The Society of Irish Plant Pathologists (SIPP) | Founded in 1968 | Bringing together Plant Pathologists throughout the island of Ireland
Joined December 2014
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31 Oct 2025
#SIPPxEntoSoc2025 - What a fantastic (sold-out!) conference! For the second year running, we’re proud to showcase the latest in Irish plant science and entomology research with @EntoSoc. Huge thanks to our speakers, poster presenters, attendees, and @agriculture_ie for hosting
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1 Nov 2025
Very proud of how this event turned out! Another one for the books ✨ What a great crowd of delegates, and a fantastic line up of speakers
31 Oct 2025
#SIPPxEntoSoc2025 - What a fantastic (sold-out!) conference! For the second year running, we’re proud to showcase the latest in Irish plant science and entomology research with @EntoSoc. Huge thanks to our speakers, poster presenters, attendees, and @agriculture_ie for hosting
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31 Oct 2025
#SIPPxEntoSoc2025 - What a fantastic (sold-out!) conference! For the second year running, we’re proud to showcase the latest in Irish plant science and entomology research with @EntoSoc. Huge thanks to our speakers, poster presenters, attendees, and @agriculture_ie for hosting
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31 Oct 2025
@AFBI_NI @teagasc @TeagascCrops
@TeagascHDD @UCDSBES @UCDHort
@uccBEES @NMIreland @AFBI_NI @daera_ni
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The Department was delighted to recently host the @SIPPathologists and Student Entomology Society Ireland Annual Conference at our Backweston Campus. Chief Plant Health Officer, Louise Byrne opened the conference by emphasising the importance of plant health and biosecurity.
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28 Sep 2025
📢 Reminder: SIPP × EntoSoc Joint Conference, Oct 24 @ Backweston
Keynote talks on plant health 🌿, entomology 🪲, Asian hornet 🐝 Plant Health Lab tour 🧪
📝 Abstracts due Sept 29 | 🎟 Tickets by Oct 15
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28 Sep 2025
Tickets & more info - eventbrite.ie/e/entosoc-x-si…
@AFBI_NI @teagasc @TeagascCrops @TeagascHDD @agriculture_ie @daera_ni @UCDSBES @UCDHort @uccBEES @MusingMollusc @NMIreland @BioDataCentre @mybroadcasts @NatureRTE @EntoSoc
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24 Aug 2025
Save the date!
After the success of last year's joint conference with the Society of Irish Plant Pathologists, we are delighted to announce the reedition of the event this year!!
#entomology #pathology #insect #plant
More information available on:
sipp.ie/post/announcing-the-…
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25 Aug 2025
Following the success of last years event, we’re excited to announce the 2025 SIPP × EntoSoc Joint Scientific Conference!
📅 24 Oct 2025
📍 Location W23 X3PH
🎟 Tickets → eventbrite.ie/e/entosoc-x-si… (Closes 15 Oct)
📝 Abstracts → forms.office.com/pages/respo… (Due 29 Sept)
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13 Dec 2024
📢 At our last SIPP scientific meeting, @UltanODomhnaill presented his research on 'Rescuing Data to Help Understand Ireland’s Forestry Pests' 🌲 His newly published paper explores decades of this historical Irish pest data 📊 Check it out below:
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27 Oct 2024
Great to see @SIPPathologists &@EntoSoc meeting to discuss Future Plant Health issues in Ireland. I hope you had a successful meeting ! @jristaino1
25 Oct 2024
For the first time @SIPPathologists & @EntoSoc joined forces to host our Future Plant Health Responders meeting, and it was a great success! Huge thanks to everyone who contributed and participated! #FutureResponders #PlantHealth
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25 Oct 2024
For the first time @SIPPathologists & @EntoSoc joined forces to host our Future Plant Health Responders meeting, and it was a great success! Huge thanks to everyone who contributed and participated! #FutureResponders #PlantHealth
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Foresters and researchers generate vast quantities of data each year to inform decisions on all aspects of forestry, from sustainable management to tree breeding. Dr Tomas Byrne highlights the value of such data in addressing climate adaptation challenges teagasc.ie/news--events/dail…
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25 Oct 2024
More info on how to report healthy ash trees in Ireland can be found on our website:
teagasc.ie/crops/forestry/re…
25 Oct 2024
🌳 DYK? You can help protect our ash trees by reporting sightings of healthy, potentially ash dieback-tolerant trees
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25 Oct 2024
🌳 DYK? You can help protect our ash trees by reporting sightings of healthy, potentially ash dieback-tolerant trees
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25 Oct 2024
The joint @SIPPathologists & @EntoSoc Future Plant Health Responders Meeting meeting is on at @teagasc ! Representing the Tree Improvement team we had Karuna Shrestha, with a great talk on her work on micropropagation of ash to accelerate breeding and help tackle dieback 🌳 🦠
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25 Oct 2024
Keynote Talk by Padraig Flattery from Met Éireann:
🌍 Irelands climate is changing, we’re seeing an increase in temperatures by 0.7°C, along with shifts towards drier summers and wetter winters 🌦️ These changes could significantly impact plant health
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25 Oct 2024
🌿🦋 Happening Now: The Future Plant Health Responders meeting, jointly hosted by @SIPPathologists and @EntoSoc!
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21 Oct 2024
Tonight on "Mooney Goes Wild" (RTE Radio One at 10), I head to Teagasc to hear about a major conference organised for this weekend. It is open to members of the public who can hear about current research being undertaken. @NatureRTE
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22 Oct 2024
🎙️ Listen back as @SIPPathologists and @EntoSoc discuss the upcoming Future Plant Health Responders meeting, share insights into both societies, and explore entomology and pathology in Ireland on Mooney Goes Wild - RTÉ Radio 1 (@NatureRTE @mybroadcasts). rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22…
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21 Oct 2024
📻 Tune in Tonight!
On RTÉ Mooney Goes Wild tonight at 10 PM @Sipp & @EntoSoc discuss plant health ahead of our Future Plant Health Responders event this Friday! 🌿🎙️
Don't miss it!
#PlantHealth #MooneyGoesWild @NatureRTE @mybroadcasts
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