GSI Newsletter

GSI Newsletter

GSI Newsletter previously known as 'GSI News' or 'Geology Matters' is now called 'Field Notes' and provides updates on the work of GSI​, programmes developments and the events we organise.

Previous issues of the GSI Newsletters

​IssueTopics​

No. 18 Autumn 2018

Field Notes


 

  • ​George Victor Du Noyer Art Exhibition
  • New Field Guide to the Dingle Peninsula
  • Koen Verbruggen MRIA
  • Tectonic Ocean Spreading at the Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone
  • North Atlantic Geological Survey Directors' Meeting
  • Irish landscape revealed by 3D laser mapping technology
  • Tellus data launch in Rosmuc
  • GSI sponsored Fulbright scholar invited to Ohio State
  • New marine observation equipment launched
  • Resources for future generations
  • Geoscience Ireland| Winning Business Overseas
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles at GSI

​No. 17 Summer 2017

Field Notes

 

  • ​Geoheritage Programme
  • Geoscience Ireland
  • Groundwater
  • INFOMAR
  • Land Mapping
  • Minerals
  • Tellus
  • Research
  • Customer Centre

No. 16 Summer 2014

Geology Matters

 

  • ​Director's Discourse: planes, boats and drill rigs!
  • Mapping the Seafloor
  • Harnessing our Ocean Wealth
  • The Irish Maritime Festival 2014
  • Landslide Susceptibility Mapping
  • New 1:1 million Bedrock Geology of Ireland map
  • EMODNET Hydrography 2
  • Collaborations between the GSI and Irish Universities (DCU, NUIM  & TCD)
  • 61 New Jobs Created in Geoscience

​No. 15 Spring 2014

Geology Matters

 

  • ​Director's Discourse: New plans!
  • Tellus Border Project update
  • Aggregate Potential Mapping
  • GSI hosts sixth international NAGTEC workshop
  • Du Noyer Photography Competition 2013
  • Tellus at the National Ploughing Championships
  • GeoGathering
  • BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition
  • INFOMAR update
  • Staff News
  • New publications

No. 14 Summer 2013

Geology Matters

 

  • ​Director's Discourse
  • Initial findings of Tellus Border Project revealed
  • BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition
  • Geoscience Ireland: 20 Members and Growing
  • Earthquakes shake East Coast
  • The Internship
  • INFOMAR launches two new information streams
  • End of an era…
  • Du Noyer Photography Competition
  • Sinkholes: A Special Feature
  • Sinkholes in Ireland
  • Agreement with UK  on Renewable Energy
  • Another project completed
  • GSI at European Space Expo
  • Publications

No. 13 Winter 2013

Geology Matters

 

  • ​BT Young Scientist and Technology  Exhibition
  • Warships, U-boats and Liners, a guide to shipwrecks mapped in Irish waters
  • The Earth moves in Ireland!
  • Du Noyer Photography Competition 2012
  • Aggregate Potential Mapping
  • Gold Panning in County Wicklow
  • The Geological Heritage of Roscommon
  • Cunningham Awards winners 2012
  • Historic Mine Sites
  • INFOMAR Update
  • Griffith Geoscience Research Awards
  • Tellus Border Project
  • Environment Ireland Conference 2013
  • New Publications

No. 12 Autumm 2012

Geology Matters

 

  • ​BT Young Scientist Exhibition 2012
  • The Mayo Earthquake of June 2012
  • Safe Cities Conference
  • Volvo Ocean Race 2012 with INFOMAR
  • Minerals Research Initiative
  • GSI Awards 2011
  • Landslide on Dingle Peninsula
  • Tellus Border Project
  • Geoscience 2012 at Dublin Castle
  • Dublin Surge Project
  • Geoscience Ireland New Business Director
  • News on OneGeology
  • Du Noyer Photography Competition
  • Burren awarded UNESCO supported Geopark Status
  • Staff News
  • Retirements
  • New Publications

No. 11 Spring 2011

Geology Matters

 

  • ​Director's discourse
  • The Irish Geoscience Graduate Programme
  • IRETHERM
  • "Dublin on the Rocks"
  • GSI Awards 2010
  • Du Noyer Photo Competition
  • USGS visit to GSI
  • Tellus Border
  • Geoscience 2010 Conference at Dublin Castle
  • Geoscience Initiatives Programme 2007-2013
  • Geoparks Ireland Forum
  • Staff News
  • New Products

No. 10 Winter 2009

Geology Matters

 

  • ​Director's discourse: A decade of mapping Ireland's seabed
  • Seabed 10 Conference, Dublin
  • Geoparks: a tool for geological conservation, education, economic activity and sustainable development
  • Survey of Dublin Soils. Dublin SURGE Project-Soil Urban Geochemistry
  • Worldwide acclaim for staff member, Caoimhe Hickey!
  • Retirements in 2009
  • Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)
  • One Geology
  • EAGE New Surface Geophysics Conference, Dublin
  • Third Irish Earth Observation Symposium, GSI
  • Griffith Geoscience Research Awards

No. 9 Autumn 2009

Geology Matters

 

  • ​Director's discourse
  • INFOMAR
  • New products
  • Geological Heritage guidelines for the extractive industry
  • Climate through time: new map demonstrates that climate change is nothing new
  • GSI landslides workshop
  • Du Noyer Photo Competition 2009
  • Long Term impact of IYPE
  • GSI Customer Centre
  • GSI win prestigious eGovernment Award for public data sharing website
  • School Geoscience Competition
  • Diary Dates

No. 8 Winter 2008

Geology Matters

 

  • ​Director's discourse
  • The role of geoscience in society
  • World Geoscience Conference
  • International Co-operation and Agreements
  • Griffiths Geoscience Research Awards – update
  • 2008 International Year of Planet Earth (IYPE)
  • GeoUrban Dublin Project
  • New online shop for GSI publications
  • New Burren map
  • Results of the IYPE/Du Noyer Geological Photography competition
  • Launch of INFOMAR website and product range
  • Mapping Potential Landslide Hazards
  • Groundwater Vulnerability Mapping
  • An Intern's life

No. 7 Winter 2007

Geology Matters

 

  • ​Director's discourse: A new relationship
  • Temporary Graduate Geologists
  • 2008 International Year of Planet Earth
  • Spatial Data products
  • Geotechnical Map Viewer
  • Featured Programme: The Minerals Programme
  • Aggregate Potential Mapping
  • Avoca Remediation and Management Study
  • SGA 2007
  • Celtic Copper Heritage
  • IRELITHOS
  • The geology of County Monaghan
  • Griffiths Research Awards
  • How erratic is your block: schools competition
  • GSI website is updated
  • GSI new equipment
  • Rock bits

No. 6 Spring 2007

Geology Matters

 

  • ​Director's discourse: A strategy for the Geoscience sector
  • Open Access to GSI Digital Data
  • A geological synopsis of County Kerry
  • Groundwater Protection Scheme Programme
  • Groundwater contribution to the Water Framework Directive
  • New Irish Water Tracing Database
  • The Cunningham & Du Noyer Photo Awards 2006
  • Geophysical investigation of Quaternary glacial sediments in South Co. Westmeath and North Co. Offaly
  • Launch of National Geoscience Programme (2007-2013) and new research awards scheme
  • INFOMAR project update
  • 2008 International Year of Planet Earth
  • New Products available from the GSI
  • Some preliminary observations from the pilot airborne surveys conducted in 2006
  • Society of Geology applied to ore deposits
  • Rock bits

No. 5 Autumn 2006

Geology Matters

 

  • ​Director's discourse
  • Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation (2006-2013)
  • A geological synopsis of County Longford
  • Du Noyer Photography Competition 2006
  • A geological synopsis of County Wexford
  • The Development of IT in GSI
  • CONoR Project- (Centrally Organised Network of Records)
  • Metadata Project / Irish Spatial Data Exchange System (ISDE)
  • The Document Management System (DMS)
  • Bréifne Web-Mapping
  • Pilot Airborne Survey
  • Prof. Bernard Leake's Field Sheet lodged with GSI
  • Publication of report – "Landslides in Ireland"
  • New Products available from the GSI
  • Rock Bits

​No. 4 Spring 2006

Geology Matters

 

  • ​Director's discourse
  • Featured section: Quaternary and Geotechnical
  • Following the footsteps of dinosaurs
  • The Bray earthquake
  • Seabed Survey exhibition
  • Sherkin Island Marine Station
  • INFOMAR
  • 25th ESRI World GIS user conference
  • Cunningham Awards, GSI, 2005
  • ES2k
  • Rock bits

No. 3 Autumn 2005

Geology Matters

 

  • ​Dr Ralph Horne retires
  • Director's discourse: Moving and Shaking
  • GSNI's Tellus project gets underway
  • Agenda-Collaboration between GSI and GSNI
  • Featured section: The Bedrock Programme
  • Into the Deep…
  • Irish National Seabed Survey: Annual seminar 2005
  • Du Noyer Photography Competition 2005
  • Conference Report: NAMS 2005
  • Sign out/Sign in/Sign out
  • Open File: digital developments
  • The case for Geoscience funding
  • Port of London Authority visit to GSI
  • Seabed loses its Manager
  • Medical Geology

No. 2 Winter 2005

GSI News

 

  • ​Reaching Out
  • Tsunami
  • Tsunami - how and why
  • The South East Asian Earthquake registered in Ireland
  • Submarine slides in the Atlantic
  • Agenda
  • Book review
  • Director's discourse
  • Geological Survey of Ireland involvement in Research
  • Europe's Major Base Metal Deposits
  • The Irish National Seabed Survey
  • The Dublin Stone Show - 23/24 November 2001
  • Bréifne Project - An update
  • Update to Gold in Ireland
  • 2004 John Jackson Memorial Lecture
  • Du Noyer Photography Competition
  • Other News

No. 1 Autumn 2004

GSI News

 

  • ​Reaching Out
  • Director's discourse
  • EU Landscapes for living website launched
  • GSI new publications
  • Agenda: decentralisation
  • Gold in Ireland
  • Profile
  • Du Noyer Photography Competition
  • Landslides
  • Events Guide