Briefing Papers

18 Mar 2025

Briefing Note on the proposed Defence of Democracy Directive and the Windsor Framework

14 Mar 2025

Briefing Note on the Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme and the Windsor Framework

04 Feb 2025

Briefing Paper: 16th Quarterly Survey on the Conditions for North-South and East-West Cooperation

13 Nov 2024

Briefing Paper: 15th Quarterly Survey on the Conditions for North-South and East-West Cooperation

04 Oct 2024

Briefing Note on the Northern Ireland Department for the Economy’s Sub-Regional Economic Plan

18 Sep 2024

Briefing Note on Re-setting Ireland/UK Relations to Enhance Prosperity and Embed Peace

02 Aug 2024

Briefing Paper: 14th Quarterly Survey on the Conditions for North-South and East-West Cooperation

29 Apr 2024

Briefing Paper: 13th Quarterly Survey on the Conditions for North-South and East-West Cooperation

02 Feb 2024

Briefing Paper: 12th Quarterly Survey on the Conditions for North-South and East-West Cooperation

09 Nov 2023

Briefing Paper: 11th Quarterly Survey on the Conditions for North-South and East-West Cooperation

29 Aug 2023

8th Annual Sir George Quigley Memorial Lecture

28 Aug 2023

Briefing Paper: 10th Quarterly Survey on the Conditions for North-South and East-West Cooperation

23 Jun 2023

What the Windsor Framework/Protocol will mean in practice for the institutions of government in Northern Ireland: A Response by Michael D’Arcy to Andrew McCormick’s Paper

16 Jun 2023

Civic engagement in the Windsor Framework

14 Jun 2023

What the Windsor Framework/Protocol will mean in practice for the institutions of government in Northern Ireland

05 May 2023

Briefing Paper: 9th Quarterly Survey on the Conditions for North-South and East-West Cooperation

24 Apr 2023

The Windsor Framework: What could it mean for North-South and East-West cooperation and relations?

02 Feb 2023

Briefing Paper: 8th Quarterly Survey on the Conditions for North-South and East-West Cooperation

01 Nov 2022

Briefing Paper: 7th Quarterly Survey on the Conditions for North-South and East-West Cooperation

21 Jul 2022

Briefing Paper: 6th Quarterly Survey on the Conditions for North-South and East-West Cooperation

05 May 2022

Briefing Paper: 5th Quarterly Survey on the Conditions for North-South and East-West Cooperation

27 Jan 2022

Briefing Paper: 4th Quarterly Survey on the Conditions for North-South and East-West Cooperation

21 Oct 2021

Briefing paper: 3rd Quarterly Survey on the conditions for North-South and East-West cooperation

05 Aug 2021

The recognition of professional qualifications post-Brexit and the Professional Qualifications Bill

02 Aug 2021

Climate Legislation in Northern Ireland and Cross-Border Cooperation

22 Jul 2021

Briefing paper: 2nd Quarterly Survey on the conditions for North-South and East-West cooperation

13 May 2021

Civic Society engagement in maintaining the conditions for North-South cooperation

12 May 2021

The future for Agri-food in Northern Ireland and on the island of Ireland

26 Apr 2021

The UK Community Renewal Fund

22 Apr 2021

Briefing paper: 1st Quarterly Survey on the conditions for North-South and East-West cooperation

05 Aug 2020

The Impact of COVID-19 on Cross-Border Movement on the island of Ireland

04 Aug 2020

The Cross-Border Further Education and Higher Education Cluster for the North West City Region

22 May 2020

Overview of Covid-19 Business Support Schemes for Northern Ireland (NI) and the Republic of Ireland (RoI)

07 May 2020

COVID-19: Social Security Entitlement for Frontier workers

30 Apr 2020

Approaches to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Bordering on (non-) cooperation

30 Apr 2020

The impacts of COVID-19 on cross-border tourism on the island of Ireland: A snapshot

08 Jan 2020

The need for regulatory cross-border territorial impact assessment: Challenges at the Ireland-Northern Ireland border

08 Oct 2019

The UK Government’s proposals for an amended Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland

04 Jun 2019

The Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and (post-Brexit) cross-border environmental cooperation

14 Jan 2019

Brexit and the UK-Ireland Border: The Impact of Brexit on Devolution in Northern Ireland (Briefing Paper 5)

20 Nov 2018

Statement on draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the UK from the EU

06 Nov 2018

Strengthening the Partnership Principle in Border Regions: For greater cross-border cooperation

17 Oct 2018

Brexit and cross-border workers on the island of Ireland

31 Aug 2018

Brexit and the UK-Ireland Border: The Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and the negotiations on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU (Briefing Paper 4)

13 Jun 2018

Briefing Note: The Secretary of State’s Changes to Amendment 25 to the EU (Withdrawal) Bill

13 Mar 2018

Brexit and the UK-Ireland Border: Changing Trade Relations and Regulations (Briefing Paper 3)

01 Feb 2018

Brexit: Areas of concern for users of the Border People project

30 Jan 2018

Brexit and the UK-Ireland Border: Citizens’ Rights and the UK-Ireland Border (Briefing Paper 2)

08 Nov 2017

Brexit and the UK-Ireland Border: A Roadmap (Briefing Paper 1)

11 Oct 2017

Cross-border Student Mobility in Third Level Education: An Update

09 Aug 2017

The UK Referendum on Membership of the EU: Economic Development (Briefing Paper 5 – Update)

05 Jul 2017

Post Brexit: Flexible and Imaginative solutions

05 Oct 2016

Brexit and UK-Irish Relations

20 Jun 2016

The UK Referendum on Membership of the EU: Economic Development (Briefing Paper 5)

20 Jun 2016

The UK Referendum on Membership of the EU: Citizen Mobility (Briefing Paper 4)

20 Jun 2016

EU Referendum Briefing Note: Informing the Debate

19 Jun 2016

The UK Referendum on Membership of the EU: Cross Border Cooperation, Peace Building and Regional Development (Briefing Paper 3)

08 May 2016

Brexit: Freedom of movement of people

24 Mar 2016

The UK Referendum on Membership of the EU: Potential Constitutional Consequences (Briefing Paper 2)

20 Jan 2016

The UK Referendum on Membership of the EU: What does it mean for us? (Briefing Paper 1)

12 Jan 2016

The possible implications of repealing the Human Rights Act 1998

15 Apr 2015

Cross-border Family Benefits

08 Oct 2014

Cross Border Information Services in Europe and Ireland / Northern Ireland

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Briefing Note on the proposed Defence of Democracy Directive and the Windsor Framework

Briefing Note on the Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme and the Windsor Framework

Briefing Paper: 16th Quarterly Survey on the Conditions for North-South and East-West Cooperation

Briefing Paper: 15th Quarterly Survey on the Conditions for North-South and East-West Cooperation

Briefing Note on the Northern Ireland Department for the Economy’s Sub-Regional Economic Plan

Briefing Note on Re-setting Ireland/UK Relations to Enhance Prosperity and Embed Peace

Briefing Paper: 14th Quarterly Survey on the Conditions for North-South and East-West Cooperation

Briefing Paper: 13th Quarterly Survey on the Conditions for North-South and East-West Cooperation

Briefing Paper: 12th Quarterly Survey on the Conditions for North-South and East-West Cooperation

Briefing Paper: 11th Quarterly Survey on the Conditions for North-South and East-West Cooperation

8th Annual Sir George Quigley Memorial Lecture

Briefing Paper: 10th Quarterly Survey on the Conditions for North-South and East-West Cooperation

What the Windsor Framework/Protocol will mean in practice for the institutions of government in Northern Ireland: A Response by Michael D’Arcy to Andrew McCormick’s Paper

Civic engagement in the Windsor Framework

What the Windsor Framework/Protocol will mean in practice for the institutions of government in Northern Ireland

Briefing Paper: 9th Quarterly Survey on the Conditions for North-South and East-West Cooperation

The Windsor Framework: What could it mean for North-South and East-West cooperation and relations?

Briefing Paper: 8th Quarterly Survey on the Conditions for North-South and East-West Cooperation

Briefing Paper: 7th Quarterly Survey on the Conditions for North-South and East-West Cooperation

Briefing Paper: 6th Quarterly Survey on the Conditions for North-South and East-West Cooperation

Briefing Paper: 5th Quarterly Survey on the Conditions for North-South and East-West Cooperation

Briefing Paper: 4th Quarterly Survey on the Conditions for North-South and East-West Cooperation

Briefing paper: 3rd Quarterly Survey on the conditions for North-South and East-West cooperation

The recognition of professional qualifications post-Brexit and the Professional Qualifications Bill

Climate Legislation in Northern Ireland and Cross-Border Cooperation

Briefing paper: 2nd Quarterly Survey on the conditions for North-South and East-West cooperation

Civic Society engagement in maintaining the conditions for North-South cooperation

The future for Agri-food in Northern Ireland and on the island of Ireland

The UK Community Renewal Fund

Briefing paper: 1st Quarterly Survey on the conditions for North-South and East-West cooperation

The Impact of COVID-19 on Cross-Border Movement on the island of Ireland

The Cross-Border Further Education and Higher Education Cluster for the North West City Region

Overview of Covid-19 Business Support Schemes for Northern Ireland (NI) and the Republic of Ireland (RoI)

COVID-19: Social Security Entitlement for Frontier workers

Approaches to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Bordering on (non-) cooperation

The impacts of COVID-19 on cross-border tourism on the island of Ireland: A snapshot

The need for regulatory cross-border territorial impact assessment: Challenges at the Ireland-Northern Ireland border

The UK Government’s proposals for an amended Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland

The Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and (post-Brexit) cross-border environmental cooperation

Brexit and the UK-Ireland Border: The Impact of Brexit on Devolution in Northern Ireland (Briefing Paper 5)

Statement on draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the UK from the EU

Strengthening the Partnership Principle in Border Regions: For greater cross-border cooperation

Brexit and cross-border workers on the island of Ireland

Brexit and the UK-Ireland Border: The Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and the negotiations on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU (Briefing Paper 4)

Briefing Note: The Secretary of State’s Changes to Amendment 25 to the EU (Withdrawal) Bill

Brexit and the UK-Ireland Border: Changing Trade Relations and Regulations (Briefing Paper 3)

Brexit: Areas of concern for users of the Border People project

Brexit and the UK-Ireland Border: Citizens’ Rights and the UK-Ireland Border (Briefing Paper 2)

Brexit and the UK-Ireland Border: A Roadmap (Briefing Paper 1)

Cross-border Student Mobility in Third Level Education: An Update

The UK Referendum on Membership of the EU: Economic Development (Briefing Paper 5 – Update)

Post Brexit: Flexible and Imaginative solutions

Brexit and UK-Irish Relations

The UK Referendum on Membership of the EU: Economic Development (Briefing Paper 5)

The UK Referendum on Membership of the EU: Citizen Mobility (Briefing Paper 4)

EU Referendum Briefing Note: Informing the Debate

The UK Referendum on Membership of the EU: Cross Border Cooperation, Peace Building and Regional Development (Briefing Paper 3)

Brexit: Freedom of movement of people

The UK Referendum on Membership of the EU: Potential Constitutional Consequences (Briefing Paper 2)

The UK Referendum on Membership of the EU: What does it mean for us? (Briefing Paper 1)

The possible implications of repealing the Human Rights Act 1998

Cross-border Family Benefits

Cross Border Information Services in Europe and Ireland / Northern Ireland