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February 2026 Prospecting Licence Competition
- Published on: 1 February 2026
- Last updated on: 4 February 2026
The following Prospecting Licence Areas are available for application under equal competition in the 1 February 2026 Prospecting Licence Competition.
The deadline for competition applications is 31 March 2026.
| PL Area | County | PL Area | County |
| 1022 | Mayo | 3216 | Kilkenny |
| 1562 | Mayo | 3559 | Kilkenny |
| 2683 | Monaghan | 3560 | Kilkenny |
| 2872 | Limerick | 3709 | Kilkenny |
| 3211 | Kilkenny | 3774 | Mayo |
| 3215 | Kilkenny | 4559 | Cavan |
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 February 2026 is also available for download.