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During 2001 and 2002, a group of people from non-governmental organisations involved in North/South co-operation met informally to discuss the proposal in the 1998 Belfast Agreement to set up an independent North/South Consultative Forum representative of the social partners and other elements of civil society in both jurisdictions. Represented at those meetings were Co-operation Ireland, the Irish Congress […]

The Department for Employment and Learning in Belfast and the Department of Education and Science in Dublin, together with representatives of the university, institute of technology, further education and student sectors, North and South, have come together to organise a series of conferences on aspects of higher education in Ireland. They have asked the Centre for Cross […]

A preliminary study for IntertradeIreland to assist in their evolution of a strategic economic and business policy research agenda needed for the development of cross-border trade and business development and an efficient island economy over the next five-ten years. This work was completed by D’Arcy Smyth Associates in Dublin on behalf of the Centre. The study’s […]

Press Release The first independent report on the 2001 Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak has called for the convening of an all-Ireland Expert Advisory Group, modelled on the expert group which successfully advised Irish Agriculture Minister Joe Walsh last year, to become active in the event of a future animal health emergency affecting the island […]

29-30 November 2001 Monaghan and Armagh Thursday 29 November – Hillgrove Hotel, Monaghan Programme 16.30 Refreshments and registration in the Glaslough Suite 17.00 Welcoming remarks from Mr Larry McCluskey, Chief Executive Officer, County Monaghan Vocational Education Committee Response by Ms Karin Volkner, Council of Europe division on Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights, Strasbourg […]

18 October 2001 The Centre for Cross Border Studies was commissioned by the Department of Education Northern Ireland and the Department of Education and Science in the Republic of Ireland to carry out a ‘scoping’ study of the current state of North/South school, youth and teacher exchanges, with recommendations on how such exchanges might be […]

Press release 11 June 2000 The Centre for Cross Border Studies has been set up to research and develop co-operation across the Irish border in education, health, business, public administration, communications, the environment and a range of other practical areas. The Centre is looking for experienced researchers to carry out 12 month research projects, to […]

This was a two-part study by a team from National University of Ireland Galway led by Dr Margaret Barry and Ms Sharon Friel. It examines a number of cross-border projects in the areas of postnatal depression, public awareness of suicide, cancer support services, the mental health of young men and mental health in rural communities. The […]

A practical example of cross-border co-operation: the Irish Border Region 19 June 2001 Andy Pollak, Director, Centre for Cross Border Studies The following address was given by the director, Andy Pollak, at a Team Europe training seminar in Brussels on 19 June 2001. Team Europe is a network of expert speakers on European issues – […]

Joint Lecture Series 2001 28 May 2001 University College, Dublin Paper 1: Laying the groundwork by Dr Martin Mansergh, Special Adviser to the Taoiseach Paper 2: Implementing Strand Two by Andy Pollak, Director of the Centre for Cross Border Studies, Armagh

Due to the Foot and Mouth crisis the press conference and seminar launch of ‘The Evolution of Telecom Technologies: Current Trends and Near-Future Implications’ report which was planned to take place in Dublin has been postponed.