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…
Read More IGA Excursion – 20th & 21st May – Copper Coast Geopark, Co. Waterford
Radon gets a very bad press these days with concerns about its cancer-causing health effects and the whole new remediation industry that it has created. As with mercury, asbestos and health foods, the facts often become obscured by the scare stories. This talk looks at the historical aspects of its discovery, its relationship to uranium, and the methods of detection.…
Read More IGA Lecture – 19th April 2017 – George Reynolds (Metric Consulting) on Radon and Geology
Britain’s Greatest Hits: In search of giant meteorite craters In 2008, an Oxford geologist published proof that an obscure layer of rock in north-west Scotland, assumed for many years to be volcanic in origin, had been formed by a giant meteorite impact. In 2011, I travelled to Scotland to pay homage to this remarkable rock and collect a few pieces.…
When and where: The lecture theater in the Geological Survey of Ireland, Beggars Bush, Dublin 4 on Wednesday, December 14th, between 6:30 and 7:30 pm. Coffee and biscuits will available from 5:30 pm. All welcome.
