Upcoming Events
If you would like to collaborate for an event or want a talk held at your school/organisation, we would love to hear from you!
Clean Coasts Roadshow Co. Galway
We are delighted to be collaborating with Galway Atlantaquarium for another year in association with Clean Coats for Clean Coasts Roadshow!
We will gather at Grattan Beach, Salthill, Galway on March 30th at 11am. The morning will be filled with fun activities such as ‘Tale of 2 Pages’ where we will create a unique story by collecting found materials on the shore. This means that the ‘pages’ we will be able to tell stories about biofacts and inform people about the types of marine litter that can be found on the shore.
Each Clean Coasts Roadshow offers the public a unique opportunity to help protect our beaches from marine litter and also gives people a chance to create a memorable story. On the day of the event, Ollie O'Flaherty Clean Coasts Coordinator for the West Region will introduce the goal of the Roadshow, talk about Clean Coasts, and help us remove marine litter from the shore.
The Ray Project will then host a unique Ray & Skate talk.
This event is free but please make sure you reserve your spot using the link:
We look forward to seeing you!
Easter Egg Case Collection & Beach Clean
1st April 2023
We are delighted to collaborating with Galway Atlantaquarium again for an Egg Case Hunt and Beach Clean to raise awareness about rays and skates this Easter!
We will gather at Grattan Beach, Salthill, Galway on April 1st at 11:30am, start with an educational talk, carry out an egg case collection & beach clean then finally separate the collected egg cases into species using ID guides!
Tickets are free but can be secured using the link: https://nationalaquarium.ie/events-on-the-shore/
Atlantic Scuba Adventures: Open Day
28th May 2022
Atlantic Scuba Adventures is a new scuba dive center at An Cheathrú Rua. We are excited to join them on their opening day on May 28th to present a talk on the skates we find in our waters and why we need the help of scuba divers to protect these lay sites.
You can check out their new facilities at www.atlanticscubaadventures.ie and it would be great if you could join us on May 28th @ 12pm!
The Great Flapper Skate Walk!
14th April 2022
Join The Ray Project and Galway Atlantaquaria on Grattan Beach, Galway to learn about their project and all things rays & skates! We are an NGO dedicated to the research and conservation of these diverse fish and we would love for you to come along and get involved.
You will learn about the different skate species found in Irish waters and how to identify them and their egg casings found along the shore.
This is a free event, so if you're around we would love for you to join us!
Free Booking links to this event can be found here: https://roller.app/nationalaquarium/products/specialevent?date=20220414#/sessions
or through our website www.therayproject.org
We have a special treat for the first 20 people to join our walks too!!
Galway Atlantaquaria is giving away handmade Thornback Ray pins to show your support of the Ray Project, limit one per booking for the first 20 bookings.
Presentation: Native Irish Skates
13th April 2022
Join The Ray Project as we collaborate with Seasearch Ireland in presenting a zoom talk on ‘Native Irish Skates’. This is a free online workshop, all you have to do is register at: https://seasearchireland.ie/event/rays-in-irish-waters-with-maya-harries-of-the-ray-project/
Seasearch Ireland have kindly collaborated with us on our skate habitat project. We are working together in gathering data including in-water skate sightings and egg case sightings.
The help of our local divers and citizen scientists have played in our research is vitally important. If you would like to help us on our project or just learn about rays and skates in Irish waters, we would love for you to join our talk!