Posted by Professor Mark Lawler
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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.
Posted by Kevin Fearon
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Join us for an afternoon of presentations and discussion reflecting on the Housewife of the Year and taking a critical and creative look at the evolving role of women in the domestic sphere on the island of Ireland.
Posted by Professor Marie Coleman
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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.
Posted by Professor Cathal McCall
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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.
Posted by Dr Graham Gudgin
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Guest contribution by Dr Graham Gudgin comparing living standards in Northern Ireland and Ireland.
Posted by Professor David Phinnemore
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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.
Posted by Prof Katy Hayward
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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.
Posted by Professor Gladys Ganiel
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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.
Posted by Prof Katy Hayward
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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
Posted by Alan Whysall
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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.
Posted by Prof Katy Hayward
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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.
Posted by Professor John Garry
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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.