SUICRO 2026 – Lady Gregory Hotel, Gort, Co Galway, 23rd-26th October 2026.
SUICRO 2026 LIVE UPDATES on Signal
We will be operating a SIGNAL group leading up to and during the SUICRO 26 Symposium to provide updates.You will need to download and setup the SIGNAL messaging app to your phone.https://signal.org/
Please contact caving.symposium@gmail.com if you would like to be added to this group sending us your name and mobile telephone number.
OUTLINE SCHEDULE (Subject to change)
Friday 23rd October·
PM – Bar Open, Hotel Check In etc.
Saturday 24th October·
9.30 AM – ICRO AGM·
12.00 – 17.00 – ICRO Cave Rescue Skills Sharing Workshop (Cave TBA)·
19.00 – 22.30 – Talks & Presentations–
- Burren Land of Limestone – Max & Stefanie Wisshak
- Geospatial Techniques and Traditional surveys within Thor’s Cave, Staffordshire – George H Nash , Anna Clark, Andrew Farrent & Andy Beardsley
- Clare Developments.
- Glens of Lead, Minecraft for non-Gamers : An overview of historical mines in Wicklow, and how to avoid them – Nick Keegan & Ed Hick·
22.30 – SUICRO 26 Monster Raffle
Sunday 25th October·
9.30 AM – 10.30 SUI AGM·
11.00 – 12.00 SUICRO Open forum·
12.30 – 17.00
Photography Workshop with Max & Stefanie Wisshak
TROG AI workshop : An AI Trip-Planning Assistant for Cavers with Eoin McNamee·
19.00 – 22.30 – Talks & Presentations
- Meghalayan Adventure Association – Cave Exploration in the Abode of the Clouds, Meghalaya, India.
- Remote casualty care – learning’s from the ECRA medical doctors’ workshop, Hungary 2026 – Dr Yury Popov, Dr Dénes Nagy, Dr Joseph Fournier – (ECRA doctors)
- Northern Developments
- Cork Developments
- Robert Mulraney – ‘Teampall Shetric Cave – The first cave exploration death and rescue in Ireland?’.
22.30 – Quiz
Monday 26th October
- New SUI Committee meeting
- New ICRO Committee Meeting
- SUI Training Team Meeting
- MAA / SUI + ICRO (Ireland) / ICRO (India) Meeting
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ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS
30 rooms have been reserved for SUICRO at the Lady Gregory hotel with a reduced, per night + B&B rate:
- Single room B&B €140 per night
- Double room B&B €160 per night
- Triple room B&B €190 per night
Residents will have full use of the Hotel’s Swan Leisure Center and Swimming Pool while staying at the hotel:
To take advantage of these reduced rates you must call or e-mail the hotel directly and reference the SUICRO26Caving Symposium and the Speleological Union of Ireland when booking. We can’t guarantee you’ll get the discount or like for like rates if you book online through the hotel website or through 3rd party booking sites.
Alternative Accommodation
There are of course alternative accommodation options for all budgets in Gort and in the North Clare/ South Galway area.
CAMPER VAN’s are permitted to park in the lower hotel carpark at the rear of the hotel. There are no electrical plug in or pump out facilities but you can use the toilets at the hotel or pay a small fee to use the Swan Leisure center.
Other Camping & Glamping nearby.
Kittys Camping – https://www.kittyscamping.
Some HOSTEL suggestions include:
Clare Rock Hostel, Caron https://www.claresrock.
Sleepzone Hosterl, Lisdoonvarna https://www.
A Variety of Air BnB and B&B options also exists to book privately or for shared groups.