• Team Unity
• Research
• Discipline
• Recruitment

Current IPA members include NIPS, UFO Society of Ireland and NIPRA, with the IPA committee currently made up of the following:

Darren Ansell (NIPS),

Warren Coates (NIPRA)

Betty Myler (UFO SI)

The group is currently in talks with members of C.A.P.R.A. on joining the IPA having met this promising group in recent weeks.

We aim to have a dedicated site for the IPA up and running within the next few months.

In May 2007 NIPS founded the Irish Paranormal Alliance (IPA), a body with the primary aim of enabling groups with a genuine interest in the paranormal to share knowledge and research, and also to help provide some discipline & guidance in the field of paranormal study in Ireland. Whilst the group have been heavily involved with new research and most recently with the filming of NI's Greatest Haunts, there has been a shift of focus from the IPA. However, the group have now reopened the opportunity to apply for membership of the alliance. The Alliance will hold a twice yearly conference in the North and South of Ireland.

As membership is by application, if you would like to put your group forward, please contact Warren or Darren in the first instance.

It has come to the attention of the IPA that there are individuals in the province who claim to have qualifications, credentials, diplomas or certificates in Parapsychology. It is believed that these individuals may be using these claims to gain access to private residences, public buildings or places of employment. The IPA would like to make an appeal and put out a warning to the public in order to advise individuals to be vigilant as to whom you allow access to your home, family or business.

These diplomas/certificates are not recognised qualifications in parapsychology and in most cases are purchased via the internet with no formal training involved. In a small number of cases, individuals may take a series of short lessons over the internet or from home to gain these endorsements. We would like to stress that these ‘qualifications’, which are not recognised Parapsychology qualifications, can be obtained very easily by virtually anyone with a credit card and an internet connection. We would appeal to the public not to allow individuals into your homes who claim to have these qualifications as they are being used as a short cut for people lacking experience in paranormal investigation in order to gain access into your home or place of business.

In order to become a "professional, academic parapsychologist" it is necessary to have both undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications in Psychology. It is not possible to get a degree in Parapsychology. Many parapsychologists obtain their first degree, a Bachelor of Science or B.Sc. in Psychology often followed by a Masters of Science or M.Sc. in Psychology, which is then followed by a Doctorate in Psychology or a Ph.D before moving to specialise in Parapsychology. Diplomas, Certificates or any other credentials purchased on the internet or achieved upon the completion of short courses or home study ventures are not academic credentials to substantiate the claim of being qualified in parapsychology and any individual claiming to have these credentials should not be allowed admittance into your homes or premises.