First Fridays at the Castle are FREE open houses held the first Friday of every month, with access to exhibits, events and more!
Our award winning all-ages exhibition. Learn about the Universe, extreme life forms on Earth and life in outer space!
Tour our amazing research towers and historic dungeon. The guided tour is included with your BCO ticket. Tour Times: Sat-Sun & Bank Holidays 13:30 and 15:30. Mon – Fri on application
Play The Comet Chaser at Ireland’s first interactive theatre and virtually save the Earth! Part of the Cosmos at the Castle interactive exhibit.
Our professional astronomical observatory, integrated with our public exhibition, makes BCO a unique national astronomy centre.
How an annular solar eclipse turns the Sun into a ring of fire.
Added May 16th, 2012 to Podcasts, The BCO Blog
DIYbio – how to be a ‘biohacker’ with mostly household equipment
Date: June 1 Time: 18:45 - 19:45
Learn about the solar system through football and space, tips on becoming a biohacker and Where do we come from? Stardust and star death
Date: June 1 Time: 18:00 - 21:00
The Apollo 11 Moon Landing as you have never experienced it before
Date: June 25 Time: 22:30
Added May 11th, 2012 to Podcasts
What is the Stars? 100th episode, two years since the first broadcast.
Added May 11th, 2012 to Podcasts
How remnants of Halley’s Comet will light up the early morning sky in May
Date: June 24-25 Time: 21:00
A part-lecture, part-biographical, interactive, Science Art visual performance piece about Niamh’s ‘What If?’ moments of her life
Date: June 17 Time: 11:00
A fun family cycle in Cork from Passage West to Blackrock Castle
Date: June 23-28
CuriousCity is the space where art and science collide through a series of city-wide events in Cork from June 23 – 28
Date: June 2 Time: 10:00 - 16:30
A free family friendly fun day with activities for all ages
The free CIT Cosmos app for the iPhone puts a Virtual Observatory in your pocket!
