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3rd September 2017 – Nuclear event in North Korea

On the 3rd September 2017 the Irish National Seismic Network (INSN) recorded a seismic event with epicenter in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), see below plot for the location. The recordings are consistent with the announcement… Read More

RTE Drivetime – School of Celtic Studies Summer School 2017

The recent Celtic Studies Summer School featured on RTÉ Radio 1’s Drivetime programme on 20th July. Listen to it here (from1:56:00) http://www.rte.ie/radio1/drivetime/programmes/2017/0720/891850-drivetime-thursday-20-july-2017/  

DIAS Scholar wins 2017 Earnshaw Medal

Congratulations to Anton Feeney-Johansson on being awarded the Earnshaw medal for best undergraduate physics thesis in Ireland for 2017. Anton carried out his undergraduate project at the school of Cosmic Physics in DIAS and was mentored by Irish… Read More

Dunsink Observatory – Culture Night 2017

Dunsink Observatory is joining in the celebrations of Culture Night on Friday 22nd September 2017. Address : Dunsink Lane,     Castleknock,  D15 (location) Phone   : 087- 6294966 The Observatory will be open from 7:00pm to 11:00pm and during… Read More

2017-8-10 – Seminar by Prof. Balz Kamber (TCD)

10 August 2017 – Seminar When: 16:00 on Thursday, 10th August 2017 Where: DIAS, Geophysics Section, 5 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, (library) Speaker: Prof. Balz Kamber (Department of Geology, Trinity College Dublin) Title: Why Archaean cratons differ from… Read More

Modern Physics Letters A – Samuel Kováčik (STP) Published Paper

Title ‘R3λ-Inspired Black Holes’ Author Samuel Kováčik – School of Theoretical Physics, DIAS Abstract We study a black hole with a blurred mass density instead of a singular one, which is caused by the noncommutativity of three-space. Depending… Read More

Earthquake Donegal, 2nd August 2017, M1.5

On the 2nd August at 05:46 UTC (06:46 local time) an earthquake of magnitude 1.5 occurred in Donegal (NE of Milford on the Fanad Peninsula). Location 55.11N, 7.59W, see figure below. There are reports of this event having… Read More

Fri 22nd Sept- Culture Night 2017

Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies will participate in Culture Night again this year on Friday 22nd September. Programme for Geophysics Section, 5 Merrion Square, Dublin 2 Programme for Dunsink Observatory #CultureNight #LOVEculture

31st July – Visit to DIAS by Mr George Zurabashvili, Chargé d’Affaires of the Embassy of Georgia to Ireland

Mr George Zurabashvili, Chargé d’Affaires of the Embassy of Georgia to Ireland, visited Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies yesterday & met with Dr Eucharia Meehan, the Registrar and CEO of DIAS.

School of Celtic Studies Tionól 2017 – Call for Papers

This year’s Tionól will take place at the School of Celtic Studies, 10 Burlington Road, Dublin 4, on 17 and 18 November. Papers will relate to any aspect of Celtic Studies, and will be 30 minutes in duration…. Read More