An Riocht region
About
About the region
We represent many sectors of the engineering industry, including third level education, local authorities, contractors, companies, researchers and many more. Our activities include contributing the Government consultations and organising meetings and events for our members.
Our network events take place in the Institute of Technology, Tralee, which serves as a focal point in the region for the further education and continuous professional development of engineers.
Who can join?
Membership is open to members from all grades of Engineers Ireland and from all engineering disciplines, including:
- Engineers and engineering technicians working in the region
- Engineering consultancies and support servicing companies
- Local government and semi-state organisation workers involved in engineering
- Academic researchers, lecturers and students
How to join
If you are already a member of Engineers Ireland, and gave a correspondence address in Co. Kerry when you joined, you have automatically been affiliated with this network.
If your correspondence address is outside the county, you can still join our network through the Members Area
It is free to join our network. Once you register as a member of a network, you can choose to:
- receive email updates on all events being run by the An Riocht Region network
- use our network's discussion forum
- post comments on articles written by other network members
- comment on our network blog
- send messages to other members of our network
Events
An Riocht Region network members receive invitations to a wide variety of educational and social events throughout the year, including:
- CPD-approved evening seminars and lectures which are also available to view online on Engineers TV
- Site visits to regional projects of interest
- Golf outings held in clubs throughout the region
Contacts
Chairman
- Nigel Kenny
- Chartered Engineer
- 11 Quarryvale
- Mouthawk
- Tralee
- Co. Kerry
- Tel: 066 7189035
- Mob: 086 3739526
- Email: nigel.kenny@gmail.com
Vice-Chairman
- Don Toomey
- Chartered Engineer
- Malachy Walsh and Partners
- Reen Point
- Blennerville
- Tralee
- Co. Kerry
- Tel: 066 7123404
- Mob: 087 4100980
- Email: don.toomey@mwp.ie
Secretary
- Debbie Walsh
- 3 Castlemorris Orchard
- Ballymullen
- Tralee
- Co. Kerry
- Tel: 066 7192588
- Mob: 087 8378982
- Email: dwalsh@gwe.ie
Treasurer
- John Jones
- Chartered Engineer
- Institute of Technology
- Clash
- Tralee
- Co. Kerry
- Tel: 066 7144120
- Mob: 087 6294595
- Email: john.jones@stafff.ittralee.ie
PR Officer
- Trevor Barrett
- Malachy Walsh and Partners
- Reen Point
- Blennerville
- Tralee
- Co. Kerry
- Tel: 066 7123404
- Mob: 087 1020731
- Email: trevor.barrett@mwp.ie
Liaison Committee Rep
- Tony Mackey
- Malachy Walsh & Partners
- Reenpoint
- Blennerville
- Tralee
- Co. Kerry
- Tel: 066 7123404
- Mob: 087 3286421
- Email: tony.mackey@mwp.ie
Council Rep
- Nigel Kenny
- Chartered Engineer
- 11 Quarryvale
- Mouthawk
- Tralee
- Co. Kerry
- Tel: 066 7189035
- Mob: 086 3739526
- Email: nigel.kenny@gmail.com
Events
Details of our autumn and winter programme of events will be posted here in September.
Papers
Large Scale Renewable Energy Projects
By Sean Doyle, BE C.Eng MIEI, Associate Director, Malachy Walsh and Partners
December 15th, 2009
Content
- Outline of a number of large scale energy projects throughout the world
- Projects currently being undertaken by Malachy Walsh & Partners
- Tidal energy
- The nature of tidal cycles
- How the production of tidal energy will ultimately increase the length of the mean solar day
Download Large Scale Renewable Energy Projects (pdf)
N21 Castleisland Bypass Project
By Paul Curry, Project Manager, Kerry County Council
November 10th, 2009
Content
- Kerry National Road Design Office
- Need for the Scheme
- Guidelines & Standards
- Project Management Phases
- Progress to Date
- Journey Times
Download N21 Castleisland Bypass Project (pdf)
Flooding in the built environment
By Mark Morris
January 20, 2009
- Download Flooding In The Built Environment (PDF 1.80 MB)
Slope instability in Ireland with particular reference to peat failures
By Dr Paul Jennings, Applied Ground Engineering Consultants (AGEC) Ltd, Bagenalstown, Co Carlow
March 3, 2009
Content
- Definition of peat failure
- Types of peatland
- Characteristics of peat
- Types of peat failures
- Review of historical peat failures in Ireland
- Failure prediction
- Common contributing factors to peat failures
- Potential signs of failure
- Summary
Download Slope Insability In Ireland With Particular Reference To Peat Failures (PDF 7.61 mb)