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*Conference programme (and conference poster attached)* *Looking back, moving forward: 70 years of Environmental Archaeology in Ireland* Date: *Friday 19th February 2016, 10am-4pm* Location: National Botanic Gardens, Dublin *Registration and further information*: https://eaiconference.wordpress.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/env_arch_ire This conference will seek to explore how environmental archaeology developed in Ireland, where we are now, and how we can move forward. What are the strengths and expertise? Where are the gaps in knowledge and skills? What are the challenges in practice? Through a day of lectures and interactive discussion, this conference will seek to set out a vision for environmental archaeology in 21st century Ireland. *Morning session* ---Ellen O Carroll et al. “Wetlands and woodlands – from Littleton to Lisheen” ---Isabella Mulhall et al. “Secrets of the bog revealed – the National Museum of Ireland Bog Bodies Research Project” ---Gill Plunkett et al. “Methodological and conceptual advances in understanding climate impacts on past cultures” ---Orla-Peach Power et al. “A bumper harvest: refining the case for early medieval agriculture in Ireland” ---Eileen Reilly et al. “Of man, rat, flea and microbe: new understandings of medieval life from urban environmental archaeology” ---Mick Monk "Reflections" *Afternoon session* Interactive discussion to examine research priorities, professional practice, educational and training opportunities/gaps, data and materials curation and accessibility. *Conference sponsors* National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht National Botanic Gardens of Ireland Association for Environmental Archaeology *Conference organisers* Environmental Archaeology in Ireland (EAI) workgroup