Join the Mayo Dark Sky Park in celebrating International Dark Sky Week! FREE Events all week, starting Monday, April 21st. “International Dark Sky Week (IDSW) returns as the world’s largest celebration of dark skies (April 21–28, 2025) inviting people everywhere to discover the wonders of the night, understand the importance of natural darkness, and take […]
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It is that time of year again and Ronan Newman has launched a superb calendar of events all over Ireland to celebrate Irish Astronomy Week from 1st – 8th March 2025. We are delighted to take part this year with events both in person and online and we hope you can join us. 1st March
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BECOME A DARK SKY CHAMPION! FREE Professional Training in Belmullet and Westport (see below) Places limited, booking essential! This February 2025, Mayo’s tourism and hospitality sector has the opportunity to encourage staff to become Dark Sky Champions. Hosted by the team of Mayo Dark Sky Park / Wild Nephin National Park, this training is focused
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We recently produced this one page guide (see below) “How to Tackle Light Pollution in Your Community” as part of our partnership with Tidy Towns and Dark Sky Ireland. Reducing light pollution is relatively easy for communities to do with small changes and it has many benefits that align with the UNs Sustainable Development Goals.
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We are thrilled to officially share that Mayo Dark Sky Park at Wild Nephin National Park is proud recipient of International Dark Sky Place of the Year award from DarkSky International. With over 220 dark sky places around the world, this is a very significant achievement. We’ve been busy in the 8 years since Mayo
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Today, Winter Solstice 2024 we can enjoy the broadcast of Dr Frank Chambers and Clare Tuffy from Brú na Bóinne at Newgrange. This recording is accessible here and provided by the National Monument Service and Office of Public Works. https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/445b8-test Dr Frank Prendergast has also recently authored the Winter Solstice Research Report, a fascinating read
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Mayo Dark Sky Park was accredited as an International Dark Sky Park on 4th May 2016 and is the only National Park in Ireland to be recognised as an International Dark-Sky Park with gold tier for the quality of its night skies. However, light pollution knows no boundaries and continues to spread across Ireland. In working to
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Photo by Josh Matthews DARK SKY WALKS Interested in an enriching outdoor activity for the winter months? From November 8th, Join us for our weekly Dark Sky Walks in Páirc Náisiúnta Néifinne Fiáine- Wild Nephin National Park every Friday starting at 8PM. The first Friday of each month is held at the Ballycroy Visitor Centre
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Photo by Brian Wilson DARK SKY WALKS Interested in an enriching outdoor activity for the winter months? From November 8th, Join us for our weekly Dark Sky Walks in Páirc Náisiúnta Néifinne Fiáine- Wild Nephin National Park every Friday starting at 8PM. The first Friday of each month is held at the Ballycroy Visitor Centre
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COUNTDOWN ON! Here are just SOME of the highlights you can expect at the Mayo Dark Skies Festival from 1 – 3 November in Newport, Mulranny and Ballycroy… *Opening Night in Ballycroy Visitor Centre of Wild Nephin National Park will feature award-winning musicians fiddle player Julie Langan and harpist Laoise Kelly, along with refreshments and
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