Welcome to the Irish Meteorological Society!
IMS 2026 Schedule for events (check back regularly for further updates):
- Thursday 19th of March – John O’Sullivan will talk about recently published research from a team in Met Éireann’s Climate Services Division on Re-Investigating Ireland’s Minimum Air Temperature Record. Book tickets at the link below.
- Thursday 30th of April – Eddy Graham will talk about art and the atmosphere, as explored in his recent book, “Clouds: How to Identify Nature’s Most Fleeting Forms”.
- Thursday 28th of May – Lisa Sheenan (UCD) will give our May talk, and the final IMS talk before the summer break. The talk will be about green finance – further details to follow!
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
Recording or slides of our recent talks are available here
Our second talk of 2026 will take place on Thursday 19th March at 6pm.
On Thursday 19th March, Dr John O’Sullivan (formerly a postdoctoral researcher at Met Éireann) will give the second IMS talk of 2026. In “Re-Investigating Ireland’s Minimum Air Temperature Record“, John will outline the team’s analysis of original data, station metadata, and contemporary reports from a remarkable period of cold weather across Ireland, and discuss the reliability of the record and the conclusion of the research. 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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