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  • The Dragon Seekers

      The Dragon Seekers Christopher McGowan Abacus Books ISBN: 0349117101 The dramatic story of the beginnings of the science of Paleontology. An in depth and entertaining look at the early characters-Mary Anning, William Buckland, Richard Owen, Gideon Mantell et al … Continue reading →

  • Understanding Earth Processes, Rocks and the Geological History of Ireland

    Geological Survey of Ireland Publication (click here for website) A companion to the new 1:1,000,000 scale Bedrock Geological Map of Ireland (Highly recommended for all Geography Teachers, map & CD included, only 15 euros) Edited by: Andrew Sleeman, Brian McConnell … Continue reading →

  • IGA AGM and Council Nominations

    The IGA AGM will take place in UCD on Wednesday the 25th Jan, 2012. Nominations for council positions need to be submitted on or before 28th Dec 2011.

  • Tenerife Field Trip, Spring 2013 Enquiries Now Open

    Next year the IGA plans to send a delegation of intrepid souls to the Canary Islands for some spring sun and volcanic sands. If you’d like to take part in the trip then please contact the excursions secretary and let … Continue reading →

  • The Connemara Field Trip

    IGA FIELDTRIP CONNEMARA JUNE 2009 Leader: Barry Long (formally Geological Survey of Ireland) Saturday 13th Why do I always start with the weather? Anyway, as predicted, it mainly remained cloudy and but for a few outbreaks of rain was typically … Continue reading →

  • The Isle Of Man Field Trip

    Field Report. Field Trip to Isle of Man May 2009 led by John Morris Report by Julian Menuge Download full report (PDF file)   PDF Download

  • The Poland Field Trip

    Field Report. Field Trip to Poland May 2008 Leader : Padhraig Kennan The trip centred on two areas in Southern Poland, the Variscan Karkonosze Granite in the western Sudetes on the northern margin of the Bohemian Massif and the Carpathian … Continue reading →

  • The Belmullet Field Trip

    Field Report. Field Trip to Belmullet Sat 21st / Sun 22nd June 2008 Leader : Julian Menuge (UCD) As the forecast predicted, Saturday morning was overcast and uninviting. A large gang met at the Broadhaven Bay Hotel and Julian gave … Continue reading →

  • The Iceland Field Trip

    GEOLOGY STUDY TOUR – ICELAND AUGUST 2006 – 23RD to 29th Leader: Frank Clissmann Coordinator: Angela Casey Originally in 2005 the idea of a trip to Iceland as a wonderful opportunity to visit the most hands on experience of geology … Continue reading →

  • The Rosslare Complex Sat/Sun 21/22 October 2006

    Field Report. The Rosslare Complex Sat/Sun 21/22 October 2006 Leader : Barry Long Weather forecasting was again proven hit and miss and very wrong yet again,when 13 dedicated and prepared to be weather-beaten attentive Holocene Homo-sapien students and real geologists … Continue reading →