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Presidents

Cumann Ceimidhe na hEireann

The Chemical Association of Ireland

Walter E. Adeney, Chair (1922 – 1923)

Hugh Ryan, Chair (1922 – 1923)

Sidney Young, Chair (1922 – 1923)

Hugh Ryan (1923 – 1930)

Thomas Dillon, Chair (1935 – 1936)

Bernard G. Fagan, Chair (1935 – 1936)

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Cumann Ceimidhe na hEireann

The Irish Chemical Association

Thomas Dillon (1936 – 1938)

Albert G. Burnell (1938 – 1940)

Phyllis bean Ui Cheallaigh (1940 – 1941)

Bernard G. Fagan (1941 – 1943)

Douglas Mellon (1943 – 1945)

John J. Lennon (1945 – 1946)

Vincent C. Barry (1946 – 1947)

Thomas S. Wheeler (1947 – 1949)

Denis Crowley (1949 – 1950)

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Institiuid Ceimice na hEireann

The Institute of Chemistry of Ireland

Denis Crowley, Chair (1950) Alfred G.G. Leonard (1950 – 1951)

William V. Griffiths (1951 – 1952)

James L. Ginnell (1952 – 1954)

Thomas Dillon (1954 – 1956)

Donal T. Flood (1956 – 1958)

Diarmuid O’Tuama (1958 – 1960)

Fredrick T. Reilly (1960 – 1962)

Martin J. Cranley (1962 – 1964)

Denis T. Long (1964 – 1966)

Eva M. Philbin (1966 – 1968)

Brendan T. Foreman (1968 – 1970)

David C. Pepper (1970 – 1972)

Robert J. Nichol (1972 – 1974)

Robert Letters (1974 – 1976)

David A. Brown (1976 – 1978)

Michael G. Harrington (1978 – 1980)

Desmond M. Fitzgerald (1980 – 1982)

Anthony McKervey (1982 – 1984)

Donal M. Carroll (1984 – 1986)

Richard N. Butler (1986 – 1988)

Conor Murphy (1988 – 1990)

Seán Corish (1990 – 1992)

David Melody (1992 – 1994)

Dervilla M.X. Donnelly (1994 – 1996)

Joseph Rowley (1996 – 1998)

Hubert Geraghty (1998 – 1999)

William King (1999 – 2001)

Albert Pratt (2001 – 2003)

Raymond G. Leonard (2003 – 2005)

Peter E. Childs (2005 – 2007)

Donal Coveney (2007 – 2009)

Paraic James (2009 – 2011)

Brian A. Murray (2011 – 2013)

Patrick T. Hobbs (2013 – 2015)

Margaret Franklin (2015 – 2017)

John Cassidy (2017 – 2019)

Celine J. Marmion (2019 – 2022)

Code of Conduct

All individual Members and Associates of the Institute have a duty to:-

• Have special regard at all times to the public interest and to the maintenance of the highest standards of competence and integrity
• Conduct themselves honourably in the practice of their profession.
• Observe the provisions of the Rules, Regulations and Laws of the Institute
• Promote the interests of the Institute and maintain its dignity and welfare.

In order to fulfil their duty under this code, all individual Members and Associates shall give attention to any general guidance or specific advice, and conform to any rulings, on the professional affairs issued at any time by the Council of the Institute of Chemistry of Ireland.