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Oisín Duffy

Surveys and Records Officer


Oisín has responsibility for the management of Ireland’s Citizen Science Portal and overseeing the delivery of the Data Centre’s data validation processes with partners. He provides active support to the recording network to improve the quality and quantity of data submitted. He also leads the Centre’s work on the development of new surveys to address existing knowledge gaps.

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Ireland’s Citizen Science Portal – Recording Summary 2025

Apr 2026
 We had another great year of biological recording in 2025, with 173,873 records being submitted through Ireland’s Citizen Science Portal. This is an increase of more than 20,000 records from the 2024 season, which was also a good year for recording. Records were submitted from 9,607 individual e-mail addresses, which is the largest number of read more
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RFQ for the genetic analysis of Asian hornet samples from Ireland

Oct 2025
RFQ for the genetic analysis of Asian hornet samples from Ireland. Determining nest relatedness and genetic origins for the 2025 Asian hornet incursion in Ireland to predict risk and inform future management actions. Submission of Response should be marked “Asian Hornet Genetic Analysis Project Your Company Name RFQ Final Submission” and sent via e-mail to: read more
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100,000th record through Ireland’s Citizen Science Portal 2025

Oct 2025
2025 has been a particularly good year for biological recording, with numbers up across each month (except February) when compared with the figure from 2024. The 100,000th record this year was submitted on the 10th of July, which is earlier than this milestone during the 2023 or 2024 seasons. We got in contact with the read more
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