Charles Hepworth Holland is the retired Professor of Geology and Mineralogy at Trinity College, Dublin where, as a Fellow Emeritus, he still works. He is a past President of The Geological Society and of the Palaeontological Association. Ian S. Sanders is a senior lecturer, Department of Geology, Trinity College, Dublin.

• 1. Introduction (C.H. Holland, Trinity College, Dublin, and I.S. Sanders, Trinity College, Dublin); 2. Precambrian (J.S. Daly, University College, Dublin); 3. Ordovician of the North (J.R. Graham, Trinity College, Dublin); 4. Grampian Orogeny (D.M. Chew, Trinity College, Dublin); 5. Cambrian of Leinster (C.H. Holland); 6. Ordovician of the South (J.R. Graham and C.J. Stillman, Trinity College, Dublin); 7. Silurian (C.H. Holland); 8. Late Caledonian orogeny and magmatism (D.M. Chew and C.J. Stillman); 9. Devonian (J.R. Graham); 10. Carboniferous -Mississippian: Tournaisian and Visean (G.D. Sevastopulo, Trinity College, Dublin, and P.N. Wyse Jackson, Trinity College, Dublin); 11. Carboniferous: Mississippian (Serpukhovian) and Pennsylvanian (G.D. Sevastopulo); 12. Variscan deformation and metamorphism (J.R. Graham); 13. Permian and Mesozoic (M.J. Simms, Ulster Museum); 14. Tertiary igneous activity (J. Preston, Queens University, Belfast); 15. Cenozoic: Tertiary and Quaternary (until 11,600 years BP) (P. Coxon, Trinity College, Dublin, and S.G. McCarron, National University of Ireland, Maynooth); 16. The Holocene (F.J.G. Mitchell, Trinity College, Dublin); 17. Geology of offshore Ireland (D. Naylor, Trinity College, Dublin, and P.M. Shannon, University College, Dublin); 18. Geophysical evidence onshore (the late T. Murphy, the late A.W.B. Jacob, and I.S. Sanders, Trinity College, Dublin); 19. A history of Irish Geology (G.L. Herries Davies, Trinity College, Dublin). Index.

'It is an excellent up-to-date book on Irish geology "the only publication of its type" The definitive guide? That is a fair claim.' Earth Science Ireland Magazine 'Every country needs one: an integrated, detailed and readable account of its geology. For over a quarter of a century, Charles Holland's book and its forerunners have filled this publishing niche for the island of Ireland... It is impressive to see a new edition published, particularly as, once again, it is a substantially altered volume. All the authors are from Irish institutions and, as in previous editions, the strong majority are from Trinity College Dublin. This local expertise gives a reassuringly authoritative flavour to the whole book. The level of detail in the text makes it a useful reference source for the professional geologist, whilst still being accessible to university students and informed amateur geologists. More obvious than the revision of the text in this edition is the redrafting of most of the diagrams in colour and the colour replacement of the monochrome photos. This change certainly makes the book more visually appealing.With this new edition, The Geology of Ireland continues as a valuable companion to the stylistically similar "The Geology of . . ." volumes on Scotland and on England & Wales published by the Geological Society of London.' The Geological Magazine