"Ireland's most active genealogical society"

President of the Genealogical Society of Ireland

At a meeting of The Genealogical Society of Ireland on 9th December 2014, Stuart Rosenblatt was installed as the new president of the Society.
Stuart’s output of genealogical publications is not measured in words, pages, or books; it is more appropriately measured in kilograms. His publications on Irish-Jewish records occupy a long shelf in the Society’s archives. RTE says about him “Rosenblatt devotes “two weeks out of every one” to this unpaid, unacknowledged work. His daughter Sonia tells us how family life has suffered. As a businessman, Stuart is first to admit it’s an expensive hobby.” Hopefully this appointment goes a little way to providing some such acknowledgement.

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors of the Genealogical Society of Ireland is elected annually by the Members at the Annual General Meeting held on the second Tuesday in March each year. The below were elected at the AGM held in March 2022.

Board meetings are normally held on the first Thursday each month at the Daonchartlann, the recent meeting have been carried out online using Zoom. Picture above shows a typical meeting in progress.

Board of Directors (20222023)

Cathaoirleach:  John Goggins, MGSI
Leas-Chathaoirleach & Director, Archival Services & Education:  Fíona Tipple, MA, FGSI
General Secretary, Company Secretary, ‘Gazette’ Editor : Michael Merrigan

Director of Finance:  Lua Ó Scolaí, MGSI

Director, Outreach Programme & Open Meetings: Gerard White, MGSI
Director, Digitisation & Genetic Genealogy: Gerard Corcoran, MGSI
Director, Special Collections, Research & Specialist Groups:  Laura Price, MGSI
Director, Internet Services: Shane Wilson, MGSI
Director, Membership Services & Cemetery Projects:  Barry O’Connor, FGSI

Non-Executive Officers:

Séamus O’Reilly, FGSI – Irish DNA Atlas Project
Eddie Gahan, FGSI – Outreach Programme