https://ainsc.org/2026/09/29/autumn-2026-digest/https://ainsc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/wp-17895707164781736713981883012224-edited.jpgwp-17895707164781736713981883012224https://ainsc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/transforming-trinitys-herbarium-4.jpgTransforming Trinitys Herbarium-4NO FEE FOR 1ST REPRO Dublin, Thursday 17th September 2026 – Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity, Christopher O’Sullivan TD, formally reopened Trinity College Dublin’s historic Herbarium today following a major programme of restoration and transformation supported by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). The reopening was marked by a private event at Trinity, at which Minister O’Sullivan cut a ribbon and digitised a 200-year-old plant specimen from his Cork South-West Constituency. Representatives of the National Parks and Wildlife Service also attended the event. Trinity’s Herbarium contains up to half a million preserved plant specimens, representing three centuries of Irish botanical research. The collections provide an irreplaceable record of plant diversity, including specimens collected in Ireland and around the world, and continue to support research into plant taxonomy, biodiversity, conservation and environmental change. The restoration project has provided the Herbarium with state-of-the-art facilities for the long-term preservation, management and use of these collections. It will also strengthen the Herbarium’s ability to support researchers, students and the wider botanical and conservation communities. Pictured Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity, Christopher O’Sullivan TD and Madison Windsor, Trinity College Dublin Herbarium. Paul Sharp SHARPPIXhttps://ainsc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/transforming-trinitys-herbarium-2.jpgTransforming Trinitys Herbarium-2NO FEE FOR 1ST REPRO Dublin, Thursday 17th September 2026 – Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity, Christopher O’Sullivan TD, formally reopened Trinity College Dublin’s historic Herbarium today following a major programme of restoration and transformation supported by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). The reopening was marked by a private event at Trinity, at which Minister O’Sullivan cut a ribbon and digitised a 200-year-old plant specimen from his Cork South-West Constituency. Representatives of the National Parks and Wildlife Service also attended the event. Trinity’s Herbarium contains up to half a million preserved plant specimens, representing three centuries of Irish botanical research. The collections provide an irreplaceable record of plant diversity, including specimens collected in Ireland and around the world, and continue to support research into plant taxonomy, biodiversity, conservation and environmental change. The restoration project has provided the Herbarium with state-of-the-art facilities for the long-term preservation, management and use of these collections. It will also strengthen the Herbarium’s ability to support researchers, students and the wider botanical and conservation communities. Pictured Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity, Christopher O’Sullivan TD and Curator of Trinity College Dublin Herbarium, Dr Peter Moonlight, from Trinity’s School of Natural Sciences. 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