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Report Charts the Future of North-South Co-operation on the Island of Ireland

We enjoyed lunch followed by an address from Dr Philip McGarry who talked about the important and historic Linen Hall Library, situated in central Belfast. Philip is the current president of the library, a former chair of the Alliance Party and a member of our association.

North South Symposium on Education and Culture

This was the third event in our exciting programme entitled 'A vision for the future of North-South co-operation? Strand 2 of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement- a generation on'. On 18 February at the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin a symposium looked at health and the environment.

The guest speaker was Dr Judith Gillespie, CBE.

This was the second event in our exciting programme entitled 'A vision for the future of North-South co-operation? Strand 2 of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement- a generation on'. On 25 Nov. at the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin a symposium will look at the economic effects of Strand 2.

The guest speaker at this lunch was Professor Evelyn Collins. Evelyn is the former chief executive of the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland and current chair of the Parades Commission for Northern Ireland.

This seminar, organised by The Irish Association, brought together over ten distinguished speakers, including Bertie Ahern and Reg Empey, who addressed this topic, reviewing the North South Ministerial Council from a range of perspectives, including its establishment and its challenges; the views of those who have been directly involved over the...

The 'Decade of Centenaries' conference was organised by The Irish Association in the Ulster Reform Club, Belfast, on Thursday 23 November 2023.

A set of current and former journalists shared their experiences and thoughts on the role of media and social debate across the island of Ireland.