October

Wednesday 22nd Wednesday 8.00pm

' Habitat Preservation '
Catherina Keena, Countryside Management
Kildalton Agricultural College ,Co Kilkenny.

November

Wednesday 26th November 8.00p.m.

'Garden Birds, their Songs, Folklore and How to
Attract Them'

Tom Gallagher is a member of
Cabragh Wetlands Development Trust, Teacher and
Nautralist.

January

Wednesday 14th January 8.00p.m.

'Take Space to Awaken Your Sense of
Interconnectedness'

Carmel Bracken RSM
Carmel has an MA in Culture and Spirituality from
Sophia Centre, Holy Names University, California and
is author of a book of poetry,' T he Gift of a Friend.'

' Pre Norman Thurles'

Wednesday 28th January 8.00p.m.

Billy Cooke
Local writer and historian.

February

Wednesday 11th February 2009 8.00p.m.

'Darwin and Darwinsm'

Adam Tozer
Adam is Secetary of Cabragh Wetlands Development
Trust

These two talks are to celebrate the 200th anniversary of
Darwin's birth. It is also 150 years since Darwin
published his controversial book
'The Origin of the Species'.

March

Wednesday 11th March 2009 8.00p.m.

'Darwin and Creation Theology'

Tony Shanahan and Martin Rigg are final year students at St
Patrick's College Thurles.

 

 

Wednesday 25th March 2009 8.00p.m.

The Cicada's 17 Year Sleep - Complexity and Emergence in the Natural World

Dr Declan Murphy

What do ant colonies, slime moulds and the teeming
streets of Victorian Manchester have in common? They are all
examples of complexity theory in action! Learn more about
this fascinating topic

April

Wednesday 29th April 2009 8.00p.m.

'Hunting and Conservation'

Tom Grace
Chairman and Founding Member of Cabragh
Wetland Trust. Tom's talk will deal with the important
connection between hunting and conservation.