Psychological Society of Ireland

The Psychological Society of Ireland/ Cumann Síceolaithe Éireann (PSI) is the learned and professional body for psychology and psychologists in the Republic of Ireland.

History
The Society was established in 1970 by a group of seventeen people. This was proceeded by consultation and planning that led to the establishment of a single body to represent psychologists throughout Ireland. It has since grown to about 4,000 people.

Divisions and groups
The Society has ten Divisions which represent the interests of members in the key academic/professional disciplines. These are:
 * Academics, Teachers and Researchers in Psychology
 * Behaviour Analysis
 * Clinical Psychology
 * Counselling Psychology
 * Forensic Psychology
 * Health Psychology
 * Neuropsychology
 * Psychotherapy
 * Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology
 * Work and Organisational Psychology

It also has eight Special Interest Groups to represent more specialised interests. These are:
 * Addiction
 * Autistic Spectrum Disorders
 * Coaching Psychology
 * Eating Disorders
 * Intellectual Disabilities
 * Media, the Arts and Cyberpsychology
 * Paediatric Psychology
 * Perinatal and Infant Mental Health

Publications

 * Irish Journal of Psychology
 * The Irish Psychologist

Awards
The Society makes the following awards each year:
 * Early Career Psychologists;
 * Award for contribution to Research in Psychology;
 * Award for contribution to Professional Practice Psychology.

Presidents
The following have been Presidents of the Society: • 1970/71 Martin McHugh

• 1971/72 James McLoone

• 1972/73 Rod Power

• 1973/74 Michael Nolan

• 1974/75 Thérèse Brady

• 1975/76 Páid McGee

• 1976/77 Torlach O’Connor

• 1977/78 Ray Fuller

• 1978/79 Brian Kinch

• 1979/80 David Kenefick

• 1980/81 Stephen Kealy

• 1981/82 Tony Gorman

• 1982/83 Howard Smith

• 1983/84 Roy McConkey

• 1984/85 Anne O’Connell

• 1985/86 Margaret McGinley

• 1986/87 Mitchel Fleming

• 1987/88 Dympna Walsh

• 1988/89 Stuart Lewis

• 1989/90 Brendan Broderick

• 1990/91 Carol McGuinness

• 1991/92 Hannah McGee

• 1992/93 Anne Halliday

• 1993/94 Paul Gilligan

• 1994/95 Eunice McCarthy

• 1995/96 Kevin Tierney

• 1996/97 Pauline Beegan

• 1997/98 Joan Tiernan

• 1998/99 Isolde Blau

• 1999/00 Grainne Ni Dhomhnaill

• 2000/01 Roger Woodward

• 2001/02 Desmond Swan

• 2002/03 James Connolly

• 2003/04 Joe MacDonagh

• 2004/05 Brian Hughes

• 2005/06 Ronan Yore

• 2006/07 Suzanne Guerin

• 2007/08 Mitchel Fleming

• 2008/09 Rosaleen McElvaney

• 2009/10 Niall Pender

• 2010/11 Mary Morrissey

• 2011/12 Michael Drumm

• 2012/13 Eric Brady

• 2013/14 Margaret O’Rourke

• 2014/15 Paul D’Alton

• 2016 Anne Davis

• 2017 Michele Coyle

• 2018 Brendan O'Connell

• 2019 Ian O'Grady

• 2020 Mark Smyth

• 2021 Megan Gaffney

• 2022 Vincent McDarby

• 2023 Anne Kehoe

• 2024 Odhrán McCarthy

External collaborations
The PSI has established memoranda of understanding with several other psychological organisations including the American Psychological Association and the British Psychological Society.