Ireland

SGAC Ireland

National Points of Contact Ireland

Welcome to the homepage of SGAC Ireland! Our goal is to act as a focal point for the space community in Ireland to bring space enthusiasts together and to spread awareness about space education. We aim to help and promote the new generation of Irish space leaders. If you have an interest in space and in the Irish space community in particular please join us and spread the word about SGAC Ireland.

There has been a lot of exciting activity in the Irish space community recently.

The highlight being the launch of EirSAT-1, the country’s first satellite.

Young Space Activities Overview in Ireland

Ireland has an established commercial space sector with around eighty space companies doing work in Ireland, from dealing with launchers and human spaceflight to satellite technology. Many of these companies have formed the Irish Space Association and are in the process of lobbying the government to invest more in the space sector. A number of these companies are having a real impact on the international stage such as the Ariane 6 VIKI camera which was developed in Dublin by Réaltrá and Enbio’s SolarBlack technology on ESA’s SolarOrbiter. In addition to this there are a number of incubators and start-up hubs such as NovaUCD and the National Space Centre who are providing support for early stage businesses.

There are many third level institutions around the country which offer space related or adjacent courses. From these universities a number of student rocketry groups have been established who have successfully launched internationally at competitions such as EUROC and MACH-X. Several of these groups have even begun working on rocket engines to take part in the RACE2SPACE competition. Recently they have also come together to form EirSEDS which hopes to support the creation of new groups and raise awareness and support for 3rd level space initiatives.

Country-Specific Events in 2026

National Student Space Conference in Cork, October 2026

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