On Saturday, the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) marked forty-five years since Connemara National Park first opened its gates to the public. During a special heritage event, staff and community partners came together to showcase and celebrate the unique biodiversity and cultural heritage of Connemara. Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity Christopher
Summer Evening Lecture Series, Wednesdays in July and August, 7pm, AV Theatre 2nd July “From Diamond Hill to the First Mobile Phone – Celebrating Wireless Innovation in Connemara National Park” John Hannon. 9th July “The Connemara Railway, 1895-1935” Kathleen Villiers-Tuthill. 16th July “Small and Large Scale Nature Conservation” Rory McCanna. 23rd July “Pathways to Planetary
5th July 2025 from 10.30am- 5.00pm Join us for a day of demonstrations, displays and events. Demonstrations to include basket making, spinning and weaving, dry stone wall building, sheep shearing and many more. Exhibitors on the day include Wild Atlantic Nature, Connemara Beekeepers, Life on Machair, Connemara Dark Skies, Corncrake LIFE to name a few.
Events Friday 30th May – Friday 6th June
Celebrating our Bogs through guided walks, music, workshops, demonstrations, talks and more.
The Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity, Christopher O’Sullivan, TD, has today (March 6th) announced the significant expansion of Connemara National Park. The Minister made the announcement while visiting his National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) team to turn the sod on extensive works to upgrade, improve and expand the walking trails in
We would like to inform visitors that the Hungry Hiker Café will be closed from Monday 20th January until Thursday 30th January for annual maintenance. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Due to the ongoing Orange Weather Alert issued by Met Eireann for low temperatures and ice, Connemara National Park will remained closed until 12 noon on Thursday 9th January. Lower and Upper Diamond Hill trails will remain closed during this time.
**Cancellation** Due to the bad weather forecast for the remainder of this week, it has been decided to cancel the evening talk on 8th January. The talk has been re-scheduled for Wednesday, 15th January at 7pm. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
A Status Orange low temperature/ice warning has been issued by Met Éireann and will be in place for the Connacht area, valid from 20.00 Tuesday 07/01/2025 until 10.00 Wednesday 08/01/2025. Dangerous travelling conditions on roads and underfoot. Connemara National Park Visitor Centre will remain closed until 11.00.