Exploris Aquarium
(Sunday, November 11th and Sunday, November 18th, 2 p.m. and 3.30 p.m.) The Rope Walk, Castle Street, Portaferry, Co Down. An experienced guide will lead a talk and demonstration on marine life in the Irish Sea and Strangford Lough. Admission to the demonstration will be free. Entrance to the aquarium: £4.95; family ticket: £14 and concession is £3 per person.
Tel: 048-42728062
Killarney National Park Education Centre
(Sun 11th and 18th, 10.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m.) Knockreer House, Killarney, Co Kerry. Teams are invited to walk around the Knockreer Demesne, collecting ecological specimens as they go. Cost: £2.50 to register a team of up to five people, payable at Knockreer House on arrival.
Tel: 064-35960
National Museum of Ireland
(Sun 11th, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.) National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Dublin 7. An educational day for all the family. Come and tour the museum to discover decorative arts and its political and military history. Star-Lab Planetarium Show. Admission free. Tours must be pre-booked.
Tel: 01-6777444, ext. 426/453
Lahinch Seaworld and Leisure Centre
(Sun 11th and 18th)The Promenade, Lahinch, Co Clare. Come visit "The Scientific Seashore" at Lahinch Seaworld. Aquarium features include the Doolin Wave Tank, Touch Pools, lobster breeding station and the Cliff Walk. Adults: £2.50; children: £1; student/OAP's: £2.
Tel: 065-7081900
Galway Atlantaquaria
(Sun 11th, noon to 4 p.m.) Salthill. A short talk at noon and again at 2.30 p.m. for children on life in the deep sea by Dick Warner, waterways expert and RT╔ documentary maker. Guided tour at 12.40 p.m., followed by a talk by Dr Anthony Grehan of the Martin Ryan Institute in Galway on Deep Sea Coral Life (repeated at 3.20 p.m.).
Tel: 091-585100
Mucros Craft Centre
(Sun 11th, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.) Muckross House, Killarney, Co Kerry. The Shell Ferrari Formula 1 car will be on view and you can take part in the Shell Pit-Stop Challenge. Mucros Craft Centre incorporates weaving, pottery and bookbinding workshops. Admission is free.
Tel: 064-31440
The National Museum
(Sun 18th, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.) Kildare Street,
Dublin 2. Get hands on with animals and fossils and see rocks older than the earth itself. Go head-to-head with carnivores and their prey at the "Stones and Bones" activity day. Admission free.
Tel: 01-6777444, ext. 362
Dingle Oceanworld Marabeo Aquarium
(Sun 18th, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.) The Wood, Dingle, Co Kerry. Tours and treasure hunts for children. TJ Scanlon will give a talk on weird and wonderful fish. Reduced admission prices.
Tel: 066-9152111