEL GUIDES LTD	Heritage consultancy services	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€96,404
31 Dec 2021	RTE	Media advertising	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€81,794
31 Dec 2021	DKI LTD T/A SALESPULSE	Provision of software and support	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€64,648
31 Dec 2021	ANDREWS DUFFY	ICT support	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€64,062
31 Dec 2021	IRISH TIMES LIMITED	Media advertising	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€56,580
31 Dec 2021	LESLEY-ANN HAYDEN	Heritage consultancy services	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€46,585
31 Dec 2021	WICKLOW WILLOW/ PAT REID	Heritage consultancy services	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€44,446
31 Dec 2021	PRODOMO LTD	Heritage consultancy services	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€39,963
31 Dec 2021	MARIA WALSH	Heritage consultancy services	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€38,777
31 Dec 2021	BAUER MEDIA AUDIO IRELAND	Media advertising	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€34,308
31 Dec 2021	IAN BARRY	Editing and copy services	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€29,858
31 Dec 2021	CONSCIA LTD	Recruitment	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€29,467
31 Dec 2021	CROWE ADVISORY IRELAND LTD	Financial support	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€28,280
31 Dec 2021	OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL	Audit	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€26,000
31 Dec 2021	BYRNE WALLACE LAW FIRM	Legal services	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€23,781
31 Dec 2021	CAMPION INSURANCE	Insurance cover	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€22,368
31 Dec 2021	THE INVITE INN	Media advertising	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€21,600
31 Dec 2021	REDC RESEARCH & MARKETING LIMITED	Research into TCHC	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€21,525
31 Dec 2021	EDPM LTD	Building condition report	Purchase Order	Q4 2021	€20,418
31 Dec 2022	COMPASS INFORMATICS LIMITED	Management of NBDC	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€1,622,495
31 Dec 2022	MEDIAVEST LTD	Media buying and advertising	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€209,106
31 Dec 2022	BigO CREATIVE IRELAND	PR and communications services	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€187,199
31 Dec 2022	DHR CONSULTANCY LTD T/A DHR COMMUNICATIONS	Public relations and strategy	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€179,322
31 Dec 2022	IRISH TIMES LIMITED	Media advertising	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€56,580
31 Dec 2022	TRAVEL GUIDES LTD	Heritage consultancy services	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€54,865
31 Dec 2022	WICKLOW WILLOW/ PAT REID	Heritage consultancy services	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€52,818
31 Dec 2022	CROWE ADVISORY IRELAND LTD	Financial support	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€49,815
31 Dec 2022	RTE	Media advertising	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€49,001
31 Dec 2022	SHARP GROUP	Installation and maintenance of fire alarm	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€48,670
31 Dec 2022	BYRNE WALLACE LAW FIRM	Legal services	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€44,050
31 Dec 2022	ID8 CONSULTING LTD T/A ANDREWS DUFFY	ICT support	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€44,002
31 Dec 2022	PIXEL DESIGN	Website	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€41,511
31 Dec 2022	ANDREWS DUFFY DO	ICT support	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€40,724
31 Dec 2022	EIMEAR O'CONNELL	Heritage consultancy services	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€39,435
31 Dec 2022	DKI LTD T/A SALESPULSE	Provision of software and support	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€33,049
31 Dec 2022	THOMAS GREAVY T/A THREESQUARE ACCOUNTING	Accounting services	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€31,734
31 Dec 2022	AVCOM AUDIO VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS LTD	Avcom and AV for events	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€31,113
31 Dec 2022	BARRY M WHELAN RECRUITMENT LTD T/A EXCEL RECRUITMENT	Recruitment services	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€30,504
31 Dec 2022	CAMPION INSURANCE	Insurance cover	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€27,009
31 Dec 2022	IAN BARRY	Editing and copy services	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€26,064
31 Dec 2022	BECHTLE DIRECT LTD	New server	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€25,787
31 Dec 2022	MAZARS	Internal audit services	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€24,785
31 Dec 2022	MARY MULVEY	Heritage consultancy services	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€20,790
31 Dec 2022	IRISH WHOLESALE FLAGS LTD	Promotional materials	Purchase Order	Q4 2022	€20,175
31 Dec 2023	MINDSHARE MEDIA IRELAND LTD	Media buying and advertising	Purchase Order	Q4 2023	€350,492
31 Dec 2023	COMPASS INFORMATICS LIMITED	Management of NBDC	Purchase Order	Q4 2023	€346,787
31 Dec 2023	BYRNE WALLACE LAW FIRM	Legal services	Purchase Order	Q4 2023	€100,730

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