Thomond region
About
About the region
The Thomond Region is known for its innovative approach to science and technology, with significant research and development ongoing at private companies, particularly in the National Technology Park, in Limerick City.
Our network provides a focal point for engineers of all grades and disciplines, and proactively encourages their continuous professional development through delivery of a varied programme of lectures, seminars and networking events.
We have developed close ties with both the University of Limerick (UL) and Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT). Members of our network committee include academic staff from both UL and LIT and both institutions play host each year to a number of our evening lectures and seminars.
Who can join?
- 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
Membership is open to members from all grades of Engineers Ireland and from all engineering disciplines.
How to join
If you are already a member of Engineers Ireland, and gave a correspondence address in Limerick city or county when you joined, you have automatically been affiliated with this network.
If your correspondence address is outside Limerick, you can still join our network through the Members Area
It is free to join and once you are registered with our network, you can:
- Receive updates on all our events
- Use our network's discussion forum
- Post comments on articles written by other network members
- Comment on our network blog
- Message members of our network
Events
Thomond Region network members receive invitations to a wide variety of educational and social events throughout the year, including:
- CPD-approved evening seminars and lectures delivered by experts across a broad range of engineering topics
- Site visits to regional projects of interest
- Up to eight golf outings per year in clubs throughout the region
- An annual dinner and annual table quiz
Contacts
Chairman
- Jeremiah O'Sullivan
- Chartered Engineer
- 27 The Grange
- Raheen
- Co. Limerick
- Mob: 087 4106979
- Email: jer.osullivan@daa.com
Vice-Chairman
- Kieran Horgan
- Chartered Engineer
- ESB Network Services
- Rosbrien
- Limerick
- Mob: 087 9099995
- Email: kieran.horgan@esb.ie
Secretary
- Dr. Peter Tiernan
- Schrodinger Building
- University of Limerick
- Limerick
- Tel: 061 213503
- Mob: 087 2720083
- Email: peter.tiernan@ul.ie
Treasurer
- Seamus Barrett
- Chartered Engineer
- 4 Mount Green
- Golf Links Road
- Castletroy
- Co. Limerick
- Tel: 061 496480
- Mob: 087 9782167
- Email: sbarrett@limerickcoco.ie
Council Rep
- Jeremiah O'Sullivan
- Chartered Engineer
- 27 The Grange
- Raheen
- Co. Limerick
- Mob: 087 4106979
- Email: jer.osullivan@daa.com
Events
Details of our autumn and winter programme of events will be posted here in September.
Papers
Flooding in the built environment - Newcastlewest
Date: September, 2009
Presented by: Mr. Mark Morris, JBA Consulting
Content: The presentation covers a brief history of national flood policy and current policy on flood risk management. Particular emphasis is given to the devastating flood which took place in Newcastlewest, Limerick, on the 1st August, 2008.
Download Flooding in the built environment - Newcastlewest (PDF4.87MB)
The Redevelopment Of Thomond Park, Limerick
Date: 11th November, 2008
Authors:
- Tom Cosgrove BE, MEngSc, CEng, MIEI, EurIng, MIStructE Director, Michael Punch & Partners
- Michael Quilligan BE, MEngSc, LicEng, MIEI Project Engineer, Michael Punch & Partners
- Bryan Whelan BE, MIEI Project Engineer, Michael Punch & Partners
- Cian Murphy BE, MIEI Project Engineer, Michael Punch & Partners
Content:
Thomond Park, the historic home of Munster Rugby, has undergone a major redevelopment which has seen its capacity rise to 25,756.
This paper describes the design and construction of the new stand and terrace structures. Particular emphasis is given to the development of the architectural and engineering concepts, the wind tunnel testing and dynamic analysis undertaken during detailed design, and the fabrication and erection of the two 150m span ‘rainbow’ roof trusses.
Download The Redevelopment Of Thomond Park, Limerick (PDF 3.27 mb)
The Building Energy Rating (BER)
Date: Febraury, 2009
Presented by: Chris Hughes, Sustainable Energy Ireland
Content:
- Why?
- What? When? Who?
- How to? How much?
- Current status
- Case studies
- Benefits
Download Building Energy Rating (BER) (PDF 2.03 MB)