France and Ireland: New Borders, New Futures

This in-person panel discussion will be hosted by the Alliance Française, 1 Kildare Street, Dublin 2, and it is organised in association with the Normandy for Peace Initiative.

Informed by the transformational events of the Normandy landings – ‘D-Day’ - in 1944, the ‘Normandy for Peace Initiative’, was established by the Regional Council in a bid to become a driving force for the resolution of conflicts.

The maintenance of peace on the island of Ireland has been the overriding concern of EU negotiators during the establishment of new arrangements, following the UK’s departure from the EU. At present, France is Ireland’s closest EU neighbour. This panel disucssion, which will be chaired by Dr Barry Colfer, IIEA Director of Research, will assess the current state of relations between Ireland and France – in particular the Normandy Region - following the UK’s departure from the EU.

Please note that the panel discussion will begin at 7.00p.m. and will be preceded by refreshments at 6.30p.m. Please also note that there are a limited number of tickets available for this event.

About the Speakers:

Dr Lisa Claire Whitten is a Research Fellow at Queen’s University Belfast. Her research examines the multi-levelled dynamics of implementing the Protocol on Ireland / Northern Ireland. Dr Whitten has previously held a variety of posts in the political and public sector and has worked for the Office of the Northern Ireland Executive in Brussels and for a Member of the UK Parliament in Westminster.

Malcolm Byrne has been a Senator since April 2020 and serves as the Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. Senator Byrne previously worked for Chambers Ireland, as the first Commercial Manager with my home.ie, and for twelve years as Head of Communications and Public Affairs with the Higher Education Authority.

Other speakers to be announced

 

Interested in attending the event?

To attend the event register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/france-and-ireland-new-borders-new-futures-tickets-363095627797