Exploris aquarium in Portaferry reopens to public after £2m refurbishment Northern Ireland's only aquarium has reopened after a £2m refurbishment, having been closed for almost two years. Exploris in ...

Two Stormont departments have ruled themselves out of funding under-threat aquarium Exploris. However, there may be a possibility of the Northern Ireland Tourist Board and Invest NI being able to help ...

VISITORS to Exploris Aquarium will be able to catch a glimpse of a rare turtle rescued from a beach in Co Donegal. Two months after the turtle was found near Rosbeg, he is settling into his new home ...

Visitor numbers at Northern Ireland's under-threat aquarium have doubled over the last two weekends, it can be revealed. Yet Assembly members are still set to debate the closure of Exploris – Northern ...

THE Exploris Aquarium in Portaferry is to hold special quiet sessions for children with special needs. The sessions will allow children with conditions such as autism, ADHD, Down syndrome, spina ...

The pup was born on 15 December to parents Sungari and Bourbon, the sanctuary’s two captive-bred Asian Small-Claw Otters. Credit: Exploris Exploris Aquarium has announced its exciting arrival of a new ...

Exploris houses marine exhibitions and a seal santuary on the shores of Strangford Lough One of Northern Ireland's top tourist attractions is facing an uncertain future after a private company that ...

The Exploris aquarium in County Down is set to reopen this summer after a major £1.5m refurbishment, mostly funded by a government-backed rescue package. The future of the Portaferry attraction had ...

LOOKING for a fun family day out this summer whatever the weather? Then why not visit Exploris, Northern Ireland's only public aquarium and seal sanctuary. Located on the shores of Strangford Lough in ...

At one stage two years ago, the Exploris Aquarium in Portaferry looked set for permanent closure, but now it is nearly ready for re-opening. The final few touches are being added, including the ...

Exploris in the County Down town of Portaferry was threatened with permanent closure in 2013. But a rescue package backed by the Northern Ireland Executive and Ards and North Down Borough Council, ...