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Ireland 2006

World Space Week 2006 Report

October 4–10: The annual program by Space Encounters of rolling out access by rural schools to space education resources began again during World Space Week 2006. It was focused on central and western Ireland.  Schools and libraries hosted visits by mobile planetaria and speakers who covered a range of topics. 

October 6:  The launch of a major educational supplement was announced by Nova Education in association with Astronomy & Space magazine.   The supplement dealt with issues of interest to both educators and student with an emphasis on astronomy in education, third level training, and science and astronomy careers. It was distributed to schools and colleges across Ireland.

October 9: A public lecture was held at Trinity College Dublin entitled "Mars – our Origin and Destiny".  The speaker was Kevin Nolan of the Planetary Society.

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