Geological Survey IE
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Geological Survey Ireland - A part of @DeptCEE. Groundwater:@GsiGroundwater INFOMAR:@followtheboats Tellus:@TellusGSI
We’re aware that the website gsi.ie is down and there is no access to the web viewers. We are hoping the problem will be rectified shortly. Thanks for your patience. @DeptCEE
Congrats to all involved in delivering the 2025 #INFOMAR #SeabedMapping MSc module co-created with @Maynoothgeog . Students built ocean data skills to power Ireland’s #BlueEconomy! Read all about it 👉 infomar.ie/node/591 @Dept_ECC @GeolSurvIE @MarineInst
Geological Survey Ireland @Dept_ECC July County Geosite is Corlea Trackway, Co Longford. Underlain by Lower Carboniferous limestone bedrock, the oak plank trackway is set in Quaternary age peat. gsi.ie/en-ie/programm…
Geological Survey Ireland @DeptCEE image for July is St John’s Point, Co Donegal. Lighthouse and Éire 70 sign on Carboniferous calcareous sandstone and sandy oolite of the Muckros Sandstone Formation. Photo by Aloke Tiwary
A huge thanks to everyone involved! 👏 #DIASdiscovers #DIAS85 @DIAS_Dublin @GeolSurvIE @quakeshake_ @raspishake @CCUGeopark @UNESCO
Geological Survey Ireland @DeptCEE image for June is Carrownrush, Co Sligo. Vertical Palaeogene Period dolerite dyke approximately 60 million years old, cutting through horizontal Carboniferous Period 300 million year old limestone beds. Photo by Rory Smith
⚠️ Earthquake Update! M1.5 #earthquake in the Irish Sea from 2025/05/22, recorded by stations of the Irish National Seismic Network (INSN) @DIAS_Dublin @GeolSurvIE @quakeshake_ #DIASdiscovers
The Geological Survey Ireland @Dept_ECC May County Geosite of the month is the Little Brosna-Shannon confluence, Co Offaly @offalycoco and Co Tipperary @TipperaryCoCo. It’s a good example of an anastomosing channel - multiple, interconnecting channels. gsi.ie/en-ie/programm…
The Geotechnical Society of Ireland will hold its Spring Half Day Seminar on Tuesday, 13 May in Dublin. For more information and registration details see website. gsi.ie/en-ie/events-a…
The Geotechnical Society will host their Spring Half Day Seminar 2025, Mud to Rock and Back (23rd Glossop Lecture) and Uncertainty in Site Characterisation in Clyde Road on Tuesday, 13 May from 2 pm. Register : engineersireland.ie/Events/event/1… #EngineersIreland
May’s image of the month for @GeolSurvIE @Dept_ECC is of the Burren, Co Clare. Burren or boíreann in Irish means rock, rocky country, or karst. It is internationally known for its limestone pavement and associated flora and fauna. Photo by Pawel Zygmunt.
In the last ten years @GeolSurvIE has invested nearly €17 million in 226 research projects directly funding almost 160 researchers. This work has helped us to better understand Earth’s processes, climate change and natural hazards on our world. bit.ly/44Pbpe2
Have you tried out our Surveys, Reports, and Metadata Viewer? Explore previous or planned surveys, follow vessel track lines, view survey summaries or download full survey reports using the viewer. See it here > bit.ly/3hHdzSy @Dept_ECC @GeolSurvIE @MarineInst
📣 Only 1 week left to apply for the 2025 Graduate Geologist job competition at @GeolSurvIE , @Dept_ECC There are 6 Graduate Geologist positions, each of 11 months duration. More info: gsi.ie
A Magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred 21 km SE of Marmara Ereğlisi, Turkey 2025-04-23 09:49:10 (UTC time)🇹🇷. The epicentre is located approximately 40 kilometers southwest of Istanbul, in the Sea of Marmara. Several aftershocks followed the initial including one registering M5.3.
Geological Survey Ireland, a division of @Dept_ECC is pleased to announce the opening of the 2025 Graduate Geologists job competition. There are 6 positions, each of 11 months duration. More info: gsi.ie/en-ie/events-a…
April's County Geological Site for @GeolSurvIE @Dept_ECC is is Murrens Esker, Co Meath & Co Westmeath. Murrens Esker formed by the deposition of sand and gravel by a subglacial river extending over 15km between counties Meath & Westmeath. More info: gsi.ie
#TheGreatIrishFossilHunt is here! We need your help to find fossils in natural rocky outcrops and also in urban buildings and footpaths. Simply take a picture of any fossil you find send it to us! For more information, visit our website:ucc.ie/en/fossil-heri… Let the hunt begin!
April's image for Geological Survey Ireland, @Dept_ECC is of An Branán Mór sea stack, Cliffs of Moher, Co Clare. It shows horizontal beds of Carboniferous mudstone, siltstone, & sandstone of the Central Clare Group. Photo by: James Grandfield.
