Mountaineering Ireland

Formation1971 (1971)
HeadquartersIrish Sport HQ
Location
Coordinates53°23′47″N 6°21′25″W / 53.39630621°N 6.3569524°W / 53.39630621; -6.3569524
Region served
island of Ireland
Fieldsmountaineering, hillwalking, climbing, bouldering
Membership (2020)
14,000[1]
Secretary General
Murrough McDonagh[2]
Chief Executive Officer
Paul Barron [3]
Chairperson
President
AffiliationsInternational Climbing and Mountaineering Federation,
Olympic Council of Ireland
FundingIrish Sports Council
Staff (2019)
10 [2]
Formerly called
Federation of Mountaineering Clubs of Ireland
(1971–1990)
Mountaineering Council of Ireland (1990–2009)

Mountaineering Ireland is the representative association for hikers and mountaineers on the island of Ireland.[4][5] It is recognized by both Sport Ireland, the Irish authority for sport, and Sport Northern Ireland, the corresponding authority of the Government of Northern Ireland, thus operating across the island of Ireland. The association has been an International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA) member since 2004, as well as a member of other federations.[6] The association is also a publisher of walking and climbing guides.[7]

  1. ^ "Members Federation". UIAA. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Staff". Mountaineering.ie. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "2018 News Items". Muntaineering.ie. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  4. ^ Long, Steve (2014). Hillwalking: The official handbook of the Mountain Training walking schemes. Vertebrate. p. 144. ISBN 978-0993033704.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Dogs was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Affiliated to". Mountaineering.ie. Mountaineering Ireland. 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Mountaineering Ireland". International ISBN Agency. 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.