Welcome to the Geographical Society of Ireland

The Geographical Society of Ireland (GSI) was founded in 1934 when some ninety people attended the first meeting convened in Academy House, Dublin. At that meeting, the first President Robert Lloyd Praeger was elected. Over eighty years later, the GSI continues to raise awareness of the value and impact of Geography in Ireland and beyond through a diverse range of activities and collaborations. The current President is Associate Prof Niamh Moore-Cherry (UCD).

The GSI is well established as an international learned society and is the professional organisation and representative body of geographers in Ireland. Elections occur for Officer posts at the AGM each May. The GSI is a recognised, consultative stakeholder for national policymaking, and is a member of EUGEO (the Association of Geographical Societies in Europe). Society members are actively engaged in enhancing the international profile of Irish geography through their engagement with the International Geographical Union (IGU), RGS-IBG, Association of American Geographers (AAG) and other international groupings 

IGC2024 for Dublin!

The Geographical Society of Ireland is delighted to be the hosts designate for the International Geographical Congress 2024. 

GSI Lifetime Contribution Award​

The GSI was delighted to honour Denis Pringle with a Lifetime Contribution to the GSI Award on the 15th of September last in Maynooth.

New Series of
'Building Ireland'

GSI Member Dr. Susan Hegarty, DCU will feature in this 6 part series which explores how Ireland's great building and engineering achievements came to be.