Fri 12 Dec 2025, 5:14 PM Skywatchers invited to spot UFOs in west of Ireland Published: Fri 12 Dec 2025, 5:14 PM Members of the public across the west of Ireland being invited to gather for a skywatch in Lough Key Forest Park on tomorrow (Saturday) evening by local UFO expert and astronomer Dr Eamon Ansboro. According to the Roscommon Herald , Dr. Ansboro will be hoping those in attendance will get an opportunity to marvel at extraterrestrial phenomena hovering over Boyle skies. Many are skeptical about UFOs but the Boyle astronomer has spent 30 years gathering hard data on intelligent life forms beyond our planet, with his research appearing in many scientific journals over this time. He has also presented his work to noted organisations such as the American Geophysical Union and will be presenting to the International Astronomical Union in Paris early next year. Using sophisticated instrumentation involving cameras and tracking systems, he has detected 40 unusual aerial sightings in north Roscommon over the last 20 years. The scenic surrounds of the Lough Key waters in particular, have become something of a hotspot for these plasma orbs, which can be anything from one metre up to five metres in diameter. “Usually when they happen in Lough Key, they happen above the lake and they come in different flavours. "We have shown that there is a DNA connection here — it's a living sort of system in itself. It's intelligent. That's all we know,” he explained to Ros FM Radio. Published: Fri 12 Dec 2025, 5:14 PM Back to top Our Connaught Telegraph compact edition is out every Tuesday with the latest news, sport and entertainment in Castlebar and Mayo. Editor: Tom Kelly Address: Connaught Telegraph, No. 1 Main Street, Castlebar Co. Mayo, F23 EY18 Phone: +353 (0) 94 902 1711 MENU Connaught Telegraph is part of Celtic Media Group which includes: The Anglo Celt, Offaly Independent, Meath Chronicle, Westmeath Examiner and Westmeath Independent | © 2019 Meath Chronicle and Celtic Media Group. All rights reserved. Manage your privacy To provide the best experiences, we and our partners use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us and our partners to process personal data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site and show (non-) personalized ads. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions. Click below to consent to the above or make granular choices. Your choices will be applied to this site only. You can change your settings at any time, including withdrawing your consent, by using the toggles on the Cookie Policy, or by clicking on the manage consent button at the bottom of the screen. Functional Functional Always active The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. Preferences Preferences The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user. Statistics Statistics The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you. Marketing Marketing The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes. Statistics Source: https://www.con-telegraph.ie/2025/12/12/skywatchers-invited-to-spot-ufos-in-west-of-ireland/