Irish astronomer brings science closer to finding origins of magnetism
Science is closer to understanding how magnetism…
2023 Research Summer Internship Programme with I-LOFAR
Does spending your Summer conducting research using a world-class…
11/01/2023/by Seamus DuffyOpen Position: I-LOFAR Education, Engagement and Data Science Manager
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The Education, Engagement, and Data Science Manager (EEDSM)…
28/02/2022/by Sophie MurrayThe Education, Engagement, and Data Science Manager (EEDSM)…
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Winter Solstice 2021 – What will we see with the JWST?
06/12/2021/by Áine FloodInstitute of Physics Award for Joe McCauley
Congratulating to the Technical Lead for I-LOFAR, Mr. Joe McCauley,…
29/11/2021/by Peter Gallagher![EST Contest Poster Ireland](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/EST-Contest-Poster-Ireland.png?fit=705%2C353&ssl=1)
The Sun at a Glance – EST Contest for Schools
23/09/2021/by Áine Flood![culturenight_2021_landscape](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/culturenight_2021_landscape.jpg?fit=705%2C496&ssl=1)
Culture Night 2021 with DIAS Dunsink Observatory
13/09/2021/by Áine Flood![FB_Astronomy in Birr Walking Tour](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/FB_Astronomy-in-Birr-Walking-Tour.png?fit=705%2C591&ssl=1)
Astronomy in Birr Walking Tour with Exploring Birr Skies
13/09/2021/by Áine Flood![20210826_180320](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20210826_180320-scaled.jpg?fit=705%2C529&ssl=1)
AstroLands Summer Interns Blog 9
27/08/2021/by Lauren Lawlor![Untitled design (15)](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Untitled-design-15.png?fit=705%2C705&ssl=1)
AstroLands Summer Interns Blog 8
20/08/2021/by Lauren Lawlor![Untitled design (13)](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Untitled-design-13.png?fit=705%2C705&ssl=1)
AstroLands Summer Interns Blog 7
13/08/2021/by Lauren Lawlor![pasted image 0](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/pasted-image-0.png?fit=705%2C396&ssl=1)
AstroLands Summer Interns Blog 6
06/08/2021/by Lauren Lawlor![Untitled design (6)](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Untitled-design-6.png?fit=705%2C705&ssl=1)
AstroLands Summer Interns Blog 5
30/07/2021/by Lauren Lawlor![Gaeilge Instagram post](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Gaeilge-Instagram-post.png?fit=705%2C705&ssl=1)
AstroLands Summer Interns Blog 4
23/07/2021/by Lauren Lawlor![TIC142090065_Spectral_Bandpass](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/TIC142090065_Spectral_Bandpass.png?fit=705%2C529&ssl=1)
AstroLands Summer Interns 2021 Guest Blog!
16/07/2021/by Lauren Lawlor![20210708_121637](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20210708_121637-scaled.jpg?fit=705%2C529&ssl=1)
AstroLands Summer Interns 2021 Blog 3
09/07/2021/by Lauren Lawlor![IMG_7964](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IMG_7964.jpg?fit=705%2C529&ssl=1)
AstroLands Summer Interns 2021 Blog 2
02/07/2021/by Lauren Lawlor![Lauren and Gráinne Lauren and Gráinne at I-LOFAR (Virtually of course!)](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Screenshot-37-e1624628320426.png?fit=705%2C357&ssl=1)
AstroLands Summer Interns 2021 Blog 1
25/06/2021/by Lauren Lawlor![Solar Eclisps at Jackson Hole, Wyoming in Aug 2017 by Peter Gallagher cropped](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Solar-Eclisps-at-Jackson-Hole-Wyoming-in-Aug-2017-by-Peter-Gallagher-cropped-scaled.jpg?fit=705%2C564&ssl=1)
Partial Solar Eclipse 2021
28/05/2021/by Áine Flood![8×10 for website](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/8x10-for-website-1.png?fit=705%2C564&ssl=1)
Summer Solstice 2021
28/05/2021/by Áine Flood![I-LOFAR Summer Internship 2021 – featured image](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/I-LOFAR-Summer-Internship-2021-featured-image-1.jpg?fit=705%2C312&ssl=1)
2021 Summer Internship Programme with I-LOFAR
06/05/2021/by Áine Flood![Spring Equinox 2021 8 x 10 for website](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Spring-Equinox-2021-8-x-10-for-website.png?fit=705%2C564&ssl=1)
Spring Equinox 2021 with SETI Research Centre
12/03/2021/by Áine Flood![Eng Week 8×10 for website](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Eng-Week-8x10-for-website.png?fit=705%2C564&ssl=1)
Engineers Week 2021
25/02/2021/by Áine Flood![Processing Chip square thumbnail](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Processing-Chip-square-thumbnail.png?fit=576%2C433&ssl=1)
2021 Research Summer Internship Programme with I-LOFAR
Breakthrough Listen sponsored Summer Internship with I-LOFAR
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09/12/2020/by Áine FloodWould…
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Winter Solstice 2020
01/12/2020/by Áine Flood![20201023_141158](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/20201023_141158-scaled.jpg?fit=705%2C529&ssl=1)
New Telescopes
24/11/2020/by Jeremy Rigney![Science Week 2020](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Science-Week-2020.png?fit=705%2C339&ssl=1)
Science Week 2020 with I-LOFAR
28/10/2020/by Áine Flood![Science in the Movies](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Science-in-the-Movies-e1601974008290.jpg?fit=705%2C477&ssl=1)
Science in the Movies: Fact vs Fiction with OFFline
I-LOFAR are delighted to team up with OFFline Film Festival here…
05/10/2020/by Áine Flood![Astronomy in Birr Guided Tours – CN](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Astronomy-in-Birr-Guided-Tours-CN.png?fit=705%2C705&ssl=1)
Culture Night 2020: Astronomy in Birr Virtual Tour
Explore the historic and modern astrophysics research happening…
11/09/2020/by Áine Flood![Screenshot (24)](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Screenshot-24.png?fit=705%2C397&ssl=1)
Astrolands Interns 2020 – Blog Twelve
28/08/2020/by Nathan Simoncini![blog 11](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/blog-11.jpg?fit=705%2C470&ssl=1)
Astrolands Interns 2020 – Blog Eleven
21/08/2020/by Amy Clancy![blog 10](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/blog-10.jpg?fit=703%2C705&ssl=1)
Astrolands Interns 2020 -Blog Ten
14/08/2020/by Amy Clancy![received_241062073567979](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/received_241062073567979.png?fit=705%2C705&ssl=1)
Astrolands Interns 2020 – Blog Nine
07/08/2020/by Nathan Simoncini![68bit](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/68bit.png?fit=640%2C480&ssl=1)
Astrolands Interns 2020 – Blog Eight
31/07/2020/by Amy Clancy![part3c](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/part3c.png?fit=705%2C470&ssl=1)
Astrolands Interns 2020 – Blog Seven
24/07/2020/by Nathan Simoncini![Screenshot (3)](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Screenshot-3.png?fit=705%2C397&ssl=1)
Astrolands Interns 2020 – Blog Six
17/07/2020/by Nathan Simoncini![20200708_135631](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/20200708_135631-scaled.jpg?fit=705%2C529&ssl=1)
Astrolands Interns 2020 – Blog Five
10/07/2020/by Amy Clancy![Helix Nebula](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Helix-Nebula.jpg?fit=458%2C512&ssl=1)
AstroLands Interns 2020 – Blog Four
03/07/2020/by Nathan Simoncini![maxresdefault (1)](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/maxresdefault-1.jpg?fit=705%2C397&ssl=1)
AstroLands Interns 2020- Blog Three
26/06/2020/by Amy Clancy![20200525_091151_bst_00Y_s](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/20200525_091151_bst_00Y_s.png?fit=450%2C310&ssl=1)
AstroLands Interns 2020- Blog Two
19/06/2020/by Nathan Simoncini![LOFAR AMY NATHAN](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/LOFAR-AMY-NATHAN-scaled-e1591977391941.jpg?fit=705%2C535&ssl=1)
AstroLands Interns 2020- Blog One
12/06/2020/by Nathan Simoncini![20190606_170302 resized for web](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20190606_170302-resized-for-web.jpg?fit=705%2C529&ssl=1)
Research Summer Internship Programme with I-LOFAR
Breakthrough Listen sponsored Summer Internship with I-LOFAR
Would…
18/03/2020/by Áine FloodWould…
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Continual Professional Development for Teachers – Junior Cycle Science ‘Earth and Space’
25/02/2020/by Áine Flood![Tour at I-LOFAR with Jane](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Tour-at-I-LOFAR-with-Jane.jpg?fit=705%2C397&ssl=1)
Summer Internship Programme with I-LOFAR
Would you like to spend the summer working at a world-class radio…
21/02/2020/by Áine Flood![Feb Tours – Website header image](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Feb-Tours-Website-header-image.png?fit=705%2C266&ssl=1)
February Mid-Term Guided Tours – Astronomy in Birr
This walking tour takes you through nearly 180 years of astronomy…
14/02/2020/by Áine Flood![Joshua at I-LOFAR](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Joshua-at-I-LOFAR.jpg?fit=642%2C705&ssl=1)
A New Perspective on I-LOFAR
This Guest Blog was written by a local secondary school student…
10/01/2020/by Áine Flood![I-LOFAR-from-Balloon-2](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/I-LOFAR-from-Balloon-2.jpg?fit=705%2C441&ssl=1)
I-LOFAR science & techniques workshop 2020
13/12/2019/by eoin carley![news_figure5](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/news_figure5-1.png?fit=705%2C511&ssl=1)
I-LOFAR Radio Telescope Reveals Secrets of Solar Shockwaves
The Sun may appear to be a constant force in our solar system,…
09/12/2019/by Ciara MaguireBlog 7 – The Final Week
As we wrap up our final few days at the Education Centre, its…
24/08/2019/by Áine Flood![EBhDPFAXYAAAVn0](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/EBhDPFAXYAAAVn0.jpg?fit=705%2C529&ssl=1)
Blog 6 – IAU100 and Ireland’s Involvement
Last week, we set up an exhibition here in Birr for the International…
15/08/2019/by Áine Flood![Learn how to code with CoderDojo and I-LOFAR! (1)](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Learn-how-to-code-with-CoderDojo-and-I-LOFAR-1.png?fit=705%2C368&ssl=1)
Learn how to code with CoderDojo and I-LOFAR!
Join I-LOFAR and Coderdojo for a CoderDojo Taster Session in…
01/08/2019/by Áine Flood![IAU100_presspack_1920x1080-04](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IAU100_presspack_1920x1080-04.png?fit=705%2C397&ssl=1)
A Journey Through the Last 100 Years of Astronomy, Coming to Birr in August 2019!
The International Astronomical Union’s 100th Anniversary Exhibition…
01/08/2019/by Áine Flood![20190720_230227 Levithan projection](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190720_230227.jpg?fit=705%2C325&ssl=1)
Blog 5 – Space Workshops and Moon Landing Commemoration
Thursday 18th and Saturday 20th of July brought Space Workshops…
29/07/2019/by Áine Flood![20190714_142757](https://i0.wp.com/lofar.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190714_142757.jpg?fit=705%2C529&ssl=1)
Blog 4 – Armagh Observatory and Planetarium
On Sunday 14th July the I-LOFAR Education team, Áine, Jeremy…
23/07/2019/by Áine Flood