Louth County Council support Science Festival 2024

One of the most highly-anticipated events in Louth Library Service’s calendar, Louth Science Festival takes place from November 10 – 17, 2024.

Funded and supported by Creative Ireland through Louth County Council Arts Office and Research Ireland, Louth Science Festival has sought to make science more fun and accessible to the entire community. 

According to SFI research, Louth is a low intervention county in terms of STEAM participation, and Louth Science Festival aims to find fresh and innovative ways of bringing Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths to new and existing audiences, particularly reaching out to those not typically serviced by STEAM programming. 

To make the festival as accessible as possible and maximise audiences, this year we will be hosting two day long free science fairs in Dundalk Library and Drogheda Civic Offices on the 10th and 17th of November, respectively.  

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The fairs will feature demonstrations, workshops and talks for all ages.  This year we will be hosting talks with:

• Anna Geary Radio & TV Broadcaster, All Ireland Winning Camogie Captain, Performance Coach and Author.
• Karl Henry Fitness Expert, Radio & TV Broadcaster, Author, and Podcast Host. 
• Nuala Moore extreme swimmer, ice swimmer, marathon swimmer, coach, author of ‘Insight Into The World Of Ice Swimming’ and ‘Limitless’.
• Dr. Niamh Shaw engineer, scientist, writer and performer, recently voted one of Ireland’s leading science communicators and STEAM specialists. 
• Sonairte a talk with Ella from the interactive visitor centre promoting ecological awareness and sustainable living.

We will also be featuring workshops with Circus 250, Barry Fitzgerald, the Rediscovery Centre, Anyone4Science, Go Fly Your Kite, Origami and Yoga.  

The festival’s 2024 offering will see a continuation of Louth Library Service’s collaboration with Dundalk Institute of Technology (DKIT), iCrag, the Irish Air Corps and Met Éireann, as well as our local primary and secondary schools. 

For more information on Louth Science Festival and how to book for events please follow us on Facebook and Instagram, email libraryhelpdesk@louthcoco.ie or phone 042 9353190.