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| Events and
Courses in and near County Clare which took place in 2004
Events and Courses in and near County
Clare which took place in 2004. |
| Date | Event | Location | Contact Details | |
| March - May | Saturdays, 27th March, 24th April & 22nd May |
Organic Gardening
Workshop One day a month for three months |
Irish Seed Savers, Capparoe, Scariff, Co Clare | Irish Seed Savers 061-921866 |
| April | Monday–Thursday
5th – 8th |
REPS (Rural
Environment Protection Scheme) Course |
Ennis | Damian Costello, Teagasc 065-6828676 |
| Friday 16th | Biodynamic
Preparation Workshop Compost preparations and field sprays |
Irish Seed Savers, Capparoe, Scariff, Co. Clare | Irish Seed Savers 061-921866 |
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| Saturday 17th | Bird Watching Outing | Dromore Woods, near
Ennis Meet in Dromore Woods Car Park at 10 a.m. |
Birdwatch Ireland 065-6824804 or 065-6822145 |
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| Thursday 22nd | Earth Day | |||
| May | Saturday–Sunday
1st – 2nd |
Weekend in
the Woods Courses such as 'Wattle and Daub' with Joe Gowran (Irish Coppice Association), River Ecology with Del Harding and a course in Herb-lore with Kes Clarke. |
Bealkelly woods, Tuamgraney, Co. Clare | CELT (Centre for Environmental Living
& Training) celtnet@europe.com |
| Monday–Thursday
10th - 13th |
EurOCEAN 2004 Conference | Galway | EurOcean 2004 | |
| Sunday 16th | National Dawn Chorus Day | Burren National Park
Meet at Grotto in Corofin at 5.30 a.m. |
Birdwatch Ireland 065-6824804 or 065-6822145 |
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| Saturday 22nd | Biodiversity Day | Ennis, Co. Clare | Elaine Keegan, Biodiversity
Action Plan Project Manager, Clare County Council Tel: 065-6846456 |
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| Monday 24th | European Day
of Parks Festival of Nature |
Europarc Federation |
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| June | Starts Thursday 3rd |
Green Week | Events will take place
throughout Ireland this week |
ENFO Information on the Environment |
| Saturday 5th | World Environment Day | Events will take place
throughout Ireland on this day |
United Nations Environment Programme | |
| Tuesday 8th | World Oceans Day | Events will take place throughout Ireland on this day | ||
| Tuesday-Friday 8th – 11th |
REPS (Rural
Environment Protection Scheme) Course |
Ennis | Paula Brown, Teagasc 065-6828676 |
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| Sunday 27th 12 noon – 6 p.m. |
Open Day at
Irish Seed Savers Tours of gardens and orchards. Guest speaker Tom Maher - national potato specialist - Teagasc. Traditional potato varieties; their origin & introduction to Ireland & their role in the great famine. |
Irish Seed Savers, Capparoe, Scariff, Co. Clare | Irish Seed Savers 061-921866 |
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| TBC | Bird Watching
Outing |
TBC | Birdwatch Ireland 065-6824804 or 065-6822145 |
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| July | Saturday 3rd | Whale and Dolphin
Training Course |
Scattery Island Centre, Kilrush, Co Clare | The
Irish Whale and Dolphin Group Simon Berrow 086-545450 |
| Friday–Sunday
16th - 18th |
Whale Watching Weekend Course | Cape Clear, Cork | The
Irish Whale and Dolphin Group 023-31911 |
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| Sunday 18th –
Sunday 25th |
Woodlands Conservation
Project Workcamp |
Glenstal Abbey, Co. Limerick | Antoin Kiely, Workcamp
Organizer 086-3395023 or E-mail akiely@limerickcoco.ie |
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| July - August | Sunday 25th July – Sunday 1st August | Woodlands Conservation
Project Workcamp |
Glenstal Abbey, Co. Limerick | Antoin Kiely, Workcamp
Organizer 086-3395023 or E-mail akiely@limerickcoco.ie |
| August | Sunday 1st | Organic Gardening
Open Day Learn about small scale organic production and gardening |
Killaloe, Co. Clare | Jim Cronin 061-377443 |
| Friday–Sunday
13th - 15th |
Whale Watching
Weekend Course |
Cape Clear, Cork | The
Irish Whale and Dolphin Group 023-31911 |
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| Monday 16th | World Ozone Day | |||
| Saturday 28th | Bird Watching Outing to the Shannon Airport Lagoon | Meet at the Shannon Golf car park at 5pm | Birdwatch Ireland 065-6824804 or 065-6822145 |
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| September | Sunday–Sunday
5th – 12th |
Heritage Week | Various events running
throughout Clare involving both built and natural heritage. |
Heritage Officer, Clare
County Council 065-6846408 |
| 6th, 8th, 13th, 15th | REPS (Rural
Environment Protection Scheme) Course |
Kilrush | Aidan Buglar, Teagasc 065-9051189 / 9051676 |
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| Wednesday–Saturday 8th – 11th | Irelands Native Woodland Conference | Galway Mayo Institute of Technology, Galway | Woodlands of Ireland 01-2849329 |
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| Friday–Sunday 10th - 12th |
Whale Watching
Weekend Course |
Cape Clear, Cork | The
Irish Whale and Dolphin Group 023-31911 |
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| Sunday 12th | Open Day at
Irish Seed Savers Tours of gardens and orchards. Guest speaker TBC |
Irish Seed Savers, Capparoe, Scariff, Co. Clare | Irish Seed Savers 061-921866 |
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| Sunday–Saturday
19th – 25th |
Energy Awareness Week | Events will take place
throughout Ireland this week |
Sustainable Energy Ireland |
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| Wednesday 22nd | Car Free Day |
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| TBC | Bird Watching Outing | TBC | Birdwatch Ireland 065-6824804 or 065-6822145 |
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| October | 4th , 6th, 11th, 13th, 18th, 20th, 21st | REPS (Rural
Environment Protection Scheme) Course |
Ennistymon | Joe Larkin, Teagasc 065-7071077 / 7071635 |
| Thursday 14th | Tree Day A day in the school curriculum dedicated to the study of trees |
Educational material
and free guided woodland walks provided to all primary schools |
The
Tree Council 01-2849211 |
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| TBC | Bird Watching Outing | TBC | Birdwatch Ireland 065-6824804 or 065-6822145 |
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| November | 2nd, 4th, 9th, 11th, 16th, 18th, 19th | REPS (Rural
Environment Protection Scheme) Course |
Scariff | Conor O’Reilly,
Teagasc 061-921093 / 921311 |
| November - December | November
22nd, 24th, 29th and December 1st, 6th, 8th, 9th |
REPS (Rural
Environment Protection Scheme) Course |
Ennis | Joe Kelleher, Teagasc 061-921093 / 921311 |
TBC – To Be Confirmed