Join us for an exciting series of events during Science Week 2024, featuring webinars, hands-on activities, and in-person talks focused on marine research and cetacean conservation! ‘Be a Marine Biologist for a Day’ Open Days: 📅 Sunday, November 10th | 11am – 3pm 📅 Saturday, November 16th | 11am – 3pm 📅 Sunday, November 17th
Áine Purcell-Milton will be joining us all the way from the beautiful Scottish shores to share with us their community-led journey with the goal to protect and restore sea life and sustainable livelihoods around Arran and the Clyde. It was this mission that led to the creation in 1995 of the co-founded the Community of
WE REGRET TO INFORM YOU THAT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WE APOLOGISE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE CAUSED. Join us for an evening of discussion and conversation about Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in Irish waters. FairSeas and the IWDG are hosting a special evening in Dingle Marina onboard Celtic Mist on the 13th of September to
Join us for an evening of discussion and conversation about Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in Irish waters. FairSeas and the IWDG are hosting a special evening in Bantry on the 30th of August to get together and discuss the importance of effective MPA network implementation. Seafarers, local communities and fishermen 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐁𝐄 central to new
In celebration of this year’s National Heritage Week, the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) invites young ocean enthusiasts to experience the life of a marine biologist for a day. This unique event is designed for children aged 8-12 and will take place at the IWDG’s headquarters in the picturesque town of Kilrush, Co. Clare.
Reconnect to our Maritime Heritage: Celebrating 50 years of Celtic Mist. Join us on Friday 23rd August in Bantry Bay Harbour from 6:00-8:30 pm to Celebrate 50 years of Celtic Mist as part of Heritage Week 2024. Come and explore IWDG’s research vessel Celtic Mist and learn all about the history of the vessel, as
Venue: Land-based Whale Watch Date: 17 August Time: 12pm – 2pm Location: Loop Head Lighthouse This project has been funded by The Heritage Council. Join us for a guided land-based watch at Loophead which provides IWDG researchers, whale enthusiasts and citizen scientists alike with a unique overview of whale and dolphin activity on the day.
We will have a marquee at Electric Picnic 2024 in the GLOBAL GREEN area. Global Green is a collaborative initiative, with dozens of organisations, networks and collectives coordinated by Cultivate, the sustainability cooperative based in Cloughjordan Ecovillage. Between the 16th and 18th of August, the Global Green Area will be open daily from 11am to
The JNCC certified course is devised to be a course for use in UK waters only therefore the JNCC course will be taught as an independent module. This will be followed by a separate short half day on the guidelines as applied in Ireland. There will be a separate Ireland module which will be certified
Celebrate local biodiversity with interactive stands and exhibits from the Cork Nature Network, East Cork Beekeeping Association, Seal Rescue Ireland, the Breeding Waders EIP, the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group, Dublin Zoo, Wildlife Rescue Cork, WARPPEd , Lifetime Lab @ Old Cork Waterworks with their Explorer’s Education Progamme that looks at marine life and their