Astronomy Ireland


Astronomy Ireland is an astronomy association based in Ireland. It is a non-profit educational organisation, separate but connected to its parent company 'Astronomy & Space Ltd.', owned by its director David Moore.
The club does not hold annual general meetings nor allow its membership to elect its officers. It does not publish annual accounts, despite publicly aired concerns about its close relationship with the chairman's commercial interests.

History

Astronomy Ireland was founded in Dublin in 1990 by David Moore and others following a split from the Irish Astronomical Society.

Activities

Members are kept up-to-date by e-mail newsletters and text messages. A premium rate telephone news service alerts Irish and British astronomers to celestial events, ranging from flyovers of the International Space Station to meteor showers.
Astronomy & Space Limited produces a monthly magazine for Astronomy Ireland called Astronomy & Space which is aimed mainly at young people and inexperienced amateur astronomers.
A weekly radio programme, AIRS, is broadcast every Tuesday on FM radio and on the Internet. Previous shows are available from the MP3 archive on the club's website, along with recordings of other radio programmes.

Astronomy Shop

A private venture called the Astronomy Shop, owned and managed by the company's director, David Moore, is associated with Astronomy Ireland.