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A World Heritage Site is a place (such as a building, city, complex, desert, forest, island, lake, monument, or mountain) that is listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as being of special cultural or physical significance.
Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. Our cultural and natural heritage are both irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration – UNESCO
As part of the preparation for the application to UNESCO, the Valentia Island Development Company initially commissioned two research papers by an international UNESCO expert, Professor Alexander Gillespie from the University of Waikato in New Zealand in which he assessed the viability of the Valentia ensemble of related transatlantic cable sites to be considered for industrial world heritage status.
The significance of what happened on Valentia Island, as evidenced by its associated and remaining features, gives it a strong chance of becoming a World Heritage site due to its Outstanding Universal Value. As a UNESCO site, the island has the capacity to attract thousands of national and global visitors each year and its rich contributions to Industrial world heritage will be preserved and celebrated for future generations – Prof. Alexander Gillespie
In August 2023 a delegation of the key stakeholders of the Valentia end of the Transnational UNESCO project visited Hearts Content in Newfoundland, home to the landing site of the Canadian end of the Transatlantic Cable. The delegation was led by the newly appointed Mayor of Kerry, Mr Jim Finucane,…Read More
September 2022, Minister Crocker from Newfoundland visited the Cable Station at Valentia where he signed an MOU with Kerry County Council to “ create a framework for cooperation and coordination between the two governments concerning the UNESCO World Heritage nomination for the Transatlantic Cable Ensemble
July 22nd 2022, the 6th Valentia Lecture returned with a full audience to the historic Cable Station. We were joined by both the US Ambassador to Ireland, H.E. Claire Cronin and the Canadian Ambassador to Ireland, H.E. Nancy Smyth
October 2021, Mary Rose Stafford from the Foundation with Michael Lyne, chairperson of the Valentia Development Company launch the “8th Wonder” exhibit at the Cable Station.
Oct 2021, Ms. Mairead McGuinness, European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and the Capital Markets Union addresses the Valentia Lecture
October 2021, The project was also endorsed in the National Development Plan published
July 2019, Mr Paschal Donohoe, Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure delivers a key note at the annual Valentia Lecture
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