Irish Autumn Meeting & AGM

A great day was had by all at this year's Irish Autumn Meeting and AGM, held on Saturday 12th October at Lough Neagh (Oxford Island) Discovery Centre, Northern Ireland. If you weren't able to attend this event, you can see what you missed on the event programme, or view slides of the talks and posters presented on the day using the links below.

The Flora of Lough Neagh: Past and Present. John Faulkner, Co Armagh VCR

Cyanobacteria and Lough Neagh. Dr Adam Mellor, Agri-Food & Biosciences Institute

Botany by Kayak: Plants and plant communities of Strangford Lough islands. Jake Dalzell

The Vascular Plants of Cooley Peninsula, Co Louth. Ciarán Flynn, Co Louth co-VCR

Bryophytes and Plant Communities on the Cooley Peninsula, Co Louth. Dr Melinda Lyons

Exploring the Flora of Rathlin Island (recorded talk - video below). Hazel Watson and Ric Else.

Following on from his great ID workshop at the Irish Autumn Meeting and AGM, on the next day, Sunday 13th October, aquatic plant expert Nick Stewart led a fantastic field outing, looking at the aquatic plants found in Lough Neagh and giving us lots of i.d. tips on working out which groups the various plants belonged to, what features to look out for, and how to tell apart the different species within each group (Nick's incredibly helpful ID keys and crib sheets are also available to download on out Aquatic Plant Project page, free of charge)

Last year's Irish Autumn Meeting and AGM took place at the National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin on Saturday 21st October 2023.

The programme included some really excellent talks and workshops on a wide range of subjects (the IAM programme can be viewed here). If you missed the event, or would like to re-visit the talks, you can view the presentation slides using the links below.

Plant Biodiversity and Agriculture In Ireland - Dr James Moran

Why is Ireland so great for bryophytes? - Dr Joanne Denyer

Equisetum spp. (Horsetails) in Ireland - Robert Northridge

The Life and Work of Evelyn Booth - Dr Edwina Cole

Botanical Networks (recorded talk) - Michael Philip

Here is the AGM Agenda with reports. The minutes of the meeting are available via the Governance page of the website.

Fifty botanists enjoyed meeting up and watching the talks at this year's Irish Autumn Meeting on Saturday, 24th September at the National Botanic Gardens Glasnevin. After lunch there were two workshops - on Scaly Male-ferns by Alison Evans and a visit to look at aquatics in the ponds in the gardens with Nick Stewart. All the talks were recorded, and you can see them here: