Foilsiú
May 2026 Prospecting Licence Competition
- Foilsithe:
- An t-eolas is déanaí:
The following Prospecting Licence Areas are available for application under equal competition in the 1 May 2026 Prospecting Licence Competition.
The deadline for competition applications is 30 June 2026.
| PL Area | County | PL Area | County |
| 185 | Longford | 2835 | Limerick |
| 186 | Longford | 3246 | Tipperary |
| 1102 | Galway | 3321 | Tipperary |
| 1362 | Galway | 3785 | Tipperary |
| 1640 | Laois | 3854 | Offaly |
| 2696 | Limerick | 4065 | Laois |
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 May 2026 is also available for download.