Dr. Claire Hamilton to Chair Roundtable Discussion : What does the UK General Election mean for Brexit and Northern Ireland?

    Wednesday, June 14, 2017 - 12:45

    What does the UK General Election mean for Brexit and Northern Ireland?
     
    This panel will discuss the social and political challenges facing Ireland in the immediate aftermath of the recent British election, including in relation to - the future of the Northern Ireland assembly, the prospect of a ‘hard’ or ‘soft’ Brexit, the potential reintroduction of either a ‘hard’ or ‘soft’ border, and the implications of Brexit both for the peace process and for human rights, women’s rights and LGBT rights.
     
    Tuesday, 27th June at 11.30am, 1st Floor, Conference Room, Iontas Building, Maynooth University
     
    Chair: Dr. Claire Hamilton, Department of Law, Maynooth University
     
    Speakers: Dr. Colin Coulter, Department of Sociology, Maynooth University; Dr. Sinéad Kennedy, Department of English, Maynooth University (TBC); Liam Herrick, Executive Director, Irish Council for Civil Liberties; Professor John O’Brennan, Department of Sociology/Politics, Maynooth University.
     
    ALL WELCOME
     
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