Local Talk: Our Pollinators in the Community and on the Farm
Join ACRES West Connacht for a free, informative event on our native pollinators with Guest Speaker Jude Walsh.
Local Talk: From Mannin Bay to Carrowkennedy - Etched in Stone - 6,000 Years of Farming History.
Join ACRES West Connacht for a free, informative event on local archaeology with Guest Speaker Michael Gibbons.
Local Talk: Improving Water Quality on Farms and at Home
Feabhas a Chur ar Chaighdeán an Uisce ar Fheirmeacha agus sa Bhaile.
Join ACRES West Connacht for a free, informative event on improving water quality with Guest Speaker Cormac McConigley of The Local Authority Waters Programme.
Local Talk: Managing Limestone Landscapes
Join ACRES West Connacht for a free, informative event with Guest Speaker Patrick McGurn.
Patrick will be discussing farming on limestone, species found within limestone habitats and scrub management of limestone habitats.
Local Talk: Planting Trees, Orchards and Hedgerows
Join ACRES West Connacht for a free, informative event in Ballycroy, Co. Mayo on planting trees, orchards and hedgerows with Guest Speaker Darragh Shaw, Horticulturist.
Local Talk: Farming for the Future
Join ACRES West Connacht for a free, informative event in Aclare, Co. Sligo on farming for the future with Guest Speaker James Gilmartin, Farming for Nature Ambassador 2023.
West Connacht Commonage Scoring
ACRES West Connacht Co-operation Project Team scored circa 170,000ha of commonage in 2023 across Northwest Connacht and South Mayo Connemara.
New Job Opportunities
We have a number of exciting opportunities to join our friendly, busy team!
Gunnera Pilot Farm Project
Our pilot farm study was set up on a field on Achill Island that has a severe infestation of Gunnera spreading on the site for over 15 years.
Fire Damage Project
The ACRES West Connacht research project on the site of a fire that burned 7 hectares of a large commonage area in County Mayo aims to better understand how long it takes the area to recover after a fire and to improve management advice for farmers to reduce the risk of fires on their land.