In partnership with TU Dublin and Green Foundation Ireland.

Join for a fascinating afternoon of discussion around Ireland’s thriving natural world, in both the city and beyond. In Frog Routes, Polka-Dot Newts and Other Treasures of Irish Nature (Gill Books) ecologist and environmental broadcaster Anja Murray leads us through Ireland’s hedgerows, understoreys, shorelines and sodden hollows, revealing the hidden marvels and complex communities of beings that often go unheard and unseen by us humans. In Wild Dublin: Exploring Nature in the City (The O’Brien Press), wildlife expert Éanna Ní Lamhna looks to the skies, parks, gardens, wetlands, rivers, canals and coastline to showcase Dublin’s biodiversity in all its glory, inviting us to see our busy capital city in a whole new light. The authors will be in conversation with John Gormley.

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Anja Murray is an ecologist, environmental broadcaster and writer who has devoted her career to the protection and restoration of nature. She is known for her clear, research-based approach to explaining complex ecological challenges, including as an expert presenter on ‘Eco Eye’ on RTÉ 1, in the many radio documentaries she makes, and in her weekly ‘Nature File’ on Lyric FM, which inspired this book. Her critically acclaimed first book Wild Embrace: Connecting to the world of Ireland’s Natural World was a bestseller.

Éanna Ní Lamhna is a biologist, environmental and wildlife consultant, radio and television presenter, author and educator. Éanna has one of the most recognisable voices on Irish radio and has been an expert on RTÉ’s wildlife programme Mooney Goes Wild since it began in 1995. She has an honorary Doctorate in Science from the University of Galway and has served as president of both the national environmental charity An Taisce and the Tree Council of Ireland. Originally from Louth, she lives in Dublin. Éanna is the author of many wildlife books, including Our Wild World, Wild and Wonderful, Wonders of the Wild and a brand new edition of Wild Dublin: Exploring Nature in the City.

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This event is part of Sustainability Here and Now, a day of Dublin Book Festival events in partnership with TU Dublin and Green Foundation Ireland.

TU Dublin is deeply committed to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through its Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) strategy. TU Dublin also raises awareness through public engagement, including a new partnership with Green Foundation Ireland and Dublin Book Festival to host five SDG-aligned events. This event is aligned with (SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities) and SDG 15 (Life on Land).