CCBS director Andy Pollak addressed an EU Open Days session on ‘Cross-border labour markets: a challenge that makes a difference’ (representing the East Border Region) on 9 October in Brussels. He spoke on Border People as a successful Irish case study in the provision of cross-border mobility information, and shared the platform with speakers from […]
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European cross-border network holds Brussels symposium
The Centre, along with the Euro-Institut and its other partners in the Transfrontier Euro-Institut Network (TEIN), was involved in organising a very successful symposium in Brussels on the topic ‘The future of European Territorial Cooperation: Capacity Building in Cross-Border Territories’ on 10 July 2012. Around 120 people attended the symposium, which was jointly organised by […]
Read MoreConference on historians, public history and 1912-1923 period
Universities Ireland organised a one-day conference, attended by over 300 people, in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham in Dublin on 23 June, entitled ‘Reflecting on a decade of War and Revolution in Ireland 1912-1923: Historians and Public History’. The keynote speakers were Professor Jay Winter of Yale University, Professor Diarmaid Ferriter of UCD and Professor Paul […]
Read MoreNew report released: Opportunities in North/South Public Service Provision
The Centre for Cross Border Studies today publishes a new report proposing a number of areas of public service provision where it makes sense for the Irish and Northern Irish public sectors to cooperate for improved service delivery and ‘value for money’. Delivering a Prosperity Process: Opportunities in North/South Public Service Provision is by Michael […]
Read MoreSeminar: Should Ambulances Stop at the Border? The Challenge of Cooperation in Healthcare Provision
The Centre for Cross Border Studies, with the Institute for British-Irish Studies (IBIS) at UCD and the International Centre for Local and Regional Development co-sponsored a lively seminar on Wednesday, 13 June 2012 at Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. The theme of the meeting was the challenge of cross-border cooperation in health care provision. Chaired by […]
Read MoreINICCO projects exceed targets by 100%, says Indecon evaluation
The final evaluation of the Centre’s 2009-2012 INICCO ‘basket’ of five EU-INTERREG IVA-funded research, information and training projects, by Indecon Economic Consultants of Dublin, has just been published. This covers the Border People cross-border mobility information website; the CroSPlaN cross-border spatial planning network, the cross-border hospital services research project; the Border Region Economy research project, and […]
Read MoreIrish Government Secretary launches 2012 Journal of Cross Border Studies
The 2012 Journal of Cross Border Studies in Ireland was launched today in Dublin by the Secretary General of the Department of the Taoiseach and Secretary to the Irish Government, Martin Fraser. Mr Fraser said: ‘It is an honour and privilege to be able to support the valuable work of the Centre for Cross Border […]
Read MoreBorder People User Group(7) – Developing Your Cross-Border Business
8 March 2012 Bee Park Resource Centre, Manorhamilton, 10.30am – 2pm The Centre for Cross Border Studies in partnership with the North South Ministerial Council Joint Secretariat manages the Border People website – www.BorderPeople.info. Border People provides an online signposting service for people who wish to move across the border to live, work or study. […]
Read MoreUniversities Ireland 2012 North/South Postgraduate Scholarships scheme opens
INTRODUCTION Universities Ireland, which promotes collaboration between universities in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, and the Electricity Supply Board (ESB), the largest energy company on the island of Ireland, are offering five scholarships to students undertaking a recognised Master’s or the first year of a PhD programme (taught or research) in the other […]
Read More7th ICLRD conference: Planning for a New Future
The International Centre for Local and Regional Development (ICLRD) held its Seventh Annual Conference on 19-20 January 2012 in the border town of Dundalk, County Louth. The theme of this two-day event was Planning for a New Future: Can Planning and Cross-Border Cooperation Deliver Change in Ireland and Europe? The conference was organised as part […]
Read MoreCross-Border Cooperation in Health Care: 5th North/South Research Forum and hospital services report launch
Europa Hotel, Belfast Thursday 15 December 2011 9.30am – 1.00pm The 5th meeting of the North/South Research Forum, was held at the Europa Hotel, Belfast on Thursday 15 December 2011, from 9.30am to 1.00pm. The theme for the event was An Agenda for Cross-Border Cooperation in Health Care in Times of Austerity. The speakers were: Mr […]
Read MoreBorder Region Economy ‘Emerging Findings’ Conference
17 – 18 November 2011 Radisson Blu Farnham Estate Hotel, Cavan The findings of the research project ‘Reviving the Border Region Economy in a new era of peace and devolved government’ was discussed at this conference, which took place in the Radisson Blu Farnham Estate Hotel in Cavan on Thursday 17-Friday 18 November 2011. The […]
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