Events for July 26 - October 16

Saturday 21st June 2025. Meet: 10.30am at The Drum car park, Skerry E Rd, Ballymena BT43 6FG Lead: Ian Enlander Full details at https://belfastgeologists.org/index.php/2024/03/01/mid-antrim-iron-and-bauxite-mines-geology-and-industrial-history/ Note that mobile signal is not great in the Cargan area so plan your route in advance Please keep an eye on their events page on their website and on their […]

The IGI AGM will take place on Tuesday 24th June 2025 at 18:00 at Merrion Square and via Zoom. Open to all members to attend. Should you wish to attend the AGM (whether in-person or online) and the social event afterwards, please email info@igi.ie by close of business on Tuesday 17th June 2025, or as […]

Lead: Dr Mike Simms When: Thursday 26th June, 10.45 a.m. Meet: Entrance hall of the Ulster Museum. A curator-led tour of the exhibition (which is open until 31st August if you cant make this trip), showcasing 60 paintings by Julian Friars who worked in collaboration with Mike to explore the changing fortunes of some of […]

Leader: Ralph Semple Saturday 5th July 13.30 Meeting: Larne Leisure Centre Location: Google maps 54.85495911612962, -5.801326974861821 (V53X+XG) Further information at https://belfastgeologists.org/index.php/2024/02/15/waterloo-foreshorelarneco-antrim/ Please keep an eye on their events page on their website and on their Facebook page for any last minute changes. https://belfastgeologists.org/ https://www.facebook.com/p/Belfast-Geologists-Society-100071853709689/

Leader : Karen Parks Saturday 19th July 10.00 Meeting : https://maps.app.goo.gl/1uWzSU5xNoDLbvAV6 Ann Street Car Park A visit to Ballycastle museum followed by a visit to Ballycastle coastal sections at Pan’s Rock and Colliery Bay. Please keep an eye on their events page on their website and on their Facebook page for any last minute changes. […]

The 3rd Annual IGA visit to the Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA) Annual Art Exhibition will be led by Dr Bill Sheppard on the (deferred date of) 26th July 2025 at 10am. Part 1: Early Dublin – Landscape and Building Stone. The event participants will walk from St. Audeon’s Church, down Dame St and through Trinity […]

The Irish Geological Association and the British Geological Survey /GSNI will be holding a Weekend Excursion on the 2nd and 3rd August 2025 around the areas of Strangford and Belfast Loughs. The fieldtrip is entitled “Please Mind the Gap – Groundwater Flow through Permo-Triassic rocks of Northern Ireland” and it will be led by Dr […]

IQUA is planning to hold its Field Meeting on 5–7 September, focussing on Co. Cavan. The organisers would be happy to hear suggestions of suitable field sites to visit, or offers to lead a component of the trip. Please contact Ryan Smazal (ryan.smazal@ucd.ie).