The Institute of Geologists of Ireland

Irish Geological Association (IGA) Annual Visit to RHA Art Exhibition
2025-07-26 10:00 (Europe/Dublin) | St. Audeon’s Medieval Church, High Street, The Liberties, High Street, The Liberties, Dublin, D08 W99H, Ireland
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 College to gain insights into changes in landscape and building stone use within the early city area from Viking times. Historical maps and illustrations will be presented. The historical value of the works of landscape artists in the 18th and 19th centuries will be highlighted.
Following Part 1, Lunch can be bring-your-own or in the National Gallery.
Part 2 : RHA Annual Exhibition: The RHA Annual Exhibition offers much to the geological enquiring mind. Many of Ireland’s leading Irish artists again exhibit works on which to base geological discussion on these works and on geology in art generally. Bill has selected some 20 works of particular interest. This is a great opportunity to engage with the works of leading Irish artists and seek out geological aspects within the works on show.
A number of 18th century Dublin landscapes can also be viewed in the National Gallery.
MEETING TIME: Saturday, 26th July 2025 at 10.00am.
MEETING POINT: Entrance to St. Audeon’s Medieval Church, High Street, The Liberties. https://maps.app.goo.gl/hGV3EF9FBdKJc2kJ6
CONTACT: Bill Mobile 087 212 6677
REGISTRATION: Please click HERE to register and give contact details. Members and non-members welcome.

Belfast Geologists Society – Ballycastle Fieldtrip
2025-07-19 10:00 | Ballycastle, Co Antrim, Ann Street Car Park, Ballycastle, United Kingdom
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.
https://belfastgeologists.org/
https://www.facebook.com/p/Belfast-Geologists-Society-100071853709689/

Belfast Geologists Society –Waterloo foreshore, Larne, Co. Antrim
2025-07-05 13:30 | Larne Leisure Centre, Larne, V53X+XG, United Kingdom
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/

GSNI Northern Ireland Geothermal Webinar Series
2025-06-26 16:00 - 17:00 | Webinar
The sixth webinar in the 2025 Northern Ireland Geothermal Webinar Series takes place on Thursday 26th June between 16:00 and 17:00.
Professor Neil Hewitt, Director of the Centre for Sustainable Technologies at Ulster University will provide an overview of geothermal heat pumps and how they can be used for space and process heating.
Case studies and other approaches will explore how we can utilise the “heat beneath our feet”.
Register via the Eventbrite link: Geothermal Heat Pumps – How Much Can We Multiply the Temperature Down There Tickets, Thu, Jun 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM | Eventbrite

BGS – Wild Ireland: An exhibition at the Ulster Museum (Please note change of date and time)
2025-06-26 10:45 | Ulster Museum, Botanic Gardens, Belfast, County Antrim BT9 5AB, United Kingdom, Belfast, Ireland
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 Ireland’s wildlife, from long-extinct giant millipedes, through Ice Age ‘monsters’, to extant wildlife. An absolute MUST SEE
Further information at https://www.ulstermuseum.org/whats-on/wild-ireland-past-present-future
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/

IAEG Online Lecture
2025-06-25 19:00 | Online Event
The IAEG are pleased to announce that Elly Shaw, Principal Geologist at ERM, will be presenting as part of their 2025 Lecture Series.
Elly Shaw will be talking on the topic of “The Impact of Copper Mineralogy on Recovery” online at 7 pm on Wednesday the 25th of June.
Please note that the Lecture is an IAEG members-only event. Register via the website: IAEG – IAEG 2025 Lecture Series – The Impact of Copper Mineralogy on Recovery – Elly Shaw.
For further information contact secretary@iaeg.ie and for membership queries contact treasurer@iaeg.ie.

IGI AGM
2025-06-24 18:00 | IGI Offices, No.63 Merrion Square, Dublin and on ZOOM, No.63 Merrion Square, Dublin, Ireland
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 soon as you can.

Belfast Geologists Society – Mid-Antrim Iron and Bauxite mines – geology and industrial history
2025-06-21 10:30 | The Drum car park, Skerry E Rd, Ballymena, Skerry E Rd, Ballymana, BT43 6FG, United Kingdom
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 Facebook page for any last minute changes.
https://belfastgeologists.org/
https://www.facebook.com/p/Belfast-Geologists-Society-100071853709689/

IGI / Equipe Group Soil & Rock Logging Course
2025-06-11 - 2025-06-12 | City North Hotel, Gormanstown, Co. Meath, Gormanstown, Co. Meath, Gormanstown, K32 W562, Ireland
IGI are organising a two-day, in-person Soil and Rock Logging Course to be provided by Julian Lovell of the Equipe Group.
The course will be held on 11th/12th June 2025, at the City North Hotel, Gormanstown, Co. Meath.
The course is sponsored by Causeway Geotech who will be providing soil and core samples. Further details are in the poster here.
Please email the office at info@igi.ie to register as soon as possible as places are limited to 15 people.
Costs for the 2-day course, with lunch included on both days, are €400 for IGI members and €500 for non-IGI members.

Irish Mining & Quarrying Society (IMQS) Annual Field Trip
2025-05-30 | Valentia, Co Kerry, Valentia Island, Kerry, Ireland
On Friday, 30th May – Valentia Slate Quarry, Co. Kerry.
Details on IMQS website Field Trip 2025 – IMQS

GSNI Northern Ireland Geothermal Webinar Series
2025-05-29 16:00 - 17:00 | Webinar
The fifth webinar in the 2025 Northern Ireland Geothermal Webinar Series takes place Thursday 29th May between 16:00 and 17:00.
Dr. Alison Monaghan, from the British Geological Survey will provide an overview of trends in geothermal projects in Great Britain and highlight various projects that BGS are leading on, including the UK Geothermal Platform and a Ground Source Heat Pump screening tool for NHS England.
Register via the Eventbrite link: Making Geothermal More Visible in Great Britain Tickets, Thu, May 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM | Eventbrite

Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Distinguished Lecture
2025-05-20 18:00 | Haughton Theatre, Museum Building, Trinity College Dublin, Trinity College,, Dublin, Ireland
Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Distinguished Lecture – Tuesday 20th May 2025 at 6pm in the Haughton Lecture Theatre in the Museum Building, Trinity College Dublin.
The talk is titled: “CO2 Storage Resource Management System – Application and Learnings from World’s First Booking” and will be delivered by Dr Paul Lyford. Paul is the Reserves and Resources Manager at Santos Ltd, an Australian oil and gas company and the first to add CO2 Storage resources to the annual reserves report.
Paul has over 30 years’ experience and has been involved in many field developments across Australia. He has a background in reservoir engineering, operations, planning, strategy and commercial, and holds a PhD in Engineering from University of Melbourne. His full bio, and more details of the talk are included in the Flyer here.
There will be a chance to socialise afterwards with drinks in The Duke pub, Duke Street.

Belfast Geologists Society - final talk of the 2024/2025 lecture series
2025-05-19 18:00 | Queen’s University, Belfast and on Zoom, Elmwood Avenue, Belfast, United Kingdom
Belfast Geologists Society – their final talk of the 2024/2025 lecture series will be held next Monday, 19th May 2025 as a hybrid event, both in-person (at QUB Geography Dept, Elmwood Avenue, Belfast) and on Zoom.
The lecture is the 2025 Harold Wilson Memorial Lecture and is entitled “The mining heritage of County Antrim and its legacy”.
It will be given by Kieran Parker, British Geological Survey (GSNI). Senior Geohazards Geologist.
The talk will be preceded by an opportunity to visit the 3D Mapping facility also in the Geography Department with Connor Graham, Centre for GIS and Geomatics, QUB
Times:
6.00 – 6.30pm visit the 3D Mapping Facility with Connor Graham – meet entrance hall, Geography Dept
6.30 – 7.00pm tea/coffee Geography Dept lecture theatre
7.00pm The mining heritage of County Antrim and its legacy, Kieran Parker, Geography Dept lecture theatre
Zoom link – please join by 6.45pm
Topic: ‘The mining heritage of County Antrim and its legacy’ Kieran Parker GSNI
Time: May 19, 2025 07:00 PM Greenwich Mean Time
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87489346264?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 874 8934 6264
Passcode: [REDACTED]
Further detail at https://belfastgeologists.org/index.php/2025/04/30/the-mining-heritage-of-county-antrim-and-its-legacy/

Irish Association for Economic Geology (IAEG) Conference
2025-05-15 - 2025-05-16 | Hillgrove Hotel, Co Monaghan, Old Armagh Road, Co. Monaghan, H18 RK15, Ireland
The Annual IAEG Conference will be held on the 15th and 16th May in the Hillgrove Hotel, Monaghan. The theme of this year’s conference will be “Copper: The Green Metal”.
Call for Papers: If you have a paper or know someone who could contribute to the Conference, please get in touch via secretary@iaeg.ie. IAEG would like to invite students to apply to either present a flash talk or submit a poster at the Conference. There will also be a student-industry networking event. Students who present posters at the Conference will have free entry. Those who present flash talks will have discounted entry rates. To apply, submit poster or flash talk abstracts to secretary@iaeg.ie.
Registration is now open for this conference: https://iaeg.ie/event-6091604

Joint Geotechnical Society of Ireland / IGI Seminar
2025-05-13 14:00 | Engineers Ireland, Ballsbridge, Dublin, Clyde Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin, Ireland
The Geotechnical Society, co-hosting with the IGI, will hold their Spring Seminar and AGM on Tuesday 13th May which will include talks from Dr John C. Cripps, University of Sheffield and Dr Róisín Buckley, Glasgow University (see draft poster here).
Dr Cripps will give the 23rd Glossop Lecture, entitled “Mud to Rock and Back” while Dr Buckley’s lecture is entitled “Uncertainty in Site Characterisation: new strategies to mitigate risks and maximise opportunities”. The seminar will be followed by the Geotechnical Society of Ireland’s AGM.

Galway Geological Association – Burren Fieldtrip
2025-04-26 10:00 - 16:00 | The Burren National Park, Mullach Mór, Co Clare, Ireland
A GGA fieldtrip to the south-eastern Burren (Mullach Mór) takes place on Saturday 26th April, 2025 (10am to about 4 pm).
Meet at Gortlecka crossroads at 10 am (52.9967981N, 9.0373889W; parking immediately to S of crossroads). Please note: car parking is limited so please take a lift if at all possible, to reduce the number of cars & be kind to the environment. After car-pooling at the crossroads, they intend travelling a short distance to the start point using a limited number of cars.
If you wish to participate, please register no later than Tuesday, 22nd April by emailing GGA (galwaygeology@gmail.com). Also, please provide a mobile-phone contact number. Registration costs €20 / €10 (student) / €10 (member of GGA, etc) (payable in advance or on the day). Fieldtrip leaders: Dr Eamon Doyle (Burren & Cliffs of Moher Geopark; geology) and Professor Michael O’Connell (PRU, University of Galway; botany, vegetation history).

GSNI Northern Ireland Geothermal Webinar Series
2025-04-24 16:00 - 17:00 | Webinar
The fourth webinar in the 2025 Northern Ireland Geothermal Webinar Series takes place on Thursday 24th April between 16:00 and 17:00. Katherine Deeming, PhD researcher at University of Strathclyde will talk about “Mapping Minewater and Heat: A Spatial Analysis of the Co-location of Minewater Thermal Resources with Future Heat Demand in Scotland”.
Register via this Eventbrite link: Mapping minewater and heat Tickets, Thu 24 Apr 2025 at 16:00 | Eventbrite

UCD School of Earth Sciences Seminar Series
2025-04-23 13:00 | University College Dublin and on Zoom, G01, School of Earth Sciences, UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4, D04 V1W8, Ireland
Please see flyer here for this term’s Earth Science seminars.
Renée Tamblyn – University of Bern
“In situ Lu-Hf LA-ICP-MS/MS geochronology: applications and outlook”
All the Wednesday lunchtime seminars will be given in person at UCD, followed by tea/coffee of notoriously variable quality (high highs, but very low lows), reliably nourishing biscuits, and a chance to connect with and quiz the speaker.
Please do come in if you can make it. For those who can’t, we will also broadcast on Zoom (no recording), with the same link/ID/passcode each week as below.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://ucd-ie.zoom.us/j/62594086210?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 625 9408 6210
Passcode: [REDACTED]
The zoom link is also at the top of the flyer.
Save the flyer for future references as there will be no weekly reminders, unless there is a change to the attached schedule.

UCD School of Earth Sciences Seminar Series
2025-04-16 13:00 | University College Dublin and on Zoom, G01, School of Earth Sciences, UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4, D04 V1W8, Ireland
Please see flyer here for this term’s Earth Science seminars.
Derya Gürer – Heidelberg University
“Carbonate Veins in Basalts: Tracing the Timing and Conditions of LIP Emplacement and Carbonation”
All the Wednesday lunchtime seminars will be given in person at UCD, followed by tea/coffee of notoriously variable quality (high highs, but very low lows), reliably nourishing biscuits, and a chance to connect with and quiz the speaker.
Please do come in if you can make it. For those who can’t, we will also broadcast on Zoom (no recording), with the same link/ID/passcode each week as below.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://ucd-ie.zoom.us/j/62594086210?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 625 9408 6210
Passcode: [REDACTED]
The zoom link is also at the top of the flyer.
Save the flyer for future references as there will be no weekly reminders, unless there is a change to the attached schedule.

IAH (Irish Group) 2025 Conference
2025-04-15 - 2025-04-16 | Tullamore Court Hotel, Co. Offaly, O Moore Street,, Tullamore, Ireland
Reminder – IAH (Irish Group) 2025 Conference – takes place on the 15th and 16th April 2025 in the Tullamore Court Hotel, Tullamore. Co. Offaly.
This year the theme will be “Groundwater and Geotechnics”. This conference will feature themed sessions covering key topics such as hydro-geotechnical site characterisation, groundwater flooding, sustainable groundwater management on infrastructure projects, groundwater influences on slope stability, contamination and remediation, and considerations of climate change impacts.
A draft conference schedule is now available on the IAH website Annual Conference – International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) Irish Chapter

Belfast Geologists’ Society Excursion
2025-04-13 | Belfast City, Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
Building Stones of Belfast with Shirley Grey, Dr. Joanne Curran and others.
A walk around the centre of Belfast looking at the range of natural building stone. Sunday 13th April.
More details available by emailing: Ian Enlander at belfastgeologists@live.co.uk

UCD School of Earth Sciences Seminar Series
2025-04-09 13:00 | University College Dublin and on Zoom, G01, School of Earth Sciences, UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4, D04 V1W8, Ireland
Please see flyer here for this term’s Earth Science seminars.
Michelle Harris – University of Plymouth
“Using hyperspectral core scanning to investigate seafloor hydrothermal systems”
All the Wednesday lunchtime seminars will be given in person at UCD, followed by tea/coffee of notoriously variable quality (high highs, but very low lows), reliably nourishing biscuits, and a chance to connect with and quiz the speaker.
Please do come in if you can make it. For those who can’t, we will also broadcast on Zoom (no recording), with the same link/ID/passcode each week as below.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://ucd-ie.zoom.us/j/62594086210?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 625 9408 6210
Passcode: [REDACTED]
The zoom link is also at the top of the flyer.
Save the flyer for future references as there will be no weekly reminders, unless there is a change to the attached schedule.

EDI Symposium
2025-04-09 - 2025-04-11 | Online Event
EDI Symposium – Geological Society of London – Geological Curators Group (GCG) are delighted to be able to announce details for their forthcoming EDI symposium on the 9th, 10th and 11th April 2025.
All sessions will be taking place online and are free to attend.
They have put together a fascinating and very diverse set of talks. More details on the symposium and how to register are on this website: https://www.geocurator.org/events/182-edi-symposium.
The GCG have various other exciting events planned for the year as well – and details for these will be sent out as soon as possible. You can contact the committee through Cindy Howells Cindy.Howells@museumwales.ac.uk

Belfast Geologists' Society AGM & Lecture
2025-04-08 18:00 | Methodist College Belfast and on Zoom, 1 Malone Rd, Belfast, BT9 6BY, United Kingdom
The AGM will be followed by a talk from Ian Enlander:
‘An Alaskan Adventure: the geology and wildlife of coastal Alaska’.
Venue: Methodist College Belfast. Tuesday 8th April 6.00pm -6.30pm AGM. Tea/ coffee 6.30-7.00pm. Talk starts at 7.00pm.
More details available by emailing Ian Enlander at belfastgeologists@live.co.uk

Irish Geological Association Excursion
2025-04-06 12:00 | Glendalough and Glendasan Mine Areas, Co Wicklow, Co Wicklow, Glendalough, Ireland
IGA Excursion to Glendalough and Glendasan Mine Areas, Co. Wicklow. Sunday 6th April at 12 midday, meeting at the Glendalough Upper Lake Carpark. Duration approximately 2 – 2.5 hours.
Thanks to Dr. Bill Sheppard for collaborating with the Mermaid Gallery, Bray and event leaders Judy Carrol-Deeley (Artist), Dr. Martin Critchley (Geologist) and Sharron Schwartz (Historian) so that IGA Members are invited on this superb Excursion.
Booking, as soon as possible, is advised, as numbers are limited. Please contact the Mermaid Gallery via their website to secure inclusion. The website link is:
https://www.mermaidartscentre.ie/whats-on/events/mine-lands-walk-at-glendalough-and-glendasan

Geologists Association (UK) Talk
2025-04-04 19:00 | ZOOM
This lecture is a virtual talk via Zoom on this Friday, 4th April 2025 at 7pm.
The talk, entitled “Moughton and the Elusive Unconformity – searching for the angular contact between the Silurian Metamorphics and the Great Scar Limestone”, will be given by John Connor.
You MUST register in advance to receive the Zoom link – visit link below to register
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/_0YI1IlvT2KgcA84POkcNg#/registration

UCD School of Earth Sciences Seminar Series
2025-04-02 13:00 | University College Dublin and on Zoom, G01, School of Earth Sciences, UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4, D04 V1W8, Ireland
Please see flyer here for this term’s Earth Science seminars.
PhD Talks (Oceans and Earth Systems Theme)
Georgia Ballabio – UCD & iCRAG
Phoebe Walsh – UCD & iCRAG
All the Wednesday lunchtime seminars will be given in person at UCD, followed by tea/coffee of notoriously variable quality (high highs, but very low lows), reliably nourishing biscuits, and a chance to connect with and quiz the speaker.
Please do come in if you can make it. For those who can’t, we will also broadcast on Zoom (no recording), with the same link/ID/passcode each week as below.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://ucd-ie.zoom.us/j/62594086210?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 625 9408 6210
Passcode: [REDACTED]
The zoom link is also at the top of the flyer.
Save the flyer for future references as there will be no weekly reminders, unless there is a change to the attached schedule.

IAEG Lecture Series
2025-04-01 19:00 | Online Event
Irish Association for Economic Geology (IAEG) lecture series continues on Tuesday 1st April online, starting at 7pm with. Speakers will be Joseph Donoghue and Caroline Grant, the first recipients of The David Hall Mineral Exploration Fund.
They will each give a presentation on their Student Mapping Projects. Joseph Donoghue will be talking on the topic of “Mapping the Geological History of the Cantabrian Zone” and the project location is Leon, Spain. Caroline Grant’s talk will be about a Geological Survey of the Megara Basin with the project location of Corinth, Greece.
Registration is open via the IAEG website: www.iaeg.ie/event-6117564.
More information on the talks and the David Hall Mineral Exploration Fund is also available at this link. Please register in plenty of time to ensure you receive an invite in time. Please note that the Lecture is a members-only event.

IQUA Spring Meeting and AGM
2025-03-29 | Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, South Circular Road, Limerick, V94 VN26, Ireland
IQUA Spring Meeting will take place on Saturday 29th March 2025 at Mary Immaculate College, Limerick.
The Spring Meeting focuses especially on IQUA postgraduate and postdoctoral research, but other members are also welcome to present.
Abstract submission is open until 5pm 14th March (please email Catherine Dalton Catherine.Dalton@mic.ul.ie).
The IQUA AGM will be held following the close of the Spring Meeting.

GSNI Northern Ireland Geothermal Webinar Series
2025-03-27 16:00 - 17:00 | Webinar
The third webinar in the 2025 Northern Ireland Geothermal Webinar Series is taking place on Thursday 27th March between 16:00 and 17:00.
Mark Cottrell from WSP in the UK will introduce work undertaken in the Denver Basin, Colorado, in which a Hot Sedimentary Aquifer in a former oil and gas field is being investigated for redevelopment as a geothermal reservoir.
Register via the Eventbrite link here: Evaluating The Geothermal Potential of Hot Sedimentary Aquifers Tickets, Thu 27 Mar 2025 at 16:00 | Eventbrite
