2026 Annual Conference

Groundwater 2036: Building Resilience for the Next Decade

Apr 14 2026 – Apr 15 2026

Tullamore Court Hotel, O’Moore St, Spollanstown, Tullamore, Co. Offaly, R35 D406

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Join Ireland’s hydrogeology community for a forward-looking conference exploring the major groundwater challenges and opportunities of the next ten years.

This two-day event will feature five themed sessions: Future Groundwater Challenges, Groundwater Supply Development, Peatland Restoraiton, Emerging Contaminants and Pressures, and Groundwater Research & Development.

The event includes poster sessions, extensive exhibtor area, wine reception and social event on the evening of the Tuesday evening at the Tullamore Due Distillery Experience.

Bringing together consultants, regulators, researchers, utilities and students, this conference offers a valuable opportunity to share knowledge, debate priorities and shape the future of groundwater in Ireland.

For any queries, please email conference@iah-Ireland.org

The IAH (Irish Group) gratefully acknowledge the support of sponsors and exhibitors at the 2023 conference and for past conferences and look forward to seeing them again in the future.

The sponsors and exhibitors for the 43rd IAH Annual Groundwater Conference are shown below, please click on their logo to be redirected to their website:

About the Annual Conference

The first IAH (Irish Group) Groundwater Conference was held in 1981, four years after the Irish Chapter was founded in 1976. The two-day conference has evolved over the years with the growing IAH membership and has become a keenly anticipated event in the IAH calendar for members and non-members alike.

The conference usually takes place in April (currently held in Tullamore, Co. Offaly) of any given year. The IAH (Irish Group) Committee and Conference Sub-Committee commence planning the upcoming conference in October, following the election of any new committee member at the Annual General Meeting.

Each year, the committee endeavour to present conference themes and presentations which are topical and relevant to delegates from academic, consulting , statutory and non-technical backgrounds, alike. The questionnaires distributed to delegates at the end of the conference provide invaluable feedback to the committee and inform the basis of planning future themes.

The IAH (Irish Group) Groundwater Conference can be expected to benefit hydrogeologists, engineers, local authorities, consultants, planners, environmental scientists, public health officials, professionals and practitioners from a variety of sectors involved with groundwater.

The conference programme comprises the following components:
– Themed presentation sessions (five/six over 2 days), including a ECHN session, from national and international speakers.
– Exhibitor displays during tea/coffee and lunch breaks.
– Social evening.
– Technical workshop.

The conference is an important event for the IAH (Irish Group) as most of the funding for the association is derived from the annual conference. We gratefully acknowledge the continued attendance of all delegates, in particular the support of the conference exhibitors.

Proceedings are made available to download from the IAH (Irish Group) website six months after the conference has ended.

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An index of all the previous presentations since 1981 can be viewed here.

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