A New Relationship? Brexit, Ireland and Northern Ireland: A ‘Constitutional Conversation’

A New Relationship? Brexit, Ireland and Northern Ireland: A ‘Constitutional Conversation’ Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2 6th May 2016 10.30 a.m.–4.00 p.m. To book contact info@ria.ie Registration and coffee from 10.00 a.m. 10.30–10.40 Introduction John Morison MRIA, Chair of the Ethical, Political, Legal and Philosophical Studies Committee, RIA 10.40–11.00 Alternative futures Sionaidh Douglas-Scott, Anniversary…

Reviewing Constitutions: the Role of Constitutional Conventions

The Royal Irish Academy invites you to attend Constitutional Conversation No. 2 of 6 Reviewing Constitutions: the Role of Constitutional Conventions Professor David Farrell, MRIA, School of Politics and International Relations, UCD, will be chairing this conversation. Mr Tom Arnold, MRIA, Director General, IIEA, panellist Mr Art O’Leary, Secretary General to the President, panellist Dr…

Feminism, nationalism and the re-ordering of post-war political strategies: the case of the Sinn Féin Women’s Department

Guest Post from Dr Niall Gilmartin, Department of Sociology, National University of Ireland Maynooth. The post draws from research published in Irish Political Studies and available free online until the end of April at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07907184.2016.1146698 The Sinn Féin Women’s Department emerged at a time of great flux within Provisional republicanism. The kernel of the department resided…

Time To Elect First Woman Ceann Comhairle?

Guest Post by Anthony O’Halloran  On Thursday, March 10th an important opportunity will arise to change the gender landscape of Irish politics for the better. The first important constitutional obligation of the 32nd Dáil will be to elect the Ceann Comhairle. Most of the public commentary to date has focused on how the next Ceann Comhairle…