Geoscience Ireland was pleased to co-host a visit to Dublin this week by five MDBs to University College Dublin  and to Enterprise Ireland’s HQ in Dublin .

Representatives from the World Bank, the European Investment Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the African Development Bank and the  Asian Development Bank visited Dublin over two days on 24th and 25th October.

On Day 1 at UCD, the MDBs heard from selected GI members SLR, iCRAG and Nicholas O’Dwyer Consulting Engineers on  successful projects financed by MDBs in Africa,Vietnam, Turkey, Georgia and the Balkans. Professor Triona McCormack, UCD’s Director of Research and her colleagues Miceal  Brennan of UCD NOVA, Darrin Morrissey of NIBIRT and Andrew Keane of the Energy Institute  outlined impressive successes arising from innovative applied research start – up companies, including GDGEO, ( a GI member),  Oxymem , Novogrid and Manna.

Photo shows participants at the UCD Seminar.