Professor Anthony Coughlan of Trinity College Dublin – an Irish Nationalist – explains why anyone who respects the Good Friday Agreement should speak out against the destabilising effects of the NI Protocol. To preserve the Agreement, Nationalists and Unionists alike […]
Ireland and the EU Post Brexit is an important new book by former Irish Ambassador and Good Friday Agreement negotiator Dr Ray Bassett. CIB members will recall Dr Bassett’s excellent speech at our annual rally last year (see here for video), […]
Political scientist Dr Anna Bailey explains the futility of trying to analyse politicians’ statements of intent on the Irish border. The EU is compelled to face both ways at the same time on the border issue. Despite the public displays […]
As the “ping-pong” continues between the two Houses of Parliament over the amendments to the EU (Withdrawal) Bill, it is easy to end up very confused, bogged down by a mass of detail. Part of the problem is separating the […]
Slowly but surely, the degree to which the Government and the Department for Exiting the European Union are floundering in their Brexit plans is becoming more apparent. A week ago, Alistair Carmichael, the MP for Orkney and Shetland, finally received […]
Playing the EU’s game on the border will damage Ireland’s interests, says former Irish diplomat Ray Bassett in Politeia’s new analysis. Dublin should accept UK border plan and work with Britain to make Brexit a success for both islandsThe Irish […]
