Irish Skeptics Society

The Irish Skeptics Society (ISS) is a scientific skeptical organisation based in Ireland.[2] It was launched in December 2002[1] and publishes a newsletter called Skeptical Times.[3] The ISS is a member of the European Council of Skeptical Organisations (ECSO).[4]

Irish Skeptics Society
AbbreviationISS
FormationDecember 2002 (2002-12)[1]
TypeNonprofit organisation
PurposePromoting science and critical thinking[1]
HeadquartersBlanchardstown, Dublin
Region served
Ireland
Chairman
Paul O'Donoghue
Websiteirishskeptics.org

The organisation regularly sponsors lectures on a variety of topics including self-awareness,[5][6] tolerance,[7] evolution[8] and popularisation of science.[9] In 2004 they sponsored a lecture by James Randi.[10][11] They are a signatory to Sense About Science's Keep Libel Laws out of Science campaign.[12]

Spokespersons from the organisation such as founding member Paul O'Donoghue (a clinical psychologist) are often quoted on paranormal and pseudoscience topics such as homeopathy,[13][14] magnet therapy,[15] Spiral Dynamics[16] and UFOs[17] in the Irish press. Paul O'Donoghue has commented on the amount of coverage alternative medicine gets in the media.[18]

The Irish Skeptics Society hosted the 13th European Skeptics Congress from 7 to 9 September 2007 at the Davenport Hotel in Dublin.[19]

References
  1. "Home". Irish Skeptics website. 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  2. Ahlstrom, Dick (30 October 2003). "Sceptics alarmed by facile beliefs". Irish Times. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  3. Helena, Sheehan (8 September 2007). "The assault on scientific rationality: historical analysis and epistemological response". Doras.dcu.ie. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  4. "ECSO Members". ECSO website. European Council of Skeptical Organisations. Archived from the original on 27 September 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  5. "Leading Psychologist on Self-Awareness and Deception", Vhi Healthcare, 11 April 2006, archived from the original on 16 March 2008, retrieved 15 August 2009
  6. "Self Awareness and the Brain". Website ISS. 2006. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  7. "Irish Skeptics Society Talk", Geary Behavioural Economics Blog, University College Dublin, 1 September 2008, archived from the original on 8 July 2011, retrieved 15 August 2009
  8. "Irish Skeptics Society - Darwin and Human Evolution", Darwin 200 Ireland, Irish Science Centres Association Network (iSCAN), 11 February 2009, retrieved 26 May 2015
  9. Paul O'Donoghue (14 April 2011). "Awards that make people laugh and then make them think". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  10. Randi, James (8 June 2007), "An Important Congress", SWIFT, James Randi Educational Foundation, archived from the original on 10 July 2009, retrieved 15 August 2009
  11. Dick Ahlstrom (23 September 2004). "$1m challenge for proof of paranormal event". Irish Times. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  12. "Signatories to Keep Libel Laws out of Science campaign", Sense About Science, 14 August 2009, archived from the original on 12 August 2009, retrieved 14 August 2009
  13. "Believe in the impossible and defy science if you think homeopathy works". The Irish Times. 5 July 2005. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  14. Experts call for end to alternative health cover. Independent. 2005.
  15. Paul O'Donoghue (22 November 2005). "Despite its great pulling power, the magnet is no medical maestro". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  16. Adrienne Murphy (12 April 2005). "Dancing to a More Sacred and Chaste Rhythm". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  17. Fionola Meredith (18 August 2005). "Keeping the faith for a close encounter". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  18. Corrigan, Conn (April 2006). "Mumbo Jumbo. Conn Corrigan charts the rise of gobbledegook". The Dubliner. 5. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  19. "13th European Skeptics Congress 2007", Skeptic : eSkeptic Newsletter, The Skeptics Society, 4 July 2007, retrieved 27 May 2015
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