Expert academics and leading defective concrete block campaigners will speak at an international conference on the Irish concrete crisis this April in Donegal.
The event will take place on Saturday, April 12th, from 10:30am to 5pm at the An Grianan Hotel in Burt, Co. Donegal.
It is part of Ulster University’s ‘Ulster Talks’ series to highlight research into the scientific causes of defective concrete failure. It will also examine the societal and mental health impacts of living with defective concrete.
The organising committee for this initiative includes Professor Paul Dunlop (pictured above) (Research Director for Geography and Environmental Sciences, Ulster University), Dr Eileen Doherty (Lecturer in Digital Transformation, Ulster University) and Dr Karen Kirby (Senior Lecturer and Chartered Practitioner Psychologist, School of Psychology, Ulster University) as well as Joe Morgan, EU Campaigner, all of whom have been actively involved in researching various aspects of this important issue.
This conference will see leading international experts in geology, earth sciences and engineering who research the impacts of deleterious minerals on concrete from Canada, Switzerland and Ireland travel to Donegal to speak about new research insights into what caused the defective concrete crisis and share their experience of engaging in government policy.
Other researchers from a wide range of disciplines including Business and Psychology as well as a range of community stakeholders will be presenting their experiences on the wider societal impacts of living with defective concrete. The conference incorporates a number of key sessions that includes roundtable discussions with scientists, key stakeholders and government representatives and a session on EU engagement with the issue of Irish defective concrete blocks.
Speakers from the political sphere will be Councillor Martin McDermott (Chair, Defective Concrete Steering Group), Charles Ward TD (100% Redress Party) and Luke Ming Flanagan (MEP).
The one-day public conference is free of charge, and no booking is required.
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