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This is a round up of news stories from the National Botanic Gardens. We also run an Irish Botany News page, a Research Projects page and news from the National Botanic Gardens, Kilmacurragh.
Postdoctoral Researcher Position Available at the National Botanic Gardens
Position: Postdoctoral Researcher Duration: 18 months Location: National Botanic Gardens, Dublin, Ireland A research position is available immediately for a fixed contract of 18 months as part of DAFM and NPWS funded projects. There are two primary objectives of the...
National Tree Week Events at Glasnevin
Tree Council of Ireland Tree Week Events at the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin Saturday 8th March - Sunday 16th March Saturday 8th March, 11am Public Lecture: Trees in Ireland - some distinguished natives and honoured guests, Mary Forrest Organised with the Irish...
The gardens will be closed on Friday January 24th due to Storm Éowyn
Dúnfar na gairdíní Dé hAoine 24 Eanair mar gheall ar Stoirm Éowyn. Déanfaimid ár gcuid bealaí meán sóisialta a nuashonrú le faisnéis faoi amanna athoscailte Dé Sathairn agus Dé Domhnaigh. The gardens will be closed on Friday January 24th due to Storm Éowyn. We will...
Reimagining Ireland’s Bogs: Panel Discussion and Exhibition Launch
Reimagining Ireland's Bogs: Panel Discussion and Exhibition Launch Saturday, February 1st at 2:00 PM This panel discussion is free to attend and takes places in the National Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre Auditorium. Booking on eventbrite.ie. Bogs and peatlands have...
Brigit: Dublin City Celebrating Women Friday 31st January – Monday 3rd February
Join us for a range of events celebrating St. Brigit's Day Guided Tour: Brigid's Day History, Mystery and Magic Saturday 1st - Monday 3rd February, 11am & 2pm Explore some of the folklore surrounding Brigid's Day / Imbolc while we note the first stirrings...
2024 Sustainable Christmas Craft Market
Sustainable Christmas Craft Market, GlasnevinSaturday 14th and Sunday 15th December, from 10am to 4pm A pinch of Christmas magic will be cast over the sunning surroundings, with over 70 stalls both indoors and outdoors against the backdrop of our historic glasshouses....
Exhibition – Stories from the Gardens
https://youtu.be/37x7u0i6-8Q The National Botanic Gardens are delighted to launch Stories from the Gardens a new exhibition from Friday 20th September to Thursday 31st October 2024. This project affords us a unique opportunity to highlight the rich...
2024 Sustainable Christmas Craft Market Applications
Eco Christmas Craft Market, Glasnevin Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th December 2024, from 10am to 4pm The application process is now open. Closing Date for Applications Tuesday 1st October. We will be assessing applications with sustainability in mind – eco conscious,...
DigiHerb: Building digital and informatics innovation capacity of regional herbaria in North West Europe
An ambitious herbarium digitisation project, named DigiHerb, has been approved for funding by the Interreg North-West Europe Programme. The National Herbarium in the National Botanic Gardens of Ireland (NBG-OPW) is spearheading this initiative in partnership with The...
Artists & Botanic Gardens Creating and Developing Educational Innovation
Artists & Botanic Gardens Creating and Developing Educational Innovation The project ABCDE was an attempt to integrate experiential learning, participatory pedagogy, and artistic actions in botanical gardens to create innovative educational material for primary...
Biodiversity Week 2024
Biodiversity Week 2024 at the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin 17th - 26th May BOOKING FOR ALL EVENTS ON EVENTBRITE MAY 18 2:00 PM BIODIVERSITY WALK AND TALK A chance for all the family to learn about biodiversity, how we are losing it, and what we...
Stories from the Gardens. Celebrating National Heritage Week in the National Botanic Gardens
This year the National Botanic Gardens are embarking on an ambitious project for Heritage Week. We hope with the help of visitors to the gardens to produce an exhibition for this year’s Heritage Week theme ‘Routes, Networks and Connections’ entitled ‘Stories from the...