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Brexit and the Future of British-Irish Relations
February 28, 2019 - March 1, 2019
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Update: Audio recordings of the conference sessions are now available
The Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies at the University of Notre Dame, the Moore Institute at NUI Galway, and the Mitchell Institute at Queen’s University Belfast present Brexit & the Future of British-Irish Relations.
SCHEDULE
Thursday 28 February
Location: O’Donoghue Centre for Drama, Theatre & Performance, NUI Galway.
9:30 – 10:00am Registration
10:00 – 11:30am PANEL I: The European Project
Professor Mary Daly (UCD)
Professor Kevin O’Rourke (Oxford)
Professor Dan Carey (NUIG)
11:30 – 12:00pm Coffee Break
12:00 – 1.30pm PANEL 2: Politics & Populism
Dr Steve Aiken (UUP MLA)
Tony Connelly (RTE)
Brendan Flynn (NUIG)
Dr Niall Ó Dochartaigh (NUIG)
1.30 – 3.30pm Lunch
Location: O’Donoghue Centre for Drama, Theatre & Performance, NUI Galway.
3.30 – 5pm PANEL 3: British-Irish Trade
Professor Alan Ahearne (NUIG)
Professor Kate Kenny (NUIG)
Owen Brennan (Devenish Nutrition)
John McGrane (British Irish Chamber of Commerce)
6pm Q&A with Vice President of the European Parliament Mairéad McGuinness
Location: O’Donoghue Centre for Drama, Theatre & Performance, NUI Galway.
Friday 1 March
Location: O’Donoghue Centre for Drama, Theatre & Performance, NUI Galway.
9.30 – 10:00am Coffee
10:00 – 11:30am PANEL 4: Northern Ireland, the border, & the Good Friday Agreement
Professor Ben Tonra (UCD)
Dr Katy Hayward (QUB)
Carlo Trojan (Former Secretary-General EU Commission)
Professor Mary Murphy (UCC)
Professor David Phinnemore (QUB)
11:30 – 12pm Coffee Break
12:00 – 1.30pm PANEL 5: The Future of British-Irish Relations
Professor Jennifer Todd (UCD)
Representative from the British Embassy
Dr Etain Tannam (TCD)
Angela Knight (CBE) (UK Office of Tax Simplification)
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