http://www.gsi.ie © GSI. All rights reserved. cms.support@dcmnr.gov.ie webmaster@dcmnr.gov.ie DCMNR (John Bellew) RSS feeder 1.0.0.0 http://sarcms03:3/News/Latest+News+on+Geoscience+2012+Conference.htm Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:35:25 GMT 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 Ireland, Geological Survey of Northern Ireland and the Royal Irish Academy “A Safe City; The Contribution of Geoscience in the Urban Environment” . The general themes of the conference are water (both surface and groundwater) and hazards in the urban enviro... webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/Minister+O’Dowd+announces+20+new+high-end+Marine+Research+jobs+at+BT+Young+Scientist+Exhibition.htm Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:05:23 GMT Geological Survey showcases flagship projects – INFOMAR (Marine Research) and Tellus Border (Environment) - to the RDS thousands, who can also attempt gold panning and a 3D flying experience!Students from across Ireland will find out that Geology Rocks at the Geological Survey of Ireland’s fully interactive “Geological Sciences” stand at this year’s BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition. A team of professional geologists – but ready for fu... webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/Applications+invited+for+the+post+of+Geopark+Consultant+Geologist.htm Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:05:24 GMT Clare County Council wishes to engage a consultant to provide geological services in the Burren and Cliffs of Moher Geopark for the period March 2012 to December 2012. The fee for the consultancy will be a maximum of €33,000 including VAT The engagement relates to the completion of a job of work rather than a fixed number of hours per week. The engagement will run until the agreed work programme at the agreed fee has been completed to the satis... webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/Father+of+Geology+celebrates+374th+birthday.htm Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:05:23 GMT Google'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 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/11/nicolas-steno-google-logo_n_1199075.html webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/Tellus+Border+Sample+Prep+and+Analysis+RFT.htm Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:35:26 GMT Tellus 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 for further information here. webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/INFOMAR+-+RFT+shallow+water+multibeam+echosounder.htm Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:35:25 GMT The 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 should be suitable for inshore craft and 20m + vessels.NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders Web Site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV288415. Cli... webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/INFOMAR+-+RFT+Inertial+Navigation+System+%28INS%29.htm Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:07:34 GMT 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 sensors to provide highly accurate Attitude, Heading, Heave, Position and Velocity using Real Time Kinematics (RTK) & Post-Processed Kinematics (PPK) technology. It should be suitable for inshore craft ... webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/Robert+Mallet+Exhibition.htm Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:35:23 GMT The 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 exhibition is curated by the RDS and is generously supported by the Heritage Council, the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) and The Irish Times. The exhibition will be on display at the GSI Customer Centre from 1st November to 31st December, 2011. ... webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/DuNoyer+2011+Photographic+Competition+Cancelled.htm Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:35:24 GMT 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 cancel this year’s DuNoyer Photography competition. We apologise to all of you who have spent time and energy sending in images. We very much appreciate the time and effort that you have put in. webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/Shallow+Geothermal+Energy+Resource+Project.htm Fri, 30 Sep 2011 09:05:24 GMT The 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 can be made via the etenders website here webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/Burren+and+Cliffs+of+Moher+awarded+UNESCO+Geopark+status.htm Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:05:28 GMT The Burren and Cliffs of Moher region of north Clare has been awarded the prestigious designation of membership of the UNESCO-supported Global Geopark network at the 10th European Geoparks Conference in Langesund, Norway.For more information see Press Releaseand also Burren and Cliffs of Moher webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/GSI+assist+on+possible+Armada+wreck.htm Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:05:21 GMT Jimmy 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 discovered near Burtonport, County Donegal. For further details see http://www.arts-sport-tourism.gov.ie/publications/release.asp?ID=101145View INFOMAR's website for more information and links to articles published in the national media.http://www.infomar.ie/... webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/Major+scientific+discoveries+on+Mid+Atlantic+Ridge.htm Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:05:21 GMT Major 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 Ridge.For more information see http://infomarupdates.blogspot.com/View INFOMAR's website for more information and links to articles published in the national media.http://www.infomar.ie/news/ webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/Applications+invited+for+Contract+Hydrologist+post.htm Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:35:24 GMT The Land and Resource Management (LRM) Unit of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency invite applications for the post of Contract Hydrologist at Senior Scientific Officer level. JOB TITLE: Contract Hydrogeologist at the Senior Scientific Officer level within the Land Quality Section of the Land and Resource Management (LRM) Unit of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency. JOB PURPOSE / CONTEXT:To provide hydrogeological and technical advice ... webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/The+Tall+Ships+Races+2011+Waterford.htm Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:35:33 GMT Come 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 Tall Ships Festival. View the instruments and the 3D data onboard. Read more about the RV Keary.Read more about the survey leg of 2011 which took place in Waterford Harbour. Read more about the Waterford Tall Ships Festival 2011. webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/Icelandic+eruption.htm Mon, 23 May 2011 11:26:59 GMT Grimsvotn 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 10-15km subsequently, with a high magma discharge rate. The eruption is considerably larger in intensity than last year’s eruption of Eyjafjallajokull, which caused air traffic disruption over Europe. Icelandic air space is closed and effects on Europe ... webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/Applications+for+four+PhD+studentships+and+one+Post-Doctoral+Fellow.htm Tue, 03 May 2011 13:13:21 GMT Applications for four PhD studentships and one Post-Doctoral Fellow are invited by Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) for geothermal energy research within an exciting, new research initiative - IRETHERM. Please see http://www.iretherm.ie/ for more details. webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/GSI+is+CGS+Europe+Coordination+partner.htm Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:42:01 GMT GSI 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 and 4 Associated Countries. This provides access to wide pool of expertise for Irish researchers and policy makers. The project is a network rather than a research project, though it will seek to coordinate and so optimise research. See the project web... webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/Tellus+Border+-+Airborne+Geophysics+Tender.htm Tue, 22 Mar 2011 09:41:32 GMT Tellus 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 over parts of the six northern counties of the Republic of Ireland (RoI) in 2011. This survey is part of the Tellus Border project financed by the INTERREG IVA programme of the European Regional Development Fund. The survey will be managed by the Geolog... webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/Tsunami+hazard+and+warning+system+for+Ireland.htm Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:35:40 GMT The 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 them. So what is the hazard in Ireland and what is being done? To find out more click here. webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/Job+advertisement+-+Senior+Research+Fellow.htm Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:03:59 GMT Senior Research Fellow - Mathematical (numerical modelling of groundwater flow/mass transport in poorly productive fractured bedrock aquifers. The Groundwater Research Group (GRG) is currently undertaking research within the framework of a €1.78M Griffith Geoscience Award to study the Hydrogeology of Irish poorly productive/fractured bedrock aquifers. http://www.earthworks-jobs.com/water/queens11031.html webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/Tellus+Border+Project+Announcement.htm Thu, 17 Feb 2011 12:01:45 GMT Minister for Natural Resources, Conor Lenihan, launches €5 million geological project in Border Counties. “Project results will benefit Ireland’s economy, environment, agriculture, land management and public health” Pictured at the launch are l-r Dr. Valerie McCarthy, Dundalk Institute of Technoloy, Dr. Pat O’Connor, Geological Survey of Ireland, Conor Lenihan, Minister for Natural Resources, Ray Scanlon, Geological Survey of Ireland and Mike Y... webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/GSI+Web+Mapping+applications.htm Tue, 15 Feb 2011 10:31:07 GMT GSI 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 webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/GSI+wishes+to+contract+12+consultancy+based+services.htm Mon, 10 Jan 2011 17:20:34 GMT The GSI wishes to contract up to 12 geoscientific consultancy based services, either individually or in lots, to support a number of Marine mapping projects (incl INFOMAR) as well as the new Tellus Border onshore geochemical/geophysical project. Services required include Geochemistry, Geophysics, Hydrographic Surveying, Marine Geology, Marine Data Processing, Project Management and GIS support. Please see details on etenders website for the Marin... webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/Du+Noyer+2010+Photo+Competition+Results.htm Thu, 10 Feb 2011 12:54:20 GMT GSI 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 or worldwide geology or landscape. The competition is named after George Victor Du Noyer, who served as a geologist with the Geological Survey of Ireland from 1847 to 1869.George was a skilled field artist whose numerous sketches and pictures, with t... webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/Groundwater+Newsletter+Issue+48.htm Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:13:45 GMT Issue 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 Groundwater Animals, the Pathways Project, an update on the Vulnerability mapping project and a report on the latest IAH field trip. As with all our newsletters and news items we welcome any feedback. Please click here for further details. webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/Minister+launches+New+Seabed+Atlas.htm Mon, 22 Nov 2010 14:02:40 GMT The 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 Scientific publisher Springer, is a detailed compilation of stunning three-dimensional imagery featuring the submarine canyons, underwater mountains and abyssal plains that make up Ireland’s seabed territory, an area ten times that of our land mass. Th... webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/International+Appalachian+Trail+%28IAT%29+-+Irish+Landfall.htm Tue, 19 Oct 2010 13:37:33 GMT Ireland has joined in the effort to extend the International Appalachian Trail (IAT) to all parts of that once-continuous, pre-Atlantic mountain belt. The existing IAT stretches from the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail at Mount Katahdin in the US state of Maine, through eastern Canada to the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland. Ten European countries have now joined the IAT and more plan to do so. When expansion is complete, the IAT will be... webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/Transforming+Ireland+Seminar+Series.htm Tue, 12 Oct 2010 14:28:23 GMT Ireland 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 can produce renewable gas for the national gas grid. Ireland could readily substitute 7% of natural gas with renewable gas. The natural gas grid can serve as the distribution system for this renewable fuel, connecting to all major cities and over 620... webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/Dublin+on+the+Rocks.htm Wed, 15 Sep 2010 10:09:38 GMT 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 on the Rocks”, a new audio (podcast) guide that takes people on a fascinating walking tour through the streets of Dublin to “hear what’s written in stone.” GSI supported the development of the project both financially and in its planning. Click here ... webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/Real+Map+of+Ireland.htm Wed, 15 Sep 2010 09:45:27 GMT 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 - gaining a significant amount of territory, primarily off the south-west coast... – taken from article by Noel Baker in today’s Irish Examiner 20th August 2010Read more: http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/real-map-of-ireland-trawls-up-our-true-coasta... webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/Geoscience+2010+Conference.htm Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:29:34 GMT Call 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 programmes and a number of invited keynote speakers. A draft outline agenda is attached here. Please contact Michael.O'Mahony@gsi.ie for further details and visit the conference webpage for updates. webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/Ireland+in+the+shadow+of+a+volcano.htm Wed, 02 Jun 2010 08:54:51 GMT Volcanoes 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 TrinityHaus are holding a Seminar Ireland in the shadow of a volcano - Understanding the 2010 eruption at Eyjafjallajokull, Iceland with Professor Christopher Bean, UCD School of Geological Sciences. The Seminar will be held in O'Callaghan Mont Clare Hote... webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/Tender+for+Griffiths+Review.htm Fri, 28 May 2010 09:43:46 GMT GSI 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 satisfactory progress has been achieved by the grantees implementing the grant agreements concluded in June 2007. Proposals will be accepted via e-mail or hard copy and the closing date is 4th June. Please click here for further details. webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/Volcanic+Ash.htm Fri, 28 May 2010 09:29:03 GMT Arising 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 to learn a little more about volcanoes. Here's a link to a page on our site that provides some basic information about them. webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/Temporary+Customer+Centre+Closure.htm Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:52:03 GMT We 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 cause. webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/Groundwater+Consultancies+required.htm Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:20:23 GMT The 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 source protection consultancy or here for details of the ground water body de-lineation consultancy. webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/CCS+Conference+Notice.htm Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:28:35 GMT GSI 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. webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/Towards+a+Smarter+Economy.htm Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:05:45 GMT A 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 economic recovery and it provides a clear vision of the sector in 2020. The report is entitled “Geoscience - Towards a Smarter Economy” and it can be downloaded from here. webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/GSI+Publishes+Two+Newsletters.htm Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:04:33 GMT In 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 at this link. After a two year hiatus the Groundwater Newsletter is BACK! With a sleek new look it's jam-packed with information about a wide range of topical groundwater issues including Ireland's Group Water Schemes, Causes of Groundwater Pollution... webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/Irelands+Marine+Survey+Story.htm Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:12:35 GMT GSI 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's marine mapping programme. There have been subsequent requests for the overview to be made more publicly available, so it can now be downloaded here. The conference pages, as well as other Seabed Mapping information pages, are available here. webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/Notice+24+November.htm Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:08:24 GMT We 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. webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/NR/exeres/5FABD3D8-2C39-4D55-B99C-8424F163A4DA.htm Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:31:52 GMT 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 sensors to provide highly accurate Attitude, Heading, Heave, Position and Velocity using Real Time Kinematics (RTK) & Post-Processed Kinematics (PPK) technology. It should be suitable for inshore craft and 20m + vessels. The Request For Tender can b... webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/NR/exeres/632E2395-B97F-40DF-8E77-A19F292B0293.htm Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:27:43 GMT The 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 see the Request For Tender here. webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/INFOMAR+-+Call+for+Applied+Research+Proposals.htm Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:18:10 GMT The 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 Exploitation is the objective to deliver “A programme of national and international value added research to leverage the skills, expertise and data from the INSS and INFOMAR”. Full details of the funding call as well as an application form are attached a... webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/Earth+Observation+Symposium.htm Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:50:04 GMT The 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. webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/INFOMAR+marine+lidar+RFT.htm Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:50:29 GMT Request for Tender (RFT) for the provision of hydrographic services in connection with the seabed mapping of Ireland’s offshore. Please see here for details. webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/Dublin+SURGE+Project+%28Soil+Urban+Geochemistry%29.htm Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:39:05 GMT 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 information on soil chemistry in the urban environment relevant to human health, land-use planning and urban regeneration. To see more information on this new project click here. webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/Griffiths+Research+Seminar+09.htm Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:12:53 GMT The 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 seminar will be of interest not only to geoscientists but to those who have an interest in any of the topics under consideration. For further details please click here. webmaster@gsi.ie http://sarcms03:3/News/SEABED+10+Marine+Mapping+Conference.htm Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:59:55 GMT Ireland’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. webmaster@gsi.ie