Free day access to heritage sites for 2012

Brian Hayes, Minister of State at the Department of Finance with special responsibility for the Office of Public Works, announced this morning that the ‘Free Day’ on the first Wednesday of every month is to continue in 2012 as it has proved hugely successful with almost 20,000 additional people visiting our Historic Properties and National Monuments in the last six months of 2011. 

This has acted as a boost to local economies. People should visit www.heritageireland.ie to get the most up to date information on the various sites, many of which are very busy sites and especially so on the free day.