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July Members Night – Orchid Hunting in Madagascar, a talk by Deborah Lambkin

The Auditorium @ The National Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre National Botanic Gardens, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Hybrid Event

July's members night will be held in the auditorium at the national botanic gardens and will be a very special evening as IOS member Deborah Lambkin will give a talk on her Madagascan orchid adventure! Raffle We will also have a raffle on the evening for some orchids. Cash is always welcome but you can […]

Free

IOS Annual General Meeting

The Auditorium @ The National Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre National Botanic Gardens, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Hybrid Event

The 2025 Annual General Meeting of the Irish Orchid Society The AGM will be held in the Visitor Centre Auditorium at The National Botanic Gardens from 7pm on Monday 9th June. We will also have a table show and raffle. Let us know if you are coming or wish to submit an apology for not […]

Free

IOS Members’ Night – May 2025

The Auditorium @ The National Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre National Botanic Gardens, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Hybrid Event

May's members' night Usual time usual place Table show: please bring along your best in-flower orchids Raffle: we'll have a few plants to raffle off, if you have some spare to add to the prizes, do bring them too. We can take payment for tickets by cash or by card now. Discussion on the set […]

Talk: Ireland’s Wild Orchids authored by Brendan Sayers

The Auditorium @ The National Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre National Botanic Gardens, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

A talk on Ireland's beautiful and unique wild orchids authored by the republic's leading expert on her native species, Brendan Sayers. The talk will take place in the auditorium at the visitor centre and will be given by the Irish Orchid Society Chair. It is open to members of the public at no charge, donations […]

Talk: Orchids of the Neotropics

The Auditorium @ The National Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre National Botanic Gardens, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Guatemalan Ecologist Challen Willemsen will take you on a botanical and geographical journey from the jungles of Mexico, through Central America to the mountains of Peru describing the orchids of each region and their habitat. About Challen Willemsen A Guatemalan ecologist passionate about botany, particularly neotropical orchids and epiphytes in general. A member of the […]