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Solar Eclipse Viewing and Live-Stream with Special Guest, Ronan Newman

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12th August 2026, 5:00-9:00PM; BALLYCROY VISITOR CENTRE Join us at the Ballycroy Visitor Centre (Wild Nephin National Park/Mayo Dark Sky Park) for an in-person viewing of the sunset solar eclipse as it reaches near-totality (~94%). Event inlcudes a live-stream of the total solar eclipse, an informative presentation by Ronan Newman (Founder of Irish Astronomy Week), […]

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Celebrating our 10 year Anniversary as a Gold Tier International Dark Sky Park! 2nd-4th May, 2026

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Join Mayo Dark Sky Park for their “Wild and Dark” 10th Anniversary Celebrations, with an array of events including Talks, Arts, Science, Circus, Nature, Planetarium, Films and more! 2nd May, Saturday, 2:30PM: Special Event for Mayo Day at W Cinema, Westport, with Space Reporter and Adventurer, Dr. Niamh Shaw, her “Reflections on Artemis II”, plus

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Visit the Pale Blue Dot: Our Mobile Planetarium in the Ballycroy Community Centre

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Join us for some “out of this world” planetarium shows in the Mayo Dark Sky Park’s mobile planetarium, the Pale Blue Dot! Our shows will be held every 30 minutes, with shows lasting apprx. 20-25 minutes in length, starting at 2:00 PM (see poster for further details), with our last showing at 6:00PM, hosted at

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Louise Beer Announced as Inaugural SATELLITE Artist in Residence at Mayo Dark Sky Park at Wild Nephin National Park

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Date Released: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 Mayo Dark Sky Park at Wild Nephin National Park, in partnership with UCD College of Science and Parity Studios, is delighted to announce artist Louise Beer as the inaugural SATELLITE Artist in Residence. The announcement was made under the stars on the opening night of the Mayo Dark Sky Festival

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Oct. 11th, Talk: “Exploring Mayo Dark Skies” at Turlough Park, National Museum of Country Life

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Saturday 11 October 2025 | 15:30 – 16:30 , All Ages Free Admission | Booking Required Did you know Mayo is working towards becoming an International Dark Sky Reserve? Already home to Ireland’s first International Dark Sky Park, the county boasts some of the darkest and most pristine night skies in the world. Join the Mayo Dark Sky Team

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Reducing Light Pollution Ahead of ALAN (Artificial Light At Night) Conference

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From Fionnán Nestor, Projects Officer, Wild Atlantic Way, Fáilte Ireland “Friends of Mayo Dark Skies together with Dark Sky Ireland is hosting the 9th International Artificial Light at Night Conference (ALAN) in Westport from 28–31 October. This is a unique opportunity for Clew Bay to showcase Mayo Dark Sky Park – a rare and precious

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Mayo Dark Sky at Phoenix Park Biodiversity Festival & Honey Show: 6th September 2025

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Join us at the Phoenix Park Biodiversity Festival & Honey Show, 6th September 2025! 🌸🪻🌼🌷🦇🐝🦋🐦🐜🪱🐛🌱🌞🌚 @The Phoenix Park “The Office of Public Works (OPW) is delighted to welcome the Biodiversity Festival and Honey Show taking place on Saturday, 6 September 2025 in the Phoenix Park, Dublin. From forest bathing to mythological tree tours, to pond

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20th Aug (Heritage Week): Community Constellations for Dark Skies Launch at the National Museum of Ireland at Turlough Park

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4-7 PM, 20th (Wed) August 2025, National Museum of Ireland at Turlough Park Join the Friends of Mayo Dark Skies to celebrate the launch of the Heritage Funded Project, Community Constellations for Dark Skies. Enjoy live music, participate in a free, drop-in lantern making workshop with Wilderland artist, Tom Meskell, and learn about County Mayo’s

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