Groundforce brings home prestigious industry awardJune 13, 2019
Groundforce Shorco is celebrating after winning the award for ‘Specialist Geotechnical Supplier of the Year’ at this year’s GE Awards...
Fehily Timoney takes over AGEC and doubles geotechnical team expertiseMay 7, 2019
Consulting engineering and environmental scientists Fehily Timoney and Company (FT) has taken over Applied Ground Engineering Consultant’s (AGE...
Water: Underground source for billions could take more than a century to respond fully to climate changeFebruary 26, 2019
While climate change makes dramatic changes to weather and ecosystems on the surface, the impact on the world’s groundwater is likely to be delayed, r...
International study identifies steps to improve gender diversity in coastal geoscience and engineeringSeptember 18, 2018
Group of international female geoscientists have taken a close look at their profession and discovered the barriers to success, while pinpointing som...
Geotex civil engineering seminar set for Dublin’s Citywest Hotel on June 27June 12, 2018
Geotex is a unique, free-to-attend series of construction industry seminars which focus on innovations in the ground engineering field...
Geoscience Ireland breaking new ground overseasApril 17, 2018
The geoscience sector, valued at having a €3bn economic impact, together with Geoscience Ireland - a business development cluster of more than 30 firm...
Geoscience economy on solid ground with a value of €3.27 billionJanuary 8, 2018
The Economic Review of Geoscience Sector puts a value of €3.3 billion on the economic impact of the sectoral outputs for 2016, across geoto...
Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions (GDG) acquires Applied Geotechnical EngineeringSeptember 20, 2017
GDG has offices in Ireland and the United Kingdom and provides geotechnical engineering consultancy mainly to the infrastructure, marine, renewable ener...
Natural Power brings bespoke drilling capabilities to Irish site-investigation projectsMarch 23, 2017
Natural Power’s geotechnical services team supplies specialist site investigation solutions, combining experienced engineering staff with state-of-the...
Minister welcomes sustained job growth by Geoscience Ireland companiesFebruary 10, 2017
A survey has shown that 179 new jobs were created by Geoscience Ireland companies in 2016 - matching the 178 new jobs created in 2015...
Improving the resilience of Ireland’s rail network: a decision support tool for slope assetsDecember 13, 2016
Irish Rail's decision support tool provides risk assessment, prioritisation and cost/benefit investment analysis of its earthwork assets. The developme...
Virtual boreholes: new innovation in advanced GI techniquesDecember 13, 2016
Virtual boreholes are innovative additions to site characterisation and foundation design. Developed by APEX Geoservices, they can used in investigation...
3D geoscience techniques improve understanding of what lies beneathOctober 18, 2016
Geoscience Ireland explains how modern data collection techniques, coupled with powerful computer generated imagery, have greatly improved our ability t...
Minister welcomes continued strong job growth by Geoscience Ireland companiesAugust 26, 2016
A survey of companies comprising the Geoscience Ireland Business Cluster has shown that 132 new jobs were created in the six months leading up to July 2...
Specification and Related Documents for Ground Investigation in Ireland 2nd Edition 2016July 29, 2016
The Geotechnical Society of Ireland (GSI) and Engineers Ireland are proud to announce the publication of the Specification and Related Documents for Gro...
Geoscience Ireland: a successful Government to Business (G2B) initiativeSeptember 8, 2015
A new category in this year’s Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards is the Geoscience Award sponsored by Geoscience Ireland...
DirectTour event offers to shape the future of spatial informationSeptember 23, 2014
The Leica Geosystems DirectTour 2014 is coming to Ireland and attendees can discover the latest in imaging and 3D data collection...
Practicalities of delivering the perfect playing pitchJune 5, 2014
SIS Pitches' George Mullan outlines the challenges his company faced in Angola and advises Irish businesses competing for international commissions...
Frontier oil and gas exploration driven by engineering technologyJuly 11, 2013
Geophysical and subsurface technology have contributed to the success of Tullow Oil's operations in Africa and beyond...
Titanic Belfast building showcases engineering ingenuityJune 27, 2013
Titanic Belfast’s location close to Belfast Lough and the problems posed by sleech deposits represented a challenge for engineers...