Dear Members, Prof. Emeritus Chris Stillman (Trinity College Dublin) will be giving a talk on “The Volcanic Islands of the Atlantic” at the Geological Survey of Ireland on the 9th of March. Please see below for further details. Abstract: A review of the visible geology and proposed origin and structure…
Author: <span>Niall</span>
Abstract: The poet Yeats hoped we would find excitement in our local landscape – and he meant our emotional response to it just as much as its physical shape and nature. The geologist may deeply understand the basis of the latter, but it is the poet who opens our minds to…
Dear Member, The Irish Geological Association’s Annual General Meeting is set for January 27th in the Geological Survey of Ireland, Beggars Bush, Dublin 4. This will entail a reading of the key reports from Council, the election of the new 2016 council, and the chance for any and all members…
Dear Member, You are cordially invited to the last IGA talk – but not the last IGA event – for 2015. It is by IGA council member Joe Phelan, and, given that climate change is something of a hot topic, this one could raise the temperature even further. Miss it at…