***FIELD TRIP***: 14th August – Dimension Stones in Dundrum Town Centre (Susan Pyne) ***FIELD TRIP***: 6th-8th September – Achill Island (Dr. David Chew) ***FIELD TRIP***: September – gold panning (date TBC) ****LECTURE****: 18th September 2019 – Rachel Cave (NUIG) on “ocean acidification and Kinvara Bay” ****LECTURE****: October – (TBC) ****LECTURE****: 20th…
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Where: Achill Island and the Mullet Peninsula, Co. Mayo When: 6th-8th September, 2019 Who: Assoc. Prof. David Chew (TCD); www.tcd.ie/Geology/geople/chewd/index.php What: The lengthy, intriguing and calamitous story of the geology of northwest Mayo. How: Car pooling – if you can offer spaces in your vehicle, or if you need assistance…
Dimension Stones in the Dundrum Town Centre, Dublin (Photo courtesy of Barry Long ©2019) – Wednesday 14th August, 2019 – Led by Susan Pyne – Meet: outside M&S on the ground floor (Level 1) at the southern end of the mall. – Time: 7pm – Access: by bus, 14, 17,…
Here are the details of our next excursion. We are going to the Burren on a fascinating field trip lead by Dr. Markus Pracht (Geological Survey Ireland, Landmapping). Could you please confirm your attendance to the Friday evening and/or weekend excursion to irishgeologicalassociation@gmail.com ? It is recommended that you book…
We are delighted to welcome Dr. Maria McNamara at the Geological Survey Ireland (Beggars’ Bush) to talk on this fascinating topic. The lecture is from 6.30pm to 7.30pm, with refreshments from 5.30pm. All welcome! Lecture Title: ‘Fossils in technicolour: detection and applications of fossil colour’ Abstract: Spectacular discoveries of evidence…