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
Tel: 066 7189035
Mob: 086 3739526
Email: nigel.kenny@gmail.com
Vice-Chairman
Trevor Barrett
Tel: 066 7123404
Mob: 087 1020731
Email: trevor.barrett@mwp.ie
Secretary
Don Toomey
Chartered Engineer
Tel: 066 7123404
Mob: 087 4100980
Email: don.toomey@mwp.ie
Treasurer
John Jones
Chartered Engineer
Tel: 066 7144120
Mob: 087 6294595
Email: john.jones@stafff.ittralee.ie
PR Officer
Sean O'Mahony
Tel: 066 7146500
Email: Sean.Omahony@staff.ittralee.ie
Council Representative
Nigel Kenny
Chartered Engineer
Tel: 066 7189035
Mob: 086 3739526
Email: nigel.kenny@gmail.com
Liaison Committee Representative
Michael Sheehy
Mob: 087 4140651
Email: Michael.Sheehy@gaelforcekerry.com
Events
More events for our members in An Ríocht will be published here as the programme develops - watch this space!
Download An Ríocht's Events 2011-2012 Brochure
For a full listing of Engineers Ireland events, please visit the Events Calendar.
Papers
Low Energy Building and Passive Building Design
by John Phelan, Registred Architect
24th January 2012
Presentation of Expert Evidence by Engineers
by Ciaran Fahy Chartered Engineer
23rd November 2011
Resolving Ireland's Unfinished Estates
by John O'Connor
26th October 2011
Download Resolving Ireland's Unfinished Estates
Meeting the challenges of Ireland's water infrastructure
By Kevin Murray, Chartered Engineer
7th December, 2010
Content
- Background and context
- Funding options
- New structures
- Closing remarks
Download Meeting the challenges of Ireland's water infrastructure (pdf)
Water Framework Directive:
River Basin Management Plans (2009-2015)
26th October, 2010
Content
- To provide some background to the EU Water Framework Directive;
- To outline the content and structure of the River Basin Management Plans (2009-2015) for the Shannon International River Basin District and South Western River Basin District;
- To assess the possible implications of these plans
Download River Basin Management Plans (PDF 2.1Mb)
Focus on the Region
Published in the July/ August edition of the Engineers Journal
July/ August, 2010
Content
- An Ríocht acts local, thinks global
- Endesa upgrades Tarbert plant
- Shannon LNG Terminal
- The new Tralee – regeneration lifts quality of life for residents
- Education meets enterprise at IT Tralee 113-acre campus
- Wind energy: optimising operations
- Cadbury sets the bar for continuous improvement
- Kerry NRDO: delivering for the Kingdom
- Infrastructure investment - DAFF develops FHCs in An Daingean and Castletownbere
- Energy innnovation set to sustain southwest economy
- Astellas brings wind of change to Killorglin
- Misean rí-thábhachtach – Údarás na Gaeltachta agus forbairt eacnamúil i gCiarraí
Download Focus on the Region (pdf)
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)