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Breaking new ground overseas – Geoscience Ireland in the Engineers Journal

April 23, 2018

Geoscience Ireland along with five member companies recently featured in the Engineers Journal April edition. You can view the feature by clicking here. The…

Northern Powerhouse Infrastructure and Minister Humphreys TD Trade Mission

April 23, 2018

Geoscience Ireland attended a series of events taking place around a trade mission led by Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphries…

Mincon PLC Reports Strong Growth, Record Sales, Solid Demand and Key Acquisitions

April 10, 2018

Mincon PLC based in Shannon, Ireland, designs and manufactures rock drilling tools for mining, quarrying, hydrocarbons and groundwater industries. With…

Action Plan For Jobs 2018 – Geoscience Ireland Case Study

March 16, 2018

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…

Ireland Day at PDAC; Ireland – Open for Business

March 8, 2018

Sean Kyne TD, Minister of State for Natural Resources, provided the closing address at the “Ireland – Open for Business” forum at the Prospectors…

Optimism at Indaba 2018

February 15, 2018

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…

‘The Future of the UK–Ireland Energy Relationship’

February 6, 2018

The British Irish Chamber of Commerce (BICC) and Energy UK hosted ‘The Future of the UK–Ireland Energy Relationship’ in London last Friday, 2nd…

Minister Kyne announces record job growth by Geoscience Ireland companies, 354 new jobs in 2017

January 30, 2018

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.…

Geoscience Ireland attending Mining INDABA 2018

January 19, 2018

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…

PDAC 2018: Ireland Day Agenda

January 12, 2018

Geological Survey Ireland and Enterprise Ireland will be hosting the "Ireland - Open for Business" Presentations and Reception on Monday, March 5th, in…

Geoscience Ireland: successful EU COSME application for Geothermal Study

January 11, 2018

Geoscience Ireland (GI) is delighted to announce the commencement of the ‘Geo-Energy for the 21st Century’ (GEO-ENERGY EUROPE) project. This collaborative…

Ireland: Open for Business at PDAC 2018; Minister for Natural Resources Sean Kyne to Address Ireland Presentation

January 8, 2018

The annual Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Convention and Trade Show - the largest international meeting of its type in the world,…

ARUP: Three Projects shortlisted for Ground Engineering Project of the Decade

January 4, 2018

Ground Engineering (GE) Awards announced the first shortlist for its 2018 event by revealing the contenders for the Project of the Decade category; sponsored…

Minister Kyne welcomes announcement of Geo-Driller Apprenticeship

December 8, 2017

Minister for Education, Training and Skills, Richard Bruton, TD, today (Friday 8th December 2017) announced the development of a Geo-Drilling Apprenticeship. Commenting…

QME Celebrates 30 years; Wins Boliden Safety Award

November 21, 2017

Quarry & Mining Equipment Ltd (QME) celebrated 30 years in Business at a Dinner for over 210 guests on Friday 17th November at the Ballymascanlon Hotel…

APEX and UCD win Geoscience Ireland Award; Cleantech Group Shortlisted.

November 13, 2017

The 2017 Engineers Ireland Excellence Award for Geoscience was won by a project developed jointly by Apex Geoservices Ltd and the School of Civil Engineering…

BICC Infrastructure Committee Publishes Policy Paper

November 10, 2017

The British Irish Chamber of Commerce (BICC) Infrastructure Committee has published its policy paper that assesses the challenges and opportunities that…

€3.27BN: Geoscience Economy on Solid Ground

November 8, 2017

Sean Kyne TD, Minister of State for Natural Resources, launched the Economic Review of Geoscience Sector at Geoscience 2017 – the annual Geological Survey…

Research Collaboration signed between Irish and Atlantic Canadian researchers

November 2, 2017

On October 31st, Sean Kyne TD, Minister of State for Natural Resources, witnessed the signature of the “Joint Research Cooperation Agreement Renewal”…

Minister Kyne presents Irish Concrete Federation’s Sustainable Quarry Awards 2017

October 26, 2017

Sean Kyne TD, Minister of State for Natural Resources presented the winners of the Irish Concrete Federation’s (ICF) Sustainable Quarry Awards which…

Fehily Timoney & Company joins Geoscience Ireland

October 20, 2017

Geoscience Ireland (GI) is delighted to welcome Fehily Timoney & Company (FTC) as its 34th member. FTC, with offices in Cork and Dublin, was established…

GI attends roundtable briefing with Ontario Ministers

October 17, 2017

Ontario Ministers Hon. Kathryn McGarry (Natural Resources and Forestry) and Hon. Kevin Flynn (Labour) undertook a trade mission to Ireland last week…

Engineers Ireland 2017: Geoscience Ireland Award

October 11, 2017

Engineers Ireland has announced its shortlists for the 2017 Awards including the Geoscience Ireland Award. The Geoscience Ireland Award, now in its…

Bringing Cluster Collaboration to the Next Level

October 2, 2017

Bringing Cluster Collaboration to the Next Level The 5th annual cluster matchmaking conference was held in Stuttgart last week. Topics, centred on “brining…