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First Soil Sample Collected at Carriganore, Co.Waterford
First Soil Sample Collected at Carriganore, Co.Waterford
Ground was first broken by the GRaDE project team in March 2025 at Carriganore, Co. Waterford.
The resulting soil sample has since been prepared and analysed at the EPA's radiation monitoring laboratory.
Oral Presentation at the Irish Radiation Research Society (IRRS) 2025 in Dundalk
Oral Presentation at the Irish Radiation Research Society (IRRS) 2025 in Dundalk
Presentation on "Accurate determination of natural radionuclides in soil using transmission methods" in April 2025.
Poster Presentation at the International Conference for Radionuclide Metrology (ICRM) 2025 in Paris
Poster Presentation at the International Conference for Radionuclide Metrology (ICRM) 2025 in Paris
Presentation on "Accurate determination of natural radionuclides in environmental matrices using mass attenuation coefficients derived from transmission measurements" in May 2025.
Poster Presentation at the SETU research conference in Carlow
Poster Presentation at the SETU research conference in Carlow
Presentation on "Accurate determination of natural radionuclides in environmental matrices using mass attenuation coefficients derived from transmission measurements" in June 2025.
Inaugural Soil Sampling Campaign in the Waterford Region
Inaugural Soil Sampling Campaign in the Waterford Region
In July 2025, the GRaDE project team begun the first soil sampling campaign, focusing on the Waterford TELLUS airborne block region.
Our survey sites were selected using our clustering analysis of the TELLUS airborne radiometric data.
12 soil samples have been collected, prepared and analyzed by gamma-ray spectrometry.
Soil Sampling in the South East
Soil Sampling in the South East
Sampling in the South East of Ireland (Wexford, Wicklow, Carlow, Kildare and Kilkenny) was carried out between September 2025 and February 2026, focusing on the A8 TELLUS airborne radiometric data.
70 samples were collected in the region and analysis by gamma-ray spectrometry is ongoing.
Oral Presentation at the Irish Radiation Research Society (IRRS) 2026 in Dundalk
Oral Presentation at the Irish Radiation Research Society (IRRS) 2026 in Dundalk
Presentation on "Outdoor Terrestrial Gamma Dose Rates in Ireland using Gamma Spectrometry and Airborne Radiometric Measurements" in March 2026.
Soil Sampling Campaign in Donegal
Soil Sampling Campaign in Donegal
In May 2026, the GRaDE Project team carried out a soil sampling campaign across Donegal.
Over a 4 day period, 56 samples were collected across Donegal in the Tellus A4 and Border airborne radiometric data regions.
Poster Presentation at UoG Research & Innovation day
Poster Presentation at UoG Research & Innovation day
Presentation on "Gamma radiation dose evaluation: Developing a national terrestrial gamma radiation dose map for Ireland" in May 2026.
Current Soil Sampling Campaigns
Current Soil Sampling Campaigns
Current soil sampling is ongoing weekly in the Greater Dublin region, the South Midlands and Galway by members of our team at UCD, SETU and UoG.
over 100 samples have been collected to date in these regions.
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