Events and Training

Join the School of Irish Archaeology and Butler Gallery for the Big Dig Workshop for Cruinniú na nÓg on Saturday 15th June in Kilkenny City. Children (ages 5 to 12) can learn to be archaeologists exploring the layers of history beneath their feet. This exciting event is co-ordinated by Kilkenny County Council Heritage Office in association with Butler Gallery, and has been developed to celebrate the restoration and re-development of Evan’s Home as the new Butler Gallery site opening in 2020. Over the course of 800 years this area has had [...]

Dunhill Ecopark, Dunhill, Co. Waterford on Monday 13 May 7pm – 9pm. This public meeting will bring together key players and experts at EU and national level to explore the potential of Social Enterprise in revitalising rural Ireland. The dialogue will give our region’s Social Enterprise stakeholders the opportunity to learn about the support opportunities available at EU level and also promote the added benefits that this partnership has the potential to bring. There is growing momentum and interest in social enterprise at all levels – this is your opportunity [...]

Kilkenny Spartan Volleyball Club are organising a free ‘Volley4all’ event on Saturday 4th May from 14:00 – 16:-- in the Watershed, Kilkenny. The event is open to all ages. There will be prizes, games, and members will demonstrate volleyball techniques. For further details contact Fergus 086 8528884,

Celebrate Biodiversity Week in May with An Taisce by joining us for a two hour walk to consider:  ‘Wildlife Refuges in an Intensively Farmed Landscape’. Meet at Jenkinstown Wood carpark:  Sat. May 18th, 11 a.m. Register at facebook.com/antaiscekilkenny  Places are limited to 25. The walk in rural North Kilkenny will look at the diversity of wildlife in a freshwater pond, hedgerows and woodland.  The importance of these refuges in an area of intensively grazed and cut pastureland and arable land will be observed.  Additional measures to enhance wildlife on farms [...]

Talamh Beo: Farming with Nature event on May 13th at 7.30pm in the Tholsel, High St. Kilkenny A series of talks to promote climate action run by Kilkenny Forest School and The Bigger Picture Founding member of the organisation , Fergal Anderson will talk about Talamh Beo 's vision for farming with nature and working for change in the food and agri policy and look towards ways of farming which benefit and restore natural ecosystems and build soils, leaving the land better than when we started. All welcome. There will [...]

This workshop will assist communities to improve their environmental innovation and encouraging local groups participation in starting projects to promote climate action. This is a free workshop taking place in Castlecomer Discovery Park on Monday May 13th from 7pm to 9pm.     ClimateActionWorkshop PPN Castlecomer

This workshop will assist communities to improve their environmental innovation and encouraging local groups participation in starting projects to promote climate action. This is a free workshop. It will take place Friday 10th of May at Outdoor activities hub, Old Dock, Graiguenamanagh from 7-9pm.   ClimateActionWorkshop PPN (dragged) 2

This month sees the return of the annual AOIFE (Association of Festival and Events) Pop Up Advice Clinics and AOIFE’S Executive Director and Multimedia Assistant will hold an advice clinic here in Kilkenny on Tuesday February 12th  to meet local member Festival and event organisers.   Modelled on other Network offerings – the POP Up Advice Clinics are facilitated locally to allow organisers to meet AOIFE personnel and get a steer on some of their problems. Check out this link Kilkenny Advice Pop Up Clinic Press Release 19  to view their Press Release. To register for [...]

– Have your Say on EU Water Priorities for the future. The WATER Joint Programming Initiative (JPI) has opened public consultation to get your opinion on the next version of its Vision 2030 and Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda (SRIA 3.0). As part of this consultation phase we invite your views on the future of water-related research, development and innovation in Europe at our national workshop, which will take place on Thursday 14th February 2019, in The Gresham Hotel, Dublin.     EPA Reminder - click this link for more information  

One-Day Conference - The Climate Challenge: Policy, Media & Society  -   To mark the inaugural year of DCU's   MSc in Climate Change: Policy, Media and Society, we will host a one-day conference in DCU on Friday 8th February, 2019.    ONE Day Conference on Climate Change - please click this link to get more information