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• About our Geopark
  • Our Archeology and Built Heritage
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• About Us
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    • Myths about UNESCO Global Geoparks
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  • Our governance
    • Scientific Research Advisory Committee
  • What are UNESCO Global Geoparks
    • Geodiversity
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• AONB and MPA
• AONB and MPA in the Geopark
• Carlingford Lough Marine Protected Area
• Community at the heart of the Geopark
• Community Groups
• Contact us
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• Eco Sports
• Enjoy Responsibly
• Environment Actions and Targets
• Environment Fund
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• Festivals and Events in the Geopark
• Geopark Partnership Pathways
  • AONB and Geopark Communities
  • GEOfood
    • GEOfood Partners
      • Killowen Distillery
      • Laurelbank Farm
      • Mountain Ways Ireland
      • Mourne Dew Distillery
      • Rooney Millbay Oysters
      • Scoper’s Dundrum
      • The Cuan Strangford
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• Marine and Coastal Education and Engagement
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• What are AONB
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• What is a UNESCO Global Geopark “Geosite”?
• What We Do
  • Projects

Projects

• PeatPlus
• Coastal Monitoring and Adaptation Planning (CMAP)
• RESILIAGE
• Environment Fund Projects 2023-2028
• ASCENT – European upland areas
• Atlantic CultureScape
• Dragons in the Hills

Landscape & Heritage

Competitions

Publications

Team

• Life Adventure
• NearyNogs Stoneground Chocolate
• Montalto Estate
• Mrs C’s Home Kitchen
• The Cuan Restaurant & Hotel Strangford
• Oceanauts Diving
• Mourne Larder & Scopers
• Green Holiday Cottages
• Mountain Ways Ireland
• Legends of Lecale Peninsula
• Crawfords Rock Ltd
• Walk The Mournes
• Killowen Distillery
• Canal Court Hotel
• Dancing at the Crossroads – Celtic Storm
• Mourne shack limited
• Shortcross Rademon Estate Distillery
• Newcastle Food & Drink Tour
• Slieve Donard
• Tory Bush Cottages
• Killeavy Castle Estate
• Two Stacks Irish Whiskey
• Kinedale Donkeys
• Royal County Down
• Ardglass Golf Club
• Denvir’s of Downpatrick Limited
• Xhale
• Gavin Grant
• Anna Murtagh
• Amy Dixon
• Therese Hamill
• Darren Rice
• Susan McClay
• Judith Hassard

Galleries

• Ar Leac an Dorais Agat / On Your Doorstep
• Dúchas is Dóchas / Heritage and Hope
• Mountains in the Geopark
• Virtual Learning
• Oral Histories
• Geopark Video Hub
• Mourne Gullion Strangford UNESCO Global Geopark

Events

• Irish UNESCO Global Geoparks – Annual Public Forum 2025
• Healthy Soils, Healthy Farms: An Evening with Andy Doyle
• Local Food Businesses Offered Dual Opportunity: GEOfood Membership and Go Succeed Support
• The Foundations of Mourne
• Example Event #1

News