Sixty Years of the Irish Geological Association: A Diamond Jubilee History By Prof. Patrick Wyse Jackson (Trinity College Dublin) Abstract: The IGA is Ireland’s oldest geological organization aimed at both the professional and the amateur geologist. Born of a meeting of geology professors in 1959, the IGA has gone on…
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Mark the date! Details TBC On Friday, 22 November 2019 at Luther House on Adelaide Road in Dublin is the much-anticipated IGA Diamond Jubilee Concert. This will take place between 19:30 and 21:30; doors will open at 18:30. Please arrive early. Nine soloists or groups, from all geo-backgrounds and from…
IGA Diamond Jubilee Special Lecture: “The Leinster Granite: Sixty Years of Wondering” By Dr. Pádhraig Kennan Abstract: There was a time when batholiths were batholiths – large bodies of coarse-grained granite that had slowly crystallised deep in the earth’s crust from liquid rock (magma) intruded from even greater depths. These…
Weekend Workshop: Experience the Ancient Craft of Silversmithing with Tina Keating, Geologist, Gemmologist and Jeweller – November 16th and 17th 2019 – Tramore, Co. Waterford. Would you like to design and make your own piece of silver jewellery or, as the festive season is almost upon us, create a unique…