Diamond Jubilee Concert (November 2019

IGA Diamond Jubilee Concert

Friday, 22 November 2019, 19:30, at Luther Haus, Adelaide Road, Dublin 2

This concert was one of the highlights of the year and a fitting way for the IGA to celebrate its Diamond Jubilee.

Here are some programme notes, to remind those who attended and to inform those who missed it.

Welcome and Introduction from Laura Smith. Laura is a UCD graduate and has been with the IGA for over 10 years. She has held various committee positions including President (2012-2014). She works in the Minerals department at the GSI and has worked as a Geophysicist with Tullow Oil. She was our MC for the evening.

Maria Cullen. Maria has a degree in geology from TCD and has been involved in numerous geological, botanical, environmental and genetic studies ever since. She is a former President of the IGA and is much involved in singing and vocal groups. Maria entertained us with some vocal solos with a geological theme. Vocal Solo: Lament for the Trilobites by Prof. Nigel Hughes (University of California, Riverside), The Twelve Days of Geological Christmas (Based on a Traditional Christmas Carol)

John Walsh

Professor of Geology at UCD. John did his undergraduate in UCD, PhD in Galway and research in Liverpool University before coming back to UCD. His geological speciality is in the analysis of faults and he is a founding director of the Irish Centre for Research in Applied Geosciences (iCRAG). He has been awarded the prestigious William Smith Medal from the Geological Society of London and a Gold Medal from the Royal Irish Academy. Tin whistle solo: Traditional Irish Airs.