Cork to ‘rock’ as plans unveiled to develop geology museum

CORK is poised to become the capital of all things rock.

Tue, 13 Apr, 2010 - 01:00

Eoin English

Plans were unveiled last night for the development of a geology museum, entitled Ireland Rocks, as part of a €1 million revamp of a disused building at the famed North Monastery college.

There are also hopes that it could become a National Geological Repository.

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Courts Politics Place: Cork Place: Ireland Rocks Place: Earth Place: Albert Quay Person: Joe Gavin Person: Gavin Organisation: North Monastery college Organisation: National Geological Repository Organisation: University College Cork Organisation: UCC Organisation: Blackrock Castle Observatory Organisation: Cork Institute of Technology Organisation: The National Earth Science Discovery Centre Organisation: Cork Academy of Music Organisation: Commonground Organisation: Navigation House

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