Geographical Society of Ireland
| Geographical Society of Ireland | |
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| Cumann Tíreolaíochta na héireann | |
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| Established | 1937 |
The Geographical Society of Ireland (GSI) Irish: Cumann Tíreolaíochta na héireann was founded in 1934 to promote geographical studies in Ireland 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, Galway, Belfast and Cork. 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 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 (IPCC). Most geography academics across the republic and Northern Ireland 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. 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.