Island Narratives: Mind the Earth

Sat 20 July | 11am - 4pm | Free, booking required | Theatre 

Key Address & OCEAN + LAND | 11am – 1pm 

This series of talks will explore issues of ocean and land management connected with our islands to include mapping, fisheries, soil, landscape rehabilitation, regenerative farming, and improving biodiversity. Contributions include BothAnd Group discussing their study of the Rundale System on Clare Island, Infomar at the Marine Institute, and Matthew Jebb, Director of the National Botanical Gardens of Ireland.

Film: A Turning Tide in the Life of Man | 2pm | Dir: Loic Jourdain | Runtime: 106mins

This film follows John O'Brien, a small fisherman from the island of Inis Bó Finne who embarked on a European campaign to try and regain his ancestral right to fish the seas around Donegal.

Courtesy of Lugh Films/South Wind Blows/TG4/Screen Ireland/France Television/CNC/Rhone-Alpes