Irish Met Society Events over the years
2011/2012
Field Trip to Dunsink Observatory: more details.
Irish Met Society Lecture Evening and Exhibition to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Met Éireann: more details.
Hidden Treasures in Met Éireann's Old Manuscripts by Mairéad Treanor: more details.
2010/2011
Up, Up and Away by Claude Sales: more details.
Field trip to Valentia Observatory: more details.
An Evening with Dr Aidan Nulty: more details.
Solar Disinfection of Drinking Water: Saving Lives with Sunlight by Dr Kevin McGuigan: more details.
Lighthouses of Ireland by Eoghan Lehane: more details.
IMS Conference 2011: more details.
A Day in the Life of a Weather Forecaster by Katie Howard
Earth Vibrations: Earthquakes, Weather and the Earth’s ‘Hum’ Chris Bean
Let's Go Green by Duncan Stewart
Balance in the Atmosphere by Peter Lynch
Climate Change Adaptation - the Challenges for Ireland by John Sweeney
Weather Forecasting by Computer by Prof. Fedor Mesinger: more details.
The Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming by Prof. Ray Bates: more details.
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2009/2010
Ireland's Weather: Past, Present and Future by Evelyn Cusack: more details.
Climate Change and the Developing World by Tom Arnold: more details.
The Middle Atmosphere: Earth's Ignorosphere by Dr Frank Mulligan: more details.
Mace Head: Atmospheric Composition and Climate Reearch by Prof. Colin O'Dowd: more details.
Warm Climates of the Deep Past and what they tell us about the Future by Dr Rodrigo Caballero: more details.
Dublin Coastal Flood Forecasting by Tony Maguire: more details.
IMS Conference 2010: more details.
Contrails and Climate Change by Gillian Whelan
Weather and Aviation by James Brady
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions - Weather in the Real World by Gerald Fleming
Denial or Despair: towards effectively communicating Climate Change by John Gibbons
Climate Change Indicators for Ireland by Seamus Walsh
Weather and Health by Pat Goodman
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2008/2009
Climate Change, Catchment Hydrology and Water Resources in Ireland by Dr Conor Murphy more details
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The Potential for Biological Energy in Ireland by John Finnan more details
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Solar Variations and Surface Temperature Changes by Dr John Butler more details
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Impact of Arctic Ice on the Climate System by Dr Tido Semmler more details
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Valentia Observatory: From the heights of weather balloons to the depths of earthquakes – and everything in between by Keith Lambkin more details
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Satellie Meteorology past, Present and Future by Dr Jennifer Hannafin more details
Field Trip to CAFO and the National Botanic Gardens
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2007/2008
Managing Nature’s Moods – reducing the risk from extreme weather by Gerald Fleming more details
Modelling Ireland's Changing Climate by Prof. Peter Lynch more details
Monitoring Ireland's Climate by Liam Keegan more details
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Towards reducing GHG emissions from agriculture by Prof. Mike Jones more details
Variability in the Stratosphere: The Sun and the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation by Prof. Karin Labitzke more details
Field Trip to Armagh Observatory more details
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2006/2007
When will the Antarctic ozone hole recover? by Dr. Paul A. Newman more details
Weather Radar by Kieran Commins more details
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The story of the wind- A short history of anemometry by Brendan McWilliams more details
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Decision support, research modelling and climatic risk in Australian broadacre agriculture by Dr. Andrew Moore more details
Man-made Global Warming- is it a Swindle? by Prof. Ray Bates more details
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2005/2006
Field Trip to Bailey Lighthouse and Museum followed by cliff walk with bird expert
Climate Science and Policy - Prof Richard Summerville more details
Understanding and predicting Large Scale Weather Systems: A future research priority? Prof Huw C Davies
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2004/2005
Tropospheric Ozone by John Finnan more details
Flood Risk Management in Ireland - John Martin more details
Annual Dinner March 2005
AGM April 17th 2005 followed by Space Weather - Storms from the Sun by Dr Peter Gallagher more details
Global Climate Change, Signals from Nature by Alison Donnelly
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2003/2004
Environmental Indicators for Climate Change by Alison Donnelly more details
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Weather Forecasting: from Woolly Art to Solid Science by Prof. Peter Lynch, Met Éireann more details
Annual dinner Dec 2003 (after Peter Lynch's lecture)
AGM and Numerical Weather Prediction and its Applications in Agriculture and Environment (April 29th 2004) by Dr Klara Finkele more details
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2002/2003
Flooding: The Australian Experience by Christopher Wright more details
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2001/2002
Tornado Watch by Dr John Tyrrell more details
Wild weather and climate change: Observations, Predictions and Impacts by Dr Simon Torok more details
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2000/2001
Field Trip 2000 - Galway and Clare May 27th more details
Oceans of Opportunity by Yvonne Shields more details
Is it possible to understand Dynamic Meteorology? by Anders Persson more details
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1999/2000
Field trip May1999 - Strokestown,Lanesborough and Corlea Bog
Annual Dinner January 2000
One Day Meeting April 15th 2000: Weather and Food more details
Hurricane Mitch and the Irish Army Response in Hounduras by Comdt. Alan Woolhead
All you wanted to know about Hurricanes but were afraid to ask by Philomena Stokes more details
The Weather Down Under by Ann Farrell more details
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1998/99
Field trip 1998 - Limerick, Foynes and Glin more details
Cape Grim and Mace Head: the Australian-Irish Contribution to Global Monitoring by Dr Paul Fraser more details
One Day Meeting April 24th 1999 : Meteorology and Sustainable Development more details
Balancing Natural Resources and Human Need by Prof. Ted Farrell
Climate as a Natural Resource by Dr Gerald Mills
Sustainable Architecture by Prof. J. Owen Lewis
Sustainable Agriculture by Dr Noel Culleton
Sustainable Enterprise by Dr Pat Freyne
Up Up and Away ( Ballooning) by Francis Wilson more details
The Indoor Climate by Dr J McLoughlin more details
Meteorology in Antarctica- some Personal Experiences by Dr Christoph Kleefeld more details
Irish contributions to Aerosol Science by Dr Tom O'Connor more details
Concepts of the Hydrological Cycle: Ancient and Modern by Prof. Jim Dooge more details
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1997/98
Field Trip to Wexford and Barrow Cruise more details and report
Urban Climatology: Past and Future by Dr Gerald Mills
Return to Cherrapunji: The Wettest Place in the World by Prof. Greg O'Hare more details
Satellite Meteorology - Latest Developments in Analysis and Forecasting by Dr Veronika Zwatz-Mesie more details
Annual Dinner January 1998
My Experiences on the BT Global Challenge by Capt. Tom O'Connor more details
FASTEX: Shannon January/February 1997 by Evelyn Cusack more details
April 18th 1998 One Day Meeting and AGM: Weather and History more details
Climate and History in Northern Europe - the Saga of the Viking Colonies by Dr John Sweeney
The Weather of Old Dublin by Eddie Graham
Historic Irish Storms - Winter and Summer by Denis Fitzgerald
The Burning Summer of 1798: Towards a Meteorological Interpretation by Dr John Tyrrell
Arctic Ireland: The Extraordinary Story of the Great Frost and Forgotten Famine 1740-41 by Dr David Dickson
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1996/97
Field Trip to Ceide Fields and Belacorrick Wind Farm. Click here for some photos and more details and report
Earth's Climate over the last 2.5 Million Years by Dr Peter Coxon more details
A Hydrologists Prespective on Flood by Dr Michael Breun more details
Winds of Misfortune- The Railure of Wolfe Tone's Expedition in Dec 1796 by Dr John Tyrrell more details
Annual Dinner Feb 1997
FASTEX - will it help? by Prof. Alan Thorpe more details
Bird Strike Hazards near Aerodromes by Michael Redden
One Day Meeting and AGM April 12th 1997: Weather Hazards more details
Impact Weather Forecasting, a Scottish Perspective by Douglas Yule
The Drought of 1995 by Micheál MacCarthaigh
Weather Hazards in Tillage Cropping by Michael Conry
Reconstruction of Extreme Flood causing Events using NWP, with a Review of Hurricane Charley by Tom
Larkin
Storm Statistics by Dr John Sweeney
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1995/1996
1995 - Industry in Wicklow
Physical Exchange Mechanisms at the Ocean Margin by Dr P.F. Hodnett more details
Coping with a Chaotic System - New Developments in Weather Forecasting by Dr A. Hollingsworth more details
Annual Dinner Jan 1996
Hydrology and Landuse Changes in North Antrim - Dr Nicholas Betts more details
Application of Environmental Data in Offshore and Coastal Engineering - Brendan Dollard and Gerard Keane more details
One Day Meeting - Climate and the Environment more details
Flooding in the Gort Region by Donal Daly
Ground Level Ozone Monitoring by Dr Ciaran O'Donnell
Radiological Measurements in the Environment by Dermott Howett
Astronomical Factors in Climate by Dr Ian Elliott
The Stability of Ireland's Climate by Denis Fitzgerald
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1994/1995
Field Trip to Birr Castle, Bog Railway at Clara and the Birr Meteorological Station more details
Hirlam Weather Prediction Model by Dr Peter Lynch more details
Geology of the Earth by Nigel Monaghan more details
Climate of Other Worlds by Brendan McWilliams more details
Hazards of Volcanic Ash Clouds to Aircraft Operations by Michael Reddan more details
Climate throughout the ages by Dr John Feehan
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1992/1993
Field Trip to Sherkin Marine Research Station May 16th 1992 - cancelled due postal dispute
Crashing Winds and Lashing Seas - Air Corps Weather by Capt. McIntire and Cmd Whyte more details
Oceanography and Met Interconnected Disciplines by Prof. M. Orren more details
Annual Dinner January 1993
Atmospheric research at NASA by Dr J. Ray Bates more details
One Day Meeting and AGM April 24th 1993 "Diverse Aspects of Meteorology" more details
Other World Atmospheres by John Flannery
Ensemble Forecasting at ECMWF by Liam Campbell
Temperature Regime in Dublin during Summer Months byEdward Graham
Irish Lighthouses and their Contribution to Weather by Richard Butler
Weather and Peat Harvesting by John Lynch
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1991/1992
Field Trip to Armagh Observatory
Weather, Climate and Oil Exploration by Dr Pat Shannon more details
Meteorological Serendipity by Brendan McWilliams more details
Annual Dinner January 1992
Weather Prediction by Numerical Process by Dr Peter Lynch
Tall Ships and Tall Tales by Capt. F.T. McCarthy more details
Annual Meeting and AGM April 25th 1992 "Weather Extremes" more details
Introduction by Dr Aidan Nulty
Hurricanes and Tornadoes by Gerald Fleming
National and Global Extreme Weather Events by Denis Fitzgerald
The Night of the big Wind by Lisa Shields
Ice through the Ages by Dr Pat Shannon
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1990/1991
Field Trip to Mace Head more details
Television Viewer's Guide to the Weather by John Doyle more details
Chaos by Dr Dave. Fegan more details
Annual Dinner January 1991
Data Extraction from European Meteorological Satellites by Tom Sheridan more details
Atmosphere of Living Planet Earth by Dr Owen Wilson more details
Drought in the Sahara: Agricultural Development and the Reproduction of Underdevelopment in Sudan by Prof. Abduli Osman El-Tom - This lecture was cancelled
Annual Meeting and AGM April 28th 1991 "History of Meteorology" more details
Historical Meteorological Instruments by Kieran Commins
Impact of Weather on Irish History by Dr Kieran Brady
W.M.O. by Michael Connaughton
18th Century Weather Records in Cork by Dr J. Tyrrell
Weather in Irish Annals and Publications up to the Mid 19th Century by A. Heussaff
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Light, Seasonality and Mania by Dr Tony Carney more details
Hazards in the Indoor Environment by Dr J.P. McLaughlin
The Greenhouse Effect by Gerald Fleming more details
Alternative Energy-Generating Systems in Irish Lighthouses by Seamus Doyle (Joint lecture with the Solar Energy Society) more details
The Wright Brothers by Captain Killian Tormey (Joint lecture with the Royal Aeronautical Society) more details
National Disaster Reduction-How can Meteorological and Hydrological Services help? by Prof. J.E. Nash more details
One Day Meeting On Climatology of Ireland - EOLAS - April 9th 1990 more details
International Co-operation in Climate and Global Change by Prof. Jim Dooge
Climate Research Programmes in Europe by Dr G. Ní Uid
The National Climate Archive by Denis Fitzgerald
Climate Research in Ireland by Dr John Tyrrell
One Day Meeting and AGM April 28th 1990 "Pollution" more details
Urban Air Quality by Michael Bailey
Aqueous Pollutants by Dr Eon O'Mongain
Pollution of Buildings by Dr Owen Lewis
Acid Rain/Effects of Pollution on Trees and Forests by Dr E.P. Farrell
Water Pollution by Dr Kevin Bradley
Medical Effects of Pollution/Smog by Dr Luke Clancy
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1988/1989
Field Trip to Fota Island Cork (Sept. 1988) more details
Joint Meeting with the Solar Energy Society of Ireland
Wave Power -Ireland's Richest Energy Resource by Dr A.J. Lewis
Wave Energy: Availability of the Resource by Liam Burke
Met. Aspects of Photovoltaic Systems Design by Dr Sean McCarthy
Climate of Dublin 988-1988 A.D. by Dr P.M. Kelly more details
Atmospheric Research at Mace Head Field Station by Dr Gerard Jennings more details and article
One Day Meeting and AGM April 8th 1989 more details
Aviation Meteorology Today by Gerry McDonald
Agricultural Meteorology by Tom Keane
Radiometric Measurements and Ocean Circulation Patterns by Dr P. Mitchell
Meteorology in the Media (inc TV) by Gerald Fleming
Cloud Studies in Colour by P. Vardon
Dr Tom O'Connor
Talk on Air Pollution
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1987/1988
Development of the Hydrodynamical Forecasting Methods in the USSR by Prof. Kurbatkin -cancelled
Weather and Agriculture by A.J. Brereton
Weather Forecasting in the Irish Folklore Tradition by Dr Micheál Ó'Cinnéide
Economic Evaluation of Short-Rotation Foreastry in the European Community and a National Woody Biomass Survey for Ireland by Gerard J. Lyons
Irish Meteorological Service - First 50 Years by Michael Walsh
Computing Tomorrow's Weather by Dr Peter Lynch
Health and Ions - Fact or Fiction by Dr Tony Scott
Wave Energy - its relevance to Ireland by Dr Tony Lewis more details
Meteorological Satellites by J. Morgan more details
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1986/1987
Joint Meeting with RMetS more details
Assessment of Early Cloud-Seeding Techniques by Prof. Bernard Vonnegut
Forecasting of Snow by John McNeill more details
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1985/1986
Studying the Fresh Waters of Planet Earth by Prof. J. Dooge more details
Field Trip to Valentia Observatory
One Day Meeting 1985 more details
L.F. Richardson: A Pioneer in Numerical Weather Prediction by J.R. Bates
Acid Rain in Ireland by Michael Bailey
Wind and Weather at Dublin Airport by Kare Breivik
Television Weather Presentations around the World by Michael Mansfield
Weather Hazards in Co. Cork by Dr John Farrell
Weather Dependance of Forage Harvesting Operations by Dr Shane Ward
Discussion of Split Cold Fronts over Ireland by E.A. Smyth more details
The World Meteorological Organisation by Michael Connaughton more details
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1984/1985
Field Trip to Johnstown Castle more details
One Day Meeting 1984 more details
Meteorology and the Glider Pilot by Commdt. Graham Liddy
The Role of Weather in Grazing Systems by Owen Carton
Changing Irish Rainfall Patterns by Dr John Sweeney
Computer Graphics in Meteorology by Dr Jim Hamilton
The Influence of Climatic Factors on the Abundance of the Angler'sMayfly by Dr Ken Whelan
Soil Management and Weather by Frank Larney
The Sun and its Variability by Prof. Susan McKenna-Lawlor more details
Soil Management and Weather by F.J. Larney
Temperature Variations in Cork City by Dr John Tyrrell more details
Ice in the Atmosphere by Dr Aodhagán Roddy more details
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1983/1984
Some possible uses of Degree Days and Thermal Time in Agriculture by Tom Keane (held in Wexford) more details
Effects of Increased CO2 on Global Climate by Sir John Mason more details
One Day Meeting 1983 on "Problems of Weather Forecasting in Ireland": (held in TCD)
Exception Orographic Rainfall in the Mountains of Mourne by Dr S.J. Caughey
Forecasting by Computer in the Irish Met Service by Dr J.R. Bates
Drainage Winds and Radiation Fog at Aldergrove by J.B. McNeill
Winds in Dublin Bay by P. McHugh
Low Cloud and Poor Visibility at Aldergrove by P.O. Smyth
Impact of ECMWF on Forecasting in the Irish Met Service by Liam Campbell
Lee Waves from the Perspective of a Glider Pilot by Commdt. Graham Liddy
Telecommunications in Meteorology by Declan Murphy more details
Golfing in a Wind by Dr John Sheil more details and article
AGM February 29th 1984
Thunder and Lightning by Prof. J. Latham more details
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1982/1983
One Day Meeting 1982 more details
A Pilot's View of Meteorology by Capt. Fintan Ryan
Acoustic Sounding of the Atmosphere by Dr Jim Caughey
Noctilucent Clouds by Dr Aodhagán Roddy
The Effects of Weather on Grass Growth by Dr Tony Brereton
Mountain Waves - Observed and Forecast by Tom Sheridan
Weather Forecasting, Present and Future by Dr Ray Bates
Breaking Waves and Sea Spray: their Role in the Production of Aerosols in the Marine Atmosphere by Dr Edward Monaghan more details
Weather, Potato Blight and Famine by Austin Bourke more details
Wind Power Potential in Ireland by Liam Burke more details
Understanding Climate Change by Dr Ray Bates
The 1983 AGM (4th March 1983)
ECMWF by Dr A. Hollingworth more details
1981/1982
The Beginnings of Numerical Weather Prediction and General Circulation Modelling by Prof. J. Smagorinsky more details
Pioneering Irish Meteorologists by F.E. Dixon more details
