Events

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: 

International Observe the Moon Night is an annual world-wide public engagement event that encourages observation, appreciation, and understanding of our Moon and its connection to NASA planetary science and exploration. Everyone on Earth is invited to join the celebration whether observing at home or at an organised event.   Our team at Wild Nephin National Park will

Join our guides for a Bat & Nature Walk as dusk falls, followed by introduction to the Night Sky over Mayo Dark Sky Park.  We can facilitate up to 15 people (maximum) per tour by prior booking only to ballycroyvisitorcentre@housing.gov.ie  Weather permitting we will enjoy some stargazing and perhaps even a meteor or two for those

We are sharing the Dark Sky LOVE and inviting new communities seeking dark sky status to join a special event on how to create a dark sky place.  With expertise from the International Dark-Sky Association, USA and Unihedron, Canada, this a blue-print for how to create a dark sky place in Ireland.  Registration is via

We are connecting the three official dark sky places on the island of Ireland with 3 special live online events for teachers, educators and anyone with an interest in astronomy, archaeology or dark skies. These events are all free to attend and available via Dark-Sky.eventbrite.com Schedule of events:  ​Tuesday 5pm 17th August, 2021 Join OM Dark

Free webinar on lighting for dark skies – Wednesday 16th June at 7pm We have been invited by Engineers Ireland to co-present this talk, together with Prof Brian Espey on Lighting for Dark Skies.  The talk is open to anyone but hosted by Engineers Ireland and appropriate to Engineers involved in lighting design and those who wish