Events
World Water Day Event at the National Museum of Ireland (Collins Barracks)
22 March 2022, 2:00 pm
Ever wondered what groundwater is? What do we use it for and how do we use it? Come down to the National Museum of Ireland and learn all about our most precious resource through a series of interactive workshops and demonstrations.
Working Group on Sediment Generation 2018
27 June 2018, 1:00 pm
The WGSG (Working Group on Sediment Generation) is an informal international assemblage of scientists working on topics such as sediment generation and dispersal, composition and provenance, as well modelling of the relevant processes.
Volcano Open Day hosted by Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies in Carlingford on 17 May
17 May 2023, 12:45 pm
Volcano Open Day hosted by Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies in The Foy Centre at The Foy Centre Carlingford on Thursday, 17 May
VMSG 60th Anniversary Seminar Series
3 April 2024, 6:00 pm
Modern advancements in volcano monitoring: petrological insights and volcano seismology.
CHERISH and INFOMAR Vessel Open Day
24 August 2019, 10:00 am
CHERISH and INFOMAR Vessel Open Day in Dingle Marina in celebration of National Heritage Week
Urban African Groundwater Resources – IAH David Burdon Memorial Lecture Dr Adrian Healy
6 February 2018, 5:30 pm
Across much of Africa, domestic water supplies are increasingly dependent on groundwater reserves with a more individualised approach that may have implications for the resilience of communities to future potential environmental shocks.
Unveiling of fossil Phanerotinus Cristatus
30 September 2019, 2:00 pm
Join us for the official unveiling of Phanerotinus Cristatus (rare giant fossil snail) by Cllr Jimmy McClearn and TD Seán Canney, followed by an address from Geological Survey Ireland director Koen Verbruggen.
‘The Neglected Minerals and Materials of Development’
9 February 2021, 9:00 am
Earth Materials for a Sustainable and Thriving Society, UNESCO Lecture Series organised in collaboration with IUGS and iCRAG.
Suppliers, Consumers and The Global Minerals Supply Chain
2 March 2021, 10:00 am
Earth Materials for a Sustainable and Thriving Society, UNESCO Lecture Series organised in collaboration with IUGS and iCRAG.
‘Mineral Extraction and Communities’
16 February 2021, 2:00 pm
Earth Materials for a Sustainable and Thriving Society, UNESCO Lecture Series organised in collaboration with IUGS and iCRAG.
‘Earth materials and a sustainable future’
9 March 2021, 12:00 pm
Earth Materials for a Sustainable and Thriving Society, UNESCO Lecture Series organised in collaboration with IUGS and iCRAG.
‘Earth Materials: the Foundation for Development’
26 January 2021, 1:00 pm
Earth Materials for a Sustainable and Thriving Society, UNESCO Lecture Series organised in collaboration with IUGS and iCRAG.
‘Climate Neutrality, the Circular Economy and Earth Materials’
2 February 2021, 3:00 pm
Earth Materials for a Sustainable and Thriving Society, UNESCO Lecture Series organised in collaboration with IUGS and iCRAG.
UCD School of Geography Research Seminar Series with Dr Ted McCormack (Geological Survey Ireland)
7 October 2021, 3:00 pm
Dr Ted McCromack (Geological Survey Ireland) wil give a talk on Groundwater, Remote Sensing and Risk.
UCD School of Earth Sciences virtual seminar with Thomas Garabetian
6 October 2021, 1:00 pm
Thomas Garabetian from European Geothermal Energy Council will be presenting “Overview of geothermal energy in Europe, and prospects to 2030”.
UCD School of Earth Sciences virtual seminar with Prof. Julia Steinberger from University of Lausann
20 October 2021, 1:00 pm
Prof. Julia Steinberger from University of Lausanne will be presenting ‘Living well within planetary limits: is it possible? And what would it take?’
UCD School of Earth Sciences virtual seminar with Esther Harris
22 September 2021, 1:00 pm
Esther Harris from Murdoch University will be presenting “Stakeholder perspectives in minerals exploration”.
UCD School of Earth Sciences virtual seminar with Dr Sophie Norris from Dalhousie University
13 October 2021, 1:00 pm
Dr Sophie Norris from Dalhousie University will be presenting “Dynamic response of the southwestern Laurentide Ice Sheet during the last deglaciation: implications for Lake Agassiz drainage”.
UCD School of Earth Sciences virtual seminar with Dr Vinciane Debaille from ULB.
29 September 2021, 1:00 pm
Dr Vinciane Debaille from Université Libre de Bruxelles will give a talk on “Life on Mars?” as part of the UCD School of Earth Sciences virutal seminars.
UCD School of Earth Sciences virtual seminar
15 September 2021, 1:00 pm
Dr Koen Verbruggen from Geological Survey Ireland and Dr Marie Cowan from Geological Survey of Northern Ireland will be presenting “Geoscience and Government: Updates from the Geological Surveys of Ireland and Northern Ireland”.
“Constraining global and local weathering rate during greenhouse climate” by Dr Weimu Xu (UCD)
14 April 2021, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences Spring Semester 2021 seminar
‘A μm-scale perspective on km-scale earthquakes: the micromechanics of fault friction’
10 February 2020, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences lunchtime seminar
‘Submarine channels and their associated deposits, an example from the Karoo Basin, South Africa’ by
20 November 2018, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences lunchtime seminar.
Unlocking the secrets of slow slip using next-generation seismic experiments
19 March 2019, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences lunchtime seminar
UCD lunchtime seminars
6 February 2018, 1:00 pm
2 PhD seminars given by UCD/DIAS/iCRAG PhD students on sedimentary architecture of the Hatton Basin and passive seismic imaging.
‘What happens when the Bering Land Bridge floods’ by Dr Will Daniels (University of Massachusetts)
17 February 2021, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences Spring Semester 2021 seminar
‘Using hyperspectral cathodoluminescence to reveal hidden information in luminescent minerals’
24 September 2019, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences lunchtime seminar
“What lurks beneath? Unravelling the dynamics of Volcanic Plumbing Systems” by Prof Janine Kavanagh
12 May 2021, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences Spring Semester 2021 seminar
‘Trouble in the (Great) Glen and the geodynamics of the Caledonian Orogeny’ by Dr Iain Neill
3 December 2019, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences lunchtime seminar
‘The trace element composition of detrital apatite’ by Dr Gary O’Sullivan (UCD)
12 November 2019, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences lunchtime seminar
‘The subglacial jigsaw: using the geologic record to understand past glaciations’ by Dr Sam Kelley
8 October 2019, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences lunchtime seminar
‘The search for a site to dispose of the UK’s legacy radioactive waste: the role of the subsurface’
15 October 2019, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences lunchtime seminar
CANCELLED ‘The retreat dynamics and chronology of the western Laurentide Ice Sheet’
7 April 2020, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences lunchtime seminar
‘The real Jurassic Park: palaeoecology of the Morrison Formation, Midwest USA’ by Elspeth Wallace
5 November 2019, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences lunchtime seminar
‘The present as the (skeleton) key to the past’ Dr Robert Brocklehurst (Harvard University)
28 August 2020, 3:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences online seminar
‘The origin of animals: new insights from virtual palaeontology’ by Dr Imran Rahman
17 September 2019, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences lunchtime seminar
‘The last deglaciation in the Rwenzori Mountains, Uganda’ by Dr Margaret Jackson (NUIG)
26 November 2019, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences lunchtime seminar
‘The hydrogeology of ecosystems and role in climate change’ by Dr Shane Regan (NPWS)
21 October 2020, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences seminar
“The energy transition: drivers, risks and the role of earth scientists and engineers” by Simon Todd
5 May 2021, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences Spring Semester 2021 seminar
‘The different types of earthquakes generated on subduction zones’ by Dr Shane Murphy (Ifremer)
24 February 2020, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences lunchtime seminar
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Permian Triassic Edition by Dr Valentin Zuchuat (University of Oslo)
3 July 2020, 3:00 pm
The UCD School of Earth Sciences seminar series is resuming virtually this coming Friday 3rd July at 3pm
Source-to-sink sediment transfer in the Iles Eparses by Dr John Counts (UCD, iCRAG)
12 March 2019, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences lunchtime seminar
UCD School of Earth Sciences Seminar with Dr Roberto Rizzo (University of Edinburgh)
26 January 2022, 1:00 pm
Dr Roberto Rizzo will give a talk on “Advanced Image Analysis for the interpretation of (micro)structural data”.
(Cancelled) UCD School of Earth Sciences Seminar with Dr Alexandra Costanzo (NUI Galway)
2 February 2022, 1:00 pm
(Cancelled) Dr Alexandra Constanzo will give a talk on “Fluid Inclusion studies and their applications”.
UCD School of Geography Seminar Series – Dr Xavier Monteys (Geological Survey Ireland)
31 March 2022, 3:00 pm
Dr Xavier Monteys (Geological Survey Ireland) will talk on “Monitoring Coastal Change”.
UCD School of Earth Sciences virtual seminar – Rob Watson and Amy Myers (UCD)
1 December 2021, 1:00 pm
Rob Watson (UCD) and Amy Myers (UCD) will each present a 20 minute seminar showcasing their PhD research so far.
UCD School of Earth Sciences virtual seminar – Dr Zhou Zhang (Zhejiang University)
10 November 2021, 1:00 pm
Dr Zhou Zhang from the Zhejiang University will be presenting ‘Re-examining Geochemical Data through the Lens of Data Science’.
UCD School of Earth Sciences virtual seminar – Dr Roberto Rizzo (University of Edinburgh)
17 November 2021, 1:00 pm
Dr Roberto Rizzo from the University of Edinburgh will be presenting ‘Advanced Image Analysis for the interpretation of (micro)structural data’.
UCD School of Earth Sciences virtual seminar – Dr John Murray (NUI Galway)
24 November 2021, 1:00 pm
Dr John Murray from the NUI Galway will be presenting ‘The History of Life project’.
UCD School of Earth Sciences Seminar Series – UCD PhD Students talks
16 November 2022, 1:00 pm
Victoria Susin will talk on “Insights into the Limerick Basin from Geology and Petrophysics-Guided Reprocessing of 2D Seismic Data” and Giorgia Ballabio will talk on “Seawater Re-Os oscillations during the Early Jurassic”.
UCD School of Earth Sciences Seminar Series – Stephen Gallaghaer (University of Melbourne)
5 October 2022, 1:00 pm
Stephen Gallagher (University of Melbourne) will talk on The Australian Palaeomonsoon.
Nat Lifton will talk on Exposing the Potential for In Situ Cosmogenic 14C.
21 September 2022, 1:00 pm
Nat Lifton will talk on Exposing the Potential for In Situ Cosmogenic 14C.
UCD School of Earth Sciences Seminar Series – Moritz Kirsch (HZDR, Freiberg)
23 November 2022, 1:00 pm
Moritz Kirsch (HZDR, Freiberg) will talk on Hyperspectral Imaging of Outcrops.
UCD School of Earth Sciences Seminar Series – Helen Williams (University of Cambridge)
30 November 2022, 1:00 pm
Helen Williams (University of Cambridge) will talk on Hard Rock and Heavy Metal: Transition Metal Stable Isotope Tracers of Mantle Mineral Heterogeneity.
UCD School of Earth Sciences Seminar Series – Emer Caslin (Business Development Manager, iCRAG)
19 October 2022, 1:00 pm
Emer Caslin – Business Development Manager, iCRAG – will talk on Geoscience in Action: An Atlas for Advancing Sustainability in Geoscience.
UCD School of Earth Sciences Seminar Series – Edgar Zorn – GFZ, Potsdam
2 November 2022, 1:00 pm
Edgar Zorn (GFZ, Potsdam) will talk on Using analogue sandbox models to constrain deformations, structures and stability of volcano flanks and lava domes.
UCD School of Earth Sciences Seminar Series – Duygu Kiyan (DIAS)
26 October 2022, 1:00 pm
Duygu Kiyan (DIAS) will talk on Magnetotelluric studies on hydrothermal systems in volcanic regions: an example from the Azores Islands.
UCD School of Earth Sciences Seminar Series – Dave McCarthy (British Geological Survey)
12 October 2022, 1:00 pm
Dave McCarthy (British Geological Survey) will talk on Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste, the Role of a Geological Survey.
UCD School of Earth Sciences Seminar Series – Claire Geel (iCRAG)
28 September 2022, 1:00 pm
Claire Geel (iCRAG) will talk on Pyrite Geochemistry as a Vector Toward Mineralization in Irish-Type Zn-Pb Deposits.
UCD School of Earth Sciences Seminar Series – Anne-Laure Argentin
9 November 2022, 1:00 pm
Anne-Laure Argentin (University of Michigan, Université de Rennes) will talk on Modelling Landslide Dams and Their Impact on Landscape Evolution.
UCD School of Earth Sciences Seminar – Dr Vanessa Johnston from the Karst Research Institute.
27 October 2021, 1:00 pm
Dr Vanessa Johnston from the Karst Research Institute, Slovenia will be presenting ‘My journey looking into cave speleothems as palaeoclimate archives’.
UCD School of Earth Sciences Seminar – Dr Richard Gloaguen from the Helmholtz Institute Freiberg of
3 November 2021, 1:00 pm
Dr Richard Gloaguen from the Helmholtz Institute Freiberg of Resource Technology will be presenting ‘Innovative mineral exploration using hyperspectral imaging and machine learning’.
UCD School of Earth Sciences seminar with Prof. Eun-Jung Holden
19 January 2022, 1:00 pm
Prof. Eun-Jung Holden from the University of Western Australia will be presenting ‘Geological Knowledge Discovery using Machine Augmented Intelligence’.
UCD School of Earth Sciences PhD Talks
25 November 2020, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences seminar
“Salty Stuff: Response of Deep-water Depositional Systems by Salt-influenced Topography”
3 March 2021, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences Spring Semester 2021 seminar
‘Reconciling climate models and proxy records across the Eocene-Oligocene Transition’
30 September 2020, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences seminar
Recent developments in Seismic Attributes
13 November 2018, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences lunchtime seminar.
‘Protecting groundwater quality in the English shale gas landscape’ by Dr Pauline Smedley (BGS)
28 October 2020, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences seminar
Possibilities and limitations of multi-proxy detrital thermochronology
6 November 2018, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences lunchtime seminar
CANCELLED ‘Ostracods in palaeoenvironmental studies’
24 March 2020, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences lunchtime seminar
Ore formation in the Zambian Copper belt by Prof. Stephen (University of Southampton)
22 January 2019, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Science lunchtime seminar.
‘Ore-Forming Systems’ by Dr Jon G. Price
22 October 2019, 1:00 pm
This lunchtime seminar is organised by UCD School of Earth Sciences
‘Opportunities in Global Mineral Resources’ by Dr Jon Price
25 October 2019, 1:30 pm
This lunchtime seminar is organised by the NUI SEG Student Chapter
Monitoring ground displacements with synthetic aperture RADAR interferometry by Dr Simone Fiaschi
26 March 2019, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences lunchtime seminar
Mineral discovery in known and as yet unknown mineral systems by Prof. Murray Hitzman (iCRAG)
16 October 2018, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences lunchtime seminar
Melts and deformation: is the orogenic middle crust really weak? by Dr Taija Torvela
23 October 2018, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences lunchtime seminar
‘Measuring the world earthquakes: insights into global seismicity from the ISC’
14 August 2020, 3:00 pm
Online webinar organised by the UCD School of Earth Sciences
‘Mantle geochronology insights from the Re-Os geochronometer’ by Professor Dr Ambre Luguet
4 November 2020, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences seminar
UCD Lunchtime Seminar Series
19 February 2025, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences is hosting a series of weekly seminars. On Wednesday, 12 February, Prithwijit Chakraborti, UCD & iCRAG, and Bernard Owusu, DIAS & UCD, will present on Geophysics.
‘Life on Mars? Geomorphology, Water and the European Space Agency’s ExoMars Rover Mission
10 October 2019, 12:00 pm
This seminar is organised by UCD School of Geography.
‘Life and ore deposits in the mid-Proterozoic’ by Dr Peter McGoldrick
10 September 2019, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Science lunchtime seminar
‘A Land of Ice and Fire: Late Quaternary deglaciation, sea level change and volcanism’
11 November 2020, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences seminar
Journeys in Strange Lands: Reflections of a Professional Geologist by Dr Deirdre Lewis (SLR)
14 November 2019, 6:00 pm
Society of Economic Geologists (SEG) Student Chapter at the National University of Ireland (NUI) Evening Lecture
‘Insights into Precambrian Earth history from economic geology and a scrap of northwest Europe’
10 December 2019, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences lunchtime seminar
‘Impact cratering on Earth – insights from novel geochronological techniques’ by Dr Gavin Kenny
18 November 2020, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences seminar
Igneous rocks in the subsurface: from over pressured intrusions to re-writing North Sea history
2 April 2019, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences lunchtime seminar
“Iberian Pyrite Belt: from metallogeny, to mine remediation and science outreach” Prof Jorge Relvas
31 March 2021, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences Spring Semester 2021 seminar
‘Hydrothermal alteration of andesitic lava domes can lead to explosive volcanic behaviour’
27 January 2020, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences lunchtime seminar
‘High tech trace element characteristics of sulphides from base metal provinces’
14 October 2020, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences seminar
‘Groundwater and drinking water quality in Denmark’ by Dr Denitza Voutchkova (GEUS)
9 December 2020, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences seminar
Gold mineralization in the Klondike Gold District by Dr Matthew Grimshaw (SRK Exploration)
26 February 2019, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences lunchtime seminar
‘Glacial erosion on passive continental margins: the enigmatic topography in western Scandinavia’
23 September 2020, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences online seminar
“Geometallurgy of by-products – A case study of indium deportment in a VMS ore” by Dr Max Frenzel
24 February 2021, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences Spring Semester 2021 seminar
‘Geology Down Under’ by Jane Coll (CSA Global)
3 February 2020, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences lunchtime seminar
Geological and geotechnical constraint mapping in the Irish Sea for offshore energy development
5 February 2019, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Science lunchtime seminar.
‘Fieldwork report from the sub-Antarctic Kerguelen archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean’
21 January 2020, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences lunchtime seminar
Fault-controlled fluid flow within rifts and the formation of sediment-hosted mineral deposits
9 April 2019, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences lunchtime seminar
Extreme flood events, catchment denudation rates and sediment delivery: Examples from Australia
19 February 2019, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences lunchtime seminar
Exploration guidelines for Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide deposits by Dr Thomas Monecke
30 July 2019, 4:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences seminar
UCD School of Earth Sciences Seminar with Dr Thomas Lamont (University of Bristol)
20 April 2022, 1:00 pm
Dr Thomas Lamont (University of Bristol) will talk on “Squeeze and trigger: compression followed by crustal relaxation as a cause of high-grade hypogene porphyry copper mineralization?”
UCD School of Earth Sciences Seminar with Dr Kier Nichols (Imperial College London)
23 February 2022, 1:00 pm
Dr Kier Nichols (Imperial College London) will talk on “Investigating the long-term history of Thwaites Glacier with a subglacial bedrock core”.
UCD School of Earth Sciences Seminar with Dr Quentin Crowley (TCD)
16 February 2022, 1:00 pm
Dr Quentin Crowley (TCD) will talk on “Radon, Geoscience and Public Health”.
UCD School of Earth Sciences Seminar with Dr Kathryn Goodenough (British Geological Survey)
23 March 2022, 1:00 pm
Dr Kathryn Goodenough (British Geological Survey) will talk on “Critical Raw Materials for the Energy Transition”.
UCD School of Earth Sciences Seminar with Dr Jim Hendry (Iapetus Geoscience Limited)
30 March 2022, 1:00 pm
Dr Jim Hendry will talk on “Origin, significance and implications of fault- and fracture-related dolomitization in Lower Carboniferous limestones on the Isle of Man and the NE margin of the Dublin Basin”.
UCD School of Earth Sciences Seminar with Prof. Jenni Barclay (University of East Anglia)
13 April 2022, 1:00 pm
Prof. Jenni Barclay (University of East Anglia) will talk on Hazards and Volcanoes.
UCD School of Earth Sciences Seminar with Dr Gael Lymer (UCD)
2 March 2022, 1:00 pm
Dr Gael Lymer (UCD) will talk on “3D Jurassic development of the Porcupine Basin offshore West of Ireland”.
UCD School of Earth Sciences Seminar with David Moecher – Fulbright Ireland Scholar 2022 (University
27 April 2022, 1:00 pm
David Moecher (Fulbright Ireland Scholar 2022) will talk on “The Great Reach of the Hot, Giant, Long-Lived Grenville Orogen: Its Influence on the Neoproterozoic to Phanerozoic Clastic Sedimentary Record of Laurentia and Amazonia”.
UCD School of Earth Sciences Seminar with Dr Alice-Agnes Gabriel (University of Munich)
9 February 2022, 1:00 pm
Dr Alice-Agnes Gabriel from the University of Munich will be presenting ‘Supercomputing of large earthquakes’.
UCD School of Earth Sciences Seminar – Dr Alexandra Costanzo (NUIG)
6 April 2022, 1:00 pm
Dr Alexandra Costanzo from the NUI Galway will be presenting ‘Fluid Inclusion studies and their applications’.
Drilling holes and characterising the subsurface of the lost Continent of Zealandia
9 October 2018, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences lunchtime seminar
“Deep-sea mud as a new resource for rare earth elements: An overview from scientific and engineering
7 April 2021, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences Spring Semester 2021 seminar
‘Corals and climate change – from impacts and solutions’ by Prof Kim Cobb
24 March 2021, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences seminar
‘Copper mineralisation prepared Planet Earth for animals’ by Prof John Parnell
2 March 2020, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences lunchtime seminar
‘Using machine learning to find the critical materials needed for the electric vehicle revolution’
17 January 2020, 1:00 pm
Technical talk organised by iCRAG/UCD School of Earth Sciences
‘Challenges and Opportunities for Economic Geologists in the 21st Century’ by Prof Murray Hitzman
10 October 2019, 5:30 pm
Newly-established NUI SEG Student Chapter inaugural evening lecture
‘Can the fossil record help to inform modern day conservation efforts?’ by Dr Tracy Aze
19 November 2019, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences lunchtime seminar
‘Biogeochemical Cycling of Selenium’ by Assoc Professor Lenny Winkel (ETH Zurich)
21 April 2021, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences Spring Semester 2021 seminar
Analogue modelling of complex salt tectonics by Dr Oriol Ferrer (University of Barcelona)
5 March 2019, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences lunchtime seminar
‘Tomorrow never dies: An ichnological perspective of the terrestrial Triassic faunal recovery’
17 July 2020, 3:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences online seminar
‘An Innovative Evaluation Tool for the Mineability of Rare Earth Element Deposits’ by George Barakos
27 November 2018, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences lunchtime seminar
‘Age and Origin of Late Caledonian Granites and Ordovician Arc Magmatic Rocks in Ireland’
11 December 2018, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Science lunchtime seminar
‘A 14.5 million-year record of East Antarctic Ice Sheet fluctuations’
17 February 2020, 1:00 pm
UCD School of Earth Sciences lunchtime seminar
‘3D virtual geology’ by Dr Mike Roach (University of Tasmania)
4 October 2019, 1:00 pm
This lunchtime seminar is organised by UCD School of Earth Sciences.
UCC Marine Geology Research Group Webinar
17 June 2020, 1:00 pm
Join the UCC Marine Geology Research Group who will be hosting Aileen Bohan from Geological Survey Ireland talking about mapping of the seafloor and collection of datasets.
National Heritage Week 2021
14 August 2021, 9:00 am
National Heritage Week celebrates all things heritage. It brings together communities, families, organisations, cultural institutions, academics and enthusiasts, to build awareness about the value of heritage.
The CHERISH Project: Climate Change and Coastal Heritage exhibition
18 August 2021, 6:30 pm
The CHERISH Project: Climate Change and Coastal Heritage exhibition launch
The Little Museum of Dublin presents Ingenious Dublin Exhibition
21 November 2023, 5:30 pm
The exhibition includes fossils on loan from the Geological Museum in Trinity College Dublin, including Ireland’s oldest fossil. As part of the exhibition, there are a number of talks.
Raising awareness of Ireland’s geology through cycling
15 March 2019, 9:00 am
The Irish Quaternary Cycle is a cycle ride along the length of Ireland to promote Ireland’s Quaternary landscapes as part of the celebrations for the INQUA 2019 congress.
The Dubai Mining Show 2019: Stand D30
5 November 2019, 12:00 am
Geoscience Ireland (GI) will be exhibiting at the Mining Show in Dubai, UAE, this November 5th and 6th. We will be joined by GI member companies: Aurum Exploration, Mincon plc. and CDE Global. The Mining Show is the region’s largest mining and quarry
Terra Soil Final Conference
12 April 2024, 9:30 am
The Terra Soil Conference is an event that marks the conclusion of the collaborative research project between Geological Survey Ireland and Teagasc.
Tellus – Half Way There
6 November 2017, 9:30 am
The event will present an overview of the survey to date and outline future plans of the Tellus Programme as it reaches the 50 % survey completion milestone.
Tellus Day 2019
15 October 2019, 9:30 am
Programme updates, including the launch of the latest Tellus airborne geophysical and ground geochemical data
IAH (Irish Group) Technical Discussion Meeting
17 November 2025, 5:45 pm
On Monday 17 November, the IAH TDM will be presented by Bridget Scanlon, University of Texas, at Austin, on Use of Satellites, Global Modeling, and Monitoring to Assess Sustainability of Global Water Resources.
‘What are the mantle roots of the volcanism in East Africa-Middle East?’ by Chiara Civiero (DIAS)
6 November 2020, 1:00 pm
Trinity College Dublin Department of Geology 2020 Michaelmas Term Seminar
‘The challenges of chronic and delayed disasters: an insight from volcanic eruptions’
26 March 2021, 1:00 pm
Trinity College Dublin Department of Geology 2021 Hilary Term Seminar
‘The role of geosciences in a systems-led approach for radon hazard mapping’ by Dr Quentin Crowley
13 September 2019, 1:00 pm
Trinity College Dublin Department of Geology 2019 Michaelmas Term Seminar
The giant Bayan Obo REE-Nb-Fe deposit, China: Ore-forming process and controversial debate
19 August 2019, 2:00 pm
This seminar is organised by the Geology Department, Trinity College Dublin
‘The end Permian mass extinction ocean acidification hypothesis insights from palaeobiology’
27 September 2019, 1:00 pm
Trinity College Dublin Department of Geology 2019 Michaelmas Term Seminar
‘The assembly of supercontinent Pannotia; a thermal legacy for Pangea’ by Prof Brendan Murphy
23 October 2020, 1:00 pm
Trinity College Dublin Department of Geology 2020 Michaelmas Term Seminar
‘Tectonics from topography: insights from hillslope morphology’ by Vincent Godard (CEREGE, France)
7 February 2020, 1:00 pm
Trinity College Dublin Department of Geology 2020 Hilary Term Seminar
‘Taking the Earth’s pulse: new applications of seismic networks’ by Martin Möllhoff (DIAS)
31 January 2020, 1:00 pm
Trinity College Dublin Department of Geology 2020 Hilary Term Seminar
‘Spectroscopic studies of radiation-damaged materials and gemstones’ by Lutz Nasdala
20 November 2020, 1:00 pm
Trinity College Dublin Department of Geology 2020 Michaelmas Term Seminar
‘Searching for life on Mars and early terrestrial analogues’ by Frances Westall (CNRS Orléans)
16 October 2020, 1:00 pm
Trinity College Dublin Department of Geology 2020 Michaelmas Term Seminar
‘Rift volcanism in Ethiopia’ by Tamsin Mather (University of Oxford)
11 October 2019, 1:00 pm
Trinity College Dublin Department of Geology 2019 Michaelmas Term Seminar
‘Reconstructing the Cretaceous Greenhouse’ by Andrew Gale (University of Portsmouth)
8 November 2019, 1:00 pm
Trinity College Dublin Department of Geology 2019 Michaelmas Term Seminar
‘Quantifying carbon emissions in the geologic past’
1 November 2019, 1:00 pm
Trinity College Dublin Department of Geology 2019 Michaelmas Term Seminar
‘Plants, paleoatmospheres and large igneous provinces’ by Prof Jennifer Mc Elwain
29 November 2019, 1:00 pm
Trinity College Dublin Department of Geology 2019 Michaelmas Term Seminar
‘Particle models of large-scale volcanic instability’ by Claire Harnett (University College Dublin)
4 December 2020, 1:00 pm
Trinity College Dublin Department of Geology 2020 Michaelmas Term Seminar
‘Oceanic dissolved organic carbon as a first-order control of the carbon cycle during the Jurassic’
19 September 2019, 1:00 pm
Trinity College Dublin Department of Geology 2019 Michaelmas Term Seminar
‘High-throughput nanoparticle analysis by ICP-Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry’ by A. Gundlac-Graham
19 February 2021, 1:00 pm
Trinity College Dublin Department of Geology 2021 Hilary Term Seminar
‘Mine Waste: Environmental Problem or Untapped Resource?’ by Karen A. Hudson-Edwards
12 February 2021, 1:00 pm
Trinity College Dublin Department of Geology 2021 Hilary Term Seminar
CANCELLED ‘What are the mantle roots of the volcanism in northeast Africa and Arabia?’
27 March 2020, 1:00 pm
Trinity College Dublin Department of Geology 2020 Hilary Term Seminar
‘Making Earth: a recipe from meteorites?’ by Audrey Bouvier (Universität Bayreuth)
16 April 2021, 1:00 pm
Trinity College Dublin Department of Geology 2021 Hilary Term Seminar
‘Magmatic controls on the Cu and Au endowments of porphyry deposits’ by Massimo Chiaradia
12 March 2021, 1:00 pm
Trinity College Dublin Department of Geology 2021 Hilary Term Seminar
TCD John Joly Memorial Lecture 2018
7 February 2018, 6:00 pm
The John Joly Memorial Lecture 2018 will be presented by Professor Philippe Claeys (Free University of Brussels) on “Chicxulub: anatomy of a lethal crater”.
‘Integrating ocean drilling and marine geophysics results for high resolution rift analysis’
9 April 2021, 1:00 pm
Trinity College Dublin Department of Geology 2021 Hilary Term Seminar
‘Galapagos a natural laboratory for understanding magmatic processes’ by Michael Stock (TCD)
21 February 2020, 1:00 pm
Trinity College Dublin Department of Geology 2020 Hilary Term Seminar
‘Emerging Geology of Zealandia, Earth’s Hidden Continent’ by Gerald Dickens (TCD)
2 October 2020, 1:00 pm
Trinity College Dublin Department of Geology 2020 Michaelmas Term Seminar
‘Element partitioning into sulphides implications for the planetary core compositions’
14 February 2020, 1:00 pm
Trinity College Dublin Department of Geology 2020 Hilary Term Seminar
CANCELLED ‘Diamonds illuminate the nature of Earth’s deep and dynamic carbon cycle’ by Sami Mikhail
13 March 2020, 1:00 pm
Trinity College Dublin Department of Geology 2020 Hilary Term Seminar
‘Diamonds illuminate the nature of Earth’s deep and dynamic carbon cycle’ by Sami Mikhail
5 March 2021, 1:00 pm
Trinity College Dublin Department of Geology 2021 Hilary Term Seminar
‘Diachroneity of metamorphism and fluid mobility within a subduction system’ Prof Daniela Rubatto
19 March 2021, 1:00 pm
Trinity College Dublin Department of Geology 2021 Hilary Term Seminar
‘Determining deep Earth evolution using palaeomagnetism: insights from measurements and models’
23 April 2021, 1:00 pm
Trinity College Dublin Department of Geology 2021 Hilary Term Seminar
‘Determining causality from observations of natural systems’ by Bjarte Hannisdal
27 November 2020, 1:00 pm
Trinity College Dublin Department of Geology 2020 Michaelmas Term Seminar
‘Deciphering sources and ascent rates of magmas’ by Estelle Rose-Koga (LMV, CNRS, France)
24 January 2020, 1:00 pm
Trinity College Dublin Department of Geology 2020 Hilary Term Seminar
‘Compressional to Extensional Tectonics in Western Turkey: Evidence from the Menderes Core Complex’
18 December 2020, 1:00 pm
Trinity College Dublin Department of Geology 2020 Michaelmas Term Seminar
‘Cambrian Explosion and Ordovician Biodiversification’
9 October 2020, 1:00 pm
Trinity College Dublin Department of Geology 2020 Michaelmas Term Seminar
‘Building offshore wind farms in the Quaternary’ by Dr Mark Coughlan (UCD)
22 November 2019, 1:00 pm
Trinity College Dublin Department of Geology 2019 Michaelmas Term Seminar
‘Building Canada’s highest peaks’ by Eva Enkelmann (University of Calgary)
30 October 2020, 1:00 pm
Trinity College Dublin Department of Geology 2020 Michaelmas Term Seminar
‘Biological and abiotic transformations of uranium: mechanism and isotope fractionation’
11 December 2020, 1:00 pm
Trinity College Dublin Department of Geology 2020 Michaelmas Term Seminar
‘A deep time perspective on macroecology’ by Erin Saupe (University of Oxford)
4 October 2019, 1:00 pm
Trinity College Dublin Department of Geology 2019 Michaelmas Term Seminar
Sustainability Series – Challenges and Opportunities for Science in Society – Jennifer McElwain MRIA
22 September 2022, 6:00 pm
Jennifer McElwain MRIA explores past climates, atmospheres and landscapes with fossil plants to inform a sustainable future.
UCD lunchtime seminar
23 January 2018, 1:00 pm
3 introductory PhD presentations by DIAS and iCRAG on stacking patterns in turbidites, passive seismic methods and seismic noise techniques.
Sixth Irish Geomorphology Scientific Workshop
6 December 2018, 9:00 am
The theme of the sixth Irish Geomorphology Scientific workshop is ‘Dynamics and vulnerability of geomorphic systems under a changing climate’
SeaFest 2019
7 June 2019, 12:00 am
SeaFest is Ireland’s national maritime festival. Come along and meet members of the INFOMAR team on-board the R.V. Celtic Explorer.
SeaChange Conference 2022
18 November 2022, 3:00 pm
Special event showcasing our maritime historic environment and the technology and methods being used to help us understand and protect it.
Science Week 2020
8 November 2020, 12:00 am
As part of Science Week 2020 ‘Choosing our future’ which focusses on how science can improve our lives in the future and in the present, Geological Survey Ireland is producing fact files on this year’s Graduate Geologists.
Geological Survey Ireland – Science Week 2022
12 November 2022, 9:00 am
Geological Survey Ireland is looking forward to a great week of science. We’ll be working with our science partners during Science Week from the 12 to the 20 November. Science Week is an SFI initiative.
Science Week
12 November 2017, 12:00 am
Organised by Science Foundation Ireland, Science Week is an event that involves partnership of organisations, businesses and communities to promote science across the country.
SPE Dublin Talk – New tricks for old dogs: Modelling for Storage
30 November 2023, 5:30 pm
Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE Dublin) are holding a talk on CO2 Storage Projects on Thursday 30th November in the Haughton Lecture Theatre in the Museum Building in Trinity College, starting at 5.30pm.
Researchers’ Night 2018: Volcanoes and Tsunamis in Ireland
28 September 2018, 7:00 pm
Geological Survey Ireland presents Researchers’ Night on “Volcanoes and Tsunamis in Ireland”. Talks will be followed by a discussion and reception.
Remote Hydrography Conference & Exhibition
22 February 2022, 12:00 am
Hydrographic and offshore surveying, and the roles of its practitioners, are in the midst of a shift. The development and adoption of disruptive technologies, techniques and solutions are increasing survey capacity, capabilities and productivity.
Remote Hydrography 2024
27 February 2024, 12:00 am
The Remote Hydrography 2024 Conference was held at Dublin Castle, supported by the INFOMAR programme and showcased cutting-edge advancements and discussions in the field of unmanned survey vessels (USVs) and remote operations.
Researching Social Theories, Resources, & Environment International Summer School
1 July 2019, 12:00 am
This international Summer School will address key issues at the nexus of social science and Earth sciences.
RIA Sustainability Series: Professor Iain Stewart
24 February 2022, 6:30 pm
This lecture is organised by the RIA Geoscience and Geographical Sciences and Climate Change and Environmental Sciences committees and supported by Geological Survey Ireland and the Geological Survey of Northern Ireland.
Recent insights into how the Earth works: embracing uncertainty by Prof. Chris Bean (DIAS)
25 September 2018, 6:00 pm
Professor Chris Bean will discuss why interpretations of Earth sensing data can be open to large uncertainties.
‘Precambrian copper cycling and the rise of animals’ by Professor John Parnell
5 March 2020, 8:00 pm
Public lecture organised by Galway Geological Association
PDAC 2018: Ireland Day Agenda
5 March 2018, 2:00 pm
Geological Survey Ireland and Enterprise Ireland will be hosting the “Ireland – Open for Business” presentations and reception on Monday, March 5th, in Room 203B. The event will showcase Ireland’s FDI potential, geoscience service expertise and more.
PACIFIC Symposium & Kallak Workshop: 27-28 October 2021
27 October 2021, 10:00 am
– PACIFIC Symposium: 27 October 2021 – Kallak Workshop: 28 October 2021
Oxford Geoheritage Virtual (online) Conference
26 May 2020, 12:00 am
The Organising Committee have rapidly set up OxGVC in response to the cancellation of a number of meetings in 2020 due to COVID-19. Recognising the often dispersed nature of workers within geoheritage, and therefore the vital role meetings play.
Oxford Geoheritage Virtual Conference 2022
6 June 2022, 2:00 pm
The OxGVC is free to attend and submit an abstract to – come along to learn more about geoheritage, or to share your own work!
Opportunities in Geothermal Energy: What to expect for the Island of Ireland
5 November 2025, 6:00 pm
To showcase the work of the Geothermal Association of Ireland, and to preview the outputs from the GEMINI geothermal energy demonstration project, we would like to invite you to an informal evening event in Dublin.
On the Shoulders of Giants
21 April 2018, 9:30 am
On the Shoulders of Giants, IQUA Talks, Hunt Museum, Limerick
Catastrophe! Sudden events in geology past and present
1 December 2018, 11:00 am
This event is organised by the Open University Geological Society Ireland Branch for its members but not limited. All are welcome to join.
Northern Ireland Geothermal Energy Week Event – 15 June 2022
15 June 2022, 7:30 pm
As part of #NIGeothermalWeek, a live panel event on Heat Beneath Our Feet: The Role For Geothermal Energy in Northern Ireland has been arranged, which is open to all on 15 June 2022 at 7:30 pm BST. Registration is free.
National Ploughing Championships 2019
17 September 2019, 9:00 am
Geological Survey Ireland will once again be part of the National Ploughing Championships, this year in Co Carlow. Visit us to learn more about our data and maps, as well as some our programmes: Groundwater, Geological Mapping and the Tellus survey.
National Ploughing Championships 2023
19 September 2023, 9:00 am
One of Europe’s largest outdoor events, The National Ploughing Championships are an opportunity for Geological Survey Ireland to meet with people from all over the country and discuss the subsurface underneath their land.
National Ploughing Championships 2022
20 September 2022, 10:00 am
Geological Survey Ireland will once again be part of the National Ploughing Championships, this year in Co Laois.
National Heritage Week 2023
12 August 2023, 9:00 am
National Heritage Week is a nine-day celebration of Ireland’s natural, built and cultural heritage. The main aim of the week is to promote awareness of our heritage, thereby encouraging its conservation and preservation.
National Heritage Week 2022
13 August 2022, 8:00 am
National Heritage Week, an initiative by the Heritage Council, celebrates all things heritage. It brings together people to build awareness about the value of heritage and support its conservation.
National Heritage Week 2019
17 August 2019, 10:00 am
National Heritage Week is an educational initiative organised by The Heritage Council to build public awareness of Irish heritage. It aims to promote and encourage the conservation of heritage across Ireland.
Share a story, make a connection
18 August 2018, 10:00 am
With over 50 geology events happening throughout the country during Heritage Week (guided tours of caves and mines, geology walks, and children’s workshops), there is bound to be something for everyone.
National Geothermal Energy Summit 2024
13 November 2024, 9:30 am
This event will bring together geoscientists, social scientists, policy makers, industry partners and more to discuss the potential for geothermal energy use in Ireland. It will aim to identify and address the barriers to greater uptake of geotherma
Stones Slabs and Seascapes: George Victor du Noyer’s Images of Ireland
6 June 2018, 10:00 am
Geological Survey Ireland is pleased to be associated with the upcoming exhibition of the work of George Victor Du Noyer (1817 – 1869) entitled Stones, Slabs and Seascapes: George Victor Du Noyer’s Images of Ireland at the National Museum of Ireland.
Make your own fossil with Geological Survey Ireland at the Natural History Museum
27 October 2018, 12:00 pm
Meet a team of scientists from the Geological Survey Ireland at the Natural History Museum.
Jurassic Skies – When Dinosaurs Took to the Air
10 December 2018, 10:00 am
An exhibition exploring how dinosaurs took to the air and the origin of birds. In collaboration with National Museum Wales.
Monitoring Coastal Erosion from Space Workshop – Ireland
10 December 2020, 9:45 am
In this workshop, we will collaboratively explore how monitoring coastal erosion from space can contribute to better managing coastal change and flooding risk to communities, businesses and infrastructure in Ireland at national and local scales.
Mining Ireland Conference 2019
8 October 2019, 8:00 am
This event is jointly organised by the Irish Mining and Quarrying Society and Geoscience Ireland.
MinLand Forum
27 September 2018, 10:30 am
Geological Survey Ireland and MacCabe Durney Barnes are organising a MinLand Forum to discuss how to best reconcile mining interests with land use planning.
Mapping Ireland: Past, Future, Present by Koen Verbruggen
7 December 2017, 6:00 pm
Public talk as part of the “Stone, Slabs and Seascapes: George Victor Du Noyer’s Images of Ireland” exhibition, in the Crawford Art Gallery, Cork.
M.Sc. In Applied Environmental Geoscience Project Seminars 2022
13 September 2022, 1:00 pm
The M.Sc. In Applied Environmental Geoscience Project Seminars 2022 will be on Tuesday 13 September from 1.00pm to 6.15pm via MS Teams.
Lough Carra LIFE Project Launch & Open Day
15 May 2023, 2:00 am
Following the formal Project Launch, the Lough Carra LIFE Project team will host an Open Day for the public at the project office, Belcarra Community Centre on Monday, May 15th from 2pm.
LTMS Course on Practical Mining
16 April 2019, 9:00 am
Geological Survey Ireland and the Exploration and Mining Division are hosting a course on Practical Mining, to be delivered by LTMS – Lisheen Technical and Mining Services. The course
Junior Cycle Teachers Geography Symposium
30 March 2019, 9:30 am
This interactive symposium will focus on themes relating to teaching Junior Cycle Geography. There will be workshops that will enable teachers to create connections with our landscape and environment by examining geology, weather and climate change.
Joint Geological Associations Lecture – 24 January @7pm
24 January 2024, 7:00 pm
From Seafloor Methane To Continental Flooding: Understanding the Palaeocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum and Global Climate Change By Prof. Jerry Dickens (Trinity College Dublin) Wednesday 24th January @ 7pm IN-PERSON & via Zoom
John Joly Memorial Lecture – Clive Oppenheimer – Professor of Volcanology, University of Cambridge
30 September 2022, 1:00 pm
TBC
Jobs and Careers in Geoscience and Geoenergy
24 October 2018, 6:00 pm
University College Dublin SPE Student Chapter 2018 Annual Lecture.
Explore Our Whispering Landscape – JCWL Geopark Project virtual conference
15 June 2021, 12:00 am
Registration is now open for the Joyce Country & Western Lakes geopark project’s first virtual conference. The conference, Explore Our Whispering Landscape, will take place on 15 and 16 June 2021.
Rerunning our JCT STE(A)M workshops
4 May 2022, 7:00 pm
Geological Survey Ireland and iCRAG will rerun the 3 workshops they jointly produced in collaboration with JCT STE(A)M over the course of three nights in May. Teachers, register your interest here.
JCT STE(A)M CPD workshop: Going Green with Geothermal Energy
1 March 2022, 7:00 pm
Join Geological Survey Ireland and iCRAG to explore this year’s workshop “Going Green with Geothermal Energy”. The workshop is aimed at Junior Cycle teachers and will take place on 01 March 2022 from 7pm-8:15pm. Registration required.
JCT STEAM CPD Workshops
1 February 2020, 9:00 am
Is the future of urbanisation green? Attend one of the workshops that Geological Survey Ireland and iCRAG have created in partnership with JCT STEAM to examine and consider what is takes to build a new city.
JCT STEAM Workshops
18 January 2020, 9:00 am
Is the future of urbanisation green? Attend one of the workshops that Geological Survey Ireland and iCRAG have created in partnership with JCT STEAM to examine and consider what is takes to build a new city.
CANCELLED JCT STEAM CPD Workshops
28 March 2020, 9:00 am
Is the future of urbanisation green? Attend one of the workshops that Geological Survey Ireland and iCRAG have created in partnership with JCT STEAM to examine and consider what is takes to build a new city.
JCT Geography Workshop
11 January 2020, 9:00 am
Join Geological Survey Ireland and JCT Geography to take part in this suggested approach for Classroom-Based Assesment (CBA) 1: Geography in the News. This suggested approach will focus on ‘Metals and Mining’ and will focus on Ireland as an example.
iGEO2020 Early Career Symposium
9 January 2020, 9:00 am
“iGEO2020 is a dedicated event organised by, and for, early-career geoscientists in Irish geoscience. The ultimate goal of iGEO2020 is to foster scientific debate & discussion surrounding the key issues affecting Irish geoscience.
Irish Geological Association Lecture with Dr Kara English (UCD)
27 October 2021, 7:00 pm
Dr Kara English (UCD) will give a talk on Evolution and Resources of the Sedimentary Basins of Central Algeria.
Irish UNESCO Global Geoparks Event 2024
7 November 2024, 12:00 am
Irish UNESCO Global Geoparks Annual National Forum 2024
Irish UNESCO Global Geoparks Annual Forum
26 November 2025, 12:00 am
‘Natural Capital Unpackaged – How UNESCO Global Geoparks can play a role’. Updates from Irish UNESCO Global Geoparks, and guest speakers from Department of Climate, Energy & the Environment, Trinity College Dublin and University of Galway
Irish Geoparks Forum 2021 | Climate Change: past, present and future
7 December 2021, 10:00 am
The Irish Geoparks Forum 2021 focusses on the theme of “Climate Change: past, present and future,” and will include talks from Ireland’s UNESCO Global Geoparks and Aspiring UNESCO Global Geoparks.
IGGy Workshop 2017
23 November 2017, 9:00 am
GSI are proud to sponsor the Irish Geomorphology Group Workshop to be held at the Geological Survey Ireland, Beggars Bush, Dublin.
62nd Irish Geological Research Meeting 2019
1 March 2019, 2:00 pm
The Irish Geological Research Meeting (IGRM) is an all-Island annual event. This year, IGRM is hosted by University College Dublin, and will take place from 1-3 March 2019.
Irish Geological Research Meeting 2018
23 February 2018, 5:00 pm
Ireland’s annual geological research conference showcasing the latest geological discoveries from Irish scientists on Irish geology and beyond.
Irish Earth Observation Symposium – IEOS2022
3 November 2022, 8:00 am
The 14th Irish Earth Observation Symposium, IEOS2022 is hosted this year by Technological University Dublin on the 3rd and 4th November 2022 in Bolton Street, TU Dublin, Dublin, D01 K822.
International Financial Institution (IFI) Tendering Conference
3 October 2019, 8:30 am
The Conference will bring together representatives of a number of International Financial Institutions with Irish companies to explore and raise awareness of the opportunities available to Irish companies to tender for IFI-funded contracts in mark
ISC Webinar 1 – Prof. Simon Dalby
21 February 2023, 2:00 pm
Webinar 1 on International Science Coucnil lecture Serieds ” From fire to space – Basic sciences lead and shape our paths toward sustainable development”
ISC Lecture Series Webinar 3 Prof. Chen Jun
18 April 2023, 2:00 pm
Webinar 3 on International Science Coucnil lecture Series “Geospatial Information-Enabled SDGs Monitoring”
ISC Webinar 2 – Prof. Irasema Alcántara-Ayala
21 March 2023, 2:00 pm
Webinar 2 on International Science Coucnil lecture Series – “Apprehending the Duality of Disaster Risk and Sustainable Development”
IQUA annual symposium 2022
2 December 2022, 12:00 am
This year’s Autumn Symposium will be held on Friday, 2 December at Maynooth University. The event is being organised by Helen Shaw and Nick Scroxton from the Irish Climate Analysis and Research Units (ICARUS) and Department of Geography at Maynooth.
IQUA Symposium 2018: Ireland’s Offshore Quaternary Records
23 November 2018, 9:30 am
This Symposium will review the progress being made in mapping and understanding the Quaternary record in Irish offshore waters.
IQUA AGM & Event Spring 2023
25 March 2023, 9:00 am
Irish Quaternary Association’s AGM & Spting Event. Theme: Quaternary Research and its Societal Impact
IQUA Autumn Symposium 2021 – Abrupt Climate Change in the Quaternary
26 November 2021, 9:45 am
The IQUA Autumn Symposium “Abrupt Climate Change in the Quaternary” takes place on 26 November 2021 on Zoom. Short talks (15 minutes) about abrupt climate change in the Quaternary are invited from any member.
IQUA Annual Symposium
24 November 2017, 9:30 am
The Irish Quaternary Association are holding their annual symposium. This year’s theme is “Drainage in glacial landscapes”
IQUA 2024 Autumn Symposium 29/11/2024
29 November 2024, 9:00 am
The GSI supported IQUA 2024 Autumn Symposium will take place on Friday 29th November in Tom Johnson House, Beggar’s Bush, Haddington Road, Dublin 4.
IQUA 2019 Symposium
29 November 2019, 9:30 am
IQUA annual symposium. Geological Survey Ireland has been very supportive of IQUA over the years and was one of the main sponsors of the INQUA congress. This year’s symposium is a collection of Quaternary talk presented at INQUA 2019
INFOMAR Seminar 2022
21 February 2022, 1:30 pm
INFOMAR will host an in-person update on progress and plans towards completion of the Real Map of Ireland.
INFOMAR Marine Remote Sensing Module
17 January 2022, 12:00 am
INFOMAR Partners with Maynooth University to Deliver Training in Marine Remote Sensing
INFOMAR Annual Seminar 2018
8 November 2018, 9:30 am
The INFOMAR annual seminar promises a series of engaging presentations and discussions on the latest in Irish marine research, seabed mapping techniques and our survey progress this year in an informal environment.
INFOMAR Webinar Series – Mapping and Monitoring
16 November 2021, 10:00 am
Second series of INFOMAR webinar on mapping and monitoring.
The Evolution of Ireland’s National Seabed Mapping Programme
28 November 2024, 9:00 am
Join us for the INFOMAR 2024 conference on November 28th at Beggars Bush, Haddington Road, Dublin. This event will explore the evolution of Ireland’s National Seabed Mapping Programme including operational updates and panel discussions on marine data
INFOMAR Annual Seminar
15 November 2017, 9:00 am
The seminar theme is “Collaborating for Better Marine Resource Management”, and it aims to provide an open, informative and engaging platform bringing together Ireland’s key marine stakeholders.
IMQS Planning and Environmental Law Forum
22 May 2018, 9:00 am
This forum is organised by the IMQS (Irish Mining and Quarrying Society).
IMQS Planning, Regulatory and Environmental Law Seminar
19 February 2019, 2:00 pm
This seminar is organised by the Irish Mining & Quarrying Society (IMQS)
IMQS Introduction to Mining Course
25 May 2023, 10:00 am
IMQS are hosting an ‘Introduction to Mining’ Course at Geological Survey Ireland, Booterstown Co.Dublin on May 25 2023
63rd Annual Irish Geological Research Meeting
28 February 2020, 5:00 pm
This year, as part of our 175th birthday celebrations, GSI will host the IGRM in Athlone, Co Westmeath.
Irish Geoscience Research Meeting 2024
1 March 2024, 6:00 pm
The 67th Irish Geoscience Research Meeting will be held in Galway from March 1st to 3rd.
Irish Geological Research Meeting 2022
25 February 2022, 2:00 pm
Due to continuing Covid-19 restrictions, the 2022 IGRM will be a shortened, online event.
64th Irish Geological Research Meeting
25 February 2021, 9:30 am
The Department of Geography at Mary Immaculate College in Limerick is delighted to host the 64th Irish Geological Research Meeting.
‘The Journey of a Mining and Exploration Geologist – where a geology degree can take you’
24 March 2020, 6:00 pm
This lecture is organised by the Institute of Geologists of Ireland.
Report Writing and Presentation Skills workshop
13 March 2019, 9:00 am
Geological Survey Ireland will host a workshop run by the IGI on report writing and presentation skills.
Mentoring for Geoscientists – IGI workshop
15 February 2018, 9:30 am
The Institute of Geologists of Ireland GI runs a free, voluntary mentorship scheme which is helping members’ career development within the CPD framework.
Joint IGI-IAH technical discussions on mining and remediation
2 October 2018, 5:30 pm
“Copper mining in the southwestern United States – understanding and managing environmental impacts” and “Complexities of Mined Land Remediation in the United States: A Case Study of the Tri-States (Kansas-Missouri-Oklahoma, USA) Mining District”.
Historical to Recent Exploration at Boliden Tara Mines, Navan, Ireland
21 January 2020, 5:45 pm
Institute of Geologists of Ireland Medal of Honour recipient Dr John Ashton PGeo will present an evening lecture on “Historical to Recent Exploration at Boliden Tara Mines, Navan, Ireland: From Soil Geochemistry to Seismics”.
‘Geothermal Geology: Teaching a New Dog Old Tricks’ by Dr David McNamara
16 June 2020, 5:00 pm
Online talk about geothermal geology.
Economic Evaluations for Mineral Exploration Projects – IGI Course
20 March 2018, 9:00 am
The 2-day course will cover Cash Flow Evaluation principles, components and modelling of mineral projects, with overview of studies at various stages of advancement, including due diligence and risk assessment considerations.
Institute of Geologists of Ireland 20th Anniversary 1999-2019
11 October 2019, 9:30 am
The event will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Institute of Geologists of Ireland and include a number of high-profile speakers, facilitated networking opportunities and a gala dinner.
IGA Lecture – 27 January 2022 – Seafloor Mapping: From Inshore Ireland to the Abyss by Aileen Bohan
27 January 2022, 7:00 pm
Aileen Bohan will give a talk on ‘Seafloor Mapping: From Inshore Ireland to the Abyss’ with a focus on INFOMAR, GEBCO (General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans) and the Five Deeps Expedition.
Joint OUGS-IGA fieldtrip in western Ireland
16 June 2018, 10:00 am
This is a joint OUGS and IGA fieldtrip.
IGA excursion to the National Centre for Isotope Geochemistry at UCD
26 March 2025, 7:00 pm
The Irish Geological Association are organising an excurion to visit the National Centre for Isotope Geochemisty at UCD.
IGA Zoom Lecture – Irish Iron: Smelting Irish Iron Ore in the 21st Century
31 May 2023, 7:00 pm
Dr Paul Rondelez, a consultant metallurgical archaeologist, will give an online talk on the the use and smelting of Irish iron ore.
IGA Workshop
7 April 2018, 10:00 am
This workshop is organised by the Irish Geological Association. Experience the Ancient Craft of Silversmithing with Tina Keating, Geologist, Gemmologist and Jeweller on April 7th 2018 in Tramore, Co. Waterford.
IGA Weekend excursion, 27-28 August: Ancient Volcanoes of Wexford
27 August 2022, 10:00 am
Join the IGA on a journey to examine the evidence for volcanic activity in the Palaeozoic Age with Margaret Franklin (Retired Lecturer in Chemistry) and Maria Cullen (Geobiologist).
IGA Weekend Geobiology Workshop: 17 to 19 June 2022
17 June 2022, 7:00 pm
Booking is now open for this Weekend Workshop. Geobiology of Granite, aplite, pegmatite and quartz veins as well as the surrounding coticule and Ribband Group phyllite and schists.
IGA Weekend Excursion, 29-31 July 2022: Geology of Valentia Island and the Iveragh Peninsula
29 July 2022, 11:00 am
IGA Weekend excursion – 29-31 July 2022: Geology of Valentia Island, the Iveragh Peninsula with Dr. Aidan Forde (Valentia Slate) & Gosia Horajska Shaikh (Kerry Geo)
Walking among underwater landslide scars by Dr Aggeliki Georgiopoulou (UCD)
7 November 2018, 5:30 pm
IGA Lecture
IGA Virtual Lecture – New Ways to Hunt Down Irish Zn-Pb Mineralisation
15 November 2023, 7:00 pm
IGA Lecture: New Ways to Hunt Down Irish Zn-Pb Mineralization By: Dr Aileen Doran (iCRAG UCD)
IGA lecture
21 March 2018, 6:30 pm
This is an IGA lecture given by GSI’s former director Peadar McArdle about Thomas Weaver.
‘The Leinster Granite: Sixty Years of Wondering’ by Dr Padhraig Kennan (UCD retired)
20 November 2019, 8:00 pm
Irish Geological Association (IGA) Diamond Jubilee special lecture
‘The Early Evolution of Modern Marine Ecosystems: Post-Permian Radiation’ by Dr William Foster (UCD)
16 September 2020, 6:00 pm
Irish Geological Association online lecture
The Blast Furnace in 17th and 18th Century Ireland by Dr Paul Rondelez (MHTI)
6 February 2019, 6:30 pm
This lecture is organised by the Irish Geological Association.
Tephra! Linking Neanderthals to Magma Chambers by Dr Emma Tomlinson (TCD)
19 December 2018, 6:30 pm
This lecture is organised by the Irish Geological Association.
‘Sixty Years of the Irish Geological Association: A Diamond Jubilee History’
11 December 2019, 7:00 pm
Irish Geological Association diamond jubilee lecture
“Shifting to a Critical Future: The Role of Raw Materials in a Green Economy”
24 April 2019, 6:30 pm
This lecture is organised by the Irish Geological Association.
Sediment Transport Processes on Earth, Mars and Titan by Dr Lawrence Amy (UCD)
24 October 2018, 6:30 pm
Sediment erosion, transport and deposition by rivers and turbidity currents are key processes responsible for shaping large areas of Earth’s natural landscape and seascape.
IGA talk
14 February 2018, 5:30 pm
The Irish Geological Association will present a talk by Barry Long on “Planet Earth: our hazardous home”.
Peter Lewis Gold Panning Memorial Event led by Judith Maher (GSI)
14 September 2019, 2:00 pm
This event is organised by the Irish Geological Association for its members.
‘Ocean acidification: a tale of rocks and water’ by Dr Rachel R. Cave (NUIG)
18 September 2019, 6:30 pm
This lecture is organised by the Irish Geological Association.
IGA Lecture especially for School Students
28 February 2018, 6:00 pm
Have you ever wondered what colours dinosaurs really were? Or what colours the first feathers on Earth were? Do you like fossils?
IGA Lecture – 16th March, 7pm – Dr Saidhbh Baxter
16 March 2022, 7:00 pm
Dr Sadhbh Baxter (NUIG) will talk on “The Geoheritage of the Sliabh Liag Peninsula (County Donegal)”.
IGA Lecture on 22 September 2021 at 7pm
22 September 2021, 7:00 pm
Dr Shane Tyrrell from NUI Galway will be giving a lecture on palaeogeography on 22 September at 7pm.
IGA Lecture – 9 November – Ireland Before the Dinosaurs: A Plant Story – Carla Harper (TCD)
9 November 2022, 7:00 pm
Carla Harper (TCD) will talk on Ireland Before the Dinosaurs: A Plant Story.
IGA Lecture – James Hendry (Adjunct Professor at UCD)
13 April 2022, 7:00 pm
For the next IGA lecture, James Hendry (Adjunct Professor at UCD) will talk on “Hot, Salty and Faulty Dolomites: Records of Basin-Scale Fluid Flow on the Isle of Man and North Dublin Coast”.
Seeing Beyond the Visible with ‘Virtual Palaeontology’
21 February 2024, 7:00 pm
Putting fossils in a ‘nuclear oven’ may not sound like a good idea, but high-energy radiation from a nuclear reactor can provide a unique, non-destructive approach to examine fossils, inside and out.
IGA Lecture – 8 December 2021 – Dr Claire Harnett (UCD) – Virtual Volcanoes
8 December 2021, 7:00 pm
Dr Claire Harnett (UCD) will give a talk on Virtual Volcanoes: Predicting When a Volcano Turns Deadly on Earth and Other Planets.
IGA Lecture – 14 September – “Sir Arthur Russell and His Mineral Collection” by Roy Starkey
14 September 2022, 7:00 pm
This talk draws upon more than four years’ research for a recently published book on Sir Arthur Russell, one of the last ‘great’ self-taught mineralogists.
IGA Lecture: 40 Years of Mineral Collecting by Peter K. M. Megaw (President of IMDEX/Cascabel)
24 November 2021, 7:00 pm
Peter K. M. Megaw (President of IMDEX/Cascabel) will give a talk on “40 Years of Collecting”.
IGA Lecture, 29 June – Aodhán O’Gogáin (NUIG, iCRAG)
29 June 2022, 7:00 pm
Aodhan O’Gogain (NUIG, iCRAG) will be talking about The Jarrow Amphibians and Ireland’s Carboniferous Coal Swamp Ecosystem.
IGA Lecture – 23 February 2022, 7pm – Prof. Frank McDermott (UCD)
23 February 2022, 7:00 pm
IGA Lecture – 23 February 2022, 7pm – Prof. Frank McDermott (UCD) will talk on Chemical Weathering as a Strategy for the Large-Scale Capture and Storage of Atmospheric CO2 .
IGA Lecture on Wednesday, 19 March 2025
19 March 2025, 7:30 pm
Dr. Martin Möllhoff, DIAS, will be giving a lecture on “Fin Whale Song in Seismic Land Data: New Opportunities for Coastal Cetacean Monitoring”.
IGA Lecture – 13 December @ 7pm – Dr Eszter Badenszki
13 December 2023, 7:00 pm
IGA Virtual Lecture via Zoom: “Investigating Archaean Terrane Boundaries in Scotland” by Dr Eszter Badenszki (iCRAG, UCD), Wednesday 13 December @ 7pm
IGA Lecture – 12 October, 7pm – Charlie Woodrow (University of Lincoln, UK)
12 October 2022, 7:00 pm
Charlie Woodrow, University of Lincoln, UK will talk on Lost Songs: Reconstructing Insect Stridulation Sounds from the Middle Jurassic.
IGA Lecture 28/03/23 @ 7pm by Dr Una Farrell
28 March 2023, 7:00 pm
IGA LECTURE From Ordovician Oceans to Holocene Houses: Three Geological Stories from a Data Manager’s Perspective By Dr Una Farrell (Trinity College Dublin) TUESDAY 28th March @ 7pm via Zoom
IGA Lecture 28/02/23
28 February 2023, 7:00 pm
The aim of this talk is to provide an accessible introduction and a brief history of the collection of Pliocene-to-Pleistocene fossils from the foothills of the Himalaya, also known as the ‘Siwaliks’ or ‘Siwalik Hills’. I will first consider the cont
IGA Lecture 25/04/23
25 April 2023, 7:00 pm
Irish Goelogical Association Lecture taking place on Tuesday 25th of April at 7pm: A perspective on Geology in Art by Dr Bill Sheppard. Taking place in museum 4, TCD and online via Zoom.
‘How to Produce Synthetic Minerals’ by Dr Juan Diego Rodriguez-Blanco (Trinity College Dublin)
14 October 2020, 7:00 pm
Irish Geological Association online lecture
IGA – Geology in Art.
22 March 2025, 12:00 pm
The IGA are visiting the Mine Lands art exhibition at the Mermaid Art Gallery, Bray, followed by an excursion to the summit of Bray Head.
Fossils in Technicolour: Detection and Applications of Fossil Colour by Dr Maria McNamara (UCC)
1 May 2019, 6:30 pm
This lecture is organised by the Irish Geological Association
Fieldtrip to Achill Island and the Mullet Peninsula with Prof. David Chew (TCD)
6 September 2019, 2:00 pm
This fieldtrip is organised by the Irish Geological Association and will be led by Prof. David Chew (TCD)
IGA EGM and Italian Volcanoes
24 January 2018, 5:30 pm
EGM for IGA members, followed by an account of their exciting expedition to volcanoes and islands of Italy: Vulcano, Stromboli, Lipari and Etna, last summer.
Dimension stones of the Dundrum Town Centre with Susan Pyne (IGA)
14 August 2019, 7:00 pm
This event is organised by the Irish Geological Association (IGA). The tour will be led by Susan Pyne, geologist and member of the IGA.
‘Diamond Prospectivity in Northernmost Ireland’ by Barry Long
23 October 2019, 5:30 pm
This lecture is organised by the Irish Geological Association
‘Climate Change and Ireland’s Landscape: cold to warm and back again over the last 2.6 Ma’
19 February 2020, 6:30 pm
This lecture is organised by the Irish Geological Association
IGA Burren fieldtrip with Dr Markus Pracht (GSI)
14 June 2019, 8:00 pm
This fieldtrip is organised by the Irish Geological Association and will be led by Dr Markys Pracht (Geological Survey Ireland)
‘Biosignatures in Martian clays? Mineralogy at the ExoMars Rover landing site’ by Amy Dugdale
25 March 2020, 6:30 pm
IGA lecture
IGA AGM 2023 & Rock Roadshow Exhibition
20 April 2023, 5:30 pm
The irish Goelogical Association are holding their AGM in Pearse Street Library on 20 April 2023 from 5:30pm. They will also be showing off their Rock Roadshow Exhibition.
‘There and back again: a geologist’s tale of planetary exploration’ by Dr Jennifer Scully
14 April 2021, 7:00 pm
IGA online lecture
The trials and tribulations of developing groundwater supplies in the Humanitarian sector
5 February 2019, 5:30 pm
This is an IAH Technical Discussion Meeting and The David Burdon Memorial Lecture.
‘The role of socio-hydrogeology in groundwater protection in developing countries’ by Dr Viviana Re
11 February 2020, 5:30 pm
IAH Burdon Lecture
IAH TDM: Groundwater and coastal carbon dynamics
24 March 2026, 5:15 pm
Alex Cabral, TCD: Groundwater and coastal carbon dynamics.This talk examines how groundwater transports carbon and nutrients from terrestrial landscapes to coastal marine waters, shaping water chemistry and greenhouse gas emissions.
IAH TDM
16 September 2025, 5:30 pm
This is a Technical Discussion Meeting organised by the International Association of Hydrogeologists Irish Group (IAH)
‘The hydrogeology of Irish holy wells’ by Bruce Misstear (TCD)
12 November 2019, 5:30 pm
This is a Technical Discussion Meeting organised by the International Association of Hydrogeologists Irish Group (IAH)
Stable Isotopes and Hydrogeology in Ireland
4 December 2018, 6:00 pm
IAH Technical Discussion Meeting
‘Examples of karst hydrogeology in Ireland’ by Philip Schuler (TCD)
3 December 2019, 5:30 pm
This is a Technical Discussion Meeting organised by the International Association of Hydrogeologists Irish Group (IAH)
IAH TDM: Dissolved Gas Tracers in Groundwater – Climate to Denitrification.
3 February 2026, 5:45 pm
An overview of how geochemical tracers in groundwater preserve physical signals set during recharge and its application.
‘Blood thirsty ticks and ravenous green aliens’ by John Sherry (Tobin Consulting Engineers)
1 October 2019, 5:30 pm
This is a Technical Discussion Meeting organised by the International Association of Hydrogeologists Irish Group (IAH)
‘Peat bog hydrology and geotechnics’ by Ray Flynn
15 January 2020, 6:00 pm
Annual joint IAH-Geotechnical Society of Ireland lecture
IAH technical discussion meeting
6 March 2018, 5:30 pm
The overall objective of this IAH technical discussion meeting is to share knowledge on nitrate. Groundwater plays an important role in the nitrate story, both as a receptor for drinking water purposes and as a pathway to nitrogen-limited estuaries,
Karst in hydrogeology and engineering
15 January 2019, 5:30 pm
Annual Joint IAH/Geotechnical Society Lecture
‘Emerging organic contaminants in Irish groundwater: the occurrence of veterinary pharmaceuticals’
3 March 2020, 5:30 pm
IAH Technical Discussion Meeting
‘Characterisation and Management of Groundwater in Limestones’ IAH conference 2020
19 October 2020, 1:30 pm
IAH Annual Conference 2020
IAH Annual Conference 2026
14 April 2026, 9:00 am
IAH Annual Conference 2026: Groundwater 2036: Building Resilience for the Next Decade
IAH Annual Conference 2021
26 April 2021, 1:30 pm
The 41st Annual IAH Irish Group Groundwater Conference: “Catchment Science and Management – The Role of Geoscience and Groundwater”, will be held on Zoom over two half-days on Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 April 2021.
IAH 2019 Conference
30 April 2019, 8:30 am
The 39th Annual IAH Irish Group Conference will explore the varied impacts of climate change on groundwater in Ireland and further afield, with particular focus on the effects of the 2018 drought on Irish groundwater resources.
CANCELLED Minerals 2020 Europe’s Past, Present and Future – IAEG 2020 Conference
14 May 2020, 9:00 am
This international conference is organised by the Irish Association for Economic Geology
IAEG Lecture & AGM
12 December 2023, 6:30 pm
IAEG Lecture – Using Geological Survey Ireland hyperspectral data as a tool for lithological interpretation & 2023 AGM
IAEG Conference 2025
15 May 2025, 9:00 am
The IAEG 2025 conference will be held in the Hilgrove Hotel, Monaghan.
IAEG Annual Conference 2018 – Geochemistry
19 May 2018, 9:00 am
Practical applications and novel techniques for mineral exploration with focus on geochemistry.
IAEG 50 Anniversary Conference
8 September 2023, 9:00 am
The Irish Association of Economic Geology have announced that their 50 Anniversary conference “IAEG 50: 50 Years of Irish-Type Zn-Pb Deposits” which will take place on the 8th – 10th of September 2023 at the Galway Bay Hotel, County Galway, Ireland.
Mining Our Future – IAEG Annual Conference 2019
11 May 2019, 8:15 am
The Irish Association For Economic Geology 2019 Conference will address future opportunities and challenges for Ireland’s mineral industry.
Volcano Public Talk Hosted By DIAS
17 May 2023, 8:00 pm
Hunga Tonga- Hunga Haʻapai Volcano Public Talk Volcanologist Professor Silvio De Angelis from the University of Liverpool will present a public talk on the January 15th 2022 eruption. By Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
2022 Hilary Term Seminars – Hannah Hughes (University of Exeter)
4 February 2022, 1:00 pm
Hannah Hughes (Distinguished Lecturer of the Mineralogical Society of Great Britain & Ireland, Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter) will talk on “Going platinum: PGE and chalcophile elements from the mantle to mineral deposits”.
Heritage Week 2022: Curator’s Talks for Down to Earth Exhibition
15 August 2022, 1:30 pm
For Heritage Week 2022, talks will be given by Down To Earth’s curators from the National Museum of Ireland and from Geological Survey Ireland.
Heat Pumps in Agriculture – Workshop
22 February 2022, 10:00 am
Teagasc and Geological Survey of Ireland will run a half day workshop on Tuesday, 22nd February from 10am – 1pm on heat pump technologies and their relevance to the agricultural sector.
IAH Annual Conference
24 April 2018, 9:00 am
This year’s annual IAH conference is themed “Groundwater matters: science and practice”.
“Green Minerals – How Mining Will Save The Planet” by Eoin McGrath (Geological Survey Ireland)
25 August 2021, 7:00 pm
The Irish Geological Association online lecture will be delivered by Eoin McGrath (Geological Survey Ireland) on the topic: “Green Minerals – How Mining Will Save The Planet”.
Graphite – the new black gold! by George Reynolds (Metrics Consulting)
22 November 2017, 5:30 pm
Irish Geological Association Lecture
Girls into Geoscience Ireland 2019
16 November 2019, 9:00 am
Join us again for Girls into Geoscience – Ireland, this year at University College Dublin. The theme for the day is ‘Earth’s Changing Climate’ and we will explore this through exciting workshops, interesting talks and a day out in the field.
Girls into Geoscience workshop
10 March 2018, 10:00 am
The event will consist of a mix of workshops, talks and networking sessions run by female geoscientists. The day will start at approx. 10am and finish at approx. 4.30pm. Final details will be confirmed closer to the event.
GeoMap™ Beta – A Deep Dive into the Research Behind the Subsurface Data
22 February 2024, 4:00 pm
Thursday, 22 February GeoMap™ Beta – A Deep Dive into the Research Behind the Subsurface Data Part of the 2024 Northern Ireland Geothermal Webinar Series collection
GSNI Geothermal Webinar Series 24 October 2024
24 October 2024, 4:00 pm
The eight webinar in the 2024 Northern Ireland Geothermal Webinar Series is taking place on the 24th of October.
GSNI Geothermal Webinar Series 23 April
23 April 2026, 4:00 pm
GSNI Geothermal Webinar Series 23 April
GSNI Geothermal Webinar Series 21 November 2024
21 November 2024, 4:00 pm
The ninth webinar in the 2024 Northern Ireland Webinar Series is taking place on the 21st of November.
GSNI Geothermal Webinar Series 19 February 2026
19 February 2026, 4:00 pm
Decarbonisation of Heat – Practical Commercial Examples in Ireland. Ryan Daly, Director, Daly Renewables.
GSNI Geothermal Webinar Series 02 July
2 July 2026, 4:00 pm
Evolution of Dutch Low-Enthalpy Well Design
GSNI Geothermal Webinar Series 12 December 2024
12 December 2024, 4:00 pm
The tenth and final webinar in the 2024 Northern Ireland Geothermal Webinar Series will take place on Thursday, 12 December 2024.
GSNI Geothermal Webinar Series, 30 January 2025
30 January 2025, 3:00 pm
The first webinar in 2025 Northern Ireland Geothermal Webinar Series will take place on Thursday, 30 January 2025.
GSNI Geothermal Webinar Series
24 April 2025, 4:00 pm
GSNI will be having its 4th Geothermal Webinar of teh 2025 series on Thursday, 24 April.
GSNI Geothermal Webinar Series, 27 March 2025
27 March 2025, 4:00 pm
GSNI are having their 3rd Geothermal Webinar of the 2025 series on Thursday, 27 March.
GSI at Data Science Festival
23 July 2019, 6:00 pm
Geological Survey Ireland is partnering up with the Data Science Festival with two talks about how we are applying data science in our work.
GSI & Fulbright Ireland present Dr Jennifer Jones talk
26 May 2022, 6:00 pm
GSI & Fulbright Ireland are pleased to present Dr Jennifer Jones, Fulbright Scholar visiting GSI during 2021/2022 who will be giving a talk on her research.
Celebrating Geological Survey Ireland funded Researchers
26 September 2024, 5:30 pm
Save the date! Researchers’ Night 2024 in Maynooth University
Celebrating GSI funded Researchers
28 September 2023, 6:30 pm
Save the date! Researchers’ Night 2023 in UCC
Researchers’ Night 2022 – Marine & Coastal research & geology of South Mayo
29 September 2022, 6:00 pm
Researchers’ Night 2022 Public Talks | Book Launch | Fieldtrip
Geological Survey Ireland Researchers’ Night 2021
24 September 2021, 7:00 pm
This is a public event to mark European Researchers’ Night 2021.
GSI Researchers’ Night 2019
27 September 2019, 6:30 pm
This year we will present a number of short talks on the topics of Sinkholes to Watering Holes. Refreshments will be served from 6.30pm
Mass Extinctions and Supercontinents by Professor Paul Wignall (University of Leeds)
1 March 2019, 6:00 pm
GSI Irish Geological Research Meeting lecture
Geological Survey Ireland to host the Geothermal Energy Summit 2022
9 November 2022, 9:00 am
Geological Survey Ireland, in collaboration with Technical Univeristy Dublin, will host the national geothermal energy summit 2022.
Girls into Geoscience Ireland at NUI Galway
10 November 2018, 10:00 am
This free one day event introduces female secondary school and early stage university undergraduates to Earth Sciences and demonstrates the world of careers available to geoscience graduates today.
New Directions in the Study of Fossil Colour by Dr Maria McNamara
13 November 2018, 8:00 pm
This seminar is organised by the Galway Geological Association. Recent discoveries of evidence for fossil colour represent a paradigm shift in palaeobiology, providing novel insights into the behaviour and evolution of diverse groups.
Galway Geological Association Fieldtrip to Lake Nadirkmore
19 January 2019, 9:30 am
This fieldtrip is organised by the Galway Geological Association and will centre around Lake Nadirkmore, a corry lake at the base of Maumtrasna, and the geology of the surrounding area.
Visit to Glengowla Mines with the Galway Geological Association
6 October 2018, 10:30 am
The visit to Glengowla will include a guided tour of the mine, entry to the museum, a short talk on Glengowla’s contribution to the Irish Seismology Network and gold panning.
The Irish Quaternary Cycle – its landscape legacy by Dr Sam Roberson (GSNI)
21 March 2019, 8:00 pm
The event is organised by the Galway Geological Association and the G-EOS Galway Earth and Ocean Science.
The Geology of North Mayo fieldtrip with Dr Sadhbh Baxter (NUIG)
22 June 2019, 12:00 am
The geology of North Mayo – from the Mullet Peninsula eastwards to Killala Bay – displays wonderful examples of rocks from three major episodes in Ireland’s geological history.
The Geoheritage of the Connemara Marble with Professor Martin Feely
9 October 2018, 8:00 pm
A talk to cover the multi-coloured corrugations in deep time to the architectural and gemmological usesof the Connemara marble,
The Galway Granite Batholith by Dr Sadhbh Baxter (NUIG)
6 March 2018, 7:00 pm
This is a 3 part evening short course on the Galway Granite batholith organised by the Galway Geological Association and presented by Dr Sadhbh Baxter (NUIG). Open to members and non members
Galway Geological Association South Mayo Excursion led by Kevin O’Callaghan (GMIT)
9 March 2019, 9:00 am
This excursion is organised by the Galway Geological Association and will concentrate on landforms and processes, looking at evidence of post glacial isostatic rebound.
Rocks in time and space, geology short course with Dr. Sadhbh Baxter (NUIG)
12 March 2019, 7:00 pm
This geology short course is organised by the Galway Geological Association and will be delivered by Dr. Sadhbh Baxter (NUI Galway)
Meteorites and the Origin of the Planets by Professor Ian Sanders
11 December 2018, 8:00 pm
This seminar is organised by the Galway Geological Association.
Mass Extinctions on the Orient Express by Davide Gallazzi
10 April 2018, 8:00 pm
This lecture is organised by the Galway Geological Association. All welcome.
Karst landforms of the Central Burren and their evolution field trip
12 October 2019, 9:00 am
The field trip will examine some aspects of the geology, landforms and hydrology of the Carran area in the central Burren
Explore the geology of Inis Oírr and the Cliffs of Moher
8 September 2018, 8:00 am
The Galway Geological Association is organising a boat tour to explore the geology of Inis Oírr and the Cliffs of Moher.
Galway Geological Association fieldtrip
17 February 2018, 9:15 am
This is an event organised by Galway Geological Association for its members visiting various locations in the Cong area.
Deep water and shallow marine sedimentology of Clare Basin fieldtrip
27 April 2019, 9:00 am
This fieldtrip is organised by the Galway Geological Association and will be led by Martin Nauton-Fourteu (NUI Galway and iCRAG)
Day trip to Inishturk
7 September 2019, 10:30 am
This day trip is organised by the Galway Geological Association, departing from Roonagh Pier.
Carboniferous Fossils from Ireland by Dr. John Murray (NUIG)
15 January 2019, 8:00 pm
This seminar is organised by the Galway Geological Association.
Burying my head in the sand: the origin of sediments by Dr. Shane Tyrrell (NUIG)
19 February 2019, 8:00 pm
This seminar is organised by the Galway Geological Association.
Diagenesis sulphur and giant zinc deposits
7 February 2019, 7:30 pm
The Mineralogical Society distinguished lecture programme co-hosted by Galway Earth and Ocean Science and Galway Geological Association
Geothermal Energy Workshop
19 October 2021, 9:00 am
Geological Survey Ireland will hold a half day virtual meeting starting at 09:00 on October 19th. This event aims to bring together representatives of the Irish geothermal community and showcase current work and developments in the geothermal sector.
Geothermal webinar on March 4th
4 March 2022, 10:00 am
The second webinar in our 2022 series will be held on March 4th at 10:00 when we will be delighted to host speaker Simon Todd of Causeway GT. All are welcome to this free online event. Registration is required.
Geothermal Webinar Series – Ground Source Heat Pump Association
1 April 2022, 10:00 am
Speakers from the Ground Source Heat Pump Association will provide a talk on “The Importance of Education & Training within our Industry”.
Geothermal Webinar Series – 12 January 2023, 4pm
12 January 2023, 4:00 pm
Matt Houde, co-founder and project manager at Quaise Energy, will discuss Quaise Energy’s millimeter wave drilling technology that can drill down to 20 km and 500°C.
Geothermal Webinar – Lucy Cotton (Geoscience Ltd)
4 February 2022, 10:00 am
Lucy Cotton (Geoscience Ltd) will talk on” Drilling into the hot rocks at the Eden Project”. Opening Remarks by Keon Verbruggen (Geological Survey Ireland).
Geothermal Webinar – Defining the Future of Geothermal Energy Networks
1 June 2022, 4:00 pm
The fifth geothermal webinar for this year on Wednesday 1 June 2022 at 4.00pm BST (5pm CEST). Speaker Jay Egg from EggGeo will be giving a talk entitled “Defining the Future of Geothermal Energy Networks”.
Geothermal Webinar – 6 October – The Future for Geothermal Energy in the UK
6 October 2022, 4:00 pm
Dr Corinna Abesser (Head of Geothermal Energy, BGS) will talk on The Future for Geothermal Energy in the UK.
Geothermal Webinar – 6 May 2022 – Brendan Curran (Grantham Institute, LSE)
6 May 2022, 10:00 am
The fourth webinar for this year is on Friday 6 May 2022 at 10.00am BST (11am CEST). Brendan Curran from the Grantham Institute at LSE will be giving a talk on “Financing the Just Transition with a focus on Geothermal development”.
Geothermal Webinar – 2 September – Mark Ireland (Newcastle University)
2 September 2022, 10:00 am
Fifth webinar in the Geothermal Webinars 2022 series: “Out with the old, in with the new. From legacy data to new acquisitions” – Mark Ireland, Lecturer in Energy Geoscience, Newcastle University.
Geothermal Webinar – 10 November 2022 – Professor Peter Malin
10 November 2022, 4:00 pm
The seventh webinar for this year is on Thursday 10th November 2022 at 4.00pm GMT (5pm CET). Professor Peter Malin, Director of Development at ASIR will talk on “Best practice for geophysical characterisation & seismic monitoring”.
DECC Geothermal Policy Consultation – Information Session
17 February 2022, 12:00 pm
DECC Geothermal Policy Consultation – Information Session
Geotechnical soil and rock logging to Eurocode 7-BS5930
27 November 2017, 9:00 am
The aim of the course is to impart on our younger geotechnical engineers/engineering geologists, and those who may not have had formal logging training the process of logging and describing soil and rock in accordance with Eurocode 7 – BS 5930.
Geotechnical Society of Ireland’s Spring Half Day Seminar 2025
13 May 2025, 2:00 pm
Please note that Geotechnical Society of Ireland’s Spring Half Day Seminar 2025 takes place in person at Clyde Road, 13 May 14:00 to 17:30.
Geoscience2023 – Geoscience for a better future.
7 November 2023, 8:30 am
Geoscience2023 – Geoscience for a better future will take place on Tuesday, 7 November 2023 in the Printworks Conference Centre, Dublin Castle. The theme this year is Geoscience for a better future.
Geoscience 2024
12 November 2024, 9:00 am
Our annual Geoscience conference twill take place on Tuesday, 12 November 2024 at the Printworks Conference Centre at Dublin Castle.
Geoscience 2020 Conference – Geoscience for Policy
18 November 2020, 9:30 am
GSI’s annual conference, Geoscience2020 – Geoscience for Policy, will be held online. The conference will showcase key areas of GSI’s work programme which are providing decision-making evidence for policy-makers and planners nationally.
Geoscience2019 – Geoscience for Climate Action
5 November 2019, 8:45 am
Annual Geological Survey Ireland conference. The 2019 theme is Geoscience for Climate Action. We look forward to seeing you there!
Geoscience 2018 – Meeting the Challenges
6 November 2018, 8:30 am
GSI invites you to our annual gathering to learn about our recent and planned work programmes and to be part of the discussion on challenges such as water, energy, environment, and raw materials.
Irish Geoscience: What it’s worth to you?
7 November 2017, 8:30 am
Don’t miss our annual Geoscience conference, with guest speakers, programme updates and lots of colourful discussion.
Stones, Slabs and Seascapes: George Victor du Noyer’s Images of Ireland
17 November 2017, 10:00 am
Geological Survey Ireland is pleased to be associated with the upcoming exhibition of the work of George Victor Du Noyer (1817 – 1869) entitled Stones, Slabs and Seascapes: George Victor Du Noyer’s Images of Ireland at the Crawford Art Gallery, Cork.
Geopark Academy 2024
25 May 2024, 9:30 am
A conference on research in the Burren. Experts will present on Earth Sciences, Art, Tourism, Music and Archaeology.
JCT Webinar by Dr Siobhan Power
27 March 2023, 6:30 pm
Webinar “Exploring Local Geology” with Dr. Siobhán Power for Junior Cycle for Teachers
EGS 54th General meeting in Dublin
22 March 2023, 9:00 am
Geological Survey Ireland hosted the Directors and delegates of the Geological Surveys of Europe for 54th EuroGeoSurveys General Meeting. Minister Ryan addressed the opening of the Directors’ meeting on Wednesday, 22 March.
Geological Survey Ireland to feature on RTE1 Today Show
10 January 2018, 3:30 pm
Geological Survey Ireland will feature on RTE1 Today show with Maura Derrane and Dáithí Ó Sé where Siobhán Power will discuss the Du Noyer exhibition in the Crawford Art Gallery, Cork.
Heritage Week 2017
19 August 2017, 9:00 am
Geological Survey Ireland Open Day in Dublin and many other geology related events accross the country. cherck out the programme.
Geological Survey Ireland at the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2020
9 January 2020, 9:30 am
The BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition (BTYSE) is one of Ireland’s leading science education event, welcoming thousands of pupils to the RDS each year to spark their interest in all things scientific.
Geological Survey Ireland at the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2019
10 January 2019, 9:30 am
The BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition (BTYSE) is one of Ireland’s leading science education event, welcoming thousands of pupils to the RDS each year to spark their interest in all things scientific.
Geological Survey Ireland at the BT Young Scientist Exhibition 2018
10 January 2018, 1:45 pm
The BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition (BTYSE) is one of Ireland’s leading science education event, welcoming thousands of pupils to the RDS each year to spark their interest in all things scientific.
Geological Survey Ireland at the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2024
10 January 2024, 9:30 am
Geological Survey Ireland at the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2024
Geological Survey Ireland at the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2025
8 January 2025, 12:00 am
Geological Survey Ireland will be back at the annual BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition which next takes place January 8-11, 2024.
GSI Lecture RIA: ‘Why does net zero need geoscience?’
29 January 2026, 6:00 pm
The focus of this year’s lecture is on critical raw materials and minerals, and considers how geoscience can contribute to reaching net zero. The lecture will be followed by a panel discussion.
Royal Irish Academy inaugural Geological Survey Ireland Lecture on Tuesday, 21 January 2025
21 January 2025, 6:00 pm
Geological Survey Ireland is pleased to be partnering with the Royal Irish Academy to present a series of annual geoscience lectures.
Geological Survey Ireland at the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2023
12 January 2023, 9:00 am
The BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition is one of Ireland’s leading science education event, welcoming thousands of pupils to the RDS each year to spark their interest in all things scientific.
Geological Mapping: the Role of Geological Survey Ireland
16 January 2018, 8:00 pm
Talk organised by the Galway Geological Association and presented by Koen Vebruggen, Director of Geological Survey Ireland on the role of the Survey in mapping our resources.
Geological Heritage and Protected Areas: a presentation and debate on IUCN Resolution 74
11 September 2021, 4:30 pm
A presentation and online debate on geological heritage and protected areas, regarding Resolution 74 of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), will be taking place as part of the World Conservation Congress, 2021.
2018 Geoconservation Annual Gathering
19 November 2018, 10:00 am
This meeting will bring together range of experts in the field of geoconservation. It is of potential interest to geologists, planners, heritage experts, and all those interested in their community and the geological heritage around them.
GeoUtrecht Virtual Conference 2020
24 August 2020, 8:30 am
The geoscience conference will take place online including virtual fieldtrips.
GeoERA Webinar Series – Towards a Geological Service for Europe
9 November 2020, 9:00 am
Series of webinar providing an insight into the current research projects of GeoERA and how they are paving the way towards a Geological Service of Europe.
An International Ocean Discovery Program expedition
22 March 2018, 6:30 pm
Dr Aggeliki Georgiopoulou (UCD) and Dr David McNamara (NUI,Galway) will present an account of their International Ocean Discovery Program expedition on the JOIDES Resolution.
2021 Michaelmas Term Seminars with Gary O’Sullivan (UCD School of Earth Science)
1 October 2021, 1:00 pm
Gary O’Sullivan (Postdoc Research Fellow, UCD School of Earth Science) will give a talk on “U-Pb dating of biogenic phosphate as a chrono-stratigraphic tool”.
Galway Geological Association Talk by Professor Ian Sanders
9 November 2021, 7:00 pm
Professor Ian Sanders of TCD will give a talk on Metamorphic Rocks in the North-eastern Ox Mountains Inlier.
Fulbright Irish Scholar Awards Webinar
12 April 2022, 1:00 pm
The Fulbright Awards provide grants and suppport for Irish Citizens, and EU citizens resident in ROI for 5+years, to research, study, or lecture in the USA.
Fulbright Ireland – Student Awards Webinar
24 March 2022, 1:00 pm
The Fulbright Awards provide grants and suppport for Irish Citizens, and EU citizens resident in ROI for 5+years, to research, study, or lecture in the USA.
Exploring the Deep Earth: Supercomputing and Digital Twins
21 November 2023, 7:00 pm
In this brief lecture held by DIAS, Professor Heiner Igel from LMU Munich will give a talk about supercomputing models in deep earth geophysics
Explore the Crafts of Dry Stone Walls
18 September 2020, 1:00 pm
Explore the crafts of stone wall building, lettering, carving, working with lime, sketching and much more with this virtual event.
Exhibition “Drawing the Landscape”, Kerry County Museum
3 August 2020, 9:30 am
An exhibition “Drawing the Landscape” is now open in the Kerry County Museum, Tralee, Co Kerry
Environment Ireland Conference
4 October 2018, 8:30 am
Join us at Stand 5 in the Croke Park conference centre for the Environnment Ireland conference.
Environ 2021
16 June 2021, 10:00 am
Environ is the longest running and largest forum for environmental researchers in Ireland with almost 300 delegates attending the event annually. It provides a high-visibility platform for young and experienced researchers to present their findings.
Engineers Ireland Geotechnical Seminar – 3rd Hanrahan Lecture
6 April 2022, 2:00 pm
The event aims to bring together geotechnical engineers and other specialist subject matter experts to share and discuss their experience and knowledge pertaining to the field of geotechnics.
Energy Geotechnics Webinar Series
8 October 2021, 9:00 am
Prof. Holger Ott (University of Leoben) will give a lecture on ” Geological Carbon Storage: Processes, Risks and Opportunities “on 8 October 2021 at 9am as part of the Energy Geotechnics Webinar Series.
Geotechnics Webinar Series
20 September 2021, 9:00 am
Prof. Richard Jardine (Imperial College London) will give a lecture on “Geotechnics for Low Carbon Offshore Wind Energy Production” on 20 September 2021 at 9am as part of the Energy Geotechnics Webinar Series.
The IPCC: 30 years of achievement
30 August 2018, 5:30 pm
A special event to celebrate the work and contributions of the IPCC over the last 30 years. The reports of the IPCC have underpinned the development of climate policy from global to local levels.
EPA Climate Change Lecture
6 November 2018, 7:00 pm
The EPA, as part of the National Dialogue on Climate Action, will host a public lecture exploring health and climate change with Professor Hugh Montgomery.
‘The European Green Deal’ by Dr Artur Runge-Metzger (DG Climate Action)
6 February 2020, 7:00 pm
EPA Climate Change Lecture
EMODnet: A decade of achievements connecting marine data to knowledge
22 September 2020, 2:00 pm
Webinar celebrating a decade of EMODnet achievements connecting marine data to knowledge
EGU 2020 Great Debate ‘Managing our mineral resources for a sustainable future’
8 May 2020, 1:00 pm
The EGU Great Debate is organised by GSI Research Manager Dr Aoife Braiden to generate an open discussion about our natural resources and the role of Earth Scientists in achieving a more sustainable future.
Du Noyer Visual Arts Competition 2017
15 May 2017, 12:00 am
This year’s edition of our popular photography competition, now expanded to include a new category for Panting, Printmaking and Sculpture. The 2017 competition closed on 22 September. Results will be announced in early December 2017.
Du Noyer Photographic Competition 2025
25 August 2025, 12:00 am
The annual Du Noyer Photographic Competition returns for 2025. Images of geological interest taken either in Ireland or overseas will be accepted. This competition has a total prize fund of €1,000 and the closing date is Tuesday, 30 September.
Du Noyer Photographic Competition 2024
1 July 2024, 12:00 am
The annual Du Noyer Photographic Competition returns for 2024. Images of geological interest taken either in Ireland or overseas will be accepted. This competition has a total prize fund of €1,000 and the closing date is Friday, 27 September.
Du Noyer Photographic Competition 2023
21 August 2023, 12:00 am
A total prize fund of €1,000, the Du Noyer Photo Competition accepts images of geological interest taken either in Ireland or overseas. The closing date is Friday 29 September 2023. Please remember to provide location information and date taken.
Du Noyer Photographic Competition 2022
1 June 2022, 12:00 am
With a total prize fund of €1,000, the Du Noyer Photo Competition accepts images of geological interest taken either in Ireland or overseas. The competition’s closing date this year is Friday 26 August 2022.
Du Noyer Photo Competition 2021
22 April 2021, 9:00 am
With a total prize fund of €1,000 the Du Noyer Photo Competition accepts images of geological interest taken either in Ireland or overseas. The competition’s closing date this year is Friday 27 August 2021.
Du Noyer Photo Competition 2020
22 May 2020, 12:00 am
With a total prize fund of €1,000 the Du Noyer Photo Competition accepts images of geological interest taken either in Ireland or overseas. The competition’s closing date this year is Friday 28 August 2020.
Du Noyer Photo Competition 2019
6 June 2019, 12:00 am
Calling all photographers! Why not head out into the outdoors and snap some geological landscapes in your area. Then enter the annual Du Noyer Photo Competition run by Geological Survey Ireland in conjunction with the Irish Geological Association.
Du Noyer Photo Competition 2018
1 June 2018, 12:00 pm
Calling all photographers! Why not head out into the outdoors and snap some geological landscapes in your area. Then enter the annual Du Noyer Photo Competition run by Geological Survey Ireland in conjunction with the Irish Geological Association.
Down To Earth – Exploring Ireland’s Geology Open Day
7 May 2022, 11:00 am
Join Geological Survey Ireland and National Museum of Ireland on Saturday, 7 May from 11 am – 4 pm to take part in our fun and science-filled open day at Collins Barracks, National Museum of Ireland.
Dewatering Dublin by Cecil Shine (Minerex Environmental Ltd)
9 January 2018, 6:00 pm
This presentation will review a range of dewatering projects across Dublin city completed in the recent years by Minerex Environmental. The presentation will describe current practices in dewatering in Dublin.
Exhibition
2 August 2018, 10:00 am
A joint exhibition between National Botanic Gardens of Ireland, the Geological Survey Ireland and the Natural History Museum.
Deep Geothermal Workshop
6 September 2018, 10:00 am
GSI will host a national meeting to discuss progress in the area of geothermal energy. The meeting is open to groups currently working in deep geothermal or developing new projects.
Debate: Can mining make the world a greener place?
3 December 2020, 9:00 am
Join our panel as they discuss our growing demand for new technologies, and the natural resources we need to create them. We’ll cover the practicalities of finding the raw materials the world relies on, and whether mining can really be sustainable.
DIAS Geo-Seminar Series with Dr Jennifer Jenkins (University of Durham)
20 October 2021, 3:00 pm
The next DIAS virtual seminar is next Wednesday 20 October at 3pm, with Dr Jennifer Jenkins (University of Durham) who will be talking about High Resolution Seismic Imaging of the Hawaiian Ultra-Low Velocity Zone.
DIAS seminar
13 February 2018, 4:00 pm
DIAS Seminars will host a talk by Ben Mather (DIAS), who will present the following topic from his latest research: Estimating the depth to the Curie isotherm: a synthesis of the methodology and its application to Ireland.
DIAS geo-seminar series with Dr Andréa Tommasi (Université de Montpellier)
22 June 2022, 3:00 pm
As part of the DIAS geo-seminar series, Dr Andréa Tommasi (Université Montpellier) will be presenting: Memory in plate tectonics: the role of deformation-induced anisotropy of physical properties in the mantle.
‘The legacy of MEDUSA: tracking fluids and earthquakes deep beneath western Greece’
7 November 2019, 12:00 pm
DIAS Seminar
‘The Australia-southeast Asia collision and its role in Cenozoic intraplate volcanism’
24 October 2019, 3:30 pm
This seminar is organised by Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
Seismic monitoring of Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat by Patrick Smith (DIAS)
7 March 2019, 4:00 pm
DIAS Seminar
Strange Sounds from the Underworld: Earthquakes and Other Deep Secrets
27 October 2022, 7:00 pm
Free, open science talk underground in the Mitchelstown Caves with earthquake experts Prof. Chris Bean (DIAS) and Dr Martin Möllhoff (DIAS).
Marsquakes! What we have learnt from the NASA InSight mission after 1 Martian year on the surface
19 November 2020, 6:30 pm
DIAS School of Cosmic Physics Statutory Public Lecture
DIAS Geo-seminar: Krystyna Smolinski (ETH Zürich)
18 October 2022, 11:00 am
Krystyna Smolinski (ETH Zürich) will talk on Distributed Acoustic Sensing in Urban and Volcanic Environments.
DIAS Geo-seminar: Jonas Igel (ETH Zürich) – Daily Global Seismic Ambient Noise Source Maps
17 October 2022, 3:00 pm
Jonas Igel (ETH Zürich) will talk on SANS: Publicly Available Daily Multi-Scale Seismic Ambient Noise Source Maps.
DIAS Geo-Seminars – Dr Nori Nakata (LBL, MIT)
17 November 2021, 1:00 pm
Dr Nori Nakata (LBL, MIT) will give a talk on “Towards utilization of full wavefields in ambient noise correlation ~ Field application at the Netherlands and Antarctica ~”
DIAS Geo-Seminars – Dr Ben Fernando (University of Leeds formerly the University of Oxford)
3 November 2021, 3:00 pm
Title: Seismology at the Extremes of the Solar System”.
DIAS Geo-Seminar – Dr Christian Weidle (Kiel University)
1 December 2021, 10:00 am
Dr Christian Weidle will give a talk on “Architecture of the crust and lithosphere beneath the Semail Ophiolite: insights into the tectonic evolution of eastern Arabia”.
Galapagos rapid seismic network deployment at Sierra Negra volcano by Dr. Martin Möllhoff
8 June 2018, 4:00 pm
DIAS seminar
Forecasting the unpredictable: earthquake science in a crowded world by Prof. John McCloskey
12 December 2018, 6:30 pm
DIAS Statutory Public Lecture 2018
Differential magnetometer measurements of geo-magnetically induced currents in the UK power grid
22 October 2018, 12:00 pm
DIAS Geophysics, in collaboration with DIAS Astrophysics, will host a seminar by Dr. Juliane Huebert (British Geological Survey – Edinburgh, UK), who will present her work touching both Geo- and Astrophysics.
‘Dealing with data uncertainty in transdimensional and linear tomography’ by Prof. Frederik Tilmann
4 December 2018, 4:00 pm
DIAS Seminar
DECC SDG Stakeholder Forum April 2023
25 April 2023, 10:00 am
A meeting of the National Stakeholder Forum will take place on Tuesday 25 April online and in the Aviva Stadium, Dublin from 10.00am – 4.15pm. The meeting will focus on Ireland’s 2023 Voluntary National Review.
The Mark Cunningham Awards 2017
8 December 2017, 12:45 pm
The Mark Cunningham Awards are presented by the Cunningham Family in memory of Mark Cunningham (1908 – 1980, late Assistant Director of the Geological Survey.
Cork Geological Association and UCC School of BEES Lecture – Prof. Michael Benton
24 November 2021, 8:00 pm
Prof. Mike Benton is Professor of Vertebrate Palaeontology at the University of Bristol, UK. He is a world-leader in the study of Dinosaur fossils and has informed our modern understanding of their life and times.
Communicating Earth Sciences workshop with Eileen van der Flier-Keller (Simon Fraser University)
23 November 2018, 9:30 am
Following outcomes of Geoscience 2018 conference on meeting the challenges about communication, Geological Survey Ireland is hosting a workshop for staff with Dr Eileen van der Flier-Keller from Simon Fraser University, Vancouver.
Climate change impacts on the coastal heritage of county Dublin
10 November 2020, 7:00 pm
Online lecture from the CHERISH Project in association with dlr LexIcon
CatchmentCARE Final Conference 20 April 2023
20 April 2023, 10:00 am
At the Closing Conference, project stakeholders, experts and practitioners in water quality and catchment restoration will share their achievements and best practice experiences, and will give their insights into the impact the CatchmentCARE project
2018 William King Lecture
7 March 2018, 6:00 pm
Professor Emiliano Bruner (National Research Centre for Human Evolution, Burgos, Spain) will deliver a public lecture on what fossil skulls and cutting-edge technology can reveal about the evolution of the human brain.
Sean Cullen, Geological Survey Ireland, will give an in-person talk in Arklow Library, Co Wicklow.
3 February 2022, 7:00 pm
Sean Cullen, Head of the Marine and Coastal Unit, Geological Survey of Ireland will present an in-person lecture on Tuesday, 3 February 2022 March at 7pm in Arklow Library.
CHERISH Project: Climate Change and Coastal Heritage Exhibition. Arklow Library 1-27 February.
1 February 2022, 12:00 am
The CHERISH Project is delighted to announce that The CHERISH Project: Climate Change and Coastal Heritage exhibition will be on display in Arklow Library, Main Street Arklow, County Wicklow from 1 February 2022 until 27 February 2022.
CHERISH Project’s online conference: Coastal cultural heritage and climate change
12 May 2021, 9:30 am
The CHERISH project conference will showcase the vulnerability of coastal environments to climate change and how these may be impacted by future changes.
CHERISH End Of Project Conference March 2023
21 March 2023, 9:00 am
Join us as we complete the CHERISH project with a final conference to disseminate and contextualise our research within the sector.
CGMW GSI BGR IQUAME Consultation Workshop Dublin 2019
29 July 2019, 9:30 am
The revision and digitisation of the International Quaternary Map of Europe is an international project under the umbrella of the Commission of the Geological Map of the World (CGMW) and INQUA and coordinated by BGR.
BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition 2022
12 January 2022, 9:00 am
The annual BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition is once again online for 2022 but Geological Survey Ireland will still be there. It open this Wednesday 12 January 2022.
BGS Webinar April 19
19 April 2023, 4:00 pm
ARUP & BGS were commissioned by the Department for the Economy (DfE) to undertake research to understand the current geothermal energy sector in Northern Ireland (NI). This webinar presents highlights form this work.
AGTI 45th Annual Conference
27 September 2019, 7:30 pm
Geological Survey Ireland will be heading to AGTI’s 45th Annual Conference to show how our maps and data can be used in conjunction with the curriculum and learning strands.
As GSNI celebrates 70 years of public service in 2017; what is its impact on society? Dr Marie Cowan
13 November 2017, 6:00 pm
The 3rd Annual Portlocl Lecture is organised by the Geological Society Northern Ireland. Dr Marie Cowan, director of GSNI, will reflect on GSNI’s impact on society as the organisation celebrates its 70 years of public service.
Annual Irish Geoparks Forum 2020
12 November 2020, 10:00 am
The Irish Committee for UNESCO Global Geoparks will host their annual forum online this year. Kristin Ragnes, co-ordinator of the European Geoparks Network, is the keynote speaker and there will be talks from Ireland’s existing and aspiring Geoparks.
Annual Irish Geoparks Forum 2019: Sustainable Finance in UNESCO Global Geoparks
7 February 2019, 12:00 pm
This annual Geoparks Forum is facilitated by the Irish UNESCO Global Geoparks Committee and is being hosted by the Joyce Country & Western Lakes aspiring geopark.
Abrupt Climate Change in the Glaciomorphologic Record of Connemara – Adrienne Foreman (NUI Galway)
14 December 2021, 7:00 pm
Adrienne Foreman, PhD Candidate at NUI Galway, will present a talk on ‘Abrupt Climate Change in the Glaciomorphologic Record of Connemara’.
A Geochemical journey around the Earth: on the track of Nickel and Uranium by Balz Kamber
6 December 2017, 6:00 pm
The lecture is organised by the Geological Society Northern Ireland Regional Group.
Irish Geoscience Research Meeting 2025
28 February 2025, 6:00 pm
The 68th Irish Geoscience Research Meeting will be held in Dublin from February 28th to March 2nd.
66th Irish Geological Research Meeting 2023
3 March 2023, 2:00 pm
The 66th Irish Geological Research Meeting will be held in the Ulster Museum, Belfast, over the weekend of March 3rd-5th 2023.
ISMLG 2023
29 August 2023, 9:00 am
The 4th International Symposium of Machine Learning and Big Data in Geoscience & Geoengineering (ISMLG) will be held at University College Cork, Ireland from the 29th of August to the 1st of September 2023.
IAH Annual Conference 2023
18 April 2023, 8:30 am
The programme for the 43rd annual IAH Irish Group groundwater conference: “Groundwater & Planning” has been finalised.
2024 Northern Ireland Geothermal Webinar Series
18 April 2024, 4:00 pm
The fourth webinar in the 2024 Northern Ireland Geothermal Webinar Series is taking place 18 April.
Making Geothermal Heat Projects Happen Webinar
8 June 2023, 4:00 pm
Brief overview of UK geothermal project types, TownRock Energy’s project development process, case studies and discussion of main barriers. By Geological Survey of Northern Ireland
Ground Source Heat Pumps Today and Tomorrow Webinar
11 May 2023, 4:00 pm
Genius Energy Lab will discuss current uses of ground source heat pumps and future technological advancements in the sector.
The Value of Geothermal for a Clean Energy Transition
16 November 2023, 4:00 pm
The Value of Geothermal for a Clean Energy Transition and Key Success Factors for its Deployment This is the eighth webinar in GSNIs 2023 Geothermal Webinar Series.
2023 Geothermal Webinar Series Webinar 10
25 January 2024, 4:00 pm
2023 Geothermal Webinar Series – Assessing the Goldilocks Zone for Open Loop Ground Source Heat Pump Systems (a Fairy Tale in Numerical Groundwater Modelling) by Huw Williams, Director and Hydrogeologist, Agua Enodo
2023 Geothermal Webinar Series – Imaging Subsurface Geology Using Gravity Measurements From the Air
14 December 2023, 4:00 pm
2023 Geothermal Webinar Series – Imaging Subsurface Geology Using Gravity Measurements From the Air
2022 Michaelmas Term Seminars – Department of Geology – Maurice Brodbeck
21 October 2022, 1:00 pm
Maurice Brodbeck will talk on Complex Metal(loid) Deportment in Porphyry Ore Sulphides – Insights from LA-ICP-MS Mapping.
2022 Michaelmas Term Seminars – Department of Geology – Jean O’Dwyer
11 November 2022, 1:00 pm
Jean O’Dwyer, – Deputy Director of iCRAG – University College Cork, will talk on Linking Hydrogeology and Human Health.
Cancelled – 2022 Michaelmas Term Seminars – Department of Geology – James Smith
18 November 2022, 1:00 pm
Cancelled – James Smith, Marine Geologist/Sedimentologist – British Antarctic Survey, will talk on Thwaites Glacier before we were watching – what can the geological record tell us about one of Antarctica’s most vulnerable glaciers.
2022 Michaelmas Term Seminars – Department of Geology – Jacqueline Campbell – Schmidt Science Fellow
23 September 2022, 1:00 pm
Jacqueline Campbell will talk on How Looking for Life on Mars can Help Save Lives on Earth (Geochemistry Group Early Career Prominent Lecture Series 2022).
2022 Michaelmas Term Seminars – Department of Geology – Mark Cooper, Chief Geologist, GSNI
7 October 2022, 1:00 pm
Mark Cooper (GSNI) will talk on Potential Impacts of Faults and Dykes on fluid flow in Northern Ireland Permo-Triassic Reservoirs and Aquifers.
2022 Michaelmas Term Seminars – Department of Geology – Dr Emma Tomlinson (TCD)
14 October 2022, 1:00 pm
Dr Emma Tomlinson will talk on How did the first continents form? A lithospheric perspective (or things we don’t know).
2022 Michaelmas Term Seminars – Department of Geology – Daniel Rothman
4 November 2022, 1:00 pm
TCD STEM Visiting Professor Lecture – Daniel Rothman, Professor of Geophysics – MIT, will talk on Slow Closure of Earth’s Carbon Cycle.
2022 Michaelmas Term Seminars – Department of Geology – David Lentz
16 September 2022, 1:00 pm
David Lentz will talk on Analysis of Extremely Fractionated Felsic Systems associated with Granophile Deposits: Examination of Dynamic Thermal Constraints.
2022 Michaelmas Term Seminars – Department of Geology – Anna Bidgood
2 December 2022, 1:00 pm
Anna Bidgood, – Postdoctoral Researcher – University College Dublin, will talk on Continental Subduction: Clues from felsic rocks and the coesite to quartz transition.
2022 Michaelmas Term Seminars – Department of Geology – Andrew Kemp
25 November 2022, 1:00 pm
Andrew Kemp, Associate Professor – Tufts University, will talk on Sea-level change during the Common Era.
42nd IAH Groundwater Conference – 26 and 27 April 2022
26 April 2022, 1:00 pm
The 42nd Annual IAH (Irish Group) Groundwater Conference: “Groundwater: Making the Invisible, Visible” will be held over two half-days on Tuesday 26 and Wednesday 27 April 2022 via Zoom. The theme reflects the focus of UN’s 2022 World Water Day.
2022 Hilary Term Seminars – Postgraduate students (TCD)
11 February 2022, 1:00 pm
Flash talk introductions to newly joined postgraduate researchers’ work.
2022 Hilary Term Seminars – Patricia Clay – University of Manchester
25 March 2022, 1:00 pm
Patricia Clay (UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, Dept. Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester) will talk on “Enstatite chondrites: vessels for terrestrial volatiles?”
2022 Hilary Term Seminars – Levke Caesar – Maynooth University
25 February 2022, 1:00 pm
Levke Caesar (Post-Doctoral researcher, Dept. of Geography/ICARUS Climate Research Centre, Maynooth University) will talk on The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation as a Tipping Element and its Evolution in the Recent Past.
2022 Hilary Term Seminars – Ian Sanders (Fellow Emeritus, TCD)
28 January 2022, 1:00 pm
Prof. Ian Sanders will talk on “Meteorite matters: a prelude to the planets”.
2022 Hilary Term Seminars – David Moecher – University of Kentucky
18 February 2022, 1:00 pm
David Moecher (University of Kentucky) will talk on Zircon Fertility, Sedimentary Recycling, and Other Dilemmas for Detrital Zircon Provenance Analysis: Detrital Monazite Geochronology/Textures and Zircon Double-Dating to the Rescue.
Cancelled – 2022 Hilary Term Seminars – David Lentz – TCD / University of New Brunswick
8 April 2022, 1:00 pm
Cancelled – David Lentz (Adjunct Associate Professor, Dept. Geology, TCD / University of New Brunswick) will talk on Analysis of Extremely Fractionated Felsic Systems associated with Granophile Deposits: Examination of Dynamic Thermal Constraints.
2022 Hilary Term Seminar with Reimar Seltmann
1 April 2022, 1:00 pm
Prof. Seltmann will talk on “Line rocks in rare metal granites as expression of fluid saturation and rhythmic crystallization”
2022 Geothermal Webinar series: Northern Ireland’s Geothermal Journey – One Step at a Time
13 December 2022, 4:00 pm
The webinar will include input from the key people involved in the geothermal journey that Northern Ireland has been on over the past few years, and an open discussion on what the planned steps are in the future for the sector, in line with the geoth
2021 Michaelmas Term Seminars (Dept of Geology, TCD) with Zoe Roseby (TCD)
5 November 2021, 1:00 pm
Zoe Roseby (Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Geology, TCD) will give a talk on “Using saltmarshes as geological tide gauges to reconstruct Irish sea level change”.
2021 Michaelmas Term Seminars with Fiona Cawkwell (UCC)
15 October 2021, 1:00 pm
Fiona Cawkwell (Geography Lecturer in University College Cork) will give a lecture on “The view from above: Supporting Irish land cover policies using remote sensing”.
2021 Michaelmas Term Seminars with Prof. John Hanchar
24 September 2021, 1:00 pm
Redox control on the Ti-in-magnetite content: Constraints for the origin of magnetite apatite (MtAp) deposits
2021 Michaelmas Term Seminars with Matthias Haeckel (Institute of Ocean Research, Kiel, Germany)
3 December 2021, 1:00 pm
Matthias Haeckel (research scientist at GEOMAR Helmholtz Institute of Ocean Research, Kiel, Germany) will give a talk on the environmental impacts and risks of deep-sea mining.
2021 Michaelmas Term Seminars (Dept of Geology, TCD) with Liane Benning (Freie Universität Berlin)
26 November 2021, 1:00 pm
Liane Benning (Head of Section 3.5 “Interface Geochemistry” at GFZ Potsdam & Professor in Interface Geochemistry at Freie Universität Berlin) will give a talk on “The big melting: small cells big consequences”.
2021 Michaelmas Term Seminars (Dept of Geology, TCD) with Katie Tedd (Snr Geologist, Geological Surv
12 November 2021, 1:00 pm
Katie Tedd (Snr Geologist, Geological Survey Ireland) will give a talk on groundwater resources and protection in Ireland.
2021 Michaelmas Term Seminars (Dept of Geology, TCD) with Elliot Carter (Dept of Geology, TCD)
19 November 2021, 1:00 pm
Elliot Carter (postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Geology, TCD) will give a talk on halogens as tracers of hydration and carbonation in ophiolites.
2021 Michaelmas Term Seminars (Department of Geology) with Nele Meckler
22 October 2021, 1:00 pm
2021 Michaelmas Term Seminars (Department of Geology) with Nele Meckler, Professor at Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research & Dept. of Earth Science/Univ. of Bergen (Norway).
2021 Michaelmas Term Seminars with Drs Benjamin Emmel & Anouar Romdhane of SINTEF Industry
8 October 2021, 1:00 pm
Applied Geoscience talk by Drs Benjamin Emmel & Anouar Romdhane of SINTEF Industry: “storage and well intergrity – the applied geoscience perspective”.
2018 Hanrahan Lecture – Free Half Day Seminar
25 April 2018, 2:00 pm
The Geotechnical Society of Ireland (the other GSI) seminar will feature a guest lecture
2018 Copper Coast Geopark Festival
25 May 2018, 7:00 pm
The festival is part of the European Geoparks Network Week during which Geoparks all over Europe put on fascinating events to highlight the Geoparks network, geology and biodiversity in their area.
EPPC 2018 Dublin
12 August 2018, 6:00 pm
The theme for EPPC 2018 ‘A Multidisciplinary Science’ seeks to highlight multi- and inter-diciplinarity in palaeobotanical and palynological research, past, present and future.
10 Things To Know About Metals repeat
4 May 2020, 7:30 pm
10 Things to Know About Metals first November 2019 will be repeated on 4 May 2020, 7.30 pm, RTÉ One