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Publication Notice - N22 Tralee Bypass

14/12/2020

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In the Vale of Tralee
The Archaeology of the N22 Tralee Bypass
Edited by Patricia Long, Paul O’Keeffe and Isabel Bennett
TII Heritage 9

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CORK COUNTY COUNCIL HERITAGE ASSET SURVEY Carrs Hill, Famine Graveyard

30/11/2020

In 2014 Rubicon Heritage were commissioned by Cork County Council to undertake an audit of heritage assets owned by the County Council. The audit was intended to assess a wide variety of these properties by providing an overall background/description of the selected sites and identifying the main heritage characteristics and status/functionality of each. We have compiled a series of blogs based on the information gathered during the audit to highlight a number of the selected sites and the amazing archaeology in County Cork. This week we look at Carrs Hill Famine Graveyard.

Our first 20 years: How it all Began and the origins and early development of Rubicon Heritage Services!

24/11/2020

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We are 20 years old this week and what a journey it has been!

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Ag scoilteadh na gcloch! A review of the burnt mounds excavated along the N22 Macroom Bypass!

5/12/2019

by Bruce Sutton

Artists reconstruction of burnt mound and trough

In 2017 and 2018 Rubicon Heritage undertook pre-construction archaeological works along the proposed N22 Baile Bhuirne to Macroom Road Scheme on behalf of Cork County Council. The project was divided into three lots, with Rubicon working on Lots 1 & 3. The route had been subject to archaeological assessment and geophysical survey prior to the commencement of Rubicon’s involvement.

Sod-turning at DIT Grangegorman for new Central and East Quads

4/5/2018

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Rubicon Heritage staff completing excavations in the Central Quad at Grangegorman

Rubicon Heritage Services Ltd would like to congratulate both the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) and the Grangegorman Development Agency (GDA)on the launch of the Central and East Quads at DIT Grangegorman Campus. This launch reflects the hard work undertaken by both organisations to promote the on-going development of a centralised DIT campus at Grangegorman.

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Rubicon Welcome Louis Stafford as Project Officer

8/12/2017

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We are delighted to announce that Louis Stafford has joined our management team as a Project Officer. Louis brings with him more than a decade of experience in commercial archaeology, and will play an important role in managing archaeological works for our expanding client base.

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Revealing the Archaeology of the 1798 Vinegar Hill Battlefield

3/11/2017

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We are currently working in partnership with Earthsound Archaeological Geophysics and Sligo Institute of Technology to finalise the Preliminary Report for the major fieldwork recently carried out on the 1798 Vinegar Hill battlefield. Rubicon’s Damian Shiels was the archaeological director for the licensed battlefield survey, and gives a brief insight into what it has revealed.

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Solar Energy & Archaeology in Ireland

17/10/2017

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Ireland is in the midst of major investment into solar energy, an important source of renewable power. Rubicon have developed specific expertise in managing the archaeological elements of solar array developments for our clients, and have carried out work on a significant number of these planned sites. Rubicon Heritage Director Trish Long provides an outline of what that entails:

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Rubicon Heritage Celebrate Two Major UK Milestones

6/10/2017

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Some of the Rubicon team who reached our two major milestones in September!

We were delighted to mark two major milestones for our UK operations this September. The month saw us reach 150 successfully completed projects, and also marked the point where our team has expanded to more than 50 staff across the UK.

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Stephen O’Shea Joins Rubicon Heritage

25/9/2017

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Stephen O'Shea, Rubicon Sales Manager

Rubicon Heritage are delighted to announce a new addition to our team, with Stephen O’Shea coming on board as the company’s new Sales Manager.

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​In the Vale of Tralee The Archaeology of the N22 Tralee Bypass Edited by Patricia Long, Paul O’Keeffe and Isabel Bennett ​TII Heritage 9 ​

We are 20 years old this week and what a journey it has been!

In the Vale of Tralee
The Archaeology of the N22 Tralee Bypass
Edited by Patricia Long, Paul O’Keeffe and Isabel Bennett
TII Heritage 9