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Education Officer Ria Mee nominated in People of the Year Awards

Our colleague Ria Mee has been nominated in the ArmaghI People of the Year Awards in the category of Tourism and Hospitality Champion! To vote Ria click here: Vote Ria Ria found herself in unchartered territory when the facility was forced to close as part of government restrictions. She took Read more…

By Sinead Mackle, 7 months7 months ago
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AOP triumph at the NI Hospitality Awards

Armagh Observatory and Planetarium are celebrating after picking up the “Best Day Out” award at the 2019 NI Hospitality Awards. The awards, which took place in the Crowne Plaza, Belfast on Monday 23 September were attended by over 300 people within the tourism and hospitality sector. The category of ‘Best Day Out’ was one Read more…

By Sinead Mackle, 2 years2 years ago
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    For this Wee Bitta Craic, Heather and Courtney chat with outgoing AOP research fellow Dr Andreas Sander about his work, the PhD process and his advice to aspiring researchers! 
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