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GSI is planning the Geoscience 2012 Conference From Research to Jobs 18th - 20th April 2012. The first day, 18th April, will be a one day conference organised by the Geological Survey of Irel... Father of Geology celebrates 374th birthdayGoogle's homepage logo on January 11 was created to celebrate the 374th birthday of Nicolas Steno (1638 - 1686), a pioneer in the fields of geology and botany. For more information see www.huffingtonp... Tellus Border Sample Prep and Analysis RFTTellus Border - Geochemistry sample preparation and analysis tender. The GSI invites tenders for the sample preparation and analysis of soils, stream sediments and stream waters. Please see eTenders f... INFOMAR - RFT shallow water multibeam echosounderThe GSI invites tenders from qualified organisations to supply a shallow-water multibeam echosounder and related systems (MB) for deployment on a small vessel during near-shore mapping exercises. It s... INFOMAR - RFT Inertial Navigation System (INS)INFOMAR - RFT Inertial Navigation System (INS) The GSI invites tenders from qualified organisations to supply an Inertial Navigation System (INS). Namely a position and orientation system for marine v... Robert Mallet ExhibitionThe Geological Survey of Ireland is delighted to present an exhibition which celebrates the life and work of the Irish scientist Robert Mallet, the ‘father of seismology’. This commemorative exhibitio... DuNoyer 2011 Photographic Competition Cancelled DuNoyer Competition 2011 - Notice of Cancellation Due to technical difficulties beyond our control, an unknown number of entries to the competition were lost. As a consequence, we have decided to can... Shallow Geothermal Energy Resource ProjectThe GSI request the services of a geothermal consultancy for a Shallow Geothermal Energy Resource Project (Guidance Documents, Database and Map Production). Further details, queries and applications c... GSI assist on possible Armada wreckJimmy Deenihan TD, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, today (5th August 2011) announced funding of €50,000 for an exploratory excavation of a possible Spanish Armada wreck, newly discovere... Major scientific discoveries on Mid Atlantic RidgeMajor scientific discoveries on Mid Atlantic Ridge: UCC led cruise on MI's Celtic Explorer involving GSI.INFOMAR marine geologist describes unique discoveries after returning from the Mid-Atlantic Rid... The Tall Ships Races 2011 WaterfordCome and visit us aboard the R.V Keary, our marine research and survey vessel. The R.V Keary along with our 7.5m RIB, the RV Geo mapped the navigational channel in Waterford Harbour in advance of the ... Icelandic eruptionGrimsvotn volcano in SE Iceland erupted on Saturday evening (21 May) after a period of inflation and a brief earthquake swarm. The initial eruption column reached about 20km in height, dropping to 10-... GSI is CGS Europe Coordination partnerGSI is a partner in the CGS Europe FP7 Coordination Action on geological storage of CO2. The consortium consists of the CO2GeoNet Association and 23 other participants, covering 24 EU Member States an... Tellus Border - Airborne Geophysics TenderTellus Border - The Airborne Geophysical Survey Tender has been published by GSNI on behalf of the Tellus Border Project. We require a high resolution airborne geophysical survey to be undertaken ove... Tsunami hazard and warning system for IrelandThe catastrophic earthquake and tsunami of 11th March in Japan have again demonstrated the immense power of these natural hazards and raised questions around the world about preparedness to deal with ... Job advertisement - Senior Research FellowSenior Research Fellow - Mathematical (numerical modelling of groundwater flow/mass transport in poorly productive fractured bedrock aquifers.
The Groundwater Research Group (GRG) is currently... Tellus Border Project AnnouncementMinister for Natural Resources, Conor Lenihan, launches €5 million geological project in Border Counties. “Project results will benefit Ireland’s economy, environment, agriculture, land management an... GSI Web Mapping applicationsGSI Web Mapping applications will be unavailable on Wednesday 16th February, 2011 between the hours of 13:00 and 14:30 due to scheduled maintenance. We do apologise for any inconvenience Du Noyer 2010 Photo Competition ResultsGSI announces the results of the 2010 Du Noyer Photographic competition and the latest news of the 2011 competition. GSI holds an annual photo competition and we welcome photos on any aspect of Irish ... Groundwater Newsletter Issue 48Issue No 48 of the Groundwater Newsletter has been published this November 2010. It's the first time it's been published as an all-digital publication. Among the items covered in this newsletter are G... Minister launches New Seabed AtlasThe Minister for Natural Resources, Conor Lenihan launched a new and innovative marine publication, the Atlas of the Deep Water Seabed of Ireland, at Dublin Castle today. This Atlas, by prestigious Sc... Transforming Ireland Seminar SeriesIreland has major unexploited sources of natural energy in municipal organic waste, slurries, slaughter waste and grass. Anaerobically digested in bioreactors to produce biomethane, these feed-stocks ... Dublin on the Rocks If stones could talk, what would they say? Well, now it might just be possible to find out! Wednesday morning in Dublin’s city centre, Minister for Natural Resources, Conor Lenihan, launched “Dublin ... Real Map of Ireland The final results of a seabed survey, carried out by the Marine Institute and the Geological Survey of Ireland, are still being finalised, but Ireland can lay claim to 220 million acres of seabed - g... Geoscience 2010 ConferenceCall for Papers Geoscience 2010. GSI are hosting a two day geoscience conference in Dublin Castle on 3rd and 4th November. The conference topics will cover GSI funded research,outputs from NDP funded ... Ireland in the shadow of a volcanoVolcanoes have always played an important role in the lives of people who live near them. However to us in Ireland volcanoes have been largely a curiosity. UCD Earth Sciences Institute with TCD Trinit... Tender for Griffiths ReviewGSI has issued a tender for consultancy services for a Mid Term Review of Griffith Geoscience Research Grant Awards. GSI issues this Call for Proposals with a view to assessing at mid term whether sat... Volcanic AshArising from the volcanic ash cloud originating in Iceland but intermittently covering vast tracts of European skies and affecting the travel plans of hordes of travellers, many people would now like ... Temporary Customer Centre ClosureWe would like to advise our customers and visitors that the GSI's Customer Centre will be closed Thursday 25th March 2010 until 2pm because of Industrial Action. We regret any inconvenience this may c... Groundwater Consultancies requiredThe groundwater section of the GSI requires two consultancies, one to assist on groundwater source protection and one to assist on groundwater body re-deliniation. Please click here for details of the... CCS Conference NoticeGSI is involved in the organisation of a conference on carbon capture and storage (CCS) in Dublin Castle in March 2010. For further information please click here. Towards a Smarter EconomyA new report detailing how geoscience can be oriented toward a smart economy has just been published by GSI, GSNI and the Royal Irish Academy. It describes how the geoscience sector can contribute to... GSI Publishes Two NewslettersIn December 2009 GSI has published two newsletters. Geology Matters Issue 10 is now available to download as a pdf file here. Later on it will be available as a series of web pages, also available a... Irelands Marine Survey StoryGSI recently published a brief overview of Ireland's marine survey story. It was included in the SEABED 10 conference bag. This conference, held in Dublin in October, celebrated ten years of Ireland'... Notice 24 NovemberWe would like to advise our customers and visitors that public areas of the GSI will not be open on Tuesday 24th November because of Industrial Action. We regret any inconvenience this may cause. INFOMAR - RFT Inertial Navigation System (INS)The GSI invites tenders from qualified organisations to supply an Inertial Navigation System (INS). Namely a position and orientation system for marine vessels which integrates inertial motion and GPS... INFOMAR - RFT shallow water multibeam echosounderThe GSI invites tenders from qualified organisations to supply a shallow-water multibeam echosounder and related systems for deployment on a small vessel during near-shore mapping exercises. Please se... INFOMAR - Call for Applied Research ProposalsThe INFOMAR Programme office is pleased to announce that the 2009 call for applied research proposals is now open. Included in the objectives of the INFOMAR Programme, under strand 3, Value Added Expl... Earth Observation SymposiumThe programme for the third annual Irish Earth Observation Symposium, being hosted in the offices of GSI on 12 and 13 November 2009, has now been published. For further information please click here. INFOMAR marine lidar RFTRequest for Tender (RFT) for the provision of hydrographic services in connection with the seabed mapping of Ireland’s offshore. Please see here for details. Dublin SURGE Project (Soil Urban Geochemistry)GSI and the Norwegian Geological Survey (NGU) have commenced a Soil Survey of Dublin. The survey will collect over a thousand soil samples across the Greater Dublin area. The project will provide info... Griffiths Research Seminar 09The annual Griffiths Geoscience Research Seminar will take place in GSI on 5 Oct. Covering key geoscience priorities such as climate change, groundwater resources and seabed environments, this semina... SEABED 10 Marine Mapping ConferenceIreland’s seabed mapping programme is 10 years old in 2009 and it is planned to mark the anniversary by hosting a two day conference in Dublin this October. For further details please click here. EAGE Geophysical Conference in DublinA prestigious geophysical conference is coming to Ireland for the first time in early September 2009. The European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers are holding their Near Surface Geophysics... Quarrying GuidelinesThe Geological Survey of Ireland (GSI) has long enjoyed a mutually-beneficial relationship with the quarrying industry. Many operators have an appreciation of the rocks that they work with, and conseq... GSI seeks qualified archivistThe Geological Survey of Ireland is seeking a qualified archivist to work in its Archive on a short-term contract (beginning September to end December 2009) for a fixed cost of €23,000 (inclusive of V... GIS Geologist required - Burren Connect ProjectThe Burren Connect Project wishes to hire an educational GIS geologist on a short term contract. Through Clare County Council, the Burren Connect Project is co-operating with other organisations to de... Climate through TimeWe are all concerned these days with global warming and how we can ameliorate it. But climate change has been commonplace in our history and the evidence is all around us - even in our rocks. On Frid... eGovernment Award for data search websiteThe Irish Spatial Data Exchange (ISDE), a project designed by the Marine Institute, the Geological Survey of Ireland and their partners to make a wide range of key geological, oceanographic, marine an... Workshop on Landslides in Ireland - 1st CircularThe Geological Survey of Ireland is holding a day long Workshop on Landslides in Ireland on Tuesday 21 April 2009 in the GSI office in Dublin. Subsequent to the publication of the “Landslides in Irela... A-Z of Geology for KidsGSI has cooperated with the Sherkin Island Marine Station on the production of an A-Z Guide to Geology. It is primarily aimed at children in the 11-14 age bracket. However, this simple, well-illustra... Reaching out to Irelands Young ScientistsGSI coordinated a geoscience stand at the 2009 BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition in the RDS Dublin. Under the aegis of the International Year of Planet Earth the stand incorporated personne... 2008 Photographic Competition ResultsGSI announces the results of the 2008 IYPE-Du Noyer Photographic competition and the latest news of the 2009 competition which promises to be bigger and better than ever.br /br /GSI holds an annual ph... Vacancy - DrillerDriller Required - GSI has a vacancy for a full time Driller. N.B.The closing date has been extended to the 5th of February. Further information and application details can be found on www.publicjobs... Minister commits to continuation of INFOMARMinister of State at the Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Seán Power, today set out detail of upcoming projects in the National Marine Mapping Programme (INFOMAR), and pledged Government c... Defining Geoscience PrioritiesGSI, GSNI and the RIA are seeking feedback on the process of defining geoscience priorities for the next five years. Seminars in Stormont and in Dublin have given stakeholders the opportunity to defin... New GSI Newsletter IssuedThe latest issue of the GSI newsletter, Geology Matters (Issue 8), has now been published. strong /strongAmongst the topics explored in this issue are the Geoscience Agenda, International Partnership,... Updated Geotechnical ViewerAn updated Geotechnical online Map viewer and database is now available. The new viewer now contains detailed information from 1,924 geotechnical reports with 15,564 investigations - either individual... IYPE Lectures December 2008Ireland and Planet Earth have come a long way together - a divided land by Dr Pádhraig S. Kennan. This lecture is part of the GSI lecture series organised to celebrate International Year of Planet Ear... IYPE Lectures November 2008Exploring the deep subseafloor biosphere by Prof. Judith A. McKenzie. This lecture is part of the GSI lecture series organised to celebrate International Year of Planet Earth.br /Drilling of the seafl... Geoparks Ireland ForumGeoparks Ireland Forum will hold its second meeting in Marble Arch Caves, Co. Fermanagh, on the 28th October. The purpose of the meeting is for existing and aspiring Geoparks in Ireland to share any u... INFOMAR calls for Research ProposalsThe INFOMAR programme is pleased to announce a call for research proposals or collaborative value added work. The deadline for the receipt of proposals is 31st October 2008.br /br /
pPlease ref... IYPE Lectures October 2008Continental topography: interacting between deep Earth and surface processes by Prof. Sierd Cloetingh. This lecture is part of the GSI lecture series organised to celebrate International Year of Plane... Landslides Susceptibility Mapping ProjectThe Geological Survey of Ireland begins a major Landslides Susceptibility Mapping Project. Mr Seán Power T.D., Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, has... Heritage Week 2008From the 24th to the 31st August 2008, geological walks and guided tours are organised by the Geological Survey of Ireland and the Copper Coast Geopark. Heritage Week 2008 Programme zref= target=_pare... Global geological mapping portal launchedThe OneGeology web portal was launched today 6th August at the International Geological Congress in Oslo, Norway. This web portal allows people to freely view geological maps from 79 different nations... Success of Irish offshore research is recognisedThe success of Ireland’s seabed mapping programme is being spotlighted at a major international conference in Oslo this week. This mapping programme, called INFOMAR, is one of the most comprehensive o... Tender for truckInterested parties are invited to tender for the supply of an Eighteen Ton Flat Bed Truck with a mounted crane with boom behind the cab and a cantilever tail lift fitted at the back end. The truck wi... Request for tender for Storage Area NetworkInterested parties are invited to tender for the supply of a Storage Area Network (SAN). For further details please see tender notice and documentation at etenders website href=www.etenders.gov.ie/Sea... Request for tender for a Sonic Drilling RigInterested parties are invited to tender for the supply of a Sonic Drilling Rig truck mounted. It is the intention that the Sonic Drilling Rig be capable of penetrating the overburden and reaching bed... Geoscience - The Foundation of Our FutureMake Your Point - A recent seminar considered the future of geoscience in Ireland and Northern Ireland. Some of the key issues aired are summarised below. Do you agree with them? What are the importan... New online shop launchedGSI is delighted to launch a new online shop for purchasing our printed publications. Our full range of maps, books, booklets and pamphlets can be purchased via the secure e-payment system. The shop i... Minister Killeen launches new Burren mapLaunching a new educational map of the majestic landscapes of the Burren, Minister of State Tony Killeen T.D. last night heralded the fascinating geological history of the area as well as the useful r... Geothermal Energy Working GroupGSI is involved in a newly-established Geothermal Energy Working Group which is now seeking public consultation. Its task is to review the status of geothermal energy in Ireland and to consider option... Geoscience Gaining GroundMinister Killeen today launched the study Geoscience: Gaining Ground. A report on the contribution of the Geoscience sector to the Irish economy, conducted by consultants CSA. The Geoscience sector, w... Avoca MeetingA second public meeting will take place on Tuesday 8th of April 2008 where you will have an opportunity to contribute to the proposed Action Plan for the Management and Remediation of the Avoca Mining... Conference - Green Mines - 20th to 23rd AprilGreen Mines is a consortium of partners from Spain, Portugal, the UK and Ireland collaborating to advance environmental remediation of abandoned mine areas and their conversion into economically susta... Change in credit policy for GSI goods and servicesWe wish to inform customers that due to a change in credit policy, all goods and services obtained from GSI must be paid up-front and in-full by way of cash, credit-card or cheque. This will come into... Vacancy - Geopark GeologistThe Geological Survey of Ireland together with Clare County Council and Shannon Development has provided funding to support the recruitment of a suitably-qualified professional Geologist on an initial... Erratics Competition for all StudentsThis competition is open to all students in Transition Year in the Republic of Ireland and GCSE students in Years 11 and 12 in Northern Ireland. Our object is to stimulate geological awareness among ... Geoparks Forum Ireland 19th FebruaryThe Forum is designed to provide support to both existing European Geoparks and those groups who aspire to achieve such status in the future based on their geoheritage assets. For details of the updat... INFOMAR Annual Seminar 13th FebruaryThe Geological Survey of Ireland and the Marine Institute are pleased to announce that the 2008 INFOMAR Seminar will take place on Wednesday 13supth/sup February 2008. The programme will include a mi... 2007 Photographic Competition ResultsGSI announces the results of the 2007 Du Noyer Photographic competition and the latest news of the 2008 competition which promises to be bigger and better than ever.br /br /GSI holds an annual photo c... New Schools CompetitionA schools competition has been launched by GSI as part of the forthcoming International Year of Planet Earth (IYPE) - 2008 activities. Please click www.planetearth.ie/erratics here to access. Special Paper No. 8The Role of Explosive Fractionation in the Genesis of the Alkaline and Calc-Alkaline Rocks. Special Paper No. 8 - C.E. Williams (2003). Upper mantle partial melts provide the universal progenitor for... Marine LIDAR TenderThe GSI invites tenders to supply the INFOMAR project with a Marine LIDAR Hydrographic Service to collect bathymetric data. The objective of the survey is to produce bathymetric data for Donegal Bay, ... Geotechnical Database ViewerAn online map viewer of the National Geotechnical Borehole Database is now available. For instructions on how to use the viewer click here. GSI Heritage Week EventsGSI is running a series of events for Heritage Week which runs from August 25 to September 2. Events are free and open to all. In addition the Marble Arch Geopark is running some events for the Euro... Current tendersGSI is currently advertising two tenders in the Geoscience Strategy area. One is a request for proposals to provide consultancy services to assist GSI in delivering the Geoscience Programme in the per... Developing European GeoparksGSI has received some limited funding under the National Development Programme 2007–2013 to support initiatives in Geoheritage and Geoparks. GSI wishes to use this funding to assist some Geopark appli... Griffith Research AwardsThe Griffiths Geoscience Research Awards were announced today (5 July 2007) at the offices of the GSI by Eamon Ryan, T.D., Minister for Communications, Energy & Natural Resources. For further details... GSI - main achievements in 2006GSI has published a short summary of the highlights of our work throughout the year 2006. It arose from the process that lead to the publication of our annual report. You can access this summary /NR... Current RecruitmentGSI currently has eight contract/consultancy positions open for recruitment. We welcome applications from suitably qualified persons. Please read the summaries below; if something in particular is of... Online access to INFOMAR data 1 June 2007. Today GSI has delivered on a challenging deadline to go live with a large traunch of online data. In line with the recent Ministerial announcement that GSI data are to be provided to c... GSI launches new look websiteWelcome to our new website! No longer a decaying fossil, rather now a rising phoenix eagerly soaring towards a new dawn!! Ok, ok, we're getting carried away here - apologies! But perhaps you can und... Avoca mine remediation studyGSI on behalf of Minister Dempsey, DCMNR, has appointed CDM to carry out a Feasibility Study for the Management and Remediation of the Avoca Mining Area. Work has started and is scheduled for completi... Minister visits Celtic ExplorerJohn Browne, TD, Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, and 75 local primary school children from Our Lady’s Island National School, Rosslare and Gael Sco... Airborne geophysical surveysPreview initial imagery from last Summer's pilot high-resolution airborne geophysical surveys. These took place over three selected areas throughout the country carefully chosen to provide wide rangi... Irish Geology Week 2007Irish Geology Week - May 1-8 - is a week of events giving everybody the opportunity to experience some of the richness of Irish Geology and learn a little more in the company of an expert. All events ... GSI announces 2007 photo competitionGSI holds an annual photo competition and we welcome photos on any aspect of Irish or worldwide geology or landscape. The competition is named after George Victor Du Noyer, who served as a geologist ...
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