Ian Somerville will be giving the next IGA talk on Wednesday March 4th at 18:30 in the GSI – after the EGM at 18:15, of course Abstract Over the last decade, field work in Morocco investigating Lower Carboniferous (Mississippian) limestones has led to some significant faunal discoveries. In the Tiouinine…
Published March 4, 2015 by Niall
Published February 12, 2015 by Niall
Dear Members, Dr John Murray (NUI Galway) will be giving a talk on some of our very distant European cousins. The talk will take place Thursday [note], February 12th, 2015, at 6:30 pm in the Geological Survey of Ireland (Beggars Bush, Dublin 2). Coffee and biccies will be served from…
Published February 4, 2015 by Niall
Dear Members, The IGA’s Annual General Meeting will take place, subject to confirmation, in the Geological Survey of Ireland (Beggars Bush, Dublin 2) at 6:30 pm on Wednesday February 4th, 2015. This is the opportunity for all members to vote for the committee for 2015; hear statements from the current…
Published January 28, 2015 by Niall
Wednesday January 28th – we have the great pleasure of inviting you to a talk by UCD geologist Prof. Peter Haughton, the title and abstract of which are below. The talk will be in UCD itself [in room G01 in the UCD School of Geological Sciences] at 6:30 pm; there will…
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Published January 21, 2015 by Niall
Putting flesh on bone: what the fossil record can reveal about the history of life on Earth. It is with great pleasure that we can announce the details of the IGA New Year Lecture. The talk will be by internationally renowned palaeontologist Dr. Patrick (Paddy) Orr, who is based at…
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Published December 17, 2014 by Niall
The Annual IGA Christmas Party will be held in the Geological Survey of Ireland on Wednesday 17th December from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm. A festive selection of seasonal snacks and beverages – e.g., mulled wine, mince pies, cheeses, fancy biccies, etc – will be available, and members are very…
Published December 14, 2014 by Niall
“Mineral Treasures Revealed”. Dr Patrick Roycroft will host an afternoon with the newly saved University College Dublin mineral collection at the National Museum of Ireland’s Beggars Bush stores from 2:00 to 4:00 pm on Sunday December 14th. The NMI stores are the big grey (Calp limestone) building just behind…
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Published December 10, 2014 by Niall
Peering into the depths! The geology of Fogo Island, Newfoundland. Fogo comprises a composite granite-gabbro intrusion which has been emplaced along the bedding of its host rocks. This stratiform magma chamber is 7km thick and tilted on its side, so that its contents are well exposed. It was the very…
Read More IGA Lecture: Dr. Peadar McArdle (Geological Survey Of Ireland)
Published November 26, 2014 by Niall
Social Licence to Operate: the Challenge for the 21st Century: The Third Leg of the Stool (society = the third leg of the stool!) This Wednesday, 26th November, continues our season of diverse talks with something a little different. Deirdre Lewis, who works with a geological consultancy firm, will be…
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Published November 19, 2014 by Niall
Dear Members, Prof. Quentin Crowley (Trinity College Dublin) will give a talk to the IGA at 6:30 pm on Wednesday November 19th in the Geological Survey of Ireland (Beggars Bush, Dublin 2) on some new and very exciting research that he and his team are carrying out on the very…
Read More IGA Lecture: Prof. Quentin Crowley (Trinity College Dublin)