Irish Association
@IrishAssoc
Promoting understanding & co-operation between all the people of Ireland, North and South. Founded 1938. President: Brian M Walker, Emeritus Prof @QUBelfast
Astonishingly tin-eared contribution….Poor stuff from @RuadhanIT The contrast with the restrained but respectful tributes from NI unionism reveals a lot about contemporary Ireland. @MarkHennessy
In many ways, Francis was a good and unpretentious man who eschewed personal pomp. But he did little to advance the position of women in the Catholic Church, writes Justine McCarthy. irishtimes.com/opinion/2025/0…
Today @NISRA and @CSOIreland released ‘Ireland and Northern Ireland - A joint census publication 2021-2022’ Explore the release to discover detailed census results for both Ireland and Northern Ireland cso.ie/en/releasesand…
Did northern road signs really confuse a driver from - checks notes - Louth ?
I feel sorry for whoever was driving the @louthgaa team bus. But were there not about 40 other people on the bus? How did nobody noticed they were going the wrong direction?? Although their season has now ended, #Louth gave us one of the most memorable days of the summer! 🇵🇱👏
Episode five of the #ARINS My Identity podcast is now available! Listen to Professor Colin Graham in conversation with Claire Mitchell: 🎙️ spoti.fi/4dpwaz8 arinsproject.com @RIAdawson @NDIrishStudies
4. This strategic partnership with the EU will also support jobs and growth in Northern Ireland and protect NI’s unique access to the EU single market provided by the Windsor Framework.
3. The security and defence deal will strengthen our security and support NI defence businesses, and cooperation on law enforcement will help prevent crime and bring perpetrators to justice. And linking our ETS schemes will help avoid hikes in bills and prices.
2. When these new arrangements are finalised there will be: - no need for SPS paperwork - an end to mandatory checks - the lifting of bans on ‘high risk’ plants - no more restrictions on chilled/frozen meats moving into NI.
1. Today’s new strategic partnership with the EU is good news for the whole of the UK, and in particular for Northern Ireland. The agri-food agreement will remove SPS frictions, reduce costs and protect the UK’s internal market.
When politics gets personal … Why don’t we marry people from Northern Ireland? | Newstalk newstalk.com/podcasts/highl…
If current students could take part in the survey that would be much appreciated or for those no longer at that stage😄please share with your networks!
We published a research bulletin last year which sets the context for this research: economy-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/…
⚡️Survey of current university students @DoranAine, @MaureenOReilly7 and I are currently examining how students decide where to go to university. As part of this we are surveying current uni students. Link: forms.office.com/e/80XqbE5DJG
Shared Island: Cross-border co-operation should be expanded, ESRI report concludes irishtimes.com/ireland/2025/0…
Thanks for joining us John, full report to follow.
Many thanks to @IrishAssoc for the opportunity to speak at today’s conference. Great to be able to showcase the work of @OUBelfast @UniversitiesIE @aontas and @OhYeahCentre in education and culture
Thanks for joining us Anne. Full report to follow.
Looking forward to this event this morning in Belfast. Again, talking about the findings from our N/S report on education published in 2022.
Looking forward to a full house tomorrow @thelinenhall assessing progress made in cross-border cooperation in Education & Culture since @GoodFriday_1998 Glad to have @tgeducation kicking things off in the morning session.
Next week it’s Education & Culture under the spotlight in in our final session looking at North South cooperation 25 years on. ( 26 now!) April 8th @thelinenhall Booking details 👇
Happy to be finally published in the Irish Times Letters Page Sir, – Mark Hennessy reports that the end of segregation in Northern Ireland is a long way off (“Ending of segregation in Northern Ireland a long way off, report finds”, Home News, March 13th), noting that while 67…
Stimulating event this evening @QUBelfast from @ArinsProject - their first in Belfast. A quick gallop through recent poll findings then considered questions incl one from @brianoneill referencing curling. More please !
