{"id":722,"date":"2024-02-16T09:20:11","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T09:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mayodarkskypark.ie\/?p=722"},"modified":"2024-03-01T08:58:39","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T08:58:39","slug":"international-dark-sky-week-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mayodarkskypark.ie\/ga\/news\/international-dark-sky-week-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"International Dark Sky Week 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mayodarkskypark.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/b2ap3_large_SaveTheDate_IDSW_2024-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mayodarkskypark.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/b2ap3_large_SaveTheDate_IDSW_2024-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.mayodarkskypark.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/b2ap3_large_SaveTheDate_IDSW_2024-300x150.png 300w, 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