A two-day event focusing on the preservation and cultural significance of dry-stone walling in the Burren takes place this Saturday and Sunday (July 19th and 20th) at the Common Knowledge Centre in Kilfenora.
BT Young Scientist winners Oisín Jackson, Béibhinn O’Loughlin and Anna-Mae O’Driscoll pictured centre with (left to right) Laura Reilly, QuakeShake project, DIAS; Dr. Eamon Doyle, Geologist, Burren and Cliffs of Moher UNESCO Geopark; Mona Hynes, Principal, Mary Immaculate Secondary School; Siobhán Power, Senior GSI Geologist; Koen Verbruggen, Director, GSI; and John Sims, Teacher, Mary Immaculate …
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Liscannor’s Anja Kolic pictured with her winning entry in the Burren and Cliffs of Moher UNESCO Global Geopark photography competition. Photograph: Eamon Ward. A LISCANNOR-based photographer has been named overall winner of a photography competition celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the Global Geoparks Network (GGN).
*Photograph; Air Swing Media. BOTH The Burren and the Cliffs of Moher have joined Vesuvius volcano, Yosemite Valley and The Dead Sea in being designated a Geological Heritage Site in a prestigious programme managed by the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS).
The Burren in County Clare. Photograph: AirSwing Media GEOLOGY, history, ecology and future tourism development of the Burren is the focus of a major two-day event to take place next month.
Managed by the Tourism Department of Clare County Council, the Burren and Cliffs of Moher UNESCO Global Geopark is one of three Irish UNESCO Geoparks that contain a wealth of geological data and beauty.
A popular Clare destination has been included a new cultural route launching across Europe. The Burren & Cliffs of Moher UNESCO Global Geopark has been inserted into The European Atlantic Geotourism Route. This celebrates outstanding geological landscapes and has been created to support the development of Geotourism in the European Atlantic Area. The destinations span …
