We’re delighted to launch our events for International Dark Sky Week 2022 – Mayo Dark Sky Road show is back in person this time! We have no less than NINE events, back to back across County Mayo. As it’s been a while since we could take our events to communities, we are going back to basics this…

Join us for the second episode in our “Women in Dark Skies” series. We are delighted to welcome Dani Robertson, Dark Sky Officer from Snowdonia Dark Sky Reserve. You may have seen Dani recently on the BBC’s Countryfile programme giving a wonderful explanation of Dark Sky Lighting for rural areas. Dani is a leading advocate…

Dark Sky Champion Workshops For Tourism and Hospitality Trade in Mayo Supported by Failte Ireland in partnership with Mayo Dark Sky Park and Blackrock Castle Observatory Mayo is home to Ireland’s only Gold Tier International Dark Sky Park.With easy access sites from the Clew Bay and the Wild Atlantic Way, this visitor attraction has caught…

Our new series of web talks “Women in Dark Skies” starts appropriately on St Brigid’s Day. Our first speaker of the year is Dajana Bjelarac, Founder of “Carpe Noctem” in Serbia – an NGO established to tackle environmental light pollution. Dajana’s talk is titled “Defending the dark skies with resourcesfulness and creativity” Join Us from…

Join us in Ballycroy for a self-guided looped walk especially for Space Week. Find out what makes our precious Peatland Ecosystems so similar to “Our Place in Space” and how protecting our local habitats will also help keep our world habitable. You can download this special booklet launched for Space Week 2021 Below: