Tag: Ireland
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An A – Z of the Irish Presidency
Prof Marie Coleman casts a slighlty unconventional eye over the history of the Presidency and former Presidents of Ireland.
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The Cancer Legacy of the Belfast Good Friday Agreement
The Belfast Good Friday Agreement has had a lasting impact on cancer research and cancer care on the island of Ireland says Professor Mark Lawler.
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The Significance of David Trimble’s Southern Protestant Ancestry
While the late David Trimble is most associated with Northern Ireland, an examination of his southern Protestant ancestry reveals much about the experience of the Protestant minority in the southern counties of Ireland in the early twentieth century.
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And This is How it Ends? An Irish Borders Trajectory
Professor Cathal McCall looks at how the implications of Brexit have threatened to reverse the debordering momentum that had been gathering on the island of Ireland over the past 30 years.
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Who is better off, Northerners or Southerners?
Guest contribution by Dr Graham Gudgin comparing living standards in Northern Ireland and Ireland.
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The Specialised Committee on the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland
Professor David Phinnemore takes a look at the Specialised Committee on the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland which will be meeting for the first time on 30 April.
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Northern Ireland’s MPs: their influence on Brexit
Northern Ireland’s 18 MPs find themselves in a Parliament beholden to Johnson, but are the strategies of their parties likely to make any difference to Northern Ireland’s Brexit fortunes asks Dr Katy Hayward.
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Is Ireland turning to religion during the COVID-19 crisis?
It may not be a “devotional revolution”, but religion may play a greater than expected role for many in Ireland as the crisis unfolds says Dr Gladys Ganiel.
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Borders: Lessons from Ireland
In the event of Scottish independence, what would a Scotland-England land border look like? Dr Katy Hayward argues that Scotland might not receive the special treatment that the Withdrawal Agreement gives to Northern Ireland
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Northern Ireland and a border poll: hard truths
The Brexit issue continues to fuel speculation about the prospects of Irish unity following a border poll. Here Alan Whysall, Senior Honorary Research Associate at UCL’s Constitution Unit, warns that there are serious dangers looming here for both parts of Ireland – as well as the British government and the wider UK.