Membership applicants must be interested and professionally working in the area of cultural heritage.

Membership applications should be made in writing to the Membership Secretary on the application form provided below. Applicants are considered by the Board and Committee and are assessed on the basis of criteria. Applicants are then notified by the Membership Secretary of the outcome of their application.

Types of Membership - Annual subscription

• Individual - €75 (under 30  €55)
• Institutional - Upon request
• Honorary

Individual Membership is open to any individual actively engaged in the conservation of monuments, groups of buildings or sites:

• as a member of the scientific, technical or administrative staff of a national, regional or local monuments, fine arts or antiquities service;
• as a decision-maker or as specialist engaged in the conservation, restoration, rehabilitation and enhancement of monuments, groups of buildings and sites.

Institutional Membership is open to any institution:

• concerned with the conservation, protection, restoration, rehabilitation, enhancement or animation of historical monuments, groups of buildings and sites;
• including those which own or are responsible for historical monuments, groups of buildings and sites; and
• those which devote all or part of their efforts to such activities.

Honorary Membership can be conferred by the Board upon individuals who have rendered distinguished service in the field.

If a candidate fails to be successful in the application process, that candidate may re-apply after a period of 1 year.

Each successful candidate for membership will be sent a letter of confirmation (which states the subscription fee payable), a copy of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of ICOMOS Ireland and a copy of the Ethical Commitment Statement of ICOMOS International.

Each successful candidate shall then return to the Membership Secretary of ICOMOS Ireland a written undertaking to abide at all times by the Ethical Commitment Statement, together with the annual subscription fee.

The annual subscription fee shall be due and payable on 01 January each year. No member in arrears with his or her subscription fee for three months shall be permitted to vote at any meeting of ICOMOS Ireland. A member who is in arrears with their subscription for six months shall be deemed to have forfeited their membership but may be reinstated, at the discretion of the Board, on payment of the amount due.

Termination of Membership
Any member may at any time resign their membership of ICOMOS Ireland by giving notice in writing to the Membership Secretary. The Board may at any time in its absolute discretion and without assigning any reason call upon any member to resign.

Membership of ICOMOS Ireland does not confer any professional accreditation and should not be used in this context.

Application for Membership
Click here to register your details online or here to download an application form which must be completed.