GSNI Northern Ireland Geothermal Webinar Series
2025-05-29 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Dublin) | 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

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

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.

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 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.

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.

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/

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

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/

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/

Irish Geological Association (IGA) Annual Visit to RHA Art Exhibition
2025-07-26 10:00 | 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.

Joint IGA / BGS Excursion
2025-08-02 - 2025-08-03 | Strangford and Belfast Loughs, Co Down, Belfast, United Kingdom
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 Mark Cooper of GSNI.
More information on what the field excursion will cover, an itinerary and a link to the booking form can be found on the IGA website at Irish Geological Association | Welcome to amateurs and professionals!

National Heritage Week: 16-24th August
2025-08-20 - 2025-08-24
National Heritage Week 16th – 24th August 2025

IAEG 2025 Lecture Series
2025-08-27 19:00 | Online Event
The Irish Association for Economic Geology (IAEG) are pleased to announce that Filipa Luz, Exploration Geologist and Greenfield Project Manager at Almina – Minas do Alentejo S.A., will be presenting as part of their 2025 Lecture Series.
Filipa Luz will be speaking on the topic of “The Sherlock lens: Looking for base metals in the Iberian Pyrite Belt”.
Join online at 7 pm on Wednesday the 27th of August. Register via the website: https://lnkd.in/eG7a8FWR.
Mineral exploration geologists can be commonly perceived as Sherlock’s. Recent revitalization of exploration surveys in the Iberian Pyrite Belt has renewed the interest in developing a new and systematic study workflow based on a multi-approach methods. Back to mapping and gather it with new technologies, use the sensitivity of geochemistry and geophysics and focus on a geology drive model for exploration success. The refinement of metallogenic models will be a useful tool for future mineral exploration surveys in the Iberian Pyrite Belt. This presentation will focus on a success case, where I assume Sherlock’s role looking for base metals in the Iberian Pyrite Belt.
Registration is open via the IAEG website. Please register in plenty of time to ensure you receive an invite in time. Please note that the Lecture is an IAEG members only event.
For further information contact secretary@iaeg.ie
For membership queries contact treasurer@iaeg.ie.

IGA Day Excursion to Killiney
2025-08-30 09:30 | Killiney Beach and Hill, Co Dublin
This excursion, named “The Hot and Cold of Killiney Geology” will take place on Saturday 30th August.
It will be led by Prof. John Walsh and Dr Sam Kelley.
Meet at Killiney DART Station at 09:30 with the excursion expected to take between 3 and 4 hours.
The plan is to walk along the beach looking at hard rocks and glacial sediments. This will be followed by a walk from the beach to the top of Killiney Hill (150m). The latter is along a good path, but in places it can become a stiff walk up steps.
The hard rock side of things will involve looking at the contact of the Leinster Granite, including a variety of granites together with associated contact and regional metamorphic rocks. We’ll examine evidence for the nature and timing of granite intrusion (ca 405My old) relative to the Caledonian Orogeny. The glacial geology of the Killiney area is complex, and as we’ll see, the glacial sediments backing Killiney Beach have been modified by glacio-tectonic processes, resulting in features commonly seen within faulted or tectonised rocks, such as faults and folds.
Please register for this excursion by clicking on this Google Form HERE

Geological Society London Event: ‘This is Geoscience’
2025-09-02 18:00 - 21:30 | The Geological Society of London and Online, Burlington House Piccadilly,, London, GB W1J 0BD, United Kingdom
The Geological Society of London has extended an open invitation to a special evening on Tuesday 2 September 2025, to mark the official launch of ‘This is Geoscience’ – their exciting new public engagement and careers campaign.
Led by the Geological Society, ‘This is Geoscience’ is a long-term initiative to reframe public understanding of geoscience and inspire the next generation of geoscientists. The campaign features new careers and educational resources, up-to-date salary and job market data, and insights into recruitment trends over the past two decades. Developed to be freely used and shared across the geoscience community ‘This is Geoscience’ aims to address misconceptions, broaden participation, and showcase the critical importance of geoscience in tackling global challenges.
The event will take place from 18:00 to 21:30 BST, and the programme is as follows:
18:00 to 18:30 – Welcome reception
18:30 to 18:40 – President’s opening remarks
18:40 to 19:40 – This is Geoscience: official launch
19:40 to 20:10 – Open discussion with Q&A
20:10 to 21:15 – Drinks reception
Please register to join them – either online or in person – at the following link: https://forms.office.com/e/WxM8Emf1ns

IQUA Autumn Field Meeting - update
2025-09-05 - 2025-09-07 | County Cavan, Ireland
The Irish Quaternary Association (IQUA) is holding its Field Meeting – titled “The Quaternary of west County Cavan” on 5th to 7th September, in Co. Cavan.
The Friday Evening Event, featuring an introduction to County Cavan, will take place in Belturbet, at the Castle Sports and Gastro Pub, with proceedings beginning at 19:00.
Registration costs for the event will be as follows: €35 for current IQUA members, €25 for students/unwaged members, and €45/€35 for non-members.
IQUA regrets that they cannot offer one-day rates. Please complete the following registration form so they can prepare for our adventure to County Cavan (https://tinyurl.com/363fhshf).
In due course, they will be in touch with those wishing to attend to organise car-pooling. Any questions, please contact Ryan Smazal (ryan.smazal@ucd.ie).

IGA Excursion to Lambay Island
2025-09-06 | Lambay Island, north County Dublin, County Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Places are still available for the Irish Geological Association (IGA) excursion to Lambay Island, off the coast of North County Dublin on Saturday 6th September.
The excursion will be co-led by Dr Brian McConnell (formerly Geological Survey Ireland) and Dr Stephen Newton (Birdwatch Ireland).
More details on timings, costs and what will be seen on the trip are available on the IGA website Irish Geological Association | Welcome to amateurs and professionals!.
A booking form for the excursion can also be found here:
Registration Form: IGA Excursion to Lambay, 6th September 2025

UCD School of Earth Sciences Seminar Series
2025-09-10 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-09-17 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-09-24 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-10-01 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-10-08 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.

IAH (Irish Group) Technical Discussion Meeting
2025-09-16 17:45 | DCEE, Tom Johnson House, Haddington Road, Dublin and Online, Haddington Road, Dublin, D04 K7X4, Ireland
IAH (Irish Group) Technical Discussion Meeting for September will be on Tuesday 16th September 2025 at 17:45 (with tea, coffee and biscuits from 17:15) at Beggar’s Bush, Tom Johnson House, Haddington Road, Dublin D04 K7X4.
The talk is entitled “Enhanced in-situ Bioremediation (EISB) of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons in fractured bedrock aquifers” and will be given by Graham Webb of Geosyntec.
You must register in advance for this meeting at the Eventbrite link here: IAH TDM: Enhanced In-Situ Bioremediation (EISB) of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons Tickets, Tue, Sep 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM | Eventbrite

Culture Night - Friday 19th September
2025-09-19
There are a couple of geoscience-related events planned. Please visit Culture Night 2025 for all the listings which can be searched by Genre, Location, Event type etc.

IAEG / IMQS Joint Conference
2025-09-19 10:00 - 13:00 | Mullingar Park Hotel, Dublin Road,, Mullingar, Co Westmeath, N91 A4EP, Ireland
The Irish Association for Economic Geology (IAEG) and the Irish Mining and Quarrying Society (IMQS) will be holding a Joint Conference on Friday 19th September at Mullingar Park Hotel.
The theme of the Conference is ‘Ireland’s Natural Resources: Signs of Revival and Change’ and talks will cover topics such as prospects, opportunities, legislation, H&S, Mining and Quarrying.
The Conference is a half day event, running from 10 am to 1 pm, with lunch at 1 pm.
For further information contact secretary@iaeg.ie
For membership queries contact treasurer@iaeg.ie

GSNI Northern Ireland Geothermal Webinar Series
2025-09-25 16:00 - 17:00 | Webinar
The seventh webinar in the 2025 Northern Ireland Geothermal Webinar Series takes place Thursday 25th September between 16:00 and 17:00.
Ken Gordon, Chief Technology Officer (Ground Source & Ambient Heat Networks) at The Association for Decentralised Energy will examine new heat network regulations across the UK and the island of Ireland.
Topics include the UK’s HNTAS standards, Northern Ireland’s proposed regulatory framework, and Ireland’s new Heat Networks Bill.
Attendees will learn how emerging technologies and standards can unlock low-carbon heating at scale. Register via the Eventbrite link here Heat Networks Across the UK and the Island of Ireland Tickets, Thu, Sep 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM | Eventbrite

IGI Energy Geoscience - Webinar 1
2025-10-08 13:00 - 14:00 | Webinar
Dr Aaron Lim, University College Cork
“Seafloor mapping in support of offshore renewable energy development”.
Wednesday 8th October 1pm- 2pm.

The IGI is pleased to announce our online seminar series focused on the energy transition. This four-part 1-2pm lunchtime webinar series (organised by the Energy Geoscience Working Group of IGI) will spotlight key areas of energy geoscience, featuring expert speakers from academia, government agencies, and industry.
Attendees will gain an understanding of how geoscience supports Ireland’s energy security and sustainability, with insights into cutting-edge research and industry developments. Please see flyer here
To register your interest, please sign up using this link: https://forms.office.com/e/cd0aWVnw9H.
Zoom link will be shared with participants in advance of the seminars.

IAEG 2025 Lecture Series
2025-10-14 19:00 | Online Event
The next lecture in the 2025 series will be presented by Dr Mpho Keeditse, Lecturer of Economic Geology at the Department of Geology and Geotechnical Engineering, School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, at Botswana International University of Science & Technology (BIUST).
Mpho will be speaking on the topic of “Geology and Exploration of the Kalahari Copperbelt, Botswana”.
The talk takes place online 7 pm on Tuesday the 14th October. Registration is open via the IAEG website: IAEG – IAEG 2025 Lecture Series – Geology and Exploration of the Kalahari Copperbelt, Botswana – Mpho Keeditse.
Please register in plenty of time to ensure you receive an invite. Please note that this Lecture is a members-only event.
For further information contact secretary@iaeg.ie for membership queries contact treasurer@iaeg.ie.

The Hydrogeological Group of Geological Society London-2025 Groundwater Modellers Forum
2025-10-15 - 2025-10-16 | Priory Rooms, Birmingham, Quaker Meeting House, 40 Bull St, Birmingham, B4 6AF, United Kingdom
The Hydrogeological Group of Geological Society London are hosting the 2025 Groundwater Modellers Forum on the 15th and 16th October 2025 in Birmingham.
The theme of this year’s forum is “Models in the Dock Groundwater Modelling: a Risky Business”, asking questions such as “How can we draw confident conclusions from imperfect groundwater models?” and “Could we defend these conclusions in court?”.
The Forum is open for bookings, with an exciting selection of presentations and a special training day to address these questions. You can read further details, including their programme of speakers, and make your booking at: Groundwater Modellers’ Forum 2025 – The Hydrogeological Group
Similar to previous years, they have very kindly extended members’ rates to IGI members, and remote attendance is possible for Day 2. Please make your booking by Thursday 9th October.
The Hydrogeological Group look forward to seeing you! They are thankful to their sponsors, Groundwater Science, WSP, INTERA and OGI Groundwater Specialists.
