​Each year, Geological Survey Ireland holds a photo competition in honour of George Victor Du Noyer (1817-1869), an Irish geologist, artist and antiquary. Du Noyer began working for the Survey in 1848, and was a prolific documenter of geological landscapes, both via his work in mapping and geology, and in his vivid and detailed watercolours and sketches.

See the Du Noyer Photographic Competition Winners for 2023 HERE

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Image: ​1st Place Winner 2023: Kevin Ledwith Doonbristy island, Co Mayo. Dún Briste, Co Mhaigh Eo. Sea stack of sub-horizontal beds, some showing cross-bedding, of siltstone, limestone, and shale from the Carboniferous Period (359-299 million years). 

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