Republic of Ireland

Jewellery Trade Associations in Ireland

Below is a list of industry associations, federations and organisations connected to the jewellery trade in Ireland. Inevitably there is some overlapping areas, but broadly they are categorised as:
Gemmological Associations - Ireland does not have any gemmological associations (although there may be gemmological / lapidary interest groups and clubs). Gemmological education is either provided through retail jeweller organisations or accessed in other countries.
Valuer Organisations - Given the small population of Ireland, and therefore Valuer numbers, Ireland doesn't have an association dedicated to jewellery valuation. Guidance on procedures and nomenclature is typicaly taken from Jewellery Trade Associations in the UK.
Jeweller Associations - These typically are involved in educating and promoting their Retail Jeweller members. There are usually few criteria that need to be met for membership but some offer extensive training courses to set their membership apart from retail jewellers who are not within their organisation. Some may offer shops specialist services such as legal advice or financial services.
Ancillary Industry Organisations - These are associations who are connected to jewellery valuation in an oblique way, for example training and governing bodies dealing with Expert Witnesses.
Policy-makers - Some larger trade organisations have sufficient influence to become policy-makers in the industry and can guide jewellery trade nomenclature and Government policy.

The Irish Jewellery Associations shown below, are arranged alphabetically.