This is the first of a new series of Inorganic Chemistry meetings in Ireland that will be held biannually. This year's one-day Symposium will be host in Trinity College Dublin and will provide an excellent forum to discuss the present and future of Inorganic Chemistry in Ireland. The meeting is free of charge and is open to academics, PDRAs and postgraduate students. It will count with a prestigious external speaker, oral presentations from both experienced and newly appointed academics, and flash presentations and posters from PDRAs and students.