Events

Dec
5
Tue
2017
Dublin Bay – Nature and History @ JW Sweetmans - Basement Blue Room
Dec 5 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

IWT Dublin eventThe December talk of the Dublin Branch of Green Drinks will be about the new book by well known ecologist Richard Nairn on the nature and history of Dublin. The talk will highlight the interdependence of people and nature in Dublin Bay, illustrated by the historical ecology of this rich coastal ecosystem. It will also look to the future with the threats of climate change and the challenges for the recently established Dublin Bay Biosphere.”

Richard Nairn is an ecologist and writer who grew up on the shores of the bay and still sails regularly there. He was previously a nature reserve warden and the first Director of IWC BirdWatch Ireland. “Dublin Bay: Nature and History” is his fifth book.

**NOTE: Event venue is Basement Blue Room, not top floor.

Dublin Bay – Nature and History @ JW Sweetmans - Basement Blue Room
Dec 5 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

IWT Dublin eventThe December talk of the Dublin Branch of Green Drinks will be about the new book by well known ecologist Richard Nairn on the nature and history of Dublin. The talk will highlight the interdependence of people and nature in Dublin Bay, illustrated by the historical ecology of this rich coastal ecosystem. It will also look to the future with the threats of climate change and the challenges for the recently established Dublin Bay Biosphere.”

Richard Nairn is an ecologist and writer who grew up on the shores of the bay and still sails regularly there. He was previously a nature reserve warden and the first Director of IWC BirdWatch Ireland. “Dublin Bay: Nature and History” is his fifth book.

**NOTE: Event venue is Basement Blue Room, not top floor.

Jan
9
Tue
2018
Wildlife Photography @ JW Sweetmans - Top floor
Jan 9 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Wildlife photography talkMaria McGrail will give a presentation on wildlife photography. “Green Drinks”, hosted by IWT Dublin branch, occurs the first Tuesday of each month at JW Sweetman’s pub on Burgh Quay right beside O’Connell Bridge. Top floor. See IWT Dublin Branch Facebook page or their Meetup page for further details closer to the date.

Feb
8
Thu
2018
Whittled Away – Talk by Padraig Fogarty @ Banagher Library
Feb 8 @ 6:30 pm

Author and IWT Campaigns Officer Pádraic Fogarty will be talking about his book – Whittled Away – and Ireland’s vanishing nature at Banagher Library.

Feb
17
Sun
2019
River Liffey Nature Walk – Dublin
Feb 17 @ 10:30 am
River Liffey Nature Walk - Dublin

For the February IWT Dublin Branch outing we will be joining the IWT’s Tim Clabon for a guided walk along the Liffey in St Catherine’s park meeting at 10:30 am. We meet at the Lucan end of the park called the Sluice Carpark, opposite McDonald’s. It’s well served by buses – the 25, 25x, 66, 66a, 65b and 67 al stop there. Remember – dress up warmly, particularly younger naturalists, bring snacks and drinks for them, and if you have binoculars please bring them.

Date: Sunday 17th February

Time: 10:30

This is a IWT Dublin Branch event. For more information and to confirm time and location contact dublinbranch@iwt.ie