The Geographical Society of Ireland (GSI) Irish

Irish language

Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...

: Cumman Tíreolaíochta na héireann was founded in 1934 to promote geographical studies in Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

 and welcomes as members all persons interested in the subject.

Activities

The Society hosts seminars, workshops, field trips and other events during the year, principally in Dublin, but also in other centres such as Limerick

Limerick

Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the...

, Galway

Galway

Galway or City of Galway is a city in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It is the sixth largest and the fastest-growing city in Ireland. It is also the third largest city within the Republic and the only city in the Province of Connacht. Located on the west coast of Ireland, it sits on the...

, Belfast

Belfast

Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...

 and Cork

Cork (city)

Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...

. The Society has, in the recent past, also organised conferences on issues of concern to geographers and the general public, with the Proceedings of these Conferences published as Special Publications. These are open to all members.

Location

The Geographical Society of Ireland is based all over the island, in which members of the committee are based in most of the geography

Geography

Geography is the science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes...

 departments of Irish universities. Most notable members of the society have included Dr. Joseph E. Brady, Prof. Anngret Simms, Dr. Andrew Maclaren and the current GSI president Dr. John Sweeney who is a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a scientific intergovernmental body which provides comprehensive assessments of current scientific, technical and socio-economic information worldwide about the risk of climate change caused by human activity, its potential environmental and...

 (IPCC). Most geography academics across the republic and Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...

 are members of the GSI, and many contribute continually to the internationally renowned peer reviewed journal Irish Geography.

Peer reviewed journal

The primary publication of the Geographical Society of Ireland is Irish Geography, the premier peer-reviewed journal devoted to the geography of Ireland

Geography of Ireland

Ireland is an island in northwest Europe in the north Atlantic Ocean whose main geographical features include low central plains surrounded by a ring of coastal mountains. The highest peak is Carrauntoohil , which is above sea level. The western coastline is rugged, with many islands, peninsulas,...

. It has an international distribution and is read on all five continents. Its reputation for quality is long established and standards have maintained by an internationally based editorial advisory board.

Geonews

Geonews is the newsletter of the Geographical Society of Ireland, providing news and information about geography in Ireland and about the activities of the Society. It acts as a forum for the discussion of matters of general geographical interest.

Special publications

A number of special publications have also been published in recent time, based on one-day conferences hosted by the society.

Membership of the society is open to all those who have an academic interest or curiosity into geography and the geography of Ireland.