Welcome to the Geographical Society of Ireland
The Geographical Society of Ireland (GSI), the professional representative organisation of geographers in Ireland, was founded in 1934. 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.
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.
In Memory of Michael J. Bannon, formerly professor of planning at UCDGographers, especially those of a certain age, will be sorry to learn that Professor Michael J. Bannon, formerly of the UCD planning department, died on 18 December 2019. A UCD Geography graduate of the mid-1960s, Michael was a long-time advocate and exponent of the links between Geography and Physical, especially regional, Planning. For Obituary by Arnold Horner See here
Geographical Society of Ireland Celebrates it's 85th Birthday This month the Society celebrates its 85th birthday. Some ninety people attended the first meeting convened in Academy House, Dublin in 1934. Since then, the Society and its members have made significant contributions to the study/promotion of geography in Ireland.
In Memory of Gordon Herries Davies (1932-2019)Gordon Davies, otherwise Gordon Leslie Herries Davies (he favoured the latter form from the late 1970s), who died on 22 February 2019 was one of the most significant figures ‘doing Geography’ in Ireland during the second half of the last century. More....
EUGEO 2019
This year Geography at NUI Galway hosted the 7th EUGEO Congress in conjunction with the 51st Conference of Irish Geographers, in Galway City in the west of Ireland. The conference took place over four days (May 15th – 18th 2019) and the theme for the 2019 conference was Re-Imagining Europe's Future Society and Landscapes. The theme focuses on the centrality of the concepts of society and landscape within the Discipline of Geography and the importance of the relationship that exists between the physical and cultural landscape. Over 500 delegates attended the conference representing an astonishing 37 countries.
Save GeographyIn response to the changed position of Geography within the Junior cycle curriculum The Association of Geography Teachers of Ireland has created petition, calling for the restoration of Geography as a core subject on the Junior Cycle curriculum. If you can, please support this petition.
Year of Geography 2019
2019 has been declared the "Year of Geography". This initiative will focusing on different places/counties and different geographical themes each week during 2019 to raise the profile of Geography in Ireland both at a national and at a local level. Nine reasons why geography mattersRTE Brainstorm recently published an article by By Anna Davies, Irish Research Council and Frances Fahy, NUI Galway outlining why geography is so important!
Does Geography have a future?
At CIG 2018 Shelagh Waddington from Maynooth University outlined some of the issues about the removal of Geography from the core curriculum of the Junior Cycle, Read more in her blog post Does Geography have a future? |
Latest GSI NewsNight of Geography 2020The “Night of Geography" or "GeoNight" 2020 will be held on the 3rd of April this year. GeoNight was initiated by the French Geographical Society (Comité National Français de Géographie (CNFG) in 2017 in order to increase the recognition of geographical knowledge among the public. Last year saw a host of events from societies across Europe as well as Africa and South America. This year we encourage participation from Irish geographical communities, so if you are hosting events do let us know.
34th International Geographical CongressThe deadline for the 34th International Geographical Congress to be held in Istanbul (17-21 August 2020) had been extended to January 28th. The theme of the conference is 'Geography: Bridging the Continents'
Registration and Themed Session Submissions for CIG 2020 open this weekThe 25th Annual Conference of Irish Geographers will take place in UCD from 21st to 23rd of May 2020. Registration and themed session submissions open this week. See more
New followers on TwitterThanks to all who participated in the 2019 Year of Geography initiative. Its success can be seen not only in its coverage in the local media but also in the increased traffic on twitter and other forms of social media. Followers on Twitter have increased from 408 on January 1st 2019 to 1,815 today! As can be seen from the diagram below (produced by Adrian Kavanagh) each month saw new followers!
Donegal features as the final county on the GSI's Year of Geography InitatiativeDecember sees Donegal feature as the final county on the very successful Year of Geography social media initiative, the objective of which has been to better highlight Geography across the island of Ireland and to better illustrate to the Irish public the work that geographers do. Follow #DonegalWeek in to find Tweets about people's favourite Donegal places, interesting place names, maps of everything from the county's coastal heritage its transport network, border connections and border passes and much more.
Prof. Des Gillmor makes a strong case for Geography in letter published in The Irish Times.Prof. Des Gillmor (Trinity College Dublin) published a letter in the Irish Times outlining how students see that geography is of ‘vital relevance to their lives and to the world today’, that twice as many students study geography at Leaving Cert than study history, and that geography is ‘the only subject which deals comprehensively’ with contemporary challenges such as climate change. Read the letter here
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Membership
Membership of the society is open to anyone with an interest in environmental and geographical issues. Benefits of membership include; - A subscription to the international peer-reviewed journal Irish Geography, - Participation in field trips and events sponsored by the society - Access to a network of individuals and organisations with similar interests. - Information on geographical events in Ireland and overseas. |
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