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Geological Survey Ireland (GSI) has been undertaking deep-water hydrographic and geophysical survey operations in Irish waters since 1996 and aims to complete Ireland's seabed mapping by 2026. 

Some of the earliest farming activity in Ireland can be traced back to the Burren. The region is a "perfect case study for the evolution..

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An extraordinary new species of fossil sponge dating back to a time when County Clare was located close to the Equator has been discovered in the r...

The discovery of Cyathophycus balori is significant, and not just because its story sounds like something out of Harry Potter

In County Clare, a new type of fossil sponge that dates back hundreds of millions of years has been found.

Powys scientists have shared their joy at a new species of fossil sponge dating back hundreds of millions of years found off the coast of Ireland.

An "extraordinary" species of fossil sponge dating back 315 million years has been discovered at the Cliffs of Moher in County Clare. 

A NEW fossil sponge species dating back 315-million years has been discovered in Ireland. The “extraordinary” discovery has been made near the Cliffs of Moher in Co. Clare by local geologist Dr Eamon Doyle. Dr Doyle, who is the geologist for the Burren and Cliffs of Moher UNESCO Global Geopark, located the sponge in the

A Burren geologist expects more rare fossils to be found on Clare’s coasts. It comes after the discovery of a new 315-million-year-old fossil sponge found in the rocks of the Cliffs of Moher. The fossil named Cyathophycus balor is the largest known example of its kind anywhere in the world and dates back to a […]