Geoheritage

Protecting and promoting sites of national and international geological importance in Ireland.

Geoparks and Geotourism

Find out more about GSI's role in promoting geoparks and geotourism (redirect to Geoparks and Geotourism page)

Both Geoparks were successful in retaining the prestigious international status during the revalidation process

The geological heritage online viewer and all data currently available have been updated (redirect to online viewer)

This section has information on the following:

-Geological Survey Ireland's role in the protection and promotion of Ireland's geological heritage.

-County Geological Site (CGS) audits – More information on and full site reports from all completed County Audits.

-Protection of CGSs – The importance of County Geological Sites (CGSs).

-Geoparks and Geoutourism – UNESCO Global Geopark and geopark projects and promoting geotourism.

Explore the data and maps compiled by the Geoheritage programme.

The Geoheritage programme collaborates with the Geoparks network, academia and GSNI.

		https://www.gsi.ie/en-ie/events-and-news/news/Pages/RFT_Joyce_Country_Western_Lakes_aspiring_geopark_project_tour_guide_training.aspx	RFT for Joyce Country & Western Lakes aspiring geopark project tour guide training	RFT for Regional Tour Guide training providers for region surrounding and including the Joyce Country and Western Lakes aspiring geopark in north Co Galway and south Co Mayo.	24/09/2020 23:00:00
		https://www.gsi.ie/en-ie/events-and-news/news/Pages/GSI-Short-Call-2020.aspx	GSI Short Call 2020	Supporting small scale applied, basic or 'blue skies' projects with maximum funding of €30k, apply by 5 October	13/08/2020 23:00:00

		https://www.gsi.ie/en-ie/publications/Pages/The-Geological-Heritage-of-Galway.aspx	The Geological Heritage of Galway		30/01/2020 00:00:00
		https://www.gsi.ie/en-ie/publications/Pages/The-geological-heritage-of-Tipperary.aspx	The Geological Heritage of Tipperary		19/11/2019 00:00:00