Tag: Ireland
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The biggest obstacle to a workable backstop alternative lies not in the EU, but the UK
With the pressure on the Prime Minister to propose a viable alternative to the backstop, Dr Katy Hayward summarises the options and challenges of alternative arrangements.
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Extending voting rights to Northern Ireland in Irish Presidential elections
In light of the recent publication of legislation in Ireland to enable a referendum on extending voting rights in Irish presidential elections to Irish citizens residing outside the state, Professors Colin Harvey and John Garry look back at their input into the 2013 Constitutional Convention that made the recommendation for this right to be extended.
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The British-Irish centre ground in a British-Irish crisis
One hundred years on from its formation, can Northern Ireland become a ‘normal’ society? Dr Katy Hayward explores the potential for a centre ground and the meaning of normality in Northern Ireland.
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Brexit, the island of Ireland and the Good Friday Agreement
It would be regrettable if Brexit undermined the efforts made to build constructive relationships across these islands in the last 20 years says Professor Colin Harvey.
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Avoiding a hard Irish border: Time to move from magical thinking to specific solutions
Progress on the issue of Northern Ireland/Ireland must be made before the European Council summit in June 2018 says Dr Katy Hayward.
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The Northern Ireland/Ireland Border, Regulatory Alignment and Brexit
Professor David Phinnemore and Dr Katy Hayward look at some principles and options in light of the UK-EU Joint Report of 8 December 2017.
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Will the Irish question be solved?
Professor Dagmar Schiek looks at the Irish question in respect to Brexit and highlights some of the legal perspectives of the pre-Christmas ‘deal’ on Northern Ireland.
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The language of ‘flexible and imaginative’ solutions is unique to the Irish dimension of Brexit
Professor David Phinnemore argues that at the heart of the commitment of all parties involved in the exit negotiations is the desire to ensure that Brexit does not in any way undermine the Northern Ireland peace process.
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Northern Ireland’s Brexit border: the promise of invisibility
Professor John Garry shares some initial thoughts on the recent UK position papers as part of the Brexit negotiations.
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Irish Unity Report: Reunification of Ireland or unity amongst those who want unity?
In the first of a two-part article, Professor John Barry casts a critical eye over the recent Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement report on Brexit and the Future of Ireland.