This leopardine beauty laying on the transect line is a nursehound (Scyliorhinus stellaris). Regarded as 'Vulnerable' by IUCN, we found a few in our surveys this week, evidence of the habitat conservation value of oyster beds.
With Mateja Švonja #OisreConamara #LoveIrishResearch

We may have needlessly lost the handsome Twilfit House at the corner of Middle Abbey Street and Jervis Street for yet another incoming hotel development, but a silver lining is the exciting archaeological dig currently taking place on the footprint of the 1920s factory 🧵

1 billions soundings sourced from Crowdsourced Bathymetry in the IHO's Data Centre for Digital Bathymetry 🥳

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Whoop 🎉

1 million soundings from Crowdsourced Bathymetry!

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Thought this was happening in Cavan 🤦😂🌝

I learned today is that a boycott is called a boycott because an English land agent named Charles Boycott was in charge of collecting rent from Irish farmers and he was so unpopular that someone was like “alright, no one acknowledge he exists!” and everyone was like “bet!”

⏳ The deadline is approaching for the #graduate positions! Submit your application to Geological Survey Ireland Dept. Environment, Climate and Communications by 16 April to embark on an 11-month adventure.

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And now, shipwrecks of Scotland.

#rayshader adventures, an #rstats tale

Please help my sister. Thanks xox

Released April 18th, ‘Spike Island’ will reveal the secrets of Irelands historic island

Its history is unrivalled

Yet most people don’t know its massive role in the Irish story

Here are several short tweets that sum it up (1)

📢Calling all artists!

iCRAG in conjunction with University of Galway are pleased to offer an artistic residency on a research cruise led by Chief Scientist Dr Brian Ward of iCRAG at the University of Galway.

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an absolutely bonkers statistic that is very obviously the result of a decisive shift to a social, political and economi model predicated almost existentially on the financialisation of housing.

Calling all teachers! 📚 Join us for a FREE online Oide Creativity workshop 'Earthquakes: Literally Earth Shattering News' on March 19, hosted by Geological Survey IE Dept. Environment, Climate and Communications , DIAS & iCRAG Centre. More information here: gsi.ie/en-ie/events-a…💥

Great to share the fun of seabed mapping with the TY students of St Mary's CBS Enniscorthy, An Edmund Rice School! 🤠

Tonight, before you sleep you might pause for a moment to remember the four crew of Rescue 116, who lost their lives in the line of duty in the early hours of March 14th 2017. Four good people who went to work & never came home. 💔

RIP Dara, Paul, Mark, Ciarán.

#GoMairidísBeo

🌍 Exciting MSc Opportunity in Peatland Research. Dive deep into peatland research with the MATCH4 project, funded by Geological Survey IE. The project is in collaboration with Matt Saunders, Edward Mitchell, and Camille Vögeli. Information on how to apply👇 New Geography UCC UCC Research

Our volunteer crew were faced with an unusual search pattern for yesterday's exercise! Happy 200th Birthday to the RNLI! #RNLI200

Shure, how else would you spend your sunday morning other than learning to solder? 💁

Calling all Primary Schools in Co Clare
The Explorers Education Programme programme (funded & supported by Marine Institute ) are delighted to bring a range of fully funded school modules to Co. Clare for another school year. Schools should apply by emailing [email protected] Clare Education Centre

Delighted to share the results from the 2022 Tonga Eruption Seabed Mapping Project (TESMaP), with everyone The Hydrographic Society UK & Ireland Remote Hydrography Conference! #RH2024

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