Ireland EU 50
Ireland EU50 – Ireland has always had the temperament to make a go of Europe – Unlike the British
If there is a positive outcome to the continuing imbroglio following the UK’s decision to self-eject from the European Union, it is that ...
Ireland EU 50
Ireland EU 50 – An Island on the Continent?
Irish commitment to the European Union in 2022 marks a remarkable contrast with the case of Brexit in its nearest neighbour. Ireland joined ...
Ireland EU 50
Ireland EU 50 – A Template for a Progressive Member
Ireland is far removed from the place it was fifty years ago when it first joined the European Economic Community (EEC). Gone is ...
Ireland EU 50
Ireland EU 50 – European Union and the Council of Europe – A Strategic Human Rights Alliance
The European Union (EU) and the Council of Europe (CoE) are often confused given the similarities in terminology, flag and anthem between the ...
The European Network
Were we here first? Part Four
Having arrived at Charles Darwin’s contribution last week, we now have to see what it really was useful for since science has overhauled ...
Ireland EU 50
Ireland EU 50 – EU & Me – Five Reflections on Ireland
« Ça va Patrick, as-tu tout compris?» (have you understood everything?) I’ll never forget the dread I felt on hearing these words from my ...
Ireland EU 50
Ireland EU 50 – Opening New Doors
It was 1st January 1973 and I no longer felt like a young person living on a cold, bleak island off another cold ...
The European Network
Were we here first? Part Three
Picking up where we left off last week, we are considered to be the only survivors of that diverse group of primates, humans ...
Ireland EU 50
Ireland EU 50 – A Success Story Likely to Continue
Ireland joined the EU on 1 January 1973 following an overwhelming 83% “yes” vote in the respective referendum of 10 May 1972. Since ...
Ireland EU 50
Ireland EU 50 – Membership and Gender Equality – Lots Done but More to Do
When I look back, I sometimes wonder how things might have been if we had not joined the European Economic Community in 1973. ...
