Eurachem Ireland is an organisation for people working in chemistry in Ireland, with a focus on analytical chemistry. Chemistry students are welcome too. Eurachem Ireland promotes the objectives of Eurachem (www.eurachem.org) in Ireland including good quality practices. To learn more about Eurachem's current activities, please click here Eurachem Activities. Other objectives of Eurachem Ireland include, but are not limited to:
Facilitate networking among Irish analytical chemistry laboratories from the public sector, private sector and education sector;
Provide a forum for the discussion of common issues;
Encourage Irish participation in Eurachem working groups;
Increase awareness of opportunities for organisations to participate in research;
Contribute to the development of chemistry students to meet the needs of Irish employers.
Eurachem Ireland Workshop on "Planning and Evaluating Method Validation Studies", delivered by Vicki Barwick and Steve Ellison, LGC.
17th May 2023 - Held in Backweston Lab Campus, Celbridge, Co. Kildare
Webinar on "Water Monitoring Challenges – Are analytical methods meeting the demands posed by old and new chemicals of concern?", delivered by Prof. Fiona Regan, DCU Water Institute, and Lindsay Connolly,Arup.
March 22nd 2022 - Held remotely
Webinar facilitated by Eurachem Ireland, as part of World Water Day, and kindly delivered by Prof. Fiona Regan, DCU Water Institute, and Lindsay Connolly, Arup on the topics of "Analytical Developments to Address the Chemical Cocktail in our Water", and "Groundwater Monitoring: Challenges and Best Practice", respectively.
Webinar on "Meeting our Energy Targets - Sustainable Practices in Laboratories", delivered by Dr. Una Fitzgerald, NUIG.
Nov 18th 2021 - Held remotely
1st webinar organised by Eurachem Ireland, and kindly delivered by Dr. Una Fitzgerald, NUIG on the topics of lab sustainability and green chemistry, which had been flagged as a topic of keen interest for many of our mailing list members.
See below for a video recording of Dr. Fitzgerald's presentation, and here for a copy of the slides from the presentation.
See link for Irish Green Labs Network: https://irishgreenlabs.org/
Eurachem Ireland-Facilitated Discussion on Replicate Analysis
Sep 16th 2021 - Held remotely
A targeted discussion on the topic of replicate analysis was organised and facilitated by members of Eurachem Ireland, with Quality representatives from a number of organisations across the network. The aim was to explore the different approaches to replicate analysis and management of replicate results, with a view to understanding the approach taken by different labs, and the reasons for these approaches.
See here for summary document of discussion on replicate analysis.
Workshop - "Measurement Uncertainty and Uncertainty for Compliance Assessment"
October 8th 2019, in Backweston Lab Campus, Celbridge, Co. Kildare
Workshop run by Vicki Barwick and Steve Ellison, LGC.
Participants at the Eurachem Ireland Autumn Workshop Oct 2019
Eurachem 2018 Scientific Workshop and General Assembly - Workshop:"Data - Quality, Analysis and Integrity"
Workshop: May 14th and 15th 2018, in Dublin Castle
General Assembly: May 16th-18th, Dublin Castle
Workshop - "Hyphenated Analytical Techniques - Fundamentals, Applications and Challenges"
October 19th 2017, in Backweston Lab Campus, Celbridge, Co. Kildare
Workshop presentations are available now by clicking here to download.
Eurachem Ireland Workshop 2017 - Method Development (LC-MS/MS) and Method Validation Workshop
October 27th 2016 in Backweston, Celbridge, Co.Kildare.
Workshop presentations are now available for a limited time. Please click here to download.
Participants at the Eurachem Ireland Method Development (LC-MS/MS) and Method Validation Workshop, October 2016
Institute of Chemistry of Ireland Postgraduate Research Symposium Sep 2020 - Eurachem Ireland Prize for Best Flash Presentation, won by Fiona Gordon, from NUI Galway.
Environ 2020 Conference of the Environmental Sciences Association of Ireland, Oct 2020 - Eurachem Ireland Prize for Best Analytical Poster, won by Stuart McMichael, University of Ulster.
72nd Irish Chemistry Research Colloquium, June 2021 - Eurachem Ireland Prize for Best Analytical Chemistry Presentation, won by Niamh O'Mahoney, UCC.
Environ 2021 Conference of the Environmental Sciences Association of Ireland, June 2021 - Eurachem Ireland Prize for Best Analytical Chemistry Poster, won by Dylan O'Flynn, of Dublin City University.
Environ 2022 Conference of the Environmental Sciences Association of Ireland, June 2022 - Eurachem Ireland Prize for Best Analytical Chemistry Poster, won by Padraig McDonagh, of ATU Donegal.
74th Irish Chemistry Research Colloquium, June 2023 - Eurachem Ireland Prize for Best Analytical Chemistry Oral Presentation, won by Mark Young, Queen's University, Belfast.
74th Irish Chemistry Research Colloquium, June 2023 - Eurachem Ireland Prize for Best Analytical Chemistry Poster Presentation, won by Pedro De Souza Borges, Maynooth University.
Environ 2023 Conference of the Environmental Sciences Association of Ireland, Sep 2023 - Eurachem Ireland Prize for Best Analytical Chemistry Poster, won by Aicha Tasfaout, of Dublin City University.
You can become involved in Eurachem Ireland by:
Joining the mailing list to stay informed of the activities of Eurachem Ireland. Email eurachem@statelab.ie to request to join the mailing list. Information will also be available on www.statelab.ie/eurachem.html.
Joining the Linkedin group 'Eurachem Ireland' to stay informed of Eurachem and Eurachem Ireland activities.
Emailing your suggestions for Eurachem Ireland activities to a member of the Eurachem Ireland Committee.
Members of the Eurachem Ireland Committee:
Hugh Fay (Chair)
Henkel Ireland
Helen Cantwell (Vice Chair)
The State Laboratory
Colmán Ó Ríordáin (Secretary)
The State Laboratory
Veronika Gubarkova (Treasurer)
The State Laboratory
Patrice Behan
Technical University Dublin
Trudy McMurray
Northern Ireland Environment Agency
Sarah Maher
Technical University Dublin
Karen Moore
Public Analyst's Laboratory - Dublin
Aoife Morrin
Dublin City University
Eurachem's technical activity is carried out by its various Working Groups. Working groups activities typically involve:
Producing Technical guidance
Initiating or contributing to international workshops and other events
Irish members of Eurachem Working Groups:
Please click here for reports of working group meetings attended by Irish Representatives.
