Month: May 2017

IGA Members’ Night & Lecture – Wednesday 7th June – Dunsink Observartory
Published May 29, 2017 by

IGA Members’ Night & Lecture – Wednesday 7th June – Dunsink Observartory

IGA Members’ Night and Lecture – Wednesday 7th June, 6-10pm Reasons to go Come, meet your fellow IGA members at our friendly gathering of chat, geological curiosities and themed refreshments! This year we will meet in the historic and beautiful Dunsink Observatory. (NB: Directions below) Special lecture: “Wine and Geology” There will be a special lecture, suited to the evening that…

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IGA Excursion – 20th & 21st May – Copper Coast Geopark, Co. Waterford
Published May 10, 2017 by

IGA Excursion – 20th & 21st May – Copper Coast Geopark, Co. Waterford

Since the early days in the 1990s with Des Cowman’s talks on the heritage of the Copper Coast area and European Geopark Network membership in 2001, the Copper Coast Geopark has elucidated the geology and heritage of this beautiful part of the Waterford coast. Geopark Geologist-in-Residence, Robbie Galvin, will show us the sights and show off the exceptionally beautiful minerals…

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