The Government has published its Action Plan for Jobs (APJ) 2018, which is the strategic plan for job creation aimed at meeting the long-term, sustained goals outlined in ‘Enterprise 2025’. The 2018 plan builds on the progress achieved by past APJs and continues to support cluster development with Geoscience Ireland outlined as a successful case study (GI Case Study). Read more
Sean Kyne TD, Minister of State for Natural Resources, provided the closing address at the “Ireland – Open for Business” forum at the Prospectors and Developers Association Canada (PDAC) Convention and Tradeshow held in Toronto, March 5th. Read more
The annual Mining Indaba was held in Cape Town in early February. Stronger commodity prices underpinned a more buoyant mood this year which was reflected in a greater presence by over 50 junior exploration companies and a 50% increase in attendance by African Governments. Innovation and Sustainability were to the fore with the Inter-Governmental Forum on Sustainable Mining (IGF) hosting a well-attended series of workshops. However, a large proportion of exploration funds are being directed into near-mine activity rather than grassroots searching for new deposits. Read more
The British Irish Chamber of Commerce (BICC) and Energy UK hosted ‘The Future of the UK–Ireland Energy Relationship’ in London last Friday, 2nd February. Michael Manley, Assistant Secretary of the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (DCCAE), delivered the keynote speech to the 120 attendees. Read more
A survey of the companies comprising the Geoscience Ireland (GI) business cluster has shown that 128 new jobs were created in the second half of 2017. This brings the overall job creation figure for 2017 to 354, 276 of which were created by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) – the largest yearly growth since its inception in 2012. Read more
Geoscience Ireland (GI) will be attending this year’s Mining INDABA in Cape Town, South Africa (February 5th -8th). The GI network comprises over 30 Member Companies which deliver expertise to the mining, water, environmental and infrastructure sectors. GI is supported by Geological Survey Ireland and Enterprise Ireland (the national export agency). Read more
Geological Survey Ireland and Enterprise Ireland will be hosting the “Ireland – Open for Business” Presentations and Reception on Monday, March 5th, in Room 203B. Read more
Geoscience Ireland (GI) is delighted to announce the commencement of the ‘Geo-Energy for the 21st Century’ (GEO-ENERGY EUROPE) project. This collaborative project is funded by the European Commission’s Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (COSME) programme. Pole AVENIA, the French geoscience cluster with which GI signed an MoU in 2017, lead the application and was supported by GI and 6 other European counterparts. Read more
The annual Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Convention and Trade Show – the largest international meeting of its type in the world, with attendance in recent years exceeding 25,000 delegates – will take place in Toronto this March 4th – 7th. Read more
Ground Engineering (GE) Awards announced the first shortlist for its 2018 event by revealing the contenders for the Project of the Decade category; sponsored by Keltbray Piling, it marks the Award’s 10th anniversary. Read more
