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Connemara National Park

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

Connemara National Park 45th Anniversary Heritage Event

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.

Conemara Bog Week

Events Friday 30th May – Friday 6th June

Celebrating our Bogs through guided walks, music, workshops, demonstrations, talks and more.

Minister O’Sullivan announces the expansion of Connemara National Park and major investment in its walking trails

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

Wednesday Evening Talk, 5th February 2025

The Hungry Hiker Café

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.

##Orange Weather Alert##

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.

Connemara National Park Talks

**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.

##STATUS ORANGE WEATHER WARNING FOR LOW TEMPERATURES AND ICE##

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.

Connemara National Park Talks January – April 2025

All talks will take place in the Audio Visual Theatre at 7pm and are free of charge. January 8th Introduction to ACRES – result based agri-environmental scheme Aoife Mannion January 22nd The History of Connemara on a Postcard Breandan O’Scanill February 5th Control of Invasive Species particularly Rhododendron Sinead Grimes February 19th Innovation in Ecological