Two funding schemes for Biodiversity Recording have been announced by the National Parks and Wildlife Service and the Royal Irish Academy. Both schemes provide an opportunity for experienced Dragonfly and Damselfly recorders to target specific habitats or species for recording. The Dragonfly Ireland Project Steering Group have identified the following habitats and species as priorities read more

A big THANK YOU to everyone who submitted records for our second Dragonfly Dash of 2019 as part of National Heritage Week. We had an amazing response, with 488 records of 21 species from 28 counties submitted during the week. Co. Kildare got in there early with an unassailable lead and finished the week with read more

It was a full house at the Ballybay Wetland Centre for our second #DragonflyIreland workshop of 2019, when we were hosted (and fed & watered!) by Monagahan Co Co Heritage Officer, Shirley Clerkin. Attendees literally travelled from the four corners of Ireland to learn about Dragonfly & Damselfy identification and survey techniques. After the indoor read more