Shared Island Forum
The Shared Island Forum will mark the first year of the Irish Government’s Shared Island initiative, to deepen cooperation and connections on the island and to engage with all communities and traditions on a shared future, underpinned by the Good Friday Agreement.
The Forum will be opened by Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, TD who will deliver a keynote address and participate in a discussion on the Shared Island.
Prof Alan Barrett (ESRI, Director) will participate in a panel discussion on the Shared Island initiative to date and its future development.
Agenda
Agenda
14.00 – 14.05
Opening remarks
14.05 – 14.20
Keynote Address
Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, TD
14.20 – 14.55
Discussion with the Taoiseach on Shared Island
14.55 – 15.00
Video – Shared Island Dialogue Series – a year in review
15.00 – 15.20
Break
15.20 – 15.22
Opening remarks
15.22 – 15.27
Guest Address
Patrick Kielty
15.27 – 16.13
Panel 1 - Engaging on a shared future
Patrick Kielty, Orla O’Connor (Director, National Women’s Council of Ireland), Deirdre Garvey (Chief Executive Officer, The Wheel), Jackie Redpath (Chair, Springboard Opportunities Ltd)
16.13 – 16.15
Video – Shared Island research announcement
16.15 – 16.55
Panel 2: Understanding our shared island
Professor Alan Barrett (Director, Economic and Social Research Institute, ESRI), Dr Larry O’Connell (Director, National Economic and Social Council, NESC), Professor Deirdre Heenan (Professor of Social Policy, Ulster University)
16.55 – 16.58
Video – Shared Island research announcement
16.58
Close by Moderator
17.00
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