First Fridays at the Castle

First Fridays

First Fridays at the Castle are FREE open houses held the first Friday of every month, with access to exhibits, events and more!

Cosmos at the Castle Interactive Exhibit

Cosmos at the Castle

Our award winning all-ages exhibition. Learn about the Universe, extreme life forms on Earth and life in outer space!

Castle and Dungeon Tours

Castle & Dungeon Tours

Tours of the historic dungeon and turret take place on Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays at 1.30 pm & 3.30pm

The Comet Chaser Game

The Comet Chaser

Play The Comet Chaser at Ireland’s first interactive theatre and virtually save the Earth! Part of the Cosmos at the Castle interactive exhibit.

BCO Labs

BCO Labs

Our professional astronomical observatory, integrated with our public exhibition, makes BCO a unique national astronomy centre.

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Cosmos at the Castle Interactive Exhibit

SMART STEM – A SMART Telescope Network in California

Imagine bringing live astronomy into the classroom, where students get to control real telescopes in real-time

Added May 10th, 2013 to News & Press, The BCO Blog

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Planetarium Show Included in School Tours!

Out of this world school tours with planetarium shows, workshops and Cosmos at the Castle

Date: May 9-June 30  

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Audi Cork Drives the Future of STEM Education

Audi to fund travel and admission costs for education programmes for DEIS schools in Cork

Date: May 8-June 30  

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Win your place at Space Camp

Win a place at Space Camp 2013

Tell us why you love space in 140 characters & win your place at Space Camp!

Date: May 1-31  

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towel day

Towel Day

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Date: May 25   Time: 10:00 - 17:00

In commemoration of Douglas Adams we will be taking part in Towel Day

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European Space Agency Resources

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Added April 26th, 2013 to The BCO Blog

ESA resources and events

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Ocean to City

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Date: June 8   Time: 11:00 - 16:30

A family fun day, underwater photography exhibition and Planet Ocean

Celestial Navigation

First Fridays at the Castle

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Date: June 7   Time: 18:00 - 21:00

Learn about the art of Celestial Navigation

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EarthKAM Spring Mission

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Date: April 23-26  

Take pictures of Ireland (and the world) from the ISS

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ISS Update: Chris Hadfield

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Added April 14th, 2013 to The BCO Blog

Cmdr Hadfield in space

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