We meet our European colleagues for the final time as part of our COST ADOPT project. (Dr.) Jerry Clancy reports that the only thing that could possibly distract from our hard work is this scenery! Thank you Fondazione Edmund Mach Visit Trentino for providing such a setting!

Congratulations are in order for my twin brother Gary, who passed his viva today!!! 🥳 So proud of you!!! The world is not ready for two Dr. Markeys! 😎😎

A great poster from a great researcher! 😎

Real-Time Pollen Monitoring in Dublin Congrats to Gemma Davis for presenting the poster. A great collaboration with Dublin City University and Met Éireann! #pollen #Environ2024 #detectwahatsintheair

So proud of our PhD students Alexander Savelev and Rebecca Smith for presenting their research into PMT/vPvM chemicals at their first conference #ENVIRON2024

Huge congratulations to our PhD student Alexander Savelev for winning best aquatic poster at #ENVIRON2024 His poster was based on the detection of PMT chemicals in environmental samples

Today marked the end of an era! Forever grateful for the opportunities and support given to me by my supervisor David O'Connor and for the endless entertainment (and friendship) supplied by (Dr.) Jerry Clancy! Thank you both! And I promise never to be sappy again...

Met Éireann’s Emma Markey is among scientists from all over the world attending the @wmo_omm Global Atmospheric Watch Training Centre #gawtec at Environmental Research Centre Umweltforschungsstation Schneefernerhaus this week. 🇩🇪🏔️ #EarthDay2024 #Zugspitze #workwithaview 🧵1/2

Yeahhhh! Go Becca! So proud of you! 😎

It's that time of the year again guys! 🤧

If thunder warnings and high pollen forecasts over the weekend found you struggling more than usual with your hayfever then you could have experienced thunder fever! ⛈️ 🤧 rte.ie/brainstorm/202… David O'Connor Irish Bioaerosol Network RTÉ Brainstorm

Why your hay fever is going to get worse: Pollen release is heavily dependent on weather patterns and some worrying trends have started to appear thanks to climate change, writes Storm Emma Dublin City University rte.ie/brainstorm/202…

📣 Did you know? 75% of 727 survey respondents with hay fever feel policymakers and politicians don't take their condition seriously. Find our top tips for managing your hay fever on asthma.ie #Asthma #AsthmaSociety #HayFever

Jerry also presented a couple of posters at World Aerobiology! This poster describes our work in Saclay, France. The WIBS 4+ real-time sensor was used for a sampling campaign to observe performance of its additional D, E, and DE particle channels. Great work again! 🇫🇷🔬🇱🇹🍃🇮🇪

#PollenForecast 🤧 Grass, nettle & weed pollen are the main sources this week🌱🌿📈 Tree pollen & fungal spores are present but in lower concentrations🌳📉 ℹ️ met.ie/forecasts/poll…

It’s that time of the year again! The 2024-25 Storm Season will start in September and we’re getting a new list of names ready for it. Should it be Hugo or Harvey ? Cast your vote in the poll we have set up on IG: instagram.com/p/C9uyf08M-TY/…

In-field, genotype-specific, blight detection kits could be available to Irish potato growers as early as next year agriland.ie/farming-news/i…

Delighted to see the work of Agsense a sfi funded challenge get some attention. The project is looking at innovative ways monitor potato bright.