Our annual Community Play day on the ATU Mayo Woodland Trail is designed for young children and is being held on Sunday 19th April 2026 from 12 noon to 2pm. Keep an eye on the weather and dress accordingly. Free event, no booking required. @oflynnatu.bsky.social @justinkerr123.bsky.social
Some highlights from Food for Thought 2026, Afri’s annual hedge school-inspired gathering in partnership with 3rd-year Outdoor Education and History and Geography students at Atlantic Technological University. @oflynnatu.bsky.social @atu-hrg.bsky.social
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Our thanks to Dr Bernadette Cunningham for an excellent lecture on the Annals of the Four Masters, wrapping up our series with Mayo Historical and Archaeological Society for the year. @atumayo.bsky.social @atu-hrg.bsky.social @oflynnatu.bsky.social @b7cunningham.bsky.social
The cafe provides an informal setting for ATU students to support older members of the community to be supported in developing their digital skills. @oflynnatu.bsky.social @justinkerr123.bsky.social
An Intergenerational Cafe was launched at ATU Mayo by Dr Justin Kerr (VP Mayo campus) and Eileen O’Connor (Mayo County Council Age Friendly Coordinator). The initiative is funded by Rethink Ireland/Vodafone and is a collaboration between UL, University of Galway and studentvolunteer.ie.
Our Dept of Environmental
Humanities & Social Sciences has been working with
Coláiste Pobail Acla as part of the Business in the
Community programme. The students participated in some activities in Achill led by students from our Outdoor and
Environmental Education programme. @oflynnatu.bsky.social
Fourth year History & Geography students at the launch of their Women in History exhibition, prepared as part of a module with lecturer Niamh Hearns. @oflynnatu.bsky.social @perryshare.bsky.social @atu-hrg.bsky.social
Seachtain na Gaeilge ag OTA Mhaigh Eo. Beannachtaí na Féile Pádraig oraibh. @oflynnatu.bsky.social @atu-ie.bsky.social
A group of flying Swifts by Chris Knights / BTO
This year the 8th International Swift Conference is coming to Ireland! Hosted by @atumayo.bsky.social in Co. Mayo on 27-29 May, it's an opportunity to learn more about this fascinating species & to connect with Swift enthusiasts from around the world
For more info visit: www.swiftsmayo2026.ie
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Dr Bernadette Cunningham will discuss the Annals of the Four Masters and its Mayo connections at @atumayo.bsky.social. All welcome. Lecture presented by our History & Geography programme in association with MHAS. @oflynnatu.bsky.social @b7cunningham.bsky.social
ATU Mayo General Nursing are hosting a cancer awareness event in Mayo County Library, Castlebar on Thursday 19th March from 11.30am-1.30pm. All welcome. @atu-ie.bsky.social @oflynnatu.bsky.social @justinkerr123.bsky.social
Applied Social Care at ATU Mayo hosted a very successful Careers Event. The place was buzzing with energy, with a fantastic turnout of students and organisations engaging throughout the day.
@atu-ie.bsky.social @oflynnatu.bsky.social @perryshare.bsky.social
Thanks to all who attended our #internationalwomensday Women’s History seminar this week at ATU Mayo. Great to welcome 5th year History students from St Joseph’s, Castlebar. @oflynnatu.bsky.social @atumayo.bsky.social @perryshare.bsky.social
Food for Thought, an annual hedge school-inspired event organised by yr3 Outdoor & Environmental Education and History & Geography Students in partnership with AFRI. This year's theme was Connection, Disconnection and Reconnection @oflynnatu.bsky.social @atu-hrg.bsky.social @perryshare.bsky.social
Dr Michelle O’Sullivan Associate Professor from Dept of Work & Employment Studies, University of Limerick discusses demographic trends and their implications for HR at today’s HR seminar at ATU Mayo. @oflynnatu.bsky.social @atu-ie.bsky.social
Future of work HR event getting underway at ATU Mayo this afternoon, featuring talks by Dr Michelle O’Sullivan of UL and Michelle Murphy of Collins McNicholas. @oflynnatu.bsky.social @atu-ie.bsky.social
It was a pleasure to welcome visiting students from the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria (IPLeiria) in Portugal to the Social Care programme at Atlantic Technological University Mayo campus this week. @oflynnatu.bsky.social @perryshare.bsky.social @atu-ie.bsky.social
A thought-provoking day at our annual Food for Thought event at ATU Mayo in association with Afri. Here’s our plan for small changes. @atumayo.bsky.social @oflynnatu.bsky.social @atu-hrg.bsky.social
We are presenting our annual seminar for International Women's Day next Wednesday 4th March at 1pm. All welcome. @oflynnatu.bsky.social @perryshare.bsky.social @atumayo.bsky.social @atu-hrg.bsky.social
Our Year 1 Applied Social Care students in ATU Mayo celebrated World Social Justice Day by passionately presenting posters on a range of social justice issues. It was a fantastic success and a proud moment for Applied Social Care. @oflynnatu.bsky.social @perryshare.bsky.social @atu-ie.bsky.social
There was a full house last night for Dr Gerard Moran’s excellent and thought-provoking talk on the workhouse in Castlebar. This talk was part of our History & Geography programme’s ongoing series with Mayo Historical and Archaeological Society. @atumayo.bsky.social @oflynnatu.bsky.social
4th year Outdoor Education student Luke Campbell presented on his Dark Skies Campus research at the recent Green Campus annual network meeting. Also presenting was OE graduate Georgia Macmillan who is undertaking a PhD study on Dark Skies. @oflynnatu.bsky.social @mayodarkskies.bsky.social
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Fantastic workshop "Accelerating Change Together" with visiting academic Dr Isabel Rimanoczy, and a group of change accelerators in our community! A collaboration between ATU Mayo Rising group and our colleagues at ATU Sligo Power to Change project @oflynnatu.bsky.social @perryshare.bsky.social
My first year History & Geography students made a great job of these St Brigid’s crosses in our Folklore class today. @atumayo.bsky.social @atu-hrg.bsky.social @oflynnatu.bsky.social @perryshare.bsky.social
Jeremy Schewe, guest speaker to students on our History & Geography & Outdoor Education programmes, detailed the use of GIS to map and develop the Ireland West Camino. The Tochair Valley Community Network has been supporting Jeremy in the roll out of this route. @oflynnatu.bsky.social
Are you a primary school teacher registered with the Teaching Council of Ireland with an interest in French or German? We are offering language upskilling courses for primary teachers, fully funded by the Department of Education and Youth. @oflynnatu.bsky.social @atu-ie.bsky.social
Students from our Certificate in Community Development Practice travelled to UL today. They were welcomed by Dr Sindy Joyce, Department of Sociology and Margaret O’Brien from the Limerick Traveller Network to learn about Traveller participation in Higher Education @oflynnatu.bsky.social
Students from our Outdoor and Environmental Education programme recently enjoyed a few glorious days in Spain on the Costa Blanca in Spain honing their climbing skills. @oflynnatu.bsky.social @perryshare.bsky.social @atu-ie.bsky.social
The ATU Mayo Social Care team and students welcomed the stars of “I.T. and Me”, a film production by the Mayo Self Advocacy Group Western Care Association on Tuesday for the final stop on their film launch tour. @oflynnatu.bsky.social @perryshare.bsky.social