Spring Equinox 2021 with SETI Research Centre
Engineers Week 2021
2021 Research Summer Internship Programme with I-LOFAR
Breakthrough Listen sponsored Summer Internship with I-LOFAR
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Winter Solstice 2020
New Telescopes
Science Week 2020 with I-LOFAR
Science in the Movies: Fact vs Fiction with OFFline
I-LOFAR are delighted to team up with OFFline Film Festival here…
Culture Night 2020: Astronomy in Birr Virtual Tour
Explore the historic and modern astrophysics research happening…
Astrolands Interns 2020 – Blog Twelve
Astrolands Interns 2020 – Blog Eleven
Astrolands Interns 2020 -Blog Ten
Astrolands Interns 2020 – Blog Nine
Astrolands Interns 2020 – Blog Eight
Astrolands Interns 2020 – Blog Seven
Astrolands Interns 2020 – Blog Six
Astrolands Interns 2020 – Blog Five
AstroLands Interns 2020 – Blog Four
AstroLands Interns 2020- Blog Three
AstroLands Interns 2020- Blog Two
AstroLands Interns 2020- Blog One
Research Summer Internship Programme with I-LOFAR
Breakthrough Listen sponsored Summer Internship with I-LOFAR
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Continual Professional Development for Teachers – Junior Cycle Science ‘Earth and Space’
Summer Internship Programme with I-LOFAR
Would you like to spend the summer working at a world-class radio…
February Mid-Term Guided Tours – Astronomy in Birr
This walking tour takes you through nearly 180 years of astronomy…
A New Perspective on I-LOFAR
This Guest Blog was written by a local secondary school student…
I-LOFAR science & techniques workshop 2020
I-LOFAR Radio Telescope Reveals Secrets of Solar Shockwaves
The Sun may appear to be a constant force in our solar system,…
Blog 7 – The Final Week
As we wrap up our final few days at the Education Centre, its…
Blog 6 – IAU100 and Ireland’s Involvement
Last week, we set up an exhibition here in Birr for the International…
Learn how to code with CoderDojo and I-LOFAR!
Join I-LOFAR and Coderdojo for a CoderDojo Taster Session in…
A Journey Through the Last 100 Years of Astronomy, Coming to Birr in August 2019!
The International Astronomical Union’s 100th Anniversary Exhibition…
Blog 5 – Space Workshops and Moon Landing Commemoration
Thursday 18th and Saturday 20th of July brought Space Workshops…
Blog 4 – Armagh Observatory and Planetarium
On Sunday 14th July the I-LOFAR Education team, Áine, Jeremy…
Blog 3 – DIAS and Dunsink!
This week Jane and I are continuing to develop exhibits for the…
AstroLands Launch and I-LOFAR Education Centre Opening
On Thursday 30th May 2019, the I-LOFAR Education Centre was opened…
Blog 2 – Observing, Camps and Exhibits
This week Jeremy and I have been finalising preparations for…
Space Camp 2019 is Go for Launch!
The I-LOFAR Education Team are excited to announce the launch…
Blog One – Intern Intro!
Hello World, Jeremy and Jane here, we’re interns at the I-LOFAR…
Summer Astronomy Tours in Birr
As part our AstroLands programme we are offering FREE guided…
Launch of I-LOFAR Education Centre & AstroLands Education Programme
Trinity College Dublin, Birr Scientific & Heritage Foundation,…
Astronomers Publish New Map of the Sky Detecting Thousands of Previously Unknown Galaxies
- Team includes researchers from University College Dublin
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Latest All Sky Images with I-LOFAR
The latest all sky images observed by I-LOFAR show the radio…
LOFAR Radio Telescope Reveals Secrets of Solar Storms
Dublin, Ireland, February 18, 2019: An international team of…
LOFAR Minecraft – LOFAR Enters the Virtual Universe
https://youtu.be/AVqLDZ-Kwzk
LOFAR Minecraft
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LOFAR Minecraft
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The Astronomical Midlands: Engaging Rural Communities with Astronomy
We are delighted to launch a new engagement project in 2019 -…
Offaly County Council confers Civic Recognition Award on Professor Peter Gallagher
Press Release from Offaly County Council:
Professor Gallagher…
Professor Gallagher…
First Pulsar Light with I-LOFAR!
Pulsars are rotating neutron stars that beam radiation into space…
Ireland’s Biggest Telescope Gearing up to Catch the Perseid Meteor Shower
This week the team at I-LOFAR has been excitedly undergoing preparations…
Big Data Processing for I-LOFAR: REALTA
I-LOFAR is a true ‘big data’ project, and as part of the…
Observing the Sun at the nanosecond scale with the I-LOFAR Transient Buffer Boards
Transient Buffer Boards (TBBs) are a part of I-LOFAR’s data…
Ready for Space Explorers!
On June 5, 2018 we completed the refurbishment of our new I-LOFAR…
I-LOFAR used as part of the International LOFAR Telescope for the first time to Observe Flaring Star
The Irish LOFAR telescope at Birr reached a major milestone on…
Introduction to Science, Operations and Data Analysis with an International LOFAR Station
School of Physics, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin…
Honorary Doctorates for World-Leaders in Astronomy
This week, UCD and TCD awarded Honorary Doctorates to two…
