The Substation, NIAH 50011170, Dublin Port
Excavations beneath the former electricity substation has reveal the eighteenth century sea wall of Dublin an engineering marvel.
Castles in Communities Fieldschool 2025
ADCO has partnered with Foothill College, California, to manage the archaeological research fieldschool, Castles in Communities, which has been running since 2015. Allowing for the two-year COVID-19 hiatus, the fieldschool will embark on its eight season in 2025. ADCO Director Dr Niall Brady leads the multi-disciplinary team in an immersive learning experience that is [...]
Talk by Dr. Niall Brady: History & Archaeology of Ballintubber, Castles in Communities fieldschool 2024
Breaking News, 16/11/2024: The national Heritage Awards were announced yesterday by the Heritage Council. Ballintubber Tidy Towns won the coveted county award for Roscommon, and the highlight of their submission was a public lecture given by Niall Brady on the 2024 season of archaeological research completed in the village. History & Archaeology of Ballintubber, Castles [...]
The Dublin Port Heritage Conservation Strategy is launched
On behalf of Heritage Director Lar Joye and Special Projects Director Jim Kelleher, ADCO is delighted to have led the heritage team appointed by Dublin Port Company through RPS Consulting Engineers to prepare the Dublin Port Heritage Conservation Strategy, which was launched on 30 April 2024 by Minister Malcolm Noonan at Dublin Port Company, with a [...]
Castles in Communities Fieldschool
ADCO has partnered with Foothill College, California, to manage the archaeological research fieldschool, Castles in Communities, which has been running since 2015. Allowing for the two-year COVID-19 hiatus, the fieldschool will embark on its seventh season in 2024. ADCO Director Dr Niall Brady leads the multi-disciplinary team in an immersive learning experience that is [...]
Heritage on the Edge
‘Heritage on the Edge’ platform went live on Google Arts & Culture. It is an ambitious experiment in climate change and heritage communication. The results are breath-taking. ICOMOS President Toshiyuki Kono writes: ‘Above all, the project is a call to action. The effects of climate change on our cultural heritage mirror wider impacts [...]
SEASCAPES AND TOWNSCAPES Seminar
Where townscapes meet seascapes, ports are a significant feature of our nineteenth-century urban inheritance. The topographical, environmental and cartographical impact of ‘the port’ is well represented in the Irish Historic Towns Atlas series, as exemplified by the published fascicles for Dublin, Belfast, Derry, Drogheda, Dundalk, Galway, Limerick, Sligo and Youghal; Cork, Dungarvan and New [...]
As Dublin Port Dredges, an Archaeologist Watches for Treasures
Erin McGuire of the Dublin Inquirer visits Dublin Port and talks with Niall Brady of ADCO and Lar Joye of Dublin Port on recent capital dredging operations within the Port's navigation channel To read Erin's article in the Dublin Inquirer Click Here
Maritime Cultural Heritage in 21st-Century Ireland
A lecture by Dr Niall Brady (Archaeological Diving Company) organised by Trinity Centre for Environmental History in association with the School of History and Humanities.
Niall Brady – November Lecture Series
Niall Brady will present a lecture entitled ‘The working river, a harmonious relationship between City and Port’ on 14 November in Dublin Port Centre from 1pm to 1:45pm, as part of the November Lecture Series prepared by the National Museum of Ireland and Dublin Port Company. The presentation highlights the work being done within [...]