Moyfin Quarry
Moyfin Quarry is located in a primarily agricultural area within the townland of Moyfin, Longwood, County Meath. Operational since approximately 1950, Moyfin Quarry is a sand and gravel pit owned and operated by Davin Plant Hire Ltd. The overall sand and gravel pit is 20 ha in area and the operations focused on supplying high […]
Refurbishment of Cloon
The overall purpose of this essential project is the security of Ireland’s electrical network between Cloon in County Galway to Lanesborough in County Longford (and onwards) now and in the future. Without the refurbishment of this essential network, electricity, including the transmission of green energy from renewable sources could not be transported to its required […]
GW3D
GSI is moving in the direction of providing three dimensional subsurface models to meet the requirements of stakeholders and end users. The sand and gravel aquifer mapping theme includes desk study, fieldwork, data collation, analysis and reporting. The investigations to date have resulted in mapping of previously unknown sand and gravel deposits, and improved definitions […]
Group Water Scheme
Until the 1960s, piped water to the rural population was unheard of. Community driven schemes filled that gap through the sourcing of local supplies and currently provide drinking water to 6% of Ireland’s population. The National Federation of Group Water Schemes is the representative body for the Group Water Scheme sector. This project seeks to […]
Grid West
The Grid West Project is part of the National Grid 25 Programme. The 400kV scheme will form part of the electrical network necessary to connect an estimated 5,000MW of renewable energy resources available in the West of Ireland, as well as meeting the long-term electricity needs of consumers in the region. The Grid West project […]
Source Protection Zones
This project forms a fundamental element in catchment management. It makes sense to know where our water is coming from, particularly water for human consumption. The areas defined as source protection zones around public supply boreholes and springs are critical areas that help in: Understanding our groundwater resources in terms of the source of the […]