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The Irish Naturalists’ Journal Ltd is a not-for-profit company, limited by guarantee, producing a journal and occasional publications on Irish natural history since 1925.
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Volume 41 – Gammell and O’Brien report the First record of the Thrift Clearwing moth (Pyropteron muscaeformis) from Co. Galway. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org

#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Moths
November 21, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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🪲 Freshwater Insects of Ireland - Join Dr Helen James, Senior Curator at National Museums NI and Belfast Naturalists Field Club for a special INJ Centenary talk!

📅 Tues 11 Nov 2025, 7:30 pm
📍 Ulster Museum (Lecture Theatre) or online
💻 Bookings: IrishNaturalistsJournal@gmail.com
#INJCentenary
November 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Volume 41 – Ciarán Byrne reports on Microterys seyon, a parasitoid wasp new to Ireland from Co. Carlow, and comments on the genus . For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org

#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Wasps
November 7, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Volume 41 – Byrne and Clarke report on Tropidosteptes pacificus, a mirid bug new to Ireland from counties Carlow and Antrim. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org

#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Insects
October 31, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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🪲 Freshwater Insects of Ireland - Join Dr Helen James, Senior Curator at National Museums NI and Belfast Naturalists Field Club for a special INJ Centenary talk!

📅 Tues 11 Nov 2025, 7:30 pm
📍 Ulster Museum (Lecture Theatre) or online
💻 Bookings: IrishNaturalistsJournal@gmail.com
#INJCentenary
October 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Volume 41 – Power et al. report on Nephus quadrimaculatus a ladybird new to Ireland from Counties Carlow, Kilkenny and Wexford. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org

#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Ladybirds
October 24, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Volume 41 – Spaans et al. report on the Bark Beetles Pityogenes trepanatus new to Ireland and records of Polygraphus poligraphus. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org

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October 17, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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🌿 Celebrate 100 years of the Irish Naturalists’ Journal! Join Dr Rory Hodd & the Irish Bryophyte Group for a bryophyte walk/talk in Killarney NP, Sun 12 Oct 2025, 10:30–13:30. Free but booking essential: christina.campbell@opw.ie
October 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Volume 41 – Joshua Clarke shares notes on two recently-established non-native harvestmen in Ireland: Platybunus pinetorum and Opilio canestrinii. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org

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October 10, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Volume 41 – Rosell et al. report an observation of predation of the invasive New Zealand Flatworm (Arthurdendyus triangulatus) by a larva of the Black Snail Beetle (Phosphuga atrata). For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org

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October 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Volume 41 – Power and Doherty report on Bilobella braunerae, a springtail new to Ireland from Counties Wicklow and Tipperary. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org

#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Zoology #Springtails
September 26, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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🌿 Celebrate 100 years of the Irish Naturalists’ Journal! Join Dr Rory Hodd & the Irish Bryophyte Group for a bryophyte walk/talk in Killarney NP, Sun 12 Oct 2025, 10:30–13:30. Free but booking essential: christina.campbell@opw.ie
September 24, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Volume 41 – Ciarán Flynn reports Sphagnum platyphyllum and Sarmentypnum sarmentosum in a flush on the Cooley Mountains, Co. Louth. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org

#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Botany
September 19, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Volume 41 – Daunt et al. examine a Historic algal herbarium at University College Cork, part of the of the original Queen’s College Cork (QCC)/University College Cork (UCC) herbarium. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org

#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Marine #Algae #Seaweed
September 12, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Volume 41 – Patrick Smiddy looks at the Thorn-apple (Datura stramonium) in the East Cork flora. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org

#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Botany
September 5, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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🌿 Calling all naturalists! The Irish Naturalists’ Journal 2025 Grant offers funding up to €2,500 for fieldwork, research, publications & more. Apply by 5 pm, Monday 13 October 2025. Full details & application form: irishnaturalistsjournal.org/inj-grant/
September 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Volume 41 – Thomas Ennis reports the presence of A bee orchid Ophrys apifera forma chlorantha at a site in Co. Down. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org

#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Botany #Orchids
August 29, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Volume 41 – James Fox investigates the presence of Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) in newly sown commercial grass crops. For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org

#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Botany #Grasses
August 22, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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🌿 Join Irish Wildlife Trust Kerry on Aug 19, 6:30–7:30pm at Killarney Library for a talk by Ger Scollard marking 100 years of the Irish Naturalist’s Journal. Explore Kerry’s historic records & early botanical explorers. Info 👉 www.heritageweek.ie/event-listin... #INJCentenary
August 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Discover Donegal’s early natural historians! 🌿 Join us Sat 23 Aug 2025 for short talks on D. Stewart (geology), H. Hart (botany), & M. Delap (zoology). Part of the #INJCentenary. Free event -book here: www.heritageweek.ie/event-listin...
August 16, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Volume 41 – Eoin Mc Greal reports on Large-flowered Butterwort (Pinguicula grandiflora) and Green-flowered Helleborine (Epipactis phyllanthes) in Co. Mayo . For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org

#IrishNaturalistsJournal #Botany
August 15, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Volume 41 – Aidan O Hanlon reviews Historical records of ant species from the Killarney Region, and additional Irish ant records from the entomological collections of Edwin F. Bullock (1879 – 1965). For subscription details visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org

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August 8, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Volume 41 – Devery and Lucey look at Lanceolate Pondweed (Potamogeton × lanceolatus Sm.) in Offaly and Tipperary. For subscription details and access to Volume 41, visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org

#IrishNaturalistsJournal #AquaticPlants #PlantHybrids
July 25, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Volume 41 – Nelson et al. provide a critical update to the checklist of Irish bees, with the corrected checklist containing 103 species. For subscription details and access to Volume 41, visit: irishnaturalistsjournal.org

#IrishNaturalistsJournal #IrishBees #AllIrelandPollinatorPlan
July 18, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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On June 28, B.N.F.C. celebrated the Irish Naturalists’ Journal’s centenary with an orchid hunt in Co. Antrim. Judy Meharg spotted the first Bee Orchid! Five orchid species and some hybrids were recorded on a great day in the field. #INJCentenary
July 15, 2025 at 9:03 AM