This Friday evening 13th May, as part of the biennial Political Studies Association of Ireland (PSAI) Postgraduate Conference, a plenary event will take place in conjunction with QPol, Queen’s University’s public policy engagement initiative.

The theme of the overall conference is ‘Irish Politics 1916-2016: Continuity and Change’ and the plenary session will consider this theme in the context of the 2016 elections in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

The panel will be chaired by Mark Devenport, Political Editor for BBC Northern Ireland, and speakers will include:

• Mary Lou McDonald TD, Deputy Leader of Sinn Féin
• Jack Chambers, Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin West
• David McCann, Commentator and Deputy Editor of Slugger O’Toole news and opinion portal
• A representative of the Democratic Unionist Party, TBC

The panel session will take place in the Lanyon Building, 0G/074, at Queen’s University from 6:00pm – 8:00pm and is open to all. Please register here via Eventbrite.