National Botanic Gardens News

The National Botanic Gardens is marking the millennial anniversary of the Battle of Clontarf on Good Friday 1014 by displaying the replica Viking ship Gro for the next 3 weeks. In 2005 the Irish National Heritage Park at Ferrycarrig in County Wexford had a Viking ship...

The National Botanic Gardens features on RTÉ's popular Tracks and Trails this Friday night (28th February) at 7.30pm. Broadcaster Jim Sherwin chooses a walk starting at the Bull Wall in Clontarf in his native Dublin, where he travels along the coastal road before...

  The final episode of Gairdíní na Lus is being broadcast on Tuesday 11 Feb at 8 pm on TG4, repeated Sunday at 9 pm. The previous episodes can be viewed on the TG4 player. Made by Midas productions, with the support of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, the...

  One of the roles of the National Botanic Gardens is taxonomic research into the Irish and world flora. Over the past year the Director, Matthew Jebb, has published (along with a colleague at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew - Martin Cheek) twelve new species of...

Mr. Brian Hayes, TD, Minister of State with special responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW) today officially launched two volumes of the ‘New Survey of Clare Island’ at the National Botanic Gardens. The two volumes (Volume 7: Plants and Fungi and Volume 8:...

  Graphic Studio Dublin have commissioned a fabulous collection of 100 new fine art prints by 100 artists. Each print is inspired by different aspects of the National Botanic Gardens Dublin and at Kilmacurragh. This ambitious project is a fundraising initiative...

This is the 5th year for the Pumpkin Competition. Bring your decorated pumpkin to the National Botanic Gardens, on 19th October 2013 between 10am and 5pm. Pumpkins should only be decorated on the external skin, we will not accept pumpkins which are cut into or carved,...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzPRjy_bAwU   Matthew Jebb and Colin Kelleher of the National Botanic Gardens assisted in the making of ‘Secrets of the Irish Landscape’, a major three part series on RTÉ television, presented by Derek Mooney, which tells the...

Paul Schellekens, Ambassador of the Netherlands, planted the first bulbs together with local school children from Scoil Mobhi primary school, Glasnevin, Dublin and St Michael’s National School in Limerick. Mark Traynor, Director of the James Joyce Centre and the...

History was made today when Mr. Brian Hayes, TD, Minister of State with special responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW), oversaw the commencement of construction of a pedestrian link between the two institutions, which will allow visitors a chance to enjoy...

Minister Brian Hayes was at the National Botanic Gardens for the presentation to the Irish people of a sculpture - ?What is Life? - which celebrates the 60th anniversary of the discovery of the DNA double helix by James D. Watson and Francis Crick in 1953. The...

  The Trees of Great Britain and Ireland by Henry John Elwes and Augustine Henry On the 6th March, during Tree Week 2013, the facsimile of the book was formally launched by Sir Henry Elwes, great-grandson of Henry John...