Institute of Chemistry of Ireland

The Institute of Chemistry of Ireland
The professional body representing chemists in Ireland.

About the Institute

The Institute of Chemistry of Ireland is the professional body representing chemists in Ireland. Its members are chemists who satisfy the requirements of the Institute with regard to qualifications and experience. The Institute promotes the study of chemistry, sets professional standards and organises lectures, meetings and social events for its members. It offers advice and comment to Government in areas relevant to the profession. Irish Chemical News, the official journal of the Institute is published twice yearly.

The Institute of Chemistry of Ireland promotes excellence in chemistry through a series of competitions and awards for chemists at all career stages from 2^nd level students onwards Click here for more information

Mission Statement

The Mission of the Institute of Chemistry of Ireland is to promote Chemistry and to represent the profession of Chemistry in Ireland.

In pursuit of these aims the Institute endeavours to:

promote the advancement of the discipline of chemistry;
sustain the profession of chemistry through the admittance to membership of suitably qualified candidates;
provide an independent body of experts available for consultation, and make its members’ expertise available to the public;
advance the profession of chemistry by maintaining a relationship with other professional bodies, both here and overseas.

History of the Institute of Chemistry of Ireland

The Institute of Chemistry of Ireland is fortunate in having records of all its meetings dating back to the very first meeting which was held on 15 May 1922. These earliest meetings resulted in the formation of the Chemical Association of Ireland on 15 June 1923 and the Association remained very active until 1930. In all, about 40 chemists became associated with this first Association.

Several inactive years followed, but on 14 March 1936 its successor, the Irish Chemical Association, was founded after several preliminary meetings in 1935 and 1936. This Association was even more active than its predecessor and in the period of 14 years from 1936 to 1950, up to 300 chemists were enrolled as members.

Towards the end of the forties, it became clear that the Association had to change once again as a step towards achieving government recognition. A series of meetings eventually resulted in the formation of the present Institute of Chemistry of Ireland which was founded on 18 January 1950. Currently, the Institute has over 800 members in all categories.

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