IAEG 2025 Lecture Series
2025-11-25 19:00 (Europe/Dublin) | Online Event
The final lecture in the IAEG series will be given by Rachael Paul of SGZ Cononish Acrux Gold.
Entitled “The Mining Cycle of the Cononish Gold Mine.”
It will take place Online at 7 pm on Tuesday, 25th November.
The talk will then be followed by the IAEG AGM. The Lecture and AGM are only open to IAEG members.
Registration is open via the IAEG website: IAEG – Online 2025 AGM + Lecture: The Mining Cycle of Cononish Gold Mine – Rachael Paul.
Please register in plenty of time to ensure you receive an invite. For further information contact secretary@iaeg.ie for membership queries contact treasurer@iaeg.ie.

Irish UNESCO Geopark Public Forum
2025-11-26 - 2025-11-27 | Hotel Doolin, Co Clare, Hotel Doolin, Rivervale, Doolin, Co. Clare, Ireland, Doolin, Ireland
The Irish UNESCO Global Geoparks Network Annual Public Forum will be hosted by the Burren Cliffs of Moher, UNESCO Global Geopark at Hotel Doolin, Doolin, Co. Clare on Wednesday 26th (10am-5pm) and Thursday 27th November (9:30am – 4pm).
The theme of this year’s forum is “Natural Capital Unpackaged – How UNESCO Global Geoparks can play a role”.
The first day will comprise talks from a range of speakers from GSI, GSNI, UNESCO, Clare County Council and others, which will be followed by a Fieldtrip on the second day.
More information is available from this link Irish Geoparks Forum 2025 Further Information | The Burren and Cliffs of Moher UNESCO Global Geopark

UCD School of Earth Sciences Seminar Series
2025-11-26 13:00 - 14:00 | University College Dublin and on Zoom, G01, School of Earth Sciences, UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4, D04 V1W8, Ireland
Autumn Semester 2025 – These will all be held between 1-2 pm on Wednesdays in E0.61, O’Brien Science Centre, with the exception of the final lecture to be held in a larger space (TBC).
All talks will also be streamed to Zoom at the recurring meeting link found on the flyer here.
There are a variety of Earthly and otherworldly, applied and fundamental topics for you, including inaugural lectures from two new SES Staff and a final SES Winter Lecture on planet formation and giant impacts. All are welcome.
The zoom link is at the top of the attached flyer and will remain the same every week.
Save the flyer for future references as there will be no weekly reminders, unless there is a change to the attached schedule.

Belfast Geologist’s Society Talk
2025-12-01 19:00 | Methodist College Belfast and on Zoom, 1 Malone Rd, Belfast, BT9 6BY, United Kingdom
The next talk will be held on Monday, 1st December as a hybrid event, both at McArthur Hall, Methodist College and online via Zoom.
Refreshments at 6.30pm and the talk will start at 7.00pm.
The talk will be given by Paul Lyle and will be linked to Paul’s new book: GeoHibernica: The Irish Landscapes, Peoples, and Cultures, which explores the profound relationship between Ireland’s diverse geological foundations and the societies that have shaped—and been shaped by—its landscape over millennia.
More information on the talk can be found at this link: GeoHibernica: The Irish Landscapes, its peoples and cultures – Belfast Geologist’ Society.
Paul Lyle graduated from the Queen’s University of Belfast with a BSc in Geology, followed by a PhD. He then took up a post as Lecturer in Geology at Ulster University where his research interests centred on the Antrim Lava Group, particularly those of the Giant’s Causeway.
Please note, there is also a discount available on the book (more details in the flyer here)
ZOOM LINK – please sign in between 6.45 and 7.00pm and once the talks starts, we cannot admit anyone else in.
Topic: GeoHibernica: The Irish Landscapes, People and Cultures by Dr Paul Lyle
Time: Dec 1, 2025 06:45 PM Greenwich Mean Time Join Zoom Meeting
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Irish Quaternary Association (IQUA) Annual Autumn Symposium 2025
2025-12-05 11:00 - 17:00 | Beggar’s Bush, Haddington Road, Dublin, Haddington Road, Dublin, D04 K7X4, Ireland
This event, under the theme of “Ireland’s evolving landscape” – will be held on Friday 5th December, between 11am and 5pm in Tom Johnson House, Beggars Bush, Dublin (D04K7X4). You can download the schedule for the symposium here.
If you plan to attend, even for part of the day, please fill in the google form at the link below, as they need to submit a list of attendees to the venue:
Pre-registration link

EuroGeoSurveys webinar
2025-12-11 14:00 - 15:15 | Webinar
The Geological Mapping and Modelling Expert Group will host its webinar “Uncovering our Geological History using INFOMAR Bathymetry Data”
Thursday 11th December 2025 from 13:00-14:15 IST (14:00-15:15 CEST).
In this session, Aileen Bohan will highlight the workflow developed by Geological Survey Ireland, integrating onshore–offshore datasets and seabed exposure mapping.
A programme and access link can be found here Uncovering our Geological History using INFOMAR Bathymetry Data at the Geological Survey of Ireland – EuroGeoSurveys

GSNI Northern Ireland Geothermal Webinar Series
2025-12-11 16:00 - 17:00 | Webinar
The tenth (and final) webinar in the 2025 Northern Ireland Geothermal Webinar Series takes place on Thursday 11th December between 16:00 and 17:00.
Dr Aoife Braiden, Managing Director RML Research Management & Logistics Ltd & GEMINI Management Team, and Nicola Noller, GEMINI Communications and Engagement Officer, RML will showcase the GEMINI Geothermal Energy Project, which is delivering four geothermal energy demonstrators and a series of cross-border tools, data products and supports for the geothermal energy sector on the island of Ireland.
Register via the Eventbrite link: The GEMINI Geothermal Energy Project Tickets, Thu, Dec 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM | Eventbrite

Hydrogeology Talk
2026-01-13 18:30 | Online Event
The NI Geotechnical Group, the Belfast Geologists’ Society & the NI Regional Group (Geological Society of London) will be holding an online talk at 18:30 on Tuesday 13th January 2026.
It will be given by David McLorinan of MCL Consulting who will be talking about “Supernatural Geology? – debunking strange phenomenon in Ireland’s Aquifer Systems”.
There are more details in the flyer here, including the MS Teams link for the talk.

69th Irish Geoscience Research Meeting
2026-02-27 - 2026-03-01 | University College Cork, College Road, Cork, T12 YN60, Ireland
The School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences at University College Cork is proud to host the 69th Irish Geoscience Research Meeting in 2026.
This annual event, widely known as the IGRM, showcases the diversity of cutting-edge geoscience research that is currently breaking new ground in Ireland – and across the world. The event website is now live: IGRM 2026 – Irish Geological Research Meeting UCC Cork Ireland
The schedule of events at IGRM 2026 kicks off on Friday February 27th with an icebreaker reception in the “Domain of the Dinosaurs” exhibition in the Glucksman Gallery followed by an evening Keynote Lecture by Professor Erin Saupe, Oxford University on “Determining the Correlates of Extinction on Long Time Scales”.
Two exciting days of talks and poster exhibitions will take place over the weekend, with bountiful opportunities to meet, greet and network among the attendees.
A second Keynote Lecture on Saturday evening, February 28th, by Dr Susanne Schwenzer, Open University on “The Geology of Mars” will be followed by the IGRM 2026 conference dinner, to which all attendees are invited.
Key Dates:
Registration opens in January 2026.
Abstract Deadline: Friday 6th February
Registration Deadline: Monday 16th February
IGRM: Friday 27th February to Sunday 1st March

ReSToRE Summer School 2026
2026-06-29 - 2026-07-03 | University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
iCRAG applications are now open for the fourth ReSToRE International Summer School, taking place from 29 June to 3 July 2026 at University College Dublin, Ireland.
ReSToRE brings together talent from the social sciences, humanities, natural and physical sciences to co-create sustainable solutions for global challenges that are socially acceptable, economically affordable, and technically feasible.
If you are an early-career researcher or professional, apply to join a highly diverse, global group at ReSToRE. Next year’s theme is “Delivering Sustainability to the Global Community”.
Apply here Restore – iCRAG – applications are open until the 1st December 2025.
