Europe and Brexit

Verhofstadt: ‘An illogical divide’

In September a group comprising of TDs, Senators, MEPs, MPs and MLAs met at Leinster House, Dublin to receive Guy…

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Bordering on agreement

On the face of the great border debate, there appears to be very little cause for dissent. Everyone agrees, publicly…

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Brexit business survey

The ongoing lack of clarity around Brexit continues to create uncertainty for the Northern Ireland business community and this is…

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Flexibility and imagination

Professor of European Politics, Queen’s University Belfast, 
David Phinnemore believes that the space exists for Northern Ireland to secure a…

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Brexit and cross-border trade

Geographic location and economic interaction both place Northern Ireland in a particularly exposed position to changes in the economic relationship…

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Opposing sides

As the timeline for conclusion of the Brexit negotiations draws ever narrower, polarising attitudes on the need for haste from…

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Reunification is inevitable: 
rational conversation is overdue

  A series of powerful trends is combining to make the prospect of Irish reunification a reality. It’s time we…

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The populist revolt

Journalist and author of The Road to Somewhere: The Populist Revolt and the Future of Politics, David Goodhart, writes that…

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Gove confirms the importance of cross-border agri-food trade links

DEFRA Secretary of State Michael Gove MP claims that cross-border trade in agri-food products will not be affected by Brexit.…

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All-island farming and food

Richard Halleron explores the increasingly integrated farming and food industry on the island of Ireland and considers the potential disruption…

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