Dark sky tourism has boomed in recent years, with 22 countries and more than 160,000 square kilometres of dark skies to be viewed. There are three verified locations to visit across the Ireland in Kerry Dark Sky Reserve, Mayo Dark Sky Park and OM Dark Sky Park in the Sperrin Mountains of Tyrone.  There’s a huge desire for people to reconnect with nature again. Listen HERE

Connemara Dark Skies presents thier upcoming event for Irish Astronomy Week supporting Dark Sky Tourism in Connemara and the Joyce Country. Three esteemed principle speakers Kerem, Tony and Aoibheann will be talking about how dark skies can benefit the tourism sector. See https://joycecountrygeoparkproject.ie/en/the-night-sky/

Register via the LINK in the comments below or send  an email to attend for free: connemaradarkskies@gmail.com

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