Ireland has no shortage of stately manors, but as Irish Stew hosts Martin Nutty and John Lee learned, no other historic property has a legacy like Co Offaly’s Birr Castle Demesne, which for ...

Prof Hu Hsen-Hsu (1894-1968) was a real renaissance man. He was the founder of Chinese botany and a great poet and intellectual. A large proportion of his works was lost or forgotten because of ...

From family folklore and Irish pride to pints, traditions and a 1666 recipe, one Yakima Valley family celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with roots that trace back to Birr Castle.

The Armagh Observatory and Planetarium brings a special show of the sky at night to Birr Castle in a giant inflatable igloo. John Flynn from the planetarium in Armagh demonstrates how the portable ...

An enchanting Irish castle, twice voted one of the 'Top 10 Attractions in Ireland ' in 2022 and 2023, is being celebrated as a must-visit destination. It's not just for its panoramic vistas and ...

In an important first step toward designation, Dunsink Observatory and Birr Castle Demesne have been added to Ireland’s Tentative List of UNESCO World Heritage Properties. The announcement that the ...

A major development called Giants Grove has been planned on the grounds of Birr Castle Gardens, County Offaly, to create the largest forest grove of giant redwood trees outside of the US state of ...

Birr Castle has announced ambitious plans to create the largest forest of giant redwood trees outside of California, and they plan to do it through public participation. The Giants Grove of redwood ...

The Low Frequency Array radio telescope at Birr Castle, known as I-LOFAR, has contributed significantly to international space research since it was installed in 2017. Building on that success, a ...

Ireland is set to be home to one of the most ambitious ecological projects on Earth, with plans to open a giant redwood forest in Birr, Co Offaly. Ecological efforts to restore Ireland’s great ...

Michael Parsons is the director of Birr Castle Gardens & Science Centre "Fortunately for me, our baby Celeste is sleeping right through the night, so I'm up before my wife and daughter most days. If ...