The international association for those with high IQs, Mensa, is holding tests in Dublin and Cork next month.
The organisation will hold the tests in the two cities with the opportunity to join an elite group of 1,200 other Irish Mensa members.
The supervised test takes place at 1.45pm in University College Dublin on July 7th and in University College Cork at 2pm on July 14th. Anyone scoring within the top two per cent of the population will be invited to join Mensa.
The society says its aims are to identify and foster human intelligence for the benefit of humanity, to provide a stimulating intellectual and social environment for its members, and to encourage research into the nature, characteristics and uses of intelligence.
It was founded in England in 1946 by Roland Berrill, a barrister, and Dr Lance Ware, a scientist and lawyer.
Those interested in taking part must book their place with the group. The IQ test takes two and a half hours and is conducted under exam conditions.
Mensa tests are not suitable for children aged under 10 and a half years. Younger members are accepted into the society on the basis of an educational psychologist's report.
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