Publications
Updated Blue Book
Published 29 April 2025
Geological Survey Ireland in association with iCRAG have produced a series of updated chapters of the 'Blue Book'.
RMS Lusitania: The Story of a Wreck
Published 17 November 2019
This book provides a fresh approach to the RMS Lusitania story by drawing on new research, a multitude of available sources and state-of-the-art 3D multibeam imagery of the wreck and it documents the 2015 commemorative events marking the centenary of the loss of this once great liner.
‘Karst of Ireland: Landscape, Hydrogeology, Methods’ David Drew
Published 4 December 2018
David Drew has succinctly pulled together his 45 years of experience in applied research and practical investigative work to provide this revealing guide into Irish Karst and how to further our understanding of karst.
The Soils of Ireland
Published 28 June 2018
Soils of Ireland provides a comprehensive overview of soil and soil studies in Ireland, and presents a complete set of data, pictures and maps, including benchmark profiles. GSI scientists Mairéad Glennon, Ray Scanlon, Vincent Gallagher and Brian McConnell are co-authors on three sections of the book.
Geology of the Dingle Peninsula-A field guide
Published 22 May 2018
This geological field guide to the Dingle Peninsula includes detailed and richly illustrated descriptions and interpretations of localities where key elements of Dingle geology can be examined. A new 1:50,000 bedrock geological map of the peninsula is also included.
Dissenting Spirit: Thomas Weaver, Geologist and Mining Engineer
Published 8 December 2017
This book will appeal to anyone interested in the science and industry of the early nineteenth century, as well as for students of the philosophy and history of science.
Stones, Slabs and Seascapes: George Victor du Noyer’s Images of Ireland
Published 22 November 2017
The beautifully illustrated hardback book accompanying the exhibition currently at the Crawford Art Gallery in Cork.
Tellus Book – Unearthed – Impacts of the Tellus Surveys of the North of Ireland
Published 1 January 2016
Between 2004 and 2013, €15 million of government and EU funding was spent on high-resolution, airborne geophysical and geochemical sampling surveys of Northern Ireland and the six northern counties of the Republic of Ireland. This book presents some of the findings of the first two stages of Tellus, the largest collaborative cross-border programme.
Warships, U-Boats & Liners – A guide to shipwrecks mapped in Irish waters
Published 1 October 2012
It is estimated that up to 15,000 shipwrecks may lie in Ireland's designated waters, shipwrecks that tell of cruel wars, thwarted ambitions, political machinations and sunken treasures. This beautifully illustrated volume presents sixty of those shipwrecks and tells a colourful tale of Ireland's maritime heritage.
A Report by the Irish Landslides Working Group
Published 1 October 2006
This publication has been written by members of the ILWG and produced by the GSI. The main objectives are to inform the wider public in Ireland about landslides in general, and also to provide technical data and discussion on some core issues for those who have a professional or academic interest, or indeed responsibility with regard to landslides.
Understanding Earth Processes Rocks and the Geology of Ireland
Published 1 September 2004
The book is written primarily as a resource for teachers, but will also be of interest to members of the general public who would like to know more about rocks and the origins of the landscapes of Ireland.
Lower Carboniferous Stratigraphy of the Irish Midlands M. E. Philcox 1984
Published 1 February 1984
The past half century of mineral exploration and research activity in Ireland has generated a considerable amount of lithostratigraphic data. Philcox (1984) produced an extremely valuable compilation of this work in an Irish Association of Economic Geology (IEAG) publication titled 'Lower Carboniferous Stratigraphy of the Irish Midlands'.