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Under One Sky – Culture Night Event 22nd September…
Read More: Under One Sky – Culture Night Event 22nd September…A multi sensory, audio visual experience of Under One Sky for Culture Night… This is a specially designed audio-visual experience, exploring the meanings and values of dark skies through a series of short stories and poems from culturally diverse perspectives. We invite you to adjust your mind as well as your eyes…sit around the hearth…..the…
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Reflections on International Dark Sky Week – Mayo’s Roadshow of Dark Sky Events
Read More: Reflections on International Dark Sky Week – Mayo’s Roadshow of Dark Sky EventsOur thanks to everyone who attended and participated – espeically those who hosted or contribute to the events themselves. It was a special week to remember. Thanks to our lovely local photographers – Felicity Egan (photos from Blacksod, Ballycroy), Amayo.ie (Photos from Westport House), Carol Loftus (Mulranny photos), Ged Dowling (Achill & Castlebar & Newport). Please…
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Women in Dark Skies – Women in Dark Skies – Next speaker Yana Yakushina
Read More: Women in Dark Skies – Women in Dark Skies – Next speaker Yana YakushinaWomen in Dark Skies – Next speaker Yana Yakushina22nd May 2023 7pm (ONLINE only) Yana’s talk title is Legal and Policy trends towards Light Pollution Mitigation. This is such an important and current issue. Ireland has no protection for biodiversity or human wellbeing against light pollution. Yana will discuss her work as a lawyer and…
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Biodiversity Week – Bat Walk 25th May – Keenagh
Read More: Biodiversity Week – Bat Walk 25th May – KeenaghBiodiversity WeekBat Walk 25th May 9.30pmWe are delighted to introduce yet another NEW local host to the growing list of Dark Sky communities and to welcome Keenagh, a small community just on the edge of Wild Nephin National Park/ Mayo Dark Sky park.As it is Biodiversity Week we have a BAT Walk in Collaboration with Mayo…
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Did you know, Mayo is one of the best places to go stargazing?
Read More: Did you know, Mayo is one of the best places to go stargazing?Did you know that Mayo has been included in the Lonely Planet’s Top5 places to stargaze in the world?On her visit to Mayo Dark Sky Park for the European Symposium of the Night Sky in 2019, author Valerie Stimac writes …. “it was one of the darkest skies I’ve ever witnessed.” Valerie Stimac, 2019 We…