| Nationwide, All year until the 10th October 2008 |
| IYPE - Du Noyer Photo Competition |
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| Louth, Until 17th February 2008 |
| "On the trail of the Arctic fox" - Polar exhibition |
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| Dublin, 17th January 2008 |
| "Seeing the universe in a grain of sand" by Prof. Monica Grady |
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| Cork, 17th January 2008 |
| "Life and the Earth: interlocking histories" by Professor Aubrey Manning |
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| Dublin, 18th January 2008 |
| Official Launch of IYPE |
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| Dublin, 18th January 2008 |
| "Life and the Earth: interlocking histories" by Professor Aubrey Manning |
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| Derry, 29th January 2008 |
| "Living with a star" by Dr Robert W. Walsh |
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| Antrim, 30th January 2008 |
| "Living with a star" by Dr Robert W. Walsh |
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| Dublin, 31st January 2008 |
| "Modelling Ireland's changing climate" by Dr Peter Lynch |
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| Armagh, 31st January 2008 |
| "Living with a star" by Dr Robert W. Walsh |
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| Galway, 1st February 2008 |
| "Living with a star" by Dr Robert W. Walsh |
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| Dublin, 4th February 2008 |
| "Living with a star" by Dr Robert W. Walsh |
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| Nationwide, 4th February 2008 |
| The Goldilocks World, RTE Radio 1, 10pm |
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| Carlow, 5th February 2008 |
| "Living with a star" by Dr Robert W. Walsh |
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| Dublin, 5th February 2008 |
| "A world transformed - the consequences of climate change and human land use" by Pr. Wolfgang Lucht |
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| Waterford, 6th February 2008 |
| "Living with a star" by Dr Robert W. Walsh |
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| Cork, 7th February 2008 |
| "Living with a star" by Dr Robert W. Walsh |
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| Limerick, 8th February 2008 |
| "Living with a star" by Dr Robert W. Walsh |
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| Cork, 09 February 2008 |
| "Visit to raised beach at Graball Bay, Crosshaven" with Dr Bettie Higgs |
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| Nationwide, 11th February 2008 |
| The Goldilocks World, RTE Radio 1, 10pm |
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| Antrim, 13th February 2008 |
| School Challenge Day at W5, Belfast |
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| Cork, 15th February 2008 |
| "Drilling into the memory of Earth" by Prof. Yoshiyuki Tatsumi |
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| Nationwide, 17th and 18th February 2008 |
| Three students will represent Ireland at a major UNESCO conference in Paris in February. |
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| Nationwide, 18th February 2008 |
| The Goldilocks World, RTE Radio 1, 10pm |
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| Dublin, 20th February 2008 |
| "A history of biodiversity" by Dr Richard Fortey |
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| Dublin, 21st February 2008 |
| "Repositioning geography and repositioning Ireland for a climate of change" by Dr. John Sweeney |
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| Dublin, 21st February 2008 |
| "Six common kinds of rocks from Ireland" - Public launch of the rock set for schools |
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| Antrim, 21st February 2008 |
| "A history of biodiversity" by Dr Richard Fortey |
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| Nationwide, 25th February 2008 |
| The Goldilocks World, RTE Radio 1, 10pm |
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| Dublin, 26th February 2008 |
| "Technological solutions: grey clouds and silver linings" - Speaker TBC |
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| Cork, 27th February 2008 |
| “Volcano Diversity: why some volcanoes are more hazardous than others” by Prof. John Gamble and Dr. Bettie Higgs |
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| Dublin, 29th February - 2nd March 2008 |
| 51st Irish Geological Research Meeting |
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| Dublin, 29th February 2008 |
| "Energy and the Irish climate - Harnessing the Irish climate for energy" |
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| Dublin, 1st March 2008 |
| "Snowball, Slushball or Zipper-rift: the Earth system as a roller-coaster in Neoproterozoic times" by Prof. Ian Fairchild, University of Birmingham |
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| Nationwide, 3rd March 2008 |
| The Goldilocks World, RTE Radio 1, 10pm |
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| Dublin, 5th & 6th March 2008 |
| Irish Water Waste & Environment, Irish Recycling & Waste Management Seminar |
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| Dublin, 5th March 2008 |
| “Ice over Ireland: minimum dimensions and deglaciation chronology of the last Irish ice sheet” by Prof. Colin Ballantyne (St. Andrews University) |
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| Dublin, 6th March 2008 |
| "Towards reducing Green House Gas emissions from agriculture" by Mike B Jones, School of Natural Sciences, TCD |
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| Nationwide, 10th March 2008 |
| The Goldilocks World, RTE Radio 1, 10pm |
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| Dublin, 11th March 2008 |
| "Gain V Pain - Political and economic consequences and options" by Mr Michael Zammit Cutajar |
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| Dublin, 12th March 2008 |
| "Landscapes of Ice Age Ireland" by Prof. Chris D. Clark |
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| Fermanagh, 13th March 2008 |
| "Landscapes of Ice Age Ireland" by Prof. Chris D. Clark |
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| Down, 14th March 2008 |
| "Strangford Rocks in International Year of Planet Earth - our landscape, the past and the future" by Tony Bazley |
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| Nationwide, 17th March 2008 |
| The Goldilocks World, RTE Radio 1, 10pm |
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| Nationwide, 24th March 2008 |
| The Goldilocks World, RTE Radio 1, 10pm |
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| Cork, 26th March 2008 |
| "The Geologist in the field - the reality" by Darragh Musgrave, B.Sc. White Young Green |
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| Dublin, 27th March 2008 |
| European Space Agency - Earth Observations Briefing Session |
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| Nationwide, 31st March 2008 |
| Blueprint TV series (1/3), BBC One NI, 9pm |
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| Nationwide, 31st March 2008 |
| Blueprint website |
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| Nationwide, April 2008 |
| Eureka Schools Newspaper Supplement |
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| Dublin, 1st April 2008 |
| "Climate change impact in arid regions” by Dr Bridget Scanlon |
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| Nationwide, 2nd April 2008 |
| "Blueprint: Off the beaten track" TV series (1/3), BBC One NI, 10.40pm |
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| Dublin, 3rd April 2008 |
| “Monitoring the Irish Climate” by Liam Keegan, Met Eireann |
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| Nationwide, 5th April 2008 |
| Blueprint Experience (1/3), BBC Radio Ulster, 11.30am |
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| Dublin, 5th April - TBC |
| Irish Quaternary Association Spring Meeting and AGM |
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| Nationwide, 7th April 2008 |
| Blueprint TV Series (2/3), BBC One NI, 9pm |
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| Dublin, 8th April 2008 |
| "Our own backyard - Ireland's response to climate change challenges and opportunities" by Mr John Gormley, TD. |
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| Nationwide, 9th April 2008 |
| "Blueprint: Off the beaten track" TV series (2/3), BBC One NI, 10.40pm |
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| Dublin, 9th April 2008 |
| "The greenhouse effect and global warming" by Prof. Ray Bates |
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| Meath, 9th April 2008 |
| "Environmental Seminar" organised by the Irish Concrete Federation |
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| Wexford, 10th April 2008 |
| "The greenhouse effect and global warming" by Prof. Ray Bates |
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| Antrim, 10th - 13th April 2008 |
| Joint IQUA/QRA Meeting - Quaternary Geology & Archaeology |
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| Dublin, 10th April 2008 |
| "What can we say about future earthquakes and tsunamis in western Sumatra?" by Prof. John McCloskey, University Ulster Coleraine |
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| Waterford, 12th April 2008 |
| "Visit to the Copper Coast" with Tina Keating B.Sc. |
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| Nationwide, 12th April 2008 |
| Blueprint Experience (2/3), BBC Radio Ulster, 11.30am |
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| Nationwide, 14th April 2008 |
| Blueprint TV series (3/3), BBC One NI, 9pm |
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| Nationwide, 16th April 2008 |
| "Blueprint: Off the beaten track" TV series (3/3), BBC One NI, 10.40pm |
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| Galway, 17 April 2008 |
| "Minerals of the Granite Planet - Metallogeny of Granites in Newfoundland and Labrador" |
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| Cork, 17th - 18th April 2008 |
| "Water: the challenges for users" - Conference organised by Sherkin Island Marine Station |
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| Dublin, 16th & 17th April 2008 |
| SEI - Energy Show 2008 |
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| Nationwide, 19th April 2008 |
| Blueprint Experience (3/3), BBC Radio Ulster, 11.30am |
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| Antrim, 19th April 2008 |
| "Column by column - understanding the geology of the Causeway" with Paul Lyle |
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| Kilkenny, 19th April 2008 |
| Excursion to the Discovery Park, Castlecomer and to Dunmore Cave |
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| Tipperary, 20th-23rd April 2008 |
| "Green Mines Conference: Environmental remediation of former mining areas for tourism" |
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| Offaly, 22nd - 23rd April 2008 |
| "Groundwater: a resource at risk?" - Annual Conference of the International Association of Hydrogeologists (Irish Group) |
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| Dublin, 24th April 2008 |
| “Variability in the Stratosphere: The Sun and the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation” by Prof. Karin Labitzke, Institute of Meteorology, Free University of Berlin |
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| Dublin, 24th April 2008 |
| Irish Meteorological Society AGM and Annual Guest Lecture |
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| Antrim, 26th April 2008 |
| "Black and white - understanding the geology of Belshaw's quarry" with Bernard Anderson |
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| Cork, 30th April 2008 |
| "Tidal sedimentation and what it tells us about the history of the Moon" by Paul Dowdall B.Sc. UCC |
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| Dublin, 3rd May 2008 |
| Field trip to Loughshinny, Co. Dublin, led by Dr. John Walsh |
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| Antrim, 3rd May 2008 |
| "When the tide goes out - understanding the geology of Portmuck with Tony Bazley |
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| Fermanagh, 3rd May 2008 |
| "The Hydrology of Cuilcagh Mountain" with Dr Les Brown |
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| Fermanagh, 5th May 2008 |
| "How to become a fossil" by Dr Mike Simms |
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| Dublin, 6th May 2008 |
| Geothermal District Heating. Paris Basin, a Learning Curve |
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| Dublin, 7th May 2008 |
| "Energy for Ireland's future" by Prof. Pat Shannon |
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| Clare, 8th May 2008 |
| "Energy for Ireland's future" by Prof. Pat Shannon |
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| Dublin, 8th May 2008 |
| IGA Members' Night |
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| Fermanagh, 8th May 2008 |
| "Damned Nonsense: The Geological Career of the 3rd Earl of Enniskillen" by Kenneth James |
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| Dublin, 9th May 2008 |
| Erratics competition prize giving |
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| Down, 10th May 2008 |
| "Reptiles walked this way - understanding the geology of Scrabo quarry" with Philip Doughty |
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| Antrim, 10th May 2008 |
| Poetry Landscape |
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| Kilkenny, 9th - 11th May 2008 |
| Exploration and Environmental Geochemistry - IAEG Week End Course |
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| Kerry, 10th - 11th May 2008 |
| Walking with tetrapods, the Valentia experience - OUGS fieldtrip - with Ken and Bettie Higgs (UCC) |
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| Dublin, 12th May 2008 |
| "Nuclear energy: why is it on the agenda?" by Dr William J. Nuttall |
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| Fermanagh, 14th May 2008 |
| "They came from outer space" by Dr Mike Simms |
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| Down, 17th May 2008 |
| "Where the ice met the sea - understanding the geology of Killard Point" with a member of the EHS staff |
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| Cork, 17th May 2008 |
| "Blackwater anomaly" - boat trip with Jim Curtin B.Sc. |
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| Waterford, 12th - 18th May 2008 |
| Bealtaine Festival of Outdoor Science |
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| Armagh, 24th May 2008 |
| Trip visit to the Armagh Observatory, organised by the Irish Meteorological Society |
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| Antrim, 24th May 2008 |
| "Up the Glen - understanding the geology of Colin Glen" with Tony Bazley |
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| Waterford, 26th May - 1st June 2008 |
| "Geology course: Introduction to geology, the study of Earth" |
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| Nationwide, 18th - 26th May 2008 |
| Fieldtrip to explore the geology of Southern Poland with Dr Pádhraig S. Kennan |
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| Cavan, 29th May 2008 |
| "The private life of quarries" - guided tour and quarry talk |
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| Down, 31st May 2008 |
| "Granites and turbidites - understanding the geology of the Bloody Bridge coast" with a member of the EHS staff |
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| Waterford, 31st May 2008 |
| The Mining Heritage of the Copper Coast |
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| Waterford, 1 June 2008 |
| The Glacial Geology of the Comeragh Mountains |
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| Dublin, 4th June 2008 |
| "The origin of Ireland's ore deposits" by Prof. Mike Russell |
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| Kilkenny, 5th June 2008 |
| "The origin of Ireland's ore deposits" by Prof. Mike Russell |
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| Nationwide, 26th May to 7th June 2008 |
| Planet Earth Week |
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| Fermanagh, 7th June 2008 |
| "Limestone Landscape Weekend (1)": guided walk with Philip Doughty |
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| Fermanagh, 8th June 2008 |
| "Limestone Landscape Weekend (2)" - talk by Ian Enlander |
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| Down, 14th June 2008 |
| "Deep oceans - understanding the geology of Helen's Bay" with Bernard Anderson |
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| Antrim, 21st June 2008 |
| "Journey to the centre of a volcano - understanding the geology of Carrick-a-rede" with Paul Lyle |
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| Dublin, 21st June 2008 |
| "The theory that shook the world!" (Charles Darwin) by Dr Bob Bloomfield |
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| Mayo, 21st-22nd June 2008 |
| Fieldtrip to the Mullet Peninsula led by Dr Julian Menuge |
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| Antrim, 28th June 2008 |
| "Puddingstone, caves and more - understanding the geology of Cushendun" with Tony Bazley |
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| Fermanagh, 3rd July 2008 |
| "Ireland's extinct animals" by Dr Nigel Monaghan |
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| Dublin, 29th June - 4th July 2008 |
| World Archaeological Congress |
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| Antrim, 19th July 2008 |
| "Column by column - understanding the geology of the Causeway" with Paul Lyle |
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| Down, 26th July 2008 |
| "Where the ice met the sea - understanding the geology of Killard Point" with a member of the EHS staff |
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| Antrim, 2nd August 2008 |
| "A bit of everything - understanding the geology of Murlough Bay and Fair Head" with Philip Doughty |
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| Down, 9th August 2008 |
| "How to make rocks bend - understanding the geology of the Kearney coast" with Bernard Anderson |
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| Antrim, 16th August 2008 |
| "Life in lava? - understanding the geology of Portrush" with Philip Doughty |
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| Antrim, 23rd August 2008 |
| "Up the Glen - understanding the geology of Colin Glen" with Tony Bazley |
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| Louth, 23rd August 2008 |
| Belfast Geologists Society visit to Carlingford and Cooley with Dr. Sadhbh Baxter |
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| Louth, 24th August 2008 |
| Guided geological walk in Carlingford area led by Dr Sadhbh Baxter |
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| Waterford, 25th August 2008 |
| Heritage Week: Guided walk in Stradbally village and cove with Jim Cullinane |
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| Waterford, 26th August 2008 |
| Heritage Week: Guided walk on Kilfarrasy Strand with Rita Byrne and Kathryn Curran |
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| Waterford, 30th August 2008 |
| Heritage Week: Guided tour of Dunhill Castle and surroundings with Des Cowman |
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| Down, 30th August 2008 |
| "Changing sea-levels - understanding the geology of Ballyquintin Point" with a member of the EHS staff |
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| Carlow, 30th August 2008 |
| Heritage Week: Carlow's own volcano, a walk along the Slaney with Peadar McArdle |
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| Cork, 30th August 2008 |
| Water Open Day at Lifetime Lab |
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| Waterford, 31st August 2008 |
| Heritage Week: Guided tour of Fenor Bog with Rita Byrne |
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| Nationwide, 24th to 31st August 2008 |
| Heritage Week |
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| Dublin, 3rd September 2008 |
| "The Denial of Global Warming" by Professor Naomi Oreskes |
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| Antrim, 6th September 2008 |
| "Journey to the centre of a volcano - understanding the geology of Carrick-a-rede" with Paul Lyle |
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| Dublin, 1st - 6th September 2008 |
| The Annual Symposium of Vertebrate Palaeontology and Comparative Anatomy |
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| Offaly, 4th to 7th September 2008 |
| Geology Weekend- "Rocks in the making: the geology of Offaly over the last 10,000 years." |
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| Dublin, 9th and 10th September 2008 |
| 4th Annual Environment Ireland Conference 2008 |
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| Antrim, 13th September 2008 |
| "Rocks, seastacks and springs - understanding the geology of Ballintoy Harbour and White Park Bay" with a member of the EHS staff |
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| Down, 13th and 14th September 2008 |
| "Come on Down and meet our accretionary prism!" - IGA Fieldtrip to Ards Peninsula with Bernard Anderson |
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| Dublin, 17th September 2008 |
| "Geochronological hits and misses: various attempts to determine the age of the Earth" by Patrick Wyse Jackson |
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| Louth, 21st September 2008 |
| A guided walk looking into Carlingford's geology |
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| Cork, 24th September 2008 |
| "Quaternary Geology and Physical Geology" by Dr. Willie Waren, GSI |
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| Dublin, 24th September 2008 |
| "Climate change and increased water demand: a volatile mixture?" by Dr Patrick Leahy |
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| Galway, 25th September 2008 |
| "Climate change and increased water demand: a volatile mixture?" by Dr Patrick Leahy |
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| Fermanagh, 27th and 28th September 2008 |
| IAH Annual Fieldtrip - ‘Break for the Border’ Lower Lough Erne - Cuilcagh Mountain hydrogeology and Marble Arch Geopark. |
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| Cork, 27th September 2008 |
| A geological tour of the River Blackwater at Youghal with Jim Curtin |
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| Waterford, From now until the 30th September 2008 |
| Copper Coast Photography Competition |
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| Nationwide, October 2008 |
| Classroom Posters for Primary Schools |
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| Dublin, 2 October 2008 |
| Seminar - Aurora Borealis Project / Polar Consortium Initiative |
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| Fermanagh, 2nd October 2008 |
| "Landscapes and Livelihoods" by Dr John Kelly |
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| Dublin, 7th October 2008 |
| Quarries and Groundwater - IAH (Irish Group) Technical Discussion Meeting |
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| Dublin, 15th October 2008 |
| "Continental topography: interacting between deep Earth and surface processes" by Prof. Sierd Cloetingh |
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| Nationwide, Until the 15th October 2008 |
| A Stone for Ireland and Northern Ireland? |
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| Cork, 16th October 2008 |
| "Continental topography: interacting between deep Earth and surface processes" by prof. Sierd Cloetingh |
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| Dublin, 16th October 2008 |
| "Climate change, catchment hydrology and water resources in Ireland" by Dr Conor Murphy |
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| Fermanagh, 18th and 19th October 2008 |
| "Limestones and Karst of Cuilcagh Mountain, Fermanagh and Cavan" - IGA Fieldtrip to Fermanagh with John Kelly (CSA) |
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| Dublin, 21st October 2008 |
| "Global Glacier Changes" by Dr Wilfried Haeberli - Climate Change EPA Lecture |
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| Dublin, 23rd October 2008 |
| "Pioneering mineral exploration in Post-Soviet Mongolia: The QGX story" by Patrick Redmond (Teck Cominco) |
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| Dublin, 26th October 2008 |
| OUGS Day Trip to Killiney with Susan Pyne |
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| Cork, 29th October 2008 |
| "The Proto-Andes: a long-lived active margin in western South America" by Dr Dave Chew, Trinity College |
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| Galway, 30th October 2008 |
| "The Proto-Andes: a long-lived active margin in western South America" by Dr. David Chew (TCD) |
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| Antrim, Winter 2008 - TBA |
| Go Get GEOSCIENCE! |
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| Dublin, 4th November 2008 |
| "Under down under – recent groundwater management trends in Australia” by Jenny Deakin - IAH (Irish Group) Lecture |
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| Dublin, 6th November 2008 |
| "The Potential for Biological Energy in Ireland" by Dr John Finnan, Teagasc |
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| Cork, 6th - 7th November 2008 |
| 2nd Annual Irish Earth Observation Symposium: Opportunities for Earth Observation in Ireland |
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| Dublin, 12th November 2008 |
| "A practical introduction to understanding rocks" with Ian Sanders (TCD) |
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| Dublin, 12th November 2008 |
| "Exploring the deep subseafloor biosphere" by Prof. Judith A. McKenzie |
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| Limerick, 13th November 2008 |
| "Exploring the deep subseafloor biosphere" by Prof. Judith A. McKenzie |
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| Wexford, 12th - 14th November 2008 |
| International Conference on Grassland and Water Framework Directive |
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| Nationwide, 9th to 16th November 2008 |
| Science Week Ireland |
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| Dublin, 21st November 2008 |
| "Geological evolution of the Himalaya, Karakoram and Tibet" by Professor Mike Searle, Oxford University |
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| Dublin, 21st November 2008 |
| "Climates of the Past - Climate of the Future?" - IQUA Symposium |
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| Dublin, 24th November 2008 |
| "The Resolution and Detection Ability of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR)" by Dr. Andreas Kathage |
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| Cork, 27th November 2008 |
| "Earthquake generated Tsunamis" by Prof. John McCloskey, University of Ulster, Coleraine |
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| Dublin, 28th November 2008 |
| Poetry Landscape with Michael Longley |
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| Dublin, 2nd December 2008 |
| “Implementing the WFD – implications for groundwater development and protection” by Matthew Craig & Donal Daly, EPA - IAH (Irish Group) Lecture |
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| Dublin, 3rd December 2008 |
| "Ireland and Planet Earth have come a long way together - A divided land" by Dr Pádhraig S. Kennan |
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| Dublin, 4th December 2008 |
| "Solar Variations and Surface Temperature Changes" by Dr John Butler, Armagh Observatory |
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| Kerry, 4th December 2008 |
| "Ireland and Planet Earth have come a long way together - A divided land" by Dr Pádhraig S. Kennan |
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| Dublin, 5th December 2008 |
| Photo competition awards ceremony |
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| Cork, 10th December 2008 |
| ‘The First Annual Ted Nevill Memorial Lecture’ |
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| Dublin, 11th December 2008 |
| IGA AGM and President's Address |
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