Welcome to the Irish Meteorological Society!
IMS 2026 Schedule for events (check back regularly for further updates):
- Thursday 28th of May – Lisa Sheenan (UCD) will give our May talk Climate Finance: Markets, Responsibility and the Cost of Climate Action. This will be the final IMS talk before the summer break. Reserve your seat using the link below.
- Keep your eyes peeled for details of the IMS Autumn Trip too – details on that as soon as we have them!
- See the latest news, updates and research from the European Meteorological Society‘s April 2026 newsletter here.
- Our members may be interested in attending this event from the International Weather and Climate Forum on 18-19 June in Italy.
Three former committee members pictured catching up after our April talk! Our speaker and former committee member Eddy Graham (centre) got to relive some of his IMS memories with two other former committee members, Séamus Walsh and Evelyn Cusack.
Welcome to the Irish Meteorological Society, the Society was founded in 1981, its aims are:
- The promotion of an interest in Meteorology
- The dissemination of meteorological knowledge, pure and applied
Membership for 2026 is now due, membership is open to all who have an interest in meteorology, become a member for just €10 or membership with one of our umbrellas for €36
Looking for a present idea? Why not gift membership or one of our umbrellas to the weather enthusiast in your life?
Activities We organise a programme of lectures on meteorological topics, one day meetings and occasional field trips
Our fourth talk of 2026 will take place on Thursday 28th May at 6pm.
On Thursday 30th April, Dr Lisa Sheenan (Assistant Professor in Banking and Finance at University College Dublin) will give the fourth IMS talk of 2026. In “Climate Finance: Markets, Responsibility and the Cost of Climate Action“, Lisa will provide an accessible introduction to the evolving climate finance landscape, including international climate agreements, public and private finance mechanisms, carbon markets, and debates around fairness and responsibility in climate action. The talk will also explore new research on Ireland’s “carbon debt” and how emissions overshoot could create future legal, fiscal, and policy implications for high-income countries under the Paris Agreement. This talk will take place at the Custom House.
If you plan to attend please register using the Eventbrite link below:
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