In light of the current debate in the House of Commons, this Briefing Note reflects on the proposed amendment to the EU (Withdrawal) Bill introduced by Lord Patten and others and the accepted changes by Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union David Davis. The Briefing note is available to download here.
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‘An Ulsterman considers his passport’ a talk by Professor Arthur Aughey Emeritus
9.45am, Wednesday 25 July 2018 The Market Place Theatre Armagh The title of this lecture inserts John Hewitt’s preferred identity into the title of Bernard Crick’s celebrated essay on nationality and allegiance: ‘An Englishman considers his passport’. Hewitt’s poem The Frontier reflects on crossing borders – which was also the title of Crick’s collection of essays […]
Read MoreTowards a New Common Chapter: A grass-roots vision for cooperation within and between these islands.
11am Friday 29th June Holywell Trust, Bishop Street, Derry Come and find out about the ‘Towards a New Common Chapter’ project. This action research project, which has been undertaken by the Centre for Cross Border Studies, is funded by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust. It is intended to facilitate the development of a “New Common […]
Read MoreCCBS Annual Report 2017 published
The CCBS Annual Report 2017 is now available to download. The report details the Centre’s work plan and activities for the 2017 calendar year, they include: Analysis of Brexit Annual Conference – Building and maintaining relationships: within, across and beyond these islands after the Referendum Policy briefing papers Responses to Public Consultations Training and capacity […]
Read MoreThe Centre for Cross Border Studies invite you to their 3rd Annual Sir George Quigley Memorial Lecture given by Professor Edgar Morgenroth, Professor of Economics, DCU on Thursday 21 June 2018
“The Economic Geography of the Island of Ireland” When discussing economic issues the geographic dimension is often ignored, even though geography is often central to the issue. Likewise, the cross border dimension to economic phenomena is regularly ignored. This lecture presents an analysis of economic data at an All-Island sub-national level. For example, an analysis […]
Read MoreTask Force 50 Team, Derry
Ruth Taillon attended a meeting at Derry’s Guildhall with Michel Barnier, Chief Negotiator, Sabine Weyand, Deputy Chief Negotiator and Nina Obermaier of the EU Commission’s Task Force 50. The meeting was hosted by Councillor Maolíosa McHugh, Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council. The Commission representatives listened attentively to the views of cross-border groups […]
Read MoreSpring Lecture in partnership with the Robinson Library
‘Interpreting the treasures of two eighteenth century libraries: maps from the collections of Armagh Robinson Library and Marsh’s Library, Dublin’ Dr Annaleigh Margey, Lecturer in History and Digital Humanities, Dundalk Institute of Technology presented the 3rd Annual Spring Lecture on Thursday 3 May 2018. Dr Margey is currently working on a cross-border project with Armagh […]
Read MoreCCBS Deputy Director speaks at Northern Ireland Council for Racial Equality conference
CCBS Deputy Director, Anthony Soares, was invited to speak at the 2nd Human Rights & Equality Conference, organised by the Northern Ireland Council for Racial Equality on the 20th of April, which this year was dedicated to the theme of “Brexit and the Good Friday Agreement”. Entitled “Brexit and the Border Economy, Security and Relationships: […]
Read MoreCCBS briefs delegation from the US Congress
On the 14th of April CCBS briefed a delegation of Democrat and Republican District Directors from the US Congress as part of their study tour to Ireland and Northern Ireland. CCBS Director, Ruth Taillon, Deputy Director Anthony Soares, and Border People Manage, Annmarie O’Kane, made presentations on the potential impact of Brexit on citizens’ socio-economic […]
Read MoreCCBS Policy Seminar: The future of Cohesion Policy
CCBS organised a seminar examining EU Cohesion Policy beyond 2020, which took place on 23rd of March in the European Commission Office in Belfast. Bringing together a number of experts, the object of this event was to reflect on discussions currently taking place in the EU and its Member States on the future shape of […]
Read MoreCCBS Director was a keynote speaker at the “Castle Talks on Cross-Border Cooperation”
Ruth Taillon, CCBS Director, was a keynote speaker at the “Castle Talks on Cross-Border Cooperation” held in Strasbourg on 19-20 March. The seminar was the last in a series under the auspices of the University of Strasbourg’s Jean Monnet Project and is held at the historic Chateau de Portales in Strasbourg (hence the Castle in […]
Read MoreBriefing Paper 3 of our ‘Brexit and the Border’ Series
‘Briefing Paper 3 of our ‘Brexit and the Border’ Series which discusses relationship between imminent changes in the UK’s trade relations and regulations and the UK-Ireland border, is now available. Available to download through the links below Briefing Paper with Executive Summary Executive Summary
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