Mainstreaming conservation issues in Northern Ireland was the focus of the recent visit and reception there by the council of the Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC). The IHBC, the UK’s professional body for conservation specialists, set conservation at the heart of intensive discussions that took place over nearly three days. It hosted private dinners with senior figures in government and the civil service, including Northern Ireland’s First Minister Peter Robinson MP MLA, and Minister of the Environment Sammy Wilson MP MLA. The IHBC also held a one day conference on ‘Conserving Northern Ireland’s Historic Places’, at which Cynthia Smith, Chief Executive of the Northern Ireland Planning Service, provided the keynote presentation.
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3 October 2008
