Gogledd Iwerddon

Since 1994 we have awarded over £260million to more than 1,700 projects across Northern Ireland.

A family looking up at an outside wall mural — Newtownards Road Heritage Trail

From Belfast’s rich industrial and maritime heritage, to luscious landscapes and parks, to museums bursting with the stories of local people, Northern Ireland has it all.

We’re proud to play a role in protecting and celebrating Northern Ireland’s diverse heritage. Explore just some of the projects, organisations and communities we have supported below.

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Netball games with Sported charity. Credit: Sported NI

Projects

Sport in the Community: Shaping Northern Ireland for 100 Years

Sported Foundation have been awarded a £24,861 National Lottery grant to explore the history of sport and how it plays a part in Northern Ireland's identity.

26/07/2021

Young people resting on a gate in Brian's Wood

Young people at Brian's Wood

Projects

Cysylltu â natur a gwella llesiant yn Sir Armagh

Community group An Tobar have been awarded a £61,900 National Lottery grant to help connect people with heritage in Brian’s Wood, Silverbridge.

24/05/2021

Mae pedwar plentyn yn wynebu camera yn gwenu. Maent wedi'u gwisgo mewn gwisgoedd hanesyddol. Maent yn agos at arddangosfa.

Plant yn mynychu digwyddiad Mackintosh in the Willow

Newyddion

Cyhoeddi rhestr fer Gwobrau'r Loteri Genedlaethol 2021 – pa brosiect sy'n cael eich pleidlais chi?

Mae enwebiadau'n cydnabod prosiectau rhagorol a ariennir gan y Loteri Genedlaethol sy'n gwneud gwahaniaeth i bobl a threftadaeth ledled y DU.

15/09/2021

A drawing showing different types of heritage organisation feeding into the DASH survey

The DASH survey is open to all types of heritage organisation

Newyddion

Galwad i bob sefydliad treftadaeth: mynd i'r afael â'ch anghenion digidol drwy gymryd rhan yn arolwg DASH

Beth yw arolwg DASH? Gall datblygu sgiliau digidol helpu sefydliadau treftadaeth i wrthsefyll pandemig COVID-19 a symud tuag at ddyfodol mwy gwydn a chreadigol. Ond gall deall y ffordd orau o ddefnyddio digidol deimlo fel gobaith mawr a brawychus. Mae'r arolwg Agweddau a Sgiliau Digidol ar gyfer

21/09/2021

160-million-year-old crocodile skull. Credit: Bath Royal

Straeon

Discover fascinating heritage on display for first time

An unseen Turner painting is among a range of heritage objects to go on display for the first time thanks to National Lottery funding.

Six people using devices at a museum exhibition

At the Hunterian Museum Credit: The Hunterian 364

Newyddion

Arweinwyr treftadaeth yn datgelu eu llwybr at lwyddiant digidol

Cyn rhyddhau adnodd digidol newydd am ddim, rydym yn siarad â thri arweinydd treftadaeth i ddarganfod rhai o gynhwysion allweddol arweinyddiaeth ddigidol.

11/08/2021

Publications

Northern Ireland: Committee decisions June 2021

Schedule of Decisions for meeting held on 8 June 2021.

Projects

Restoring and preserving the history of the Grand Opera House

The Grand Opera House in Belfast is reopening its doors following major restoration works.

12/12/2017

Family gathered on the platform at Whitehead Railway station watching a locomotive approach

Projects

"Part of a community": volunteers help preserve railway heritage

Thanks to National Lottery funding and the support of their dedicated volunteers, the Railway Preservation Society for Ireland (RPSI) have been able to preserve and bring the story of Ireland’s railways to life.

16/11/2010

Boundary Way allotments, Wolverhampton

Newyddion

Ein hadroddiad newydd yn datgelu effaith argyfwng COVID-19 ar dreftadaeth

Comisiynwyd Renaisi gennym i ddarganfod sut y defnyddiodd sefydliadau treftadaeth ledled y DU ein cyllid brys, a gyflwynwyd yn gyflym o fis Ebrill y llynedd. Mae'r adroddiad yn datgelu'r effaith gadarnhaol a gafodd y Gronfa Argyfwng Treftadaeth ar y sector, wrth i ni ddosbarthu £49,829,600 i 961 o

27/05/2021

Bylbiau golau mewn llinell, un wedi'i oleuo

Newyddion

Gwella eich sgiliau busnes a chryfhau gwydnwch

Mae ceisiadau ar agor ar gyfer cyfleoedd hyfforddi a datblygu i helpu sefydliadau treftadaeth i adeiladu busnesau gwell.

26/05/2021

Publications

Northern Ireland: delegated decisions May 2021

Schedule of Decisions under delegated powers to Head of Investment, Northern Ireland on 24 May 2021.

People sitting at tables with modern displays of musical instruments

Music Gallery, Horniman Museum

Newyddion

Amgueddfeydd yn ail-agor ar Ddiwrnod Rhyngwladol yr Amgueddfeydd

Mae nifer fawr o amgueddfeydd sydd wedi derbyn nawdd gan Gronfa Dreftadaeth Y Loteri Genedlaethol yn ail-agor mewn pryd ar gyfer Diwrnod Rhyngwladol yr Amgueddfeydd. To celebrate, here's a selection of what's on offer.

18/05/2021

NHS nurses sitting down with Slieve Donard in the background

Nurses on the Mournes walk

Newyddion

Connecting communities: from the frontline to the front room

We believe heritage brings many benefits for communities. To mark Local and Community History Month this May, we caught up with the ‘Mourne Memories of Places from the Past’ project in County Down to discover how it’s supporting the local area. “We found that the walks were a fantastic opportunity

05/05/2021

Publications

Northern Ireland: delegated decisions April 2021

Schedule of Decisions under delegated powers to Head of Investment, Northern Ireland on 26 April 2021.

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