Irish Drilling Ltd. (IDL) was founded in the west of Ireland in 1963 and is a leading Irish Mineral Exploration Drilling and Ground Investigation Contractor. Their offices are located in Loughrea, Co. Galway, Ireland and their staff, which is currently a team of 40, includes drillers, mechanics, geotechnical engineers, geologists and laboratory technicians.


IDL has carried out major geotechnical investigations and mineral exploration drilling contracts in Ireland, the UK, France and the Isle of Man. Their clients include Irish Water, SSE Renewables, Bord na Mona/Powergen, Anglesey Mining plc and various public and private sector organisations.

In addition to the normal range of ground conditions, IDL have carried out comprehensive site investigations using ‘all terrain’ vehicles in difficult bog/peat lands and in hilly/mountain terrain.

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