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Team Ireland completes successful PDAC show

March 18, 2021

The virtual Prospectors and Developers Association Canada (PDAC) show took place last week, March 8- 11, and the annual Ireland ‘Open for Business’…

ByrneLooby Appointed to Translink Framework for Delivery of Civil Engineering Services

March 16, 2021

ByrneLooby in collaboration with Turner and Townsend and OTT (On Track Technicians) have been selected to the multi-supplier framework to provide civil…

IGI | Minerals Information Fact Sheet

March 11, 2021

The Institute of Geologists of Ireland (IGI) this week launched a series of five factsheets on mining and mineral exploration in Ireland. The…

Fraser Institute: Ireland’s Policy Perception Index score increase

February 26, 2021

In its annual survey of mining companies, the Fraser Institute reported Ireland’s Policy Perception Index score increase by 3 points and its position…

Institute of Technology Carlow | Industry Liaison for Drilling Apprenticeship

February 22, 2021

IT Carlow has advertised a Request for Services for a Programme Coordinator for the Geo-Drilling Apprenticeship. The part time position will also be the…

New Guide on Business Clusters

February 17, 2021

Geological Survey Ireland (GSI) has published a Guide to Creating, Developing and Maintaining a Business Cluster by Dermot Duff of TCD Business School.…

Ireland at PDAC

February 16, 2021

Geoscience Ireland (GI) will be participating at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada's (PDAC) virtual conference this March 8-11. While…

Geoscience Ireland welcomes Causeway Geotech

February 10, 2021

Geoscience Ireland (GI) is delighted to welcome Causeway Geotech, a leading contractor in the provision of geotechnical and geoenvironmental ground investigation…

Geoscience Ireland Member Companies Report Job Growth despite a turbulent 2020

February 2, 2021

A survey recently undertaken by Geoscience Ireland (GI) has shown, despite a pandemic and unprecedented volatility in trading relations with the United…

Geoscience Ireland Supplement in Business Post

February 1, 2021

In it's edition of 31 January 2021, The Business Post carried a four page supplement on Geoscience Ireland (GI), covering GI's services, international…

Trinity Consultants Acquires AWN Consulting

January 18, 2021

Trinity Consultants, Inc.® (Trinity), an international EHS, engineering, and science consulting firm based in Dallas, Texas, announces the acquisition…

Earth Observation For Raw Materials Project Nears Completion

January 12, 2021

The Earth Observation for the mining of Raw materials (EO4RM) project is nearing completion. Dutch research institute Deltares is the project coordinator. Geoscience Ireland…

Geoscience: the Foundation for Infrastructure | Business Post 25th October

October 28, 2020

The article below was published in the Business Post on the 25th of October 2020. Irish geoscience companies and the wider construction sector have…

Irish-led EU Geothermal Energy project to enable SMEs build capacity to work on geothermal projects

October 9, 2020

Geoscience Ireland has launched Phase two of the Geo Energy Europe project which brings together nine geothermal-energy-focused business development…

GI Companies Winners at ACEI Engineering Excellence Awards

October 2, 2020

The 2020 Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland (ACEI) awards ceremony took place on 30 September. GI members were well-represented at the annual…

EC Launches European Raw Materials Alliance (ERMA)

September 30, 2020

The European Commission launched the European Raw Materials Alliance (ERMA) on Tuesday, 29 Sept. ERMA comprises the various stakeholders required to…

Cuthbert Environmental Joins the ByrneLooby Group

September 25, 2020

Cork-based environmental company Cuthbert Environmental has joined the ByrneLooby Group. ByrneLooby Group, is an Irish-based international engineering…

Government Economic Sectors Reports includes Natural Resources

September 1, 2020

On 22nd August, the Government published its "Focus on Sectors" series of reports which present concise overviews of 16 key sectors of the economy, encompassing…

Geo Drilling Apprenticeship – Sunday Business Post Interview 23rd August 2020

August 24, 2020

The Sunday Business Post published an interview with Sean Finlay on the Geo Drilling apprenticeship on the 23rd of August. A link to the interview is available…

Geoscience Ireland Strengthens Links to British Water

August 20, 2020

For many years, GI has benefited from connections with British Water, participating in conferences and networking events arranged by British Water, a well-established…

Geoscience Ireland/Geo Energy Europe signs Memorandum of Understanding with the Ethiopian Ministry of Mines and Petroleum and Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy

August 19, 2020

On the 6th of August, Geoscience Ireland (GI), on behalf of the Geo Energy Europe (GEE) meta-cluster of companies, signed a Memorandum of Understanding…

Geoscience Ireland Welcomes 41st Member Company, Entrust Services.

August 13, 2020

Geoscience Ireland (GI) is delighted to welcome Entrust as its 41st member company. Entrust planning and environmental is a planning and environmental…

Recovery evident in Irish Geoscience Sector following effects of Covid-19

August 13, 2020

Geoscience Ireland business network financial survey results Strong Turnover of €1.23Bn for 2019 Lower net job gains in the first half of…

From pencil and paper to drones and satellites – Geological Survey Ireland Celebrates its 175th Birthday

July 31, 2020

July 31 2020 marks the 175th anniversary of the Act of Parliament that created a Geological Survey in Ireland. The Act was to facilitate the Completion…