South Dublin Branch - Events

Arctic Warbler - Inishmore, Galway (photo: Dermot Breen)

Calendar of Upcoming Events

July 2025

Dalkey Island Tern Watch

Dates & time: Between 6:30pm and 8pm on 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th July, i.e. each Tuesday evening during July.
Outing to: Coliemore Harbour, Dalkey.
Extra information: Our annual Tern Watch evenings from the viewing area over Coliemore Harbour.

August 2025

Outdoor Meeting

Date & time to meet: Tuesday, 19th August at 7pm.
Outing to: Sandymount Strand, Dublin.
Extra information: Meet in Sandymount Strand car park 3 on Strand Road. For a map showing the meeting place click HERE, the car park is at Flag 1 on the map. We are hoping to observe the arrival of the annual late summer tern roost at Sandymount Strand. Wellington boots or similar are advised.

September 2025

Indoor Meeting

Date & time: Tuesday, 2nd September at 8pm.
Location: The Killiney Room, Graduate Bar, Rochestown Avenue.
Title: Wild Waterways.
Speaker: Robert O'Leary.
Details: Wild Waterways showcases the river Dodder’s rich biodiversity through stunning photography and informative text in Irish and English. Stretching nearly 30km from the Wicklow Mountains to the Grand Canal Dock, the River offers a serene escape into nature in our capital city.

Outdoor Meeting

Date & time to meet: Sunday, 7th September at 9am.
Outing to: Kilcoole, Wicklow, with option to visit the East Coast Nature Reserve (ECNR) afterwards.
Extra information: Meet in Kilcoole Train Station car park. Click HERE for a map and more information on Kilcoole, the car park is at Point A on the map. Later on, if there is sufficent interest, we can continue to the ECNR, but attendees will have to make their own way there. There is very limited parking at the ECNR's entrance, however more parking is available just a short distance away. For a map and more information on the ECNR click HERE, the reserve's entrance is a Point B on the map.
For an account of our previous outings to Kilcoole in September 2022 click HERE and in September 2021 click HERE.