Blog by Killiam Memmesheimer, and Bohdan Kachur. Spending a month in Galway has been more than just an internship experience; it’s also been a chance to explore one of Ireland’s most charming cities. From the moment we arrived, Galway made a strong impression on us, and it quickly started to feel like a second home.
Clean Coasts and SoulMoves are delighted to announce a series of free yoga and fitness classes on Grattan Beach, Salthill. These classes offer people of all ages the opportunity to enjoy, protect, and appreciate the health benefits of our ocean through the Clean Coasts #2MinuteBeach Clean ethos. Garry Kendellen, of Galway Atlantaquaria, said, “Over many
Explore Your Shore, June 2025 LET’S EXPLORE YOUR SHORE, JUNE-2025 How did we get on in June? June 2025 Explore Your Shore Brochure Our June Explore Your Shore focused on Bivalves and Coastal Flora, but we could not resist checking some rocks just to see what’s around. We also checked on the health of the
Explore Your Shore, May 2025 LET’S EXPLORE YOUR SHORE, MAY-2025 How did we get on in May? May 2025 Explore Your Shore Brochure Our May Explore Your Shore (three experiences) was quite exciting, as we solved a mystery of the seaweed spores (finally, after so many years). We got some great footage of the spores,
RESCUE STORY Part 1 – Columbus is Discovered. Galway Atlantaquaria and the Padden Family would like to officially announce the rescue of ‘Columbus’ the Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Caretta caretta. We are in the process of rehabilitating Columbus with the intention of returning it to warm waters. Jonathan Padden was walking along Faulmore Beach in County
Explore Your Shore, March 2025 LET’S EXPLORE YOUR SHORE-2025 How did we get on in March? March 2025 Explore Your Shore Brochure Our March Explore Your Shore (15th March) was quite exciting, we learned about adhesives and also discovered a beautiful community of Sea Hares (Aplysia punctata). The last record of this species on Grattan
Let’s Explore Your Shore, Galway Style If you are interested in championing Biodiversity, then becoming an Explore Your Shore Champion is a great opportunity to challenge yourself and do something great for science! There is no better exercise than walking along the canals, rivers, forests, and beaches searching for biodiversity and marine Bio-indicators. After a
Thinking of visiting Ireland in 2025, have a look at what’s on in Galway? Let’s Visit Galway Galway is Great, Let’s Go Visit Galway is a vibrant city, famous for music, the arts, and festivals. Time after time people will always comment on the welcome and friendliness of the locals. In this series of blogs, we
Thinking of visiting Ireland in 2025? Galway Atlantaquaria, Ireland’s largest native species aquarium If you plan a 2025 trip to Ireland and wish to discover the marine life and stories of Ireland’s connection to water, allow us to present Galway Atlantaquaria. Galway is known as the Marine Capital of Ireland and is well known for
Welcome To Galway City, we hope you enjoy your visit to the beautiful West of Ireland. We know that you would be planning for the Mid Term Break, and here are some ideas from the Sea. While these two things might seem very small, they will take you on a wonderful adventure and will enable
Galway Atlantaquaria Wins Project Hub Certification for Explore Your Shore ROCKPOOLING & EXPLORE YOUR SHORE CHAMPIONSGalway Atlantaquaria – The Official Explore Your Shore Project Hub for Galway City. Galway Atlantaquaria is honoured to be selected as the Explore Your Shore Project Hub for Galway City, as nominated by The National Biodiversity Data Centre & the
We love Salthill, and wanted to highlight some of our rich history, stories and sights to experience. While there are some amazing books written about Salthill we wanted to create a visual Story Map, to tell our own story.