Engineers Ireland 2017: Geoscience Ireland Award
Engineers Ireland has announced its shortlists for the 2017 Awards including the Geoscience Ireland Award. Read more
Bringing Cluster Collaboration to the Next Level
Bringing Cluster Collaboration to the Next Level
The 5th annual cluster matchmaking conference was held in Stuttgart last week. Topics, centred on “brining cluster collaboration to the next level”, included:
- promoting cluster excellence,
- innovation,
- technology, and
- internationalisation.
The key focus is innovation whereby new knowledge gained acts as the access mechanism to new international markets. Over 175 clusters from 27 countries partook in ‘matchmaking’ meetings whereby cluster managers exchanged overviews of their respective activities and objectives while exploring potential areas of collaboration with other clusters. Read more
Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions acquires AGE Geotechnical Engineering Consultants
Leading geotechnical engineering consultancy, Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions (GDG), with offices in Dublin, Belfast, Edinburgh, and London, recently acquired SE England based consultancy Applied Geotechnical Engineering (AGE). Read more
Geoscience Ireland (GI) Member PMS Opens New offices and Celebrates 25 Years
In what was a week of celebration for the wider county of Galway on the back of their wins (Senior and Minors) in the All Ireland Hurling Finals, Pavement Management Services (PMS) joined in by marking two significant items of their own. On Friday the 8th of September, GI Member PMS had a day of celebration marking both their 25th year in business and the opening of their new custom built facility in Raheen Industrial Estate in Athenry County Galway. Read more
Geoscience Ireland Companies Record Increased Growth Levels Across Employment & Turnover
A survey of the 33 Member Companies comprising the Geoscience Ireland (GI) business cluster has shown that 226 net new jobs were created in the first six months of 2017 – this now brings total employment to over 3,400. The total turnover of the Members in 2016 exceeded €830m. Read more
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar Announces Doubling of Team Irelands Overseas Presence
Speaking during a Trade Mission in Toronto yesterday, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar outlined plans for the doubling of Ireland’s Global Footprint by 2025. This means new and augmented diplomatic missions and as well as significantly increased resources for investment, tourism, cultural and food agencies overseas. Read more
Minerals Development Act 2017 Enacted
The Minerals Development Bill passed all stages of debate in both the Dáil and Seanad and was enacted on July 26th 2017 and was the subject of constructive debate in both Chambers. Read more
The Geoscience Potential of CETA
The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the European Union (EU) and Canada came into force on the 1st of July 2017. The effect of CETA’s commencement is quite stark as it has effectively abolished 98% of the tariffs on trade between the EU and Canada. Read more
Minister’s Keynote at GI Industry & Innovation Conference; MoU with French Geoscience Cluster
Minister for Natural Resources Sean Kyne TD was the keynote speaker at the Geoscience Ireland (GI) Conference held in the Irish Management Institute in Dublin yesterday July 6th. Read more
French Geoscience Conference , Pau, June 27
The French Geoscience cluster, Pole Avenia, held its Annual B2B Event & Conference in Pau last week. Over 200 delegates attended including delegations from Iran, Ireland and the USA.