Regeneration — A New Permanent Sculpture for Lough Boora Discovery Park

Lough Boora Discovery Park, celebrated for its unique fusion of art, ecology, and industrial heritage, will soon welcome a striking new permanent sculpture by acclaimed Irish artist Kevin O’Dwyer. Regeneration will stand as a powerful symbol of renewal, resilience, and the hopeful possibilities of the future.

Rising 6 metres  into the open Offaly sky, Regeneration will take its place among the park’s renowned site-specific works from national and international artists. Fabricated from steel, the sculpture’s surface will weather naturally over time, developing a warm, organic patina that reflects the parklands’ own transformation from a post-industrial bog to a thriving biodiverse sanctuary.

The form of Regeneration draws inspiration from the seed—an elemental, universal emblem of growth and new beginnings. Through a repeated, abstracted seed motif, the sculpture references cycles of renewal found in ecosystems across the world, from wetlands and forests to coastlines and human communities.

Light as a Feather is a striking minimalist sculpture by Irish artist Kevin O’Dwyer, suspended with quiet elegance above the canal in Lough Boora Discovery Park. Designed to hover visually over the water’s surface, the elongated feather form casts shifting reflections that change with light and movement, creating a lyrical dialogue between metal, landscape, and sky. 

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