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August 2025 Prospecting Licence Competition
- Published on: 1 August 2025
- Last updated on: 1 August 2025
The following Prospecting Licence Areas are available for application under equal competition in the 1 August 2025 Prospecting Licence Competition.
The deadline for competition applications is 30 September 2025.
| PL Area | County | PL Area | County |
| 1325 | Meath | 3679 | Clare |
| 3324 | Meath | 3857 | Wicklow |
| 3638 | Meath | 3932 | Meath |
| 3643 | Clare |
Information on the procedure and evaluation of applications is available in the
Rules Document - Mineral Exploration in Ireland – section 5.1.4.
Completed application forms should be submitted to gsro@dcee.gov.ie
Please use our GSRO Information Hub to view an interactive webmap of the competition Prospecting Licence Areas and our online GIS viewer to check current licence area status.
A shapefile of the Prospecting Licence Area Status as of 1 August 2025 is also available for download.