The geologist who wrote the book “Field Guide to the Geology of Crete”, Babis Fassoulas, has agreed to lead an IGA field trip to central and western Crete next autumn,. The purpose of the trip is to see the nappes thrown up by the colliding European and African plates, over…
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Life on the Rocks – with a focus on the South Connemara Group and the Connemara Granites. Saturday 15th SEPTEMBER and Sunday 16th SEPTEMBER 2018 Leaders: Maria CULLEN, Howard FOX & Dr Quentin CROWLEY ACCOMMODATION Carna Bay Hotel, Wild Atlantic Way, CARNA – Contact (095) 32255 The hotel is busy…
****LECTURE****: 1st May 2019 – Dr. Maria McNamara (UCC) on the colour of fossils. ***FIELD TRIP***: DATE CHANGE: 15th-16th June: Geology of the Burren with Dr. Markus Pracht (GSI) ****LECTURE****: Date TBC – Niall Reenan on IT in Geology ****LECTURE****: Autumn/Winter 2019 – Rachel Cave (NUIG) on “ocean acidification and…
The mystery location for the Peter Lewis Memorial Gold Panning event has been revealed! This is very exciting and who knows, it may be the start of a new “gold rush” in the Wicklow Mountains! Here are the details: Time: Saturday, September 1st, 2.00pm Place: Meet at Lawless’s Hotel in…