Dear all,

Just a note to let you know that the CFKS is organising a visit of Atlantaquaria, the National Aquarium of Ireland, on Sunday the 15th of June 2008 at 10:30am.

This visit will include the Aquarium, the 'behind-the-scenes' and the timing also coincides with the feeding of the juvenile fish.

This visit is open to ALL club members in Ireland (CKFS, ITFS, LFKS, MFKA). However, the number of places are limited to 25.
Please send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it in order to check availability and book your space before the 7th of June 2008.

We will be meeting on the car park of the Aquarium at 10:20am (make sure to take your membership card with you).

Thank you and kindest regards,
Valerie

There are still a few spaces available for this event!

All members from all Irish clubs are welcome !


Regards,

Valerie

Final note for the visit of Atlantaquaria on Sunday the 15th of June.

- There are still some spaces available
Club members : the entrance fee is EUR4.00
Non-Club members : the normal entrance fee will apply (EUR9.75)

- We will meet at the entrance of the Aquarium at 10:30am sharp

Kevin O'Hara is going to take us around for a special visit of the aquarium.
After the tour, we will have a questions/answers/mingle session in the Coffee Shop located on the premises.

If you have any queries, don't hesitate to contact me.

Thank you and kindest regards,
Valerie

Hi Valerie,

Sounds like it will be a great day. I am so pi**** off We can't make it. I am with Envy

Our visit to Atlantaquaria ...

A group of 10 people gathered up early on Sunday morning to come and visit Atlantaquaria, from top to bottom as one could say!

The tour of the marine and freshwater displays was made very enjoyable and interesting by our very special guide Kevin!
He had equipped himself with a box of goodies which came very handy in getting some of the species to show up on the occasion! The only ones that refused to socialise at all were the cuttlefish babies !

We got to pet a spider crab, a spiny starfish and a much smoother common star fish, while looking at the huge whale skeleton that is on display upstairs. We also saw a 4,800 years old canoe found in the bog around Salthill which is displayed in a tank and will house some fish very soon.

Last but not least, we were introduced in the backstage area of the Aquarium and shown the reserve tanks, the water and air pumps, the quarantine tanks, the filtration/UV systems as well as the fish's private kitchen where their 'a la carte' dinners were being prepared .

After this, we had a nice chat over a cuppa !

Again, I personally and on behalf of the CFKS would like to thank Kevin again for this very enjoyable and constructive Sunday morning. Noel, thanks for coming all the way down from Dublin for this event.
We hope to organise another one of these visits in the winter for these who could not join us today!

Thank you all for coming and participating. Talk soon.
Valerie




Above - from left to right : Noel, Kieran, Agata, Karlo, John D, John McD, Christy, Michael and Kevin.

Sounds like it was an interesting trip, I will definitely have to make it the next time.