Ireland EU 50
Ireland and the EU 50 Years On: The Power to Change Lives
I grew up in a rural town in Ireland at a time when consensual sex between adult men was a criminal offence. As ...
Ireland EU 50
Shifting meanings – translation, Irish and Ireland
Umberto Eco famously said ‘the language of Europe is translation’. Growing up in Ireland the fact that translation was also one of Ireland’s ...
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Ireland: A Strong EU Player
It always struck me, as I watched and engaged with Irish commentators (journalists, thinktanks, academics), politicians and diplomats, how comfortable Ireland was in ...
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Northern Ireland: What pays the journalist‘s bills?
Although the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom joined the European Community at the height of the Northern Irish conflict, the European ...
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Ireland EU50 – The EU’s Most Enthusiastic Member
2022 is an important milestone year for Ireland. It marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Accession Treaty, signed by Ireland in January 1972 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...