This report represents a key piece of research which is intended to offer a detailed analytical snapshot of cross-border activity within the agri-food sector, focusing on small-scale enterprises in four border counties: Armagh, Down, Monaghan and Louth. Whilst the picture it presents should not be taken as representative of the entire sector, it is nevertheless […]
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Delivering a Prosperity Process: 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 MoreReviving the Border Region Economy in a New Era of Peace and Devolved Government
The final report of this research project – Cross-Border Economic Renewal: Re-thinking Regional Policy in Ireland – was launched on 30 March 2012. The aim of its package of four closely inter-related studies is to find ways of understanding and increasing the accessibility, size, transparency, competitiveness and profitability of Irish border region markets in a […]
Read MoreCross-Border Economic Renewal: Rethinking Regional Policy in Ireland
The report – Cross-Border Economic Renewal: Rethinking Regional Policy in Ireland – was launched today in Dublin by Aidan Gough, Director of Strategy and Policy at InterTradeIreland. This major study of the economy of the Irish border region and cross-border economic renewal was carried out by Dr John Bradley, formerly of the Economic and Social […]
Read MoreUnlocking the Potential of Cross-Border Hospital Planning on the Island of Ireland
A new research report from the Centre for Cross Border Studies concludes that there are potential benefits to be gained from increased North-South cooperation in a number of key acute healthcare services: cystic fibrosis, Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) surgery, paediatric cardiac surgery, orthopaedic surgery and acute mental health services. The report, Unlocking the Potential […]
Read MoreThe role of community involvement in planning hospital services
Download the full report The role of community involvement in planning hospital services [1.1 MB] and the executive summary [1.2 MB]. For further information please contact: Ruth Taillon, Director at the Centre for Cross Border Studies email: r.taillon@qub.ac.uk.
Read MoreMental Health: The case for a cross-jurisdictional approach combining policy and research efforts on the island of Ireland
Despite the fact that mental illness is the most common health condition on the island – affecting every fourth citizen – it has long been treated as the ‘Cinderella’ sector of the health services in both Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland. In this report Dr Patricia Clarke looks at the context and challenges to […]
Read MoreThe Wind Across the Border and other essays
The Wind Across the Border, a book of essays from the North/South and Cross-Border Public Sector Training Programme, was launched at a dinner in Dundalk on 25 October by the Chairman of the Centre for Cross Border Studies and Pro-Chancellor of Queen’s University Belfast, Dr Chris Gibson. The six award-winning essays were written jointly by […]
Read MoreCommon Chapter Activity Report
The Centre for Cross Border Studies in partnership with FPM Accountants LLP (Newry) was commissioned by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) to produce a Common Chapter (North/South) Activity Report for 2004 and 2005. This report incorporated the following as documented within the terms of reference provided: Document all relevant activity, North and South; Explanation […]
Read MoreStrong case for joint hospital planning in Irish border region, says Centre for Cross Border Studies
The state of the health system in general, and the hospital system in particular, is a burning issue in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. However the enthusiasm expressed by both doctors and patients for exploring the possibilities of improved health care in the border region through greater cross-border co-operation has fallen on […]
Read MoreAttitudes to the development of cross-border health services: The case of GP Out-Of-Hours services
Politicians and health professionals have identified health as a key area for cross-border co-operation. The two health systems (National Health Services in the North and Irish Health Service in the South) share common core principles, face similar health and service problems, and have adopted similar approaches to tackling issues. However there is little evidence of […]
Read MoreCommon Chapter (North-South) Activity Report (2004-2005)
The Centre for Cross Border Studies in partnership with FPM Accountants LLP (Newry) was commissioned by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) to produce a Common Chapter (North/South) Activity Report for 2004 and 2005. This report incorporated the following as documented within the terms of reference provided: Document all relevant activity, North and South; Explanation […]
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