{"id":423629,"date":"2026-04-29T15:53:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T15:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/423629\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T15:53:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T15:53:11","slug":"pint-of-science-ireland-announces-new-mayo-locations-for-2026-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/423629\/","title":{"rendered":"Pint of Science Ireland announces new Mayo locations for 2026 festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Science enthusiasts in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayonews.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Mayo<\/a> are in for a treat next month, as Pint of Science Ireland has confirmed its largest-ever festival, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayonews.ie\/section\/3239\/westport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Westport<\/a> and Mulranny among the newest locations joining the nationwide event.<\/p>\n<p>Taking place from May 18 to 20, 2026, the festival will see more than 200 researchers deliver talks at 59 events across 17 cities and towns throughout Ireland.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It marks the biggest edition of the international science festival ever held in Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>Designed to bring cutting-edge research out of laboratories and into everyday settings, Pint of Science pairs scientific discovery with informal conversation in pubs, caf\u00e9s and community venues. Audiences can enjoy a drink while learning about topics ranging from black holes and climate change to medical breakthroughs and biodiversity.<\/p>\n<p>For Mayo audiences, three events featuring 11 researchers will take place in Westport and Mulranny, offering a unique opportunity to hear from experts on subjects including music, ecology, and nature restoration.<\/p>\n<p>The expansion into Mayo reflects the festival\u2019s growing reach, with new host locations this year also including Athlone, Carlow, Connemara, Letterkenny, Thurles, Tralee and Waterford.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayonews.ie\/news\/home\/2071762\/cancer-fund-for-children-croagh-patrick-hike-to-support-young-cancer-patients.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">READ MORE:\u00a0Cancer fund for children Croagh Patrick hike to support young cancer patients<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Organisers say the 2026 programme will place a strong emphasis on accessibility and inclusivity, ensuring that science is open to everyone. An exclusive event presented entirely in Irish will also showcase scientific research through the Irish language.<\/p>\n<p>Free tickets for all events will be available at <a href=\"https:\/\/pintofscience.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Pint of Science Ireland<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayonews.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Banner_NEWS-1777309226583.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" caption=\"false\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Science enthusiasts in Mayo are in for a treat next month, as Pint of Science Ireland has confirmed&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":423630,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[61,60,8764,185432,43,7729],"class_list":["post-423629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ireland","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-mayo","tag-mulranny","tag-news","tag-westport"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423629","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=423629"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/423629\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/423630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=423629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=423629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=423629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}