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RTÉ launches wildlife photography competition

Finalists’ photos will be shown at the Botanic Gardens.

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Jan 11th 2021, 4:19 PM

Here's what topped the list of the most visited OPW sites in Ireland last year

Kilkenny, Dublin and Wicklow had the top three most visited attractions last year.

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Sep 28th 2019, 9:30 AM

'We have to do more': Extinction Rebellion stage protest in Dublin against commercial forestry

The protest took place as Forestry Industries Ireland held a conference inside the National Botanic Gardens.

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Jul 8th 2019, 2:16 PM

'We should not let them go extinct': A conservation officer at the Botanic Gardens on how we can help save the planet

Following a UN report and Ireland’s declaration of a climate emergency, why is biodiversity crucial to the survival of our planet?

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May 12th 2019, 12:00 PM

These beautiful flowers may look lovely, but they are capable of stopping your heart and can make you hallucinate

With the Magic, Murder and Monkshood tours, the National Botanic Gardens show off their deadly plant life.

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Oct 27th 2018, 10:00 AM

How the 'soft chaos' of nature reduces stress and helps us physically heal

Come with us, on a walk through Dublin’s Botanic Gardens.

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Jan 13th 2018, 9:45 AM

This 100-year-old Dublin bridge is for sale online

Yours for less than the price of a used car.

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Jun 20th 2013, 9:58 AM