1. Astronomy on RTE's Pat Kenny Show

Astronomy Ireland Chairman and magazine editor, David Moore, will be interviewed for his regular spot on Today with Pat Kenny on Monday morning (July 1st) to talk about all things astronomy! The piece will be broadcast between 10am and 12pm on RTE Radio One. If you miss it, you can listen back to the show on our audio archive at www.astronomy.ie/audio

We hope to cover a list of great topics on the show. Get a sneak preview HERE.

Please reply to this email after the show with your comments.

2. Astronomy Summer School

Our new set of Evening Classes commences on July 17th in Trinity College Dublin, and will run for eight weeks. Lots of people have booked already, and we expect a huge influx when it's featured on national radio on Monday! For further information and enrolment, please visit www.astronomy.ie/summerschool

3. Summer Lecture: Are We Alone?

Following RTE's Nine News on Tuesday (see HERE) our special Summer Lecture couldn't have been better timed! No expense is being spared flying in a world expert from Cambridge University in the UK.

The habitable zone of a nearby star is filled to the brim with planets that could support alien life. The three planets are in the star's "Goldilocks Zone" - the temperature region around the star where liquid water - and also life - could exist. This makes us wonder if there are planets out there that are home to intelligent civilisations.

Our Summer Public Lecture on July 8th will be delivered by an international speaker who is an expert on exoplanets and will explore the possibility of alien life existing elsewhere in our galaxy, and whether humankind will ever get to meet it.

This lecture is aimed at the general public, and we want everyone to bring their family and friends.

Are We Alone? takes place in Trinity College Dublin July 8th at 8pm. To book tickets or order DVDs, please click HERE.

4. Free Magazines and Telescope Tubes

€100,000 worth of Astronomy Ireland magazines is being given away free of charge this week, and Friday is your last chance to collect thousands of exciting articles, especially with space news of an Irish slant.

We also have some telescope tubes from the days when we used to manufacture telescopes, also worth thousands of euro. These tubes are ideal for anyone interested in building their own telescope, and come in a range of diameters from 6" up.

Come and collect as many as you want for personal use, clubs, school libraries, etc., before they are all recycled!

You can find us at Unit A8, Airside Enterprise Centre, Swords. Click HERE for a map and directions.