On Saturday the 22nd of February, Jospehine Fitzgerald will be braving it with our two American Alligators, Battle and C.C. and doing a charity alligator swim to try and raise awareness and raise some much needed funds for Breast Cancer Ireland.
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If you’d like to help out and show Josephine some support then click on the Paypal button below and donate what you can. No amount is too small!
We’re Hiring!
We are looking for a self motivated, enthusiastic, hard working person to join our team! Sound like you? Read on for full details!
We are happy to announce that we have an opening for a full time position within our Reptile Village Team.
The ideal candidate will be a confident individual with a passion for customer service, have the ability to work well within a team, be enthusiastic and self motivated. Experience with animals is a plus but not essential. Candidates must be prepared to work in all aspects of our Zoo with tasks involving everything from general cleaning and maintenance to animal care and paperwork. Presentation skills and a knowledge of promotions, marketing and PR are also a bonus but not essential. The candidate must be eager to learn and develop their skills. Knowledge of basic Microsoft programmes such as word, excel and publisher are also a plus.
We are offering a full time position that will be reviewed after three months with the ideal candidate then heading up our ‘Zoo to You’ team in 2014.
Candidates must be aged 24 or over with a full, clean, driving license, this is essential to this role and applications received that do not fulfill this requirement will not be considered.
Please note that this role will involve a lot of weekend and bank holiday work.
To apply, send your CV and cover letter/email along with two references to [email protected] or by post to:
Reptile Village Conservation Zoo, Demesne Road, Gowran, Co.Kilkenny.
Closing date for applications is December 31st 2013.
Hi everyone!
It has been a very hectic Summer for the Reptile Village team and we have loved every single minute of it! Although we haven’t been able to blog as much as we’d like too, it was still a huge success!
Not only did we have our Summer exhibit in Funtasia Waterpark (Drogheda) but we were on the road every week with our ‘Zoo to You’ going to Communions, Birthdays, Shopping Centres, Family Fun Days and much more (see: https://reptilevillage.net/web/zoo-to-you/ for more details).
We also passed our inspection and were granted our Zoo License without any conditions again this year (woohoo)!!
Zoo director James has been all over the world on more expeditions than we can count and because of all these trips we have now started a partnership with Project Chicchan in Guatemala, but we will fill you in on that in the coming months.
So you’re probably wondering what we have in store for you over the next few months? Well here it is…..
Our Halloween Spooktacular is set to be the scariest we’ve had yet as the zombie zoo keepers take over, your only guide around the zoo is your glowstick, you never know what creepy creatures you will find lurking in every crevice!
Costumes are essential as there will be prizes for best dressed on the night, along with games, activities, refreshments, alligator feeding and of course there will be an opportunity to get up close and personal with our tarantulas, snakes, lizards toads and more!
Pre-booking is essential as places are limited, you can book your ticket over the phone on 056 77 26757.
In case you haven’t heard; our party in zoo package is back for a limited time only!
Two adults and ten children for just €65!
You even get invitations and a certificate for the birthday boy or girl!
There are lots of optional extras too like hot food, safari hats, guided tours and goodie bags!
For more info on our Halloween event or our Special Offer Parties, please call us on 056 77 26757 or email [email protected]!!
The Reptile Village Team