The @niassembly.bsky.social has produced a briefing paper on public views towards reform of Stormont. It looks at a range of evidence, including my 2023 report 'Perspectives on the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement' co-authored with @alanrenwick.bsky.social at the @conunitucl.bsky.social
Links below
Briefing paper: www.niassembly.gov.uk/globalassets...
UCL Constitution Unit report: www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...
Our Irish Studies seminar programme for Spring 2026 www.qub.ac.uk/schools/Iris...
Agreed!
This is superb by @edwardburke.bsky.social on need for reflection down here on reconciliation, & uncomfortable truths re. our past.Taoiseach’s shared island initiative seeks that, but doesn’t seem widely known at societal level.
Correcting the reports.
UK withdrawal from the ECHR absolutely breaches the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement.
ukandeu.ac.uk/explainers/t...
How post-materialism fuelled the rise of the far right by worsening awareness of inequalities blogs.lse.ac.uk/inequalities...
B O’Leary sets out his arguments re. UI. Interesting:Irish shouldn’t be compulsory in schools & Eng & Irish shld have eq.constit status.Re-naming of state bodies recently seems to give Irish more predominance than Eng? #sharedisland youtu.be/3fjX54qx2fg?si… via @YouTube https://youtu.be/3fjX54qx2fg
Thanks very much to Paul Gillespie for his excellent summary & kind review of my book in today’s Irish Times & to @martindoyle.bsky.social for publishing it
Thank you to Mespil Hotel for another special birthday celebration for Michael!
Congrats!
I welcome the outcome of today’s EU-UK Summit in London and congratulate Prime Minister Starmer, European Commission President von der Leyen and European Council President Costa on concluding agreements and setting out an ambitious agenda for strengthening the partnership between the EU and the UK.
www.dib.ie/biography/ho...
Remembering oncologist, Hollywood, Donal, on his 12th anniversary, dib.ie/biography/holl… who saved my husband’s life in 1997, and so many others throughout his career.
There is still time to register for the @ballioloxford.bsky.social and @politicsoxford.bsky.social Bingham Lecture in Constitutional Studies.
@profnicolamcewen.bsky.social will speak about 'Resetting relationships in the Family of Nations: A New Era in Intergovernmental Relations?'
I love a hard copy!
That being said, our @conunitucl.bsky.social report on options for reforming Stormont is available as a free download here:
www.ucl.ac.uk/constitution...
A must-listen from @alan renwick @conor kelly, Alan Whysall, with Rory Montgomery @arinsproject.bsky.social @conunitucl.bsky.social x.com/arinsproject...
Congratulations Conor🎉🎉🎉. A lovely photo & memory!
Congratulations @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky!
The Shared Island Initiative and @esri.ie deserve enormous credit for their significant contributions to rigorous comparative research about the island of Ireland.
The conversations are much better informed as a result.
Today, we have published 'Sharing the Island: Economic and Social Challenges and Opportunities: Evidence from an ESRI Research Programme.'
🔎 Read more findings from the joint research programme: www.esri.ie/news/taoisea...
📄 Download the full report: www.esri.ie/news/taoisea...
The programme has produced 16 research reports to date adding to understanding of current and potential linkages across the island of Ireland in a range of economic, social and environmental domains.
Today, the Taoiseach, Micheál Martin TD, delivered the keynote address and launched the report ‘Sharing the Island: Economic and Social Challenges and Opportunities: Evidence from an ESRI Research Programme’.
Read more: www.esri.ie/news/taoisea...
Download the report: www.esri.ie/publications...
@conorjkelly.bsky.social
Also interesting: govts agreed ‘that any joint approach to legacy will require agreement on all key issues, including…ensuring that there are clear reciprocal commitments by both the UK Government and the Government of Ireland’. (meaning Irl plays its part more actively?) @edwardburke.bsky.social
