The Irish Georgian Society this year celebrates its 40th anniversary and a generous selection of events has been organised to mark this occasion. The celebrations started last week with a talk in the Tailor's Hall, Dublin, by the Hon Desmond Guinness, who co-founded the society at a meeting in Carton House in 1958.

Next Thursday, the first in a series of talks on the 18th century interior in Britain and Ireland takes place at Trinity College, Dublin. The subject is Robert Adam and his work, discussed by Eileen Harris, who has written about the architect and designer.

This will be followed by a talk on Thursday, February 5th on decorative plasterwork, given by Richard Ireland, a consultant and specialist in this field who is currently working on 20 Lower Dominick Street. On Thursday, February 19th Ian Gow, curator of architectural collections in the National Monuments Record of Scotland will speak of Scottish interiors, while on Thursday, March 5th, conservator and restorer, Mary McGrath will discuss her work on Irish interiors.

All these talks in TCD begin at 7.30 p.m. and admission is £3 (free for students). Finally, among the other events arranged by the Irish Georgian Society is a gala dinner to mark the ruby anniversary. It will be held on Wednesday, February 18th, in the King's Inns, Dublin, with tickets priced at £35 for members and £37.50 for non-members.

Further information about this and all other events this year is available from the Irish Georgian Society, 74 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, tel. 01-6767053.