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The forum will enable the community to be more involved in making decisions about the management, presentation, interpretation and conservation of the site and will help them become stewards of this World Heritage property.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 margin-bottom-sm\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n\r\nSetting up a Community Heritage Forum is one of the key actions of the Br\u00fa na B\u00f3inne Management Plan and aligns with the upcoming Strategy for World Heritage in Ireland. This national strategy, which follows United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) principles, determines that communities should be centrally involved in World Heritage.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 margin-bottom-sm\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n\r\nMichael MacDonagh, Chief Archaeologist at the National Monuments Service explained:\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 margin-bottom-xlg\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n<blockquote>\u201cThe Br\u00fa na B\u00f3inne Community Heritage Forum will be a place where people can share their opinions and ideas and hear updates on management plans, research proposals and protection measures.<\/blockquote>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 margin-bottom-xlg\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n<blockquote>On this the International Day for Monuments and Sites which celebrates World Heritage, we affirm our commitment to working with the community which is so closely connected with Br\u00fa na B\u00f3inne, which was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List almost 30 years ago.\u201d<\/blockquote>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 margin-bottom-sm\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n\r\nNewly appointed Br\u00fa na B\u00f3inne Community Heritage Facilitator, Mona Rourke is currently holding a series of face-to-face sessions on World Heritage processes for interested members of the community and the first meeting of the forum is expected to be held in June:\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 margin-bottom-sm\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n\r\nOn her appointment Mona said:\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 margin-bottom-xlg\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n<blockquote>\u201cI am honoured to take up this new role at Br\u00fa na B\u00f3inne and am really looking forward to meeting as many people as possible from the local communities. I will be establishing a Community Forum with an agenda that will fully reflect their ideas and priorities.\u201d<\/blockquote>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 margin-bottom-sm\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n\r\nAs well as working with the local communities, Mona will liaise with the National Monuments Service, the Office of Public Works, the National Parks and Wildlife Service, and Meath and Louth County Councils.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 margin-bottom-xlg\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n\r\nMona is a heritage professional, experienced in research, conservation and management of cultural heritage and is particularly interested in working with communities to manage cultural heritage. 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