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:
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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…
I-LOFAR Consortium win SFI Award for International Engagement
Orlaigh Quinn (Secretary General of the Department of the Department…
I-LOFAR Education Centre Progress
The builders are back in Birr! In October 2017 our building contractor…
Watch the LOFAR TV documentary “13 Billion Light Years From Birr”
We're delighted to announce that the documentary on LOFAR is…
New radio telescope in Birr detects huge solar storms
Dublin, Thursday September 13th, 2017 - The past two weeks have…
Minister Halligan Switches on World Leading Radio Telescope: I-LOFAR
Ireland to join leading international astronomy collaboration
Department signs funding agreement to enable Ireland to join…
