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 observatory, research towers and historic dungeon. The daily guided tour is included with your BCO ticket. Tour Times: Mon-Fri 15:30; Sat-Sun 13:30 and 15:30.
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.
Take part in a global effort to measure the distance to Eros
Date: January 28-February 3
Welcome in the Year of the Dragon! from “What is the Stars?” a weekly broadcast on lyric fm
Added January 25th, 2012 to Podcasts
Why location, location, location is so important when looking for northern lights.
Added January 24th, 2012 to News & Press, The BCO Blog
What is the Stars? Comet Lovejoy: “The most amazing thing I have ever seen in space.” ISS Crewmember Dan Burbank
Added January 23rd, 2012 to Podcasts, The BCO Blog
Added January 20th, 2012 to BCOIE.TV, The BCO Blog
Bubble, bubble, it’s no trouble!
Date: February 13-17 Time: 14:00 - 15:30
Midterm Workshops – Be a Brainbox!
Celebrating Engineers Week 2012
Date: February 27-March 4 Time: 10:00. 11:00, 12:00, 13:00
Book your school in for our electronic circuit workshops to explore how we use electricity every day in various ways to help improve our lives.
Added January 17th, 2012 to BCOIE.TV
Watch an informative video on how to find and view the International Space Station from your own garden.
Added January 13th, 2012 to Podcasts, The BCO Blog
New Horizon is heading to Pluto and beyond.
Date: February 3 Time: 18:00 - 21:00
Join us for February’s First Fridays at the Castle as we explore what you can and can’t believe!