Twenty three members of the Branch enjoyed a very successful field trip in September. A visit to Dalradian Gold mine was followed by a trip to Aughey Screens, Monaghan.
Branch Chairman Sam Eccles had the pleasure of presenting two local charities a cheque for £4,000.00 each at the December technical evening.
The branch held their AGM in the Dunadry Inn and Country Club on Monday 11th April. Following dinner Mr Sam Eccles was elected as Branch Chairman and David Johnson as secretary, Mr Roy Wallace as Vice Chairman.
At their branch meeting in the Dunadry Inn Co. Antrim on the 7 December the Northern Ireland Branch presented cheques totaling £6000.00 to their nominated charities for the year, namely Crocus Special Needs Association for Young People & Northern Ireland Association for Mental Health.
The Northern Ireland branch field trip took place 13 and 14 September 2015 to Arigna Coal Mine Museum in Co. Roscommon and Boliden Tara mine in Navan.
The Northern Ireland Branch held their annual Dinner and Dance ‘The Stone Crushers Ball’ on the 24th October 2014 in the Europa Hotel Belfast. As a result of tremendous fundraising at the ball, the branch was able to present two local charities with cheques for £2500 each.
Sandvik Construction and Mining were host to 27 members from the Northern Ireland branch on the 4 September 2014 for their annual technical outing at Ballygawley, Co.Tyrone.