Online survey to deepen our understanding of Ireland’s Seascapes
To deepen our understanding of Ireland’s Seascapes, the Marine Institute invites you to complete an online survey. The survey responses will help…
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Seashells of the Irish Coast | Your Easy Shell Identification Guide!
Shells are fascinating things to find and marvel at when you walk along the coast. Once home to relatively short-lived marine creatures,…
What’s on this Month? Best Events around the Coast | March 2020
Once Storm Jorge has been and gone, you can look forward to an exciting range of events and activities to enjoy on…
What’s on this February? Events around the Irish Coast
This February events around the Irish coast include a music festival, comedy festival and traditional Gaelic festival – so as far as…
What’s on this May? The Best Events around the Irish Coast
With the May Bank Holiday weekend coming up and the start of the summer festival season on the horizon, there are lots…
National Heritage Week 2018 | Take a closer look at the Irish Coast
Heritage Week returns from the 18th – 26th August with events all across the country celebrating our natural, built and cultural heritage….
Protecting Ireland’s neutrality: WW2 Coastal Lookout Posts
You might spot one of these curious stone structures along the coast. These small rectangular buildings mostly lie in ruins now but…
Seabirds of the Irish Coast | The Puffin
The Irish coast has some pretty amazing creatures and the Puffin has to be one of the most beautiful. The Puffin is…
Stand up for the Ulster Coast! Six Spectacular Spots around Ulster
Ulster is rightly proud of its coast. Active communities are seeing maritime festivals from Strangford lough to Greencastle flourish and the fine legacy of…
Floating Windfarms could lead Ireland’s Sustainable Green and Gold rush
Oil and gas exploration never brought much benefit to Ireland’s economy for reasons only worth exploring if you have very low blood…
What’s Going On With Jellyfish? Another Beach Invasion Occurs
It was only last week when an extremely unusual mass landing of jellyfish occurred on the Irish coast, and now something similar…
Video: Life on the Aran Islands (1973)
The video below is a fascinating document of life on the Aran Island in the 1970’s. You get an indelible sense of the…
From old fishing nets, opportunities for new business
We’re slowly but surely moving away from the wasteful throwaway culture where if we break it, we bin it. And this is…
Love nature? Wildlife Weekend is on now and you’ll love it
Ireland’s first ever Wildlife Weekend is on this weekend and you should be there. The project recently launched by The National Biodiversity Data…