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  • Peter Lewis Memorial Gold Panning Excursion

    Irish Geological Association Excursion to Bohernabreena, Co. Wicklow Saturday 20th September 2025, 11am. with Owen McFadden and Gordon Poole PLACES AVAILABLE For long time members this is a very important trip. A time to remember our old friend Peter, who is … Continue reading →

  • Irish Heritage Week 2025 and the Irish Geological Association

    We have a great program this year for Irish Heritage week. Please see the list below and check the calendar for updates. The full list of Heritage Week events can be found here. T U E S D A Y … Continue reading →

  • Lambay: a volcano in Iapetus

    IGA Excursion: Saturday 6th September 2025 Lambay Island (Irish: Reachrainn),[3] often simply Lambay, is an island in the Irish Sea off the coast of north County Dublin, Ireland. The largest island off the east coast of Ireland, it is four … Continue reading →

  • Thither Lambay?

    Possible Excursion to the island of Lambay. Are you interested?? Date: 6th September 2025. Following the success of the Trip to Rockabill last year Stephen Newton and Brian McConnel have agreed to lead an excursion to Lambay on Saturday the … Continue reading →

  • The 3rd Annual IGA Visit to the Royal Irish Academy (RHA) Annual Art Exhibition 2025

    Register Now For The EXEXTENDED and DEFERRED EVENT Lead by Dr Bill Sheppard Now on 26th July 2025 at 10.00am Part 1 : Early Dublin – Landscape and Building Stone The event participants will walk from St. Audeon’s Church, down … Continue reading →

  • Deferred Annual IGA Visit to the Royal Irish Academy (RHA) Annual Art Exhibition 2025

    UPDATE: This event has been EXEXTENDED and DEFERRED to Now on 26th July 2025 at 10.00amClick HERE for more information Leader Bill Sheppard Bill Sheppard, having attended the opening of the Exhibition, is delighted to confirm that this year’s RHA … Continue reading →

  • Joint IGA and BGS Weekend Excursion: 2nd-3rd August 2025

    Please Mind the Gap – Groundwater Flow through Permo-Triassic rocks of Northern Ireland Please click HERE to register. Leader: Dr Mark Cooper (Cgeol) is currently the GSNI Chief Geologist and he has a broad understanding of Northern Ireland geology in … Continue reading →

  • IGA 2025 Constitutional Review

    Irish Geological Association Constitutional Review, 2025 This Constitution was adopted at the Annual General Meeting in 1972 and amended at Annual General Meetings in 1974, 1980, 1987 and 1990, at an Extraordinary General Meeting in 1991, at the AGM held … Continue reading →

  • IGA 2025 AGM and Council Nominations

    Venue: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS), 5 Merrion Square, Dublin 2 In person and by ZoomDate: Tuesday, 29th April from 6.30pm AGENDA 1. Apologies 2. Minutes of the previous Annual General Meeting 3. Reports by Secretaries on Excursions, Lectures … Continue reading →

  • IGA Excursion to Visit the National Centre for Isotope Geochemistry at Science Centre East, UCD

    Date and Time: Wednesday, March 26th 2025 at 7pm Developments in the field of geochemistry have been transformative for our understanding of processes that have shaped our planet over geological time. This visit is a chance to see some of … Continue reading →