CCBS Director Ruth Taillon was guest speaker at a seminar on Thursday 4 May, “Doing Research in a Brexit Environment” at the School of Business & Humanities Research Day. The slides for her presentation, “Research and the Challenges of Brexit” are available here: Research & Brexit Presentation
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CCBS Director Ruth Taillon was guest speaker at a meeting of the United Nations Association
CCBS Director Ruth Taillon was guest speaker at a meeting of the United Nations Association (Northern Ireland) on Wed 3 May. Her talk focused on UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace & Security and the work being done under the Irish Government’s National Action Plan. The slides for her presentation are available here Presentation […]
Read MoreThe Belfast/Good Friday Agreement: Addressing “the totality of relationships”
Monday 7 August @ 5 pm St Mary’s University College, Belfast Speaker: Ruth Taillon, Director, the Centre for Cross Border Studies Next year is the 20th anniversary of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement. Since the Agreement was signed in 1998, cross-border, all-island and east-west co-operation has been evolving on many fronts: civic, public and business. However, the […]
Read MoreEuropean Council’s Guidelines for the Negotiations following Article 50.
Please see the link below for the guidelines adopted by the European Council following the United Kingdom’s notification under Article 50 TEU. 29-euco-art50-guidelines.en
Read MoreCCBS Research cited in North-South Inter-Parliamentary Association Briefing Paper on Brexit
The Centre for Cross Border Studies’ research has been cited in the North-South Inter-Parliamentary Association Briefing Paper on Brexit. The paper which was released by the Inter-Parliamentary Association assesses the impact which the UK’s exit of the European Union will have on Cross-Border activity. The full paper is available to view below. Impact of […]
Read MorePODCAST: Brexit Clinic – BBC Radio Foyle
The Centre’s Deputy Director Anthony Soares was invited to take part in BBC Radio Foyle’s ‘The Breakfast show’ as part of their ‘Brexit Clinic’. Don’t worry if you missed it the first time, the discussion is available below. The Deputy Director answered a number of questions on some of the issues that Brexit has raised from […]
Read MoreCCBS Director Ruth Taillon Journal contribution, ‘Cross-Border Issues in Ireland: Lessons for the Anglo-Scottish Border’
Ruth Taillon, Director of the Centre for Cross Border Studies, has recently published an article in the Journal of Borderland Studies entitled ‘Cross-Border Issues in Ireland: Lessons for the Anglo-Scottish Border’. ‘Many of the core socio-economic, cultural and political issues which have for long, and continue to, afflict the Irish border region, whether directly attributable […]
Read MoreSeanad’s Special Select Committee on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU
Seanad’s Special Select Committee on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU met on the 6 April 2017 with engagements from former Taoiseach, Mr. Bertie Ahern and the Dundalk Chamber of Commerce. A full copy of the discussion is available below. 060417 Seanad Special Committee on the Withdrawl of the UK from the EU
Read MoreAdvice Sector Seminar on Welfare Reform in NI
24 April 2017, 11.00am – 12.30pm – Online! Delivered by Citizens Advice this online session provides a basic overview and introduction to welfare reform, including Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment and the mitigations package. This will enable participants to answer general queries, recognise when a client or service user may not be claiming what they […]
Read MoreCCBS Annual Report 2016 published
The CCBS Annual Report 2016 is now available to download. The report details the Centre’s work plan and activities for the 2016 calendar year, they include: Analysis of the UK Referendum on EU membership Annual Conference – Bordering Between Unions Policy briefing papers Responses to Public Consultations Training and capacity building Border People information service […]
Read MoreThe Government’s Negotiating Objectives: The White Paper
The House of Commons Select Committee for Exiting the European Union has published it’s 3rd report on the Government’s Negotiating Objectives for Exiting the EU. The Brexit committee’s report assesses the government’s objectives for the negotiations that are to come over the next two years. A total of 12 principles were set out, including migration […]
Read MoreCCBS Director & Deputy Director speak at Seminar on the Impact of Brexit on Citizens Rights
The workshop, organised by the European Citizen Action Service (ECAS) and the Centre for Cross Border Studies (CCCB), took place at Queen’s University in Belfast and was attended by 40 participants. Parts of the workshop were broadcast live and followed by over 300 viewers online. The workshop was organised in the framework of the project […]
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