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Planning a day out in Dublin soon?
From Monday, May 10th, we can travel around the country freely (finally!), and if you were thinking of making the trip into the Big Smoke, you will have plenty of places to see and explore – even though shops won t be open again for another week.
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The Irish Emigration Museum, is celebrating its 5th Birthday this week, and will be open to the public once more from Monday onwards.
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National Museum of Ireland inviting Donegal people to take part in memory project
The National Museum of Ireland - Country Life is inviting people in Donegal with memories of boats and boat building in their community to submit their stories to an online archive of Irish heritage.
The NMI memory project is looking at the vibrant maritime heritage along Ireland’s western coast. The project is part of Age & Opportunity’s Bealtaine Festival - celebrating creativity as we age throughout the month of May.
It is envisioned the memories, stories and family photographs collected will help inform the development of a new exhibition gallery about vernacular Irish boats at the NMI - Country Life, Turlough Park, Castlebar, Co. Mayo.
Single Asian hornet found alive but dying in north Dublin home
This is the first time the invasive species has been found in the wild in Ireland. By Lauren Boland Friday 7 May 2021, 4:45 PM Fri 4:45 PM 91,901 Views 46 Comments
The Asian hornet specimen
The Asian hornet specimen
AN ASIAN HORNET has been identified in the wild in Ireland for the first time.
The Asian hornet – which is in the same family as the Asian giant hornet or “murder hornet”, but is a different species – was found in a private dwelling in the north of Dublin.
The hornet was found “alive but dying” and was photographed by the owner of the home, who sent the images to the National Biodiversity Data Centre.
SHARING OPTIONS: An invasive species which preys on bees, the Asian hornet, has been found in Ireland for the first time.
An invasive species which preys on bees, the Asian hornet, has been found in Ireland for the first time.
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage confirmed that the single specimen had been found in a private dwelling house on the northside of Dublin.
It is the first identification of the species in the wild in Ireland.
The Asian hornet is a predator of honeybees, wasps and other pollinators such as bumblebees, hoverflies and spiders, which it uses primarily to feed its larvae.