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Derek Dempsey of Newport Astronomy Club, talking about the club and the Mayo Dark Sky Festival

18 August 2018

Georgia MacMillan of Friends of Mayo Dark Skies, talking about Mayo Dark Sky Park and the impact of light pollution

18 August 2018

Nov 10

Festival Finale with the Avoca String Quartet

What a fabulous and fitting end to our 2024 Mayo Dark Sky Festival! The talented Karen, Niamh, David and Denice from the Avoca String...

Nov 8

Newport Astronomy Club talk

If you are feeling enthusiastic about astronomy after our Mayo Dark Sky Festival last weekend, then why not join Newport Astronomy Club...

Nov 6

Another Festival Over!

What a great weekend! Despite the lack of stars in the sky due to low cloud cover, we had plenty of stars on display in Newport,...

Nov 2

Stargazing Weather tonight Saturday

Unfortunately, it doesn't look like the cloud cover is going to break this evening, so the chances of seeing any stars is very unlikely. ...

Nov 2

A Good Start is Half the Job!

What a magical evening we had tonight in Ballycroy at our festival launch!. Over 100 people got to experience the most beautiful music...

Nov 1

Stargazing weather outlook

Weather forecast for tonight Friday is to be dry but overcast so stargazing conditions are not great, unfortunately! We will keep an eye...

Oct 31

Mescan Dark Sky Stout is launched!

Newport is getting into the spirit of the dark sky festival as The Grainne Uaile is the first pub to serve Mescan Brewery ’s special...

Oct 29

2 days to go...

With just a few days to go, here is a quick update on our festival weekend... TICKETS : Some events are now sold out (Friday Opening...

Oct 23

Opening Event SOLD OUT

Our Festival Opening Night event, with musicians Julie Langan (fiddle) and Laoise Kelly (harp) is now sold out. With limited capacity at...

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Derek Dempsey of Newport Astronomy Club, talking about the club and the Mayo Dark Sky Festival

18 August 2018

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18 August 2018

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