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 →
Fin Whale Song in Seismic Land Data
IGA Lecture on Wednesday 19th March, M4, TCD at 7.30pm (In-person event only, all are welcome) Title:“Fin Whale Song in Seismic Land Data: New Opportunities for Coastal Cetacean Monitoring” Speaker: Dr. Martin Möllhoff (Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies) Venue: Lecture … Continue reading →
MINE LANDS with Artist Judy Carrol Deeley
IGA – GEOLOGY IN ART on 22nd March 2025 at 12.00 mid-day. Exhibition/Excursion: MINE LANDS with Artist Judy Carrol Deeley followed by an Excursion to the Summit of Bray Head, Co. Wicklow Venue: Mermaid Art Gallery, Bray Co. Wicklow and … Continue reading →
2025 Irish Geological Research Meeting – IGA Lecture
This year, the 68th Irish Geological Research Meeting is taking place this weekend at the Edmund Burke Theatre, Arts Block, Trinity College Dublin.While registration for this meeting is now closed, there will be a keynote lecture that IGA members are specially welcome to attend … Continue reading →
Extraordinary General Meeting of the Irish Geological Association
4th December 2024 at 7.20 pm This meeting will co-incide with the lecture night presented by Nigel Monaghan. There are two items on the Agenda for this EGM, as agreed at our AGM on 24th April 2024 Venue: M4 Lecture … Continue reading →
Geology within the National Museum of Ireland
Irish Geological Association Lecture Speaker: Nigel Monaghan (Retired Keeper of Natural History at NMI) The National Museum is well known for the Dead Zoo on Merrion Street in Dublin, but this is primarily a zoology gallery and their rich geological … Continue reading →
Heritage Week Tours 2024 – Turlough Hill
Turlough Hill Pumped Hyrdo Station To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Turlough Hill, Ireland’s only pumped storage power station, ESB is hosting a series of public tours during National Heritage Week. Follow the link below for full details and booking … Continue reading →