Please note the following dates for SUI training for the coming year Caving Fundamentals – March 10/11th – BOEC, Clare , Leave no Trace Trainers Course – July 14/15th – POEC, Galway BCL training - August 11th/12th – BOEC, Clare Cave Leader Training ( x2 weekends) – Dates TBC – GOEC, Fermanagh BCL Assessment – [...]
“Hydraulic fracturing is a technique for recovering gas from relatively impermeable rocks such as shale. It involves pumping water containing sand and chemicals into boreholes at high pressure causing them to fracture and so increase their permeability. SUI is concerned that if hydraulic fracturing is carried out near karst areas it will impact groundwater, hydrology [...]
SUI is proposing to run a Cave Leader Training programme in 2011/12 The first weekend is planned for Saturday 10th December and Sunday 11th December A second weekend will be held in early 2012 To be eligable you must hold a BCL and be a current member of SUI Please contact the SUI Training Coordinator [...]
Big thank you to all the sponsors of SUICRO 2011. Your generosity help us raise over €800 for the raffle! • Aillwee Cave, Ballyvaughan • Access Rescue Consulting at Height (ARCH), Eoghan Lynch • Backwest Adventures, Bell Harbour • Boat Shed Brewery, Ballyvaughan • Bisun lights, UK • DIY Pursuits, Kinvara • Great Outdoors, Dublin [...]
A big thanks to all of you who made the journey to Doolin for this years SUICRO. €1760 was raised for ICRO between t-shirts, raffle tickets and the quiz. There are still some t-shirts left in various sizes so contact info@caving.ie if you missed out on one. A special thanks goes to all the kids [...]
