Pint of Science brings some of the most brilliant scientists to your local pubs and cafes to discuss their latest research and findings with you. You don't need any prior experience, and this is your chance to meet the people responsible for the future of science (and have a drink with them). The festival runs over a few days in May every year, but we occasionally run events during other months. Pint of Science Ireland will be hosting our 2026 festival on May 18th, 19th and 20th. Topics for the festival include: Beautiful Mind - neuroscience, psychology, and psychiatry Atoms to G

Reáchtálfar an Oíche Ólaíochta trí Ghaeilge. Foghlaim faoi coiméad ag iompar rún, tiochar próitéin bheag ar sláinte na scamhóg, damhsa cuaille, agus tuilleadh! Ní gá a bheith líofa nó cúlra san eolaíocht a bheith agat - fáilte roimh chách! Irish-language event; learn about the secrets comets carry, effects of a tiny protein on lung health, pole dancing, and more! No need for fluency or scientific background - all welcome!

In recent decades, particularly when viewed through a media lens, Irish Travellers have been frequently depicted as a single homogenous group of people, all of whom share the same cultural traditions and history. This narrative is partly a remnant of colonial discourse whereby all Irish Travelling people and nomadic groups were “classified” as one and the same -e.g. “masterless men and women”, “wandering Irish”, “wild Irish” etc. Under colonialism, administrators made little or no distinction between different cultural and minority groups who travelled for a living and the rest