The Discovery Programme
@discoveryprogramme.bsky.social
Centre for Archaeology and Innovation Ireland
TOMORROW!
Join us for the 2nd Tara By Name, Tara By Nature workshop with Abarta Heritage:
The Creamery Store, Kildorrery
Tues 25th November
7pm
All welcome to come, have a cuppa & share folklore, myths & legends about Kildorrery
@heritagecouncil.ie @researchireland.ie @nationalmons.bsky.social
Join us for the 2nd Tara By Name, Tara By Nature workshop with Abarta Heritage:
The Creamery Store, Kildorrery
Tues 25th November
7pm
All welcome to come, have a cuppa & share folklore, myths & legends about Kildorrery
@heritagecouncil.ie @researchireland.ie @nationalmons.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 9:35 AM
TOMORROW!
Join us for the 2nd Tara By Name, Tara By Nature workshop with Abarta Heritage:
The Creamery Store, Kildorrery
Tues 25th November
7pm
All welcome to come, have a cuppa & share folklore, myths & legends about Kildorrery
@heritagecouncil.ie @researchireland.ie @nationalmons.bsky.social
Join us for the 2nd Tara By Name, Tara By Nature workshop with Abarta Heritage:
The Creamery Store, Kildorrery
Tues 25th November
7pm
All welcome to come, have a cuppa & share folklore, myths & legends about Kildorrery
@heritagecouncil.ie @researchireland.ie @nationalmons.bsky.social
We're looking forward to the 2nd Tara By Name, Tara By Nature workshop with Abarta Heritage:
The Creamery Store, Kildorrery
Tues 25th November
7pm
All welcome to come, have a cuppa & share folklore, myths & legends about Kildorrery
@researchireland.ie @heritagecouncil.ie @nationalmons.bsky.social
The Creamery Store, Kildorrery
Tues 25th November
7pm
All welcome to come, have a cuppa & share folklore, myths & legends about Kildorrery
@researchireland.ie @heritagecouncil.ie @nationalmons.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 12:52 PM
We're looking forward to the 2nd Tara By Name, Tara By Nature workshop with Abarta Heritage:
The Creamery Store, Kildorrery
Tues 25th November
7pm
All welcome to come, have a cuppa & share folklore, myths & legends about Kildorrery
@researchireland.ie @heritagecouncil.ie @nationalmons.bsky.social
The Creamery Store, Kildorrery
Tues 25th November
7pm
All welcome to come, have a cuppa & share folklore, myths & legends about Kildorrery
@researchireland.ie @heritagecouncil.ie @nationalmons.bsky.social
Announcing the 1st workshop of the 'Tara by Name, Tara by Nature' @researchireland.ie-funded project with Abarta Heritage!
Where: Portaferry Recreation Hub, Co. Down
When: Tuesday 18 Nov 7pm
All welcome! The workshop will explore evidence linking places in Ards Peninsula to Hill of Tara, Co. Meath
Where: Portaferry Recreation Hub, Co. Down
When: Tuesday 18 Nov 7pm
All welcome! The workshop will explore evidence linking places in Ards Peninsula to Hill of Tara, Co. Meath
November 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Announcing the 1st workshop of the 'Tara by Name, Tara by Nature' @researchireland.ie-funded project with Abarta Heritage!
Where: Portaferry Recreation Hub, Co. Down
When: Tuesday 18 Nov 7pm
All welcome! The workshop will explore evidence linking places in Ards Peninsula to Hill of Tara, Co. Meath
Where: Portaferry Recreation Hub, Co. Down
When: Tuesday 18 Nov 7pm
All welcome! The workshop will explore evidence linking places in Ards Peninsula to Hill of Tara, Co. Meath
The nights are drawing in, the leaves are turning brown - Samhain night is upon us... Happy Samhain from The Discovery Programme
October 31, 2025 at 11:50 AM
The nights are drawing in, the leaves are turning brown - Samhain night is upon us... Happy Samhain from The Discovery Programme
Spot the archaeologists! This week we've been onsite in Co. Donegal doing UAV survey at sites around St John's Point, funded by an @aerialarchaeology.bsky.social grant.
Here is a cleared shore, traditionally known as the landing place for the medieval Killaghtee church
@edwardpollard.bsky.social
Here is a cleared shore, traditionally known as the landing place for the medieval Killaghtee church
@edwardpollard.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Spot the archaeologists! This week we've been onsite in Co. Donegal doing UAV survey at sites around St John's Point, funded by an @aerialarchaeology.bsky.social grant.
Here is a cleared shore, traditionally known as the landing place for the medieval Killaghtee church
@edwardpollard.bsky.social
Here is a cleared shore, traditionally known as the landing place for the medieval Killaghtee church
@edwardpollard.bsky.social
6/6 The Lough Kinale Shrine reconstructed!
Ireland’s oldest & largest Book Shrine was broken in the medieval period & the pieces left in a lake
Now, Discovery Programme has used 3D modelling to digitally reconstruct it with @nmireland.bsky.social for #wordsonthewave exhibition:
@heritagecouncil.ie
Ireland’s oldest & largest Book Shrine was broken in the medieval period & the pieces left in a lake
Now, Discovery Programme has used 3D modelling to digitally reconstruct it with @nmireland.bsky.social for #wordsonthewave exhibition:
@heritagecouncil.ie
September 18, 2025 at 8:27 AM
6/6 The Lough Kinale Shrine reconstructed!
Ireland’s oldest & largest Book Shrine was broken in the medieval period & the pieces left in a lake
Now, Discovery Programme has used 3D modelling to digitally reconstruct it with @nmireland.bsky.social for #wordsonthewave exhibition:
@heritagecouncil.ie
Ireland’s oldest & largest Book Shrine was broken in the medieval period & the pieces left in a lake
Now, Discovery Programme has used 3D modelling to digitally reconstruct it with @nmireland.bsky.social for #wordsonthewave exhibition:
@heritagecouncil.ie
📢 Announcing a new @researchireland.ie-funded project exploring Tara places in Ireland
'Tara by Name, Tara by Nature?' will explore archaeological connections between Ireland’s 'temair' places
It will be led by The Discovery Programme's Dr Susan Curran
@nationalmons.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie
'Tara by Name, Tara by Nature?' will explore archaeological connections between Ireland’s 'temair' places
It will be led by The Discovery Programme's Dr Susan Curran
@nationalmons.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie
September 17, 2025 at 10:52 AM
📢 Announcing a new @researchireland.ie-funded project exploring Tara places in Ireland
'Tara by Name, Tara by Nature?' will explore archaeological connections between Ireland’s 'temair' places
It will be led by The Discovery Programme's Dr Susan Curran
@nationalmons.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie
'Tara by Name, Tara by Nature?' will explore archaeological connections between Ireland’s 'temair' places
It will be led by The Discovery Programme's Dr Susan Curran
@nationalmons.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie
Our Research Archaeologist Dr Susan Curran is currently in Trondheim, Norway at the @aerialarchaeology.bsky.social (AARG) conference. Dr Curran is the Honorary Secretary for AARG and presenting a poster from the Discovery Programme on Remote Sensing data
September 16, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Our Research Archaeologist Dr Susan Curran is currently in Trondheim, Norway at the @aerialarchaeology.bsky.social (AARG) conference. Dr Curran is the Honorary Secretary for AARG and presenting a poster from the Discovery Programme on Remote Sensing data
📣Discovery Programme is delighted to announce the CHERISH Project Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) data is now archived securely in the @dri.ie & available for anyone to use! doi.org/10.7486/DRI....
@heritagecouncil.ie @aberuni.bsky.social @rcahmwales.bsky.social @interregeurope.bsky.social
@heritagecouncil.ie @aberuni.bsky.social @rcahmwales.bsky.social @interregeurope.bsky.social
September 3, 2025 at 9:37 AM
📣Discovery Programme is delighted to announce the CHERISH Project Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) data is now archived securely in the @dri.ie & available for anyone to use! doi.org/10.7486/DRI....
@heritagecouncil.ie @aberuni.bsky.social @rcahmwales.bsky.social @interregeurope.bsky.social
@heritagecouncil.ie @aberuni.bsky.social @rcahmwales.bsky.social @interregeurope.bsky.social
Thank you everyone who joined our #HeritageWeek Coastal Archaeology walk this weekend despite the wet weather! We had a great time exchanging knowledge about this stretch of coast
This was grant-aided by @ria.ie, funded by @nationalmons.bsky.social. @heritagecouncil.ie @edwardpollard.bsky.social
This was grant-aided by @ria.ie, funded by @nationalmons.bsky.social. @heritagecouncil.ie @edwardpollard.bsky.social
August 27, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Thank you everyone who joined our #HeritageWeek Coastal Archaeology walk this weekend despite the wet weather! We had a great time exchanging knowledge about this stretch of coast
This was grant-aided by @ria.ie, funded by @nationalmons.bsky.social. @heritagecouncil.ie @edwardpollard.bsky.social
This was grant-aided by @ria.ie, funded by @nationalmons.bsky.social. @heritagecouncil.ie @edwardpollard.bsky.social
We had a fantastic time at Aonach na nDéise - Woodstown Viking Fest yesterday, chatting to visitors about our geophysical surveys at Woodstown & having fun with our 3D models in VR 🤓
Topped off with a visit from MoS Christopher O'Sullivan TD, MoS Mary Butler TD & Mayor of Waterford Cllr Séamus Ryan
Topped off with a visit from MoS Christopher O'Sullivan TD, MoS Mary Butler TD & Mayor of Waterford Cllr Séamus Ryan
August 18, 2025 at 9:08 AM
We had a fantastic time at Aonach na nDéise - Woodstown Viking Fest yesterday, chatting to visitors about our geophysical surveys at Woodstown & having fun with our 3D models in VR 🤓
Topped off with a visit from MoS Christopher O'Sullivan TD, MoS Mary Butler TD & Mayor of Waterford Cllr Séamus Ryan
Topped off with a visit from MoS Christopher O'Sullivan TD, MoS Mary Butler TD & Mayor of Waterford Cllr Séamus Ryan
The Discovery Programme would like to welcome our new Archaeological Surveyor & Digital Documentation Officer Cian Hogan. Cian joins us with extensive experience from commercial archaeology, primarily working in geophysics. He will be doing geophysical surveys with our Survey Team. Welcome Cian!
August 5, 2025 at 7:11 AM
The Discovery Programme would like to welcome our new Archaeological Surveyor & Digital Documentation Officer Cian Hogan. Cian joins us with extensive experience from commercial archaeology, primarily working in geophysics. He will be doing geophysical surveys with our Survey Team. Welcome Cian!
3 weeks today until our exhibition opens at Oranmore Public Library for #HeritageWeek2025! Part of the CHERISH exhibition on #coastal #archaeology will be on display Fri 15 Aug - Fri 22 Aug
Oranmore Library is open from 10.30-5pm Tues-Sat (closed 1-2pm) @heritagecouncil.ie @nationalmons.bsky.social
Oranmore Library is open from 10.30-5pm Tues-Sat (closed 1-2pm) @heritagecouncil.ie @nationalmons.bsky.social
July 25, 2025 at 10:05 AM
3 weeks today until our exhibition opens at Oranmore Public Library for #HeritageWeek2025! Part of the CHERISH exhibition on #coastal #archaeology will be on display Fri 15 Aug - Fri 22 Aug
Oranmore Library is open from 10.30-5pm Tues-Sat (closed 1-2pm) @heritagecouncil.ie @nationalmons.bsky.social
Oranmore Library is open from 10.30-5pm Tues-Sat (closed 1-2pm) @heritagecouncil.ie @nationalmons.bsky.social
Whilst in Co. Galway last week, @edwardpollard.bsky.social & @hannahboyd.bsky.social undertook Coastal Zone Assessment on the Maree Peninsula. We walked the coastline, identifying & recording features relating to the maritime heritage of an area
@heritagecouncil.ie @nationalmons.bsky.social
@heritagecouncil.ie @nationalmons.bsky.social
July 22, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Whilst in Co. Galway last week, @edwardpollard.bsky.social & @hannahboyd.bsky.social undertook Coastal Zone Assessment on the Maree Peninsula. We walked the coastline, identifying & recording features relating to the maritime heritage of an area
@heritagecouncil.ie @nationalmons.bsky.social
@heritagecouncil.ie @nationalmons.bsky.social
Our #DPdiggers have had a fantastic week onsite at Rathgurreen Ringfort with @michellecomber.bsky.social & the @universityofgalway.bsky.social team. Thank you to Discovery Programme member Joe Fenwick who visited us onsite and snapped these great shots! @heritagecouncil.ie @nationalmons.bsky.social
July 18, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Our #DPdiggers have had a fantastic week onsite at Rathgurreen Ringfort with @michellecomber.bsky.social & the @universityofgalway.bsky.social team. Thank you to Discovery Programme member Joe Fenwick who visited us onsite and snapped these great shots! @heritagecouncil.ie @nationalmons.bsky.social
This week, Discovery Programme staff Susan, Ted and Hannah are onsite at Dr Michelle Comber’s excavations at Rathgurreen, Co. Galway, part of the Maree Project.
The team are looking forward to a week of digging, despite yesterday's rain!
@heritagecouncil.ie @uniofgalway.bsky.social
The team are looking forward to a week of digging, despite yesterday's rain!
@heritagecouncil.ie @uniofgalway.bsky.social
July 15, 2025 at 7:47 AM
This week, Discovery Programme staff Susan, Ted and Hannah are onsite at Dr Michelle Comber’s excavations at Rathgurreen, Co. Galway, part of the Maree Project.
The team are looking forward to a week of digging, despite yesterday's rain!
@heritagecouncil.ie @uniofgalway.bsky.social
The team are looking forward to a week of digging, despite yesterday's rain!
@heritagecouncil.ie @uniofgalway.bsky.social
The Discovery Programme survey team were onsite at the Glendalough @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social fieldschool yesterday, sharing their expertise in scanning, photogrammetry & geophys
@heritagecouncil.ie @rebeccanir.bsky.social @nationalmons.bsky.social
@heritagecouncil.ie @rebeccanir.bsky.social @nationalmons.bsky.social
June 11, 2025 at 9:29 AM
The Discovery Programme survey team were onsite at the Glendalough @ucdarchaeology.bsky.social fieldschool yesterday, sharing their expertise in scanning, photogrammetry & geophys
@heritagecouncil.ie @rebeccanir.bsky.social @nationalmons.bsky.social
@heritagecouncil.ie @rebeccanir.bsky.social @nationalmons.bsky.social
Last chance to apply!
Applications close *tomorrow* for the role of Archaeological Surveyor and Digital Documentation Officer with the Discovery Programme.
Full details here: tinyurl.com/mtaea57y
@heritagecouncil.ie @nationalmons.bsky.social @iaiarchaeo.bsky.social @cifa-ec.bsky.social
Applications close *tomorrow* for the role of Archaeological Surveyor and Digital Documentation Officer with the Discovery Programme.
Full details here: tinyurl.com/mtaea57y
@heritagecouncil.ie @nationalmons.bsky.social @iaiarchaeo.bsky.social @cifa-ec.bsky.social
May 21, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Last chance to apply!
Applications close *tomorrow* for the role of Archaeological Surveyor and Digital Documentation Officer with the Discovery Programme.
Full details here: tinyurl.com/mtaea57y
@heritagecouncil.ie @nationalmons.bsky.social @iaiarchaeo.bsky.social @cifa-ec.bsky.social
Applications close *tomorrow* for the role of Archaeological Surveyor and Digital Documentation Officer with the Discovery Programme.
Full details here: tinyurl.com/mtaea57y
@heritagecouncil.ie @nationalmons.bsky.social @iaiarchaeo.bsky.social @cifa-ec.bsky.social
Many thanks to @unisevilla.bsky.social for hosting the kick off meeting of the new COST Action Managing Artificial Intelligence in Archaeology (MAIA).
Great discussions with interdisciplinary colleagues across Europe exploring Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications in archaeology.
Great discussions with interdisciplinary colleagues across Europe exploring Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications in archaeology.
May 16, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Many thanks to @unisevilla.bsky.social for hosting the kick off meeting of the new COST Action Managing Artificial Intelligence in Archaeology (MAIA).
Great discussions with interdisciplinary colleagues across Europe exploring Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications in archaeology.
Great discussions with interdisciplinary colleagues across Europe exploring Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications in archaeology.
Come and work with us! We're looking for an Archaeological Surveyor and Digital Documentation Officer to join our team.
Apply by Thursday 22 May
Full details here:
discoveryprogramme.ie/2025/04/30/j...
Apply by Thursday 22 May
Full details here:
discoveryprogramme.ie/2025/04/30/j...
May 13, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Come and work with us! We're looking for an Archaeological Surveyor and Digital Documentation Officer to join our team.
Apply by Thursday 22 May
Full details here:
discoveryprogramme.ie/2025/04/30/j...
Apply by Thursday 22 May
Full details here:
discoveryprogramme.ie/2025/04/30/j...
The Discovery Programme are at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham today to attend Heritage Horizons, Pathways to the Future: a National Conference by @heritagecouncil.ie
Great to be attending this important conference, and to be part of the discussion about issues for heritage now & into the future
Great to be attending this important conference, and to be part of the discussion about issues for heritage now & into the future
May 1, 2025 at 9:57 AM
The Discovery Programme are at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham today to attend Heritage Horizons, Pathways to the Future: a National Conference by @heritagecouncil.ie
Great to be attending this important conference, and to be part of the discussion about issues for heritage now & into the future
Great to be attending this important conference, and to be part of the discussion about issues for heritage now & into the future
Happy St Patrick’s Day from the Discovery Programme!
St Patrick’s Bridge in Co. Wexford is a submerged causeway leading to the Saltee Islands. The area was studied in the CHERISH Project due to coastal erosion #CHERISHlegacy
@nationalmons.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie @drtobydriver.bsky.social
St Patrick’s Bridge in Co. Wexford is a submerged causeway leading to the Saltee Islands. The area was studied in the CHERISH Project due to coastal erosion #CHERISHlegacy
@nationalmons.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie @drtobydriver.bsky.social
March 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Happy St Patrick’s Day from the Discovery Programme!
St Patrick’s Bridge in Co. Wexford is a submerged causeway leading to the Saltee Islands. The area was studied in the CHERISH Project due to coastal erosion #CHERISHlegacy
@nationalmons.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie @drtobydriver.bsky.social
St Patrick’s Bridge in Co. Wexford is a submerged causeway leading to the Saltee Islands. The area was studied in the CHERISH Project due to coastal erosion #CHERISHlegacy
@nationalmons.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie @drtobydriver.bsky.social
Thank you @ria.ie for a brilliant day at the Archaeology 2025 in 2025 conference. Some excellent speakers reflecting on developments in archaeology in Ireland since 2016, with others exploring future pathways for the profession - including The Discovery Programme's Dr Eimear Meegan, pictured here.
February 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Thank you @ria.ie for a brilliant day at the Archaeology 2025 in 2025 conference. Some excellent speakers reflecting on developments in archaeology in Ireland since 2016, with others exploring future pathways for the profession - including The Discovery Programme's Dr Eimear Meegan, pictured here.
We hope you've enjoyed hearing about some of the #FAR survey findings in #FrameworksFebruary
Today FAR Lead Project Officer Dr Eimear Meegan will be presenting more about the project at @ria.ie for the #archaeology2025 day conference
@nationalmons.bsky.social
@heritagecouncil.ie
Today FAR Lead Project Officer Dr Eimear Meegan will be presenting more about the project at @ria.ie for the #archaeology2025 day conference
@nationalmons.bsky.social
@heritagecouncil.ie
February 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
We hope you've enjoyed hearing about some of the #FAR survey findings in #FrameworksFebruary
Today FAR Lead Project Officer Dr Eimear Meegan will be presenting more about the project at @ria.ie for the #archaeology2025 day conference
@nationalmons.bsky.social
@heritagecouncil.ie
Today FAR Lead Project Officer Dr Eimear Meegan will be presenting more about the project at @ria.ie for the #archaeology2025 day conference
@nationalmons.bsky.social
@heritagecouncil.ie
#FrameworksFebruary 8/8
In the Frameworks for Archaeological Research #FAR survey we asked...
Do you think that ethics in archaeology are clearly and sufficiently addressed in professional codes of conduct?
You answered...
@nationalmons.bsky.social
@heritagecouncil.ie
@iaiarchaeo.bsky.social
In the Frameworks for Archaeological Research #FAR survey we asked...
Do you think that ethics in archaeology are clearly and sufficiently addressed in professional codes of conduct?
You answered...
@nationalmons.bsky.social
@heritagecouncil.ie
@iaiarchaeo.bsky.social
February 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
#FrameworksFebruary 8/8
In the Frameworks for Archaeological Research #FAR survey we asked...
Do you think that ethics in archaeology are clearly and sufficiently addressed in professional codes of conduct?
You answered...
@nationalmons.bsky.social
@heritagecouncil.ie
@iaiarchaeo.bsky.social
In the Frameworks for Archaeological Research #FAR survey we asked...
Do you think that ethics in archaeology are clearly and sufficiently addressed in professional codes of conduct?
You answered...
@nationalmons.bsky.social
@heritagecouncil.ie
@iaiarchaeo.bsky.social