Nature

Wild Connections: Nature, Wellbeing and Belonging Lisa Clancy, Jane Clarke, John Doyle, Brigit Anna McNeill, Dearbhla Mescal, Miriam Mulcahy, Bex Sheridan and Eoin Warner
Wednesday 04th November @ 10:30 am
  • Main Programme
  • Nature
  • Non-fiction
  • Wellbeing
What can nature teach us about how we live, heal and belong? At a time when questions of sustainability, resilience and how we belong within the natural world feel more urgent than ever, staff, students and the wider public are invited to a day of stimulating, thought-provoking and inspiring events at TU Dublin’s Grangegorman campus. […]

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The Water That Surrounds Us Michael Cronin and Mark Mellett in conversation with Lorna Siggins
Sunday 08th November @ 11:00 am
  • Main Programme
  • Nature
  • Non-fiction
  • Science Week
As the climate crisis remains one of our most pressing issues, join us for a morning with two authors whose books explore how protecting our seas and oceans is key in this ongoing battle. Michael Cronin’s Ireland: Why It Matters to Be an Island (Royal Irish Academy) considers how Ireland is shaped – culturally, politically […]

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The Book of Water Karin Dubsky
Sunday 08th November @ 12:00 pm
  • Boat Tour
  • Main Programme
  • Nature
  • Non-fiction
  • Science Week
What lives beneath the surface of Ireland’s coastline — and how can we learn to see it? Climb aboard for a unique literary and natural history trip around Dublin Bay, discovering the ecosystems and wildlife around us. As we travel, marine ecologist Karin Dubsky will help us look more closely at everything from seaweed and […]

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Setting the Land Free Eoghan Daltun in conversation with Mary Robinson
Sunday 08th November @ 12:30 pm
  • Main Programme
  • Nature
  • Non-fiction
  • Science Week
Award-winning author and rewilder Eoghan Daltun has become one of Ireland’s leading voices on environmental issues. He joins Mary Robinson, a globally recognised voice on the climate crisis, to discuss his latest book, Setting the Land Free: Visions of a Rewilded Ireland (Hachette Ireland). With the rewilding movement in Ireland gathering stature and impact, Eoghan […]

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Culture File Debate: Three Books to Save the Planet Mary Robinson, Sadhbh O’Neill and John Gibbons in conversation with Paddy Woodworth
Sunday 08th November @ 2:00 pm
  • Main Programme
  • Nature
  • Science Week
Three leading climate activists – Mary Robinson, Sadhbh O’Neill and John Gibbons – will discuss the book on climate change (excepting their own!) which they believe is most effective in informing the public about the climate crisis, and in proposing practicable solutions that offer hope. There is a glut of climate books on the market, […]

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What the Sea is Telling Us Easkey Britton, Roisin Maguire and Eoin Warner
Sunday 08th November @ 3:30 pm
  • Featured
  • Main Programme
  • Nature
  • Science Week
What can the ocean teach us about our changing climate — and why should we listen? Join surfer, scientist and author Easkey Britton, novelist Róisín Maguire and writer and broadcaster Eoin Warner for a conversation about the wonder, fragility and extraordinary power of our seas. From changing coastlines and marine ecosystems to the deep human […]

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Book Launch: Coracle Jane Clarke
Sunday 08th November @ 3:30 pm
  • Launch
  • Main Programme
  • Nature
  • Poetry
Join us for the launch of Coracle (Bloodaxe Books), the fourth collection by acclaimed poet Jane Clarke,   which explores what it means to care for each other and the natural world in the midst of social and environmental jeopardy. Exploring lives, language and landscape, these finely observed, distilled and intimate poems reflect on our […]

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