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IRELAND’S EUROPEAN FUTURE:
CRISIS, RENEWAL AND CHANGE
Friday 29 November 2019
Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2
The past two years have witnessed ongoing processes of profound political change in Europe. This year, IACES’ biennial conference will ask what these changes mean for Ireland, its relationships with its European neighbours and its global partners, and its future role in a transformed European Union. Bringing together a diverse range of practitioners and academic experts, the conference will examine how the EU has been reshaped in the wake of the global financial crisis; interrogate the risks posed to the rule of law by the rise of populism; and seek answers to the profound questions posed by Brexit for Ireland, the UK, the EU, and relationship between them. All are welcome to join us as we explore Ireland’s European future, and what further challenges and opportunities it may bring.
9h30-10h00 OPENING ADDRESS
Senator Neale Richmond, Fine Gael Spokesperson on European Affairs in the Seanad and Chair of the Seanad Special Select Committee on the Withdrawal of the UK from the EU
10h00-11h15 FUTURE OF EUROPE
Moderator: Karen Coleman, Editor EuroParlRadio
Judy Dempsey, Carnegie Europe
Professor Ben Rosamond, University of Copenhagen
Bill Emmott, former editor The Economist
11h15-11h45 Coffee Break
11h45-13h00 RULE OF LAW
Moderator: Professor Dagmar Schiek, Queen's University Belfast
Professor Georgi Dimitrov, University of Sofia
Professor John O’Brennan, Maynooth University
Professor Federico Fabbrini, Dublin City University
13h00-14h00 Buffet Lunch
14h00-15h15 BREXIT AND BEYOND
Moderator: Dr Jonathan Evershed, University College Cork
David Lammy, Labour MP for Tottenham
Dr Piaras MacEinri, University College Cork
Dr Nadine El-Enany, Birkbeck College, University of London
15h15-15h30 Break
15h30-16h30 KEYNOTE ADDRESS followed by Q&A
‘Transatlantic relations: Rinse and repeat or reboot?’
David O’Sullivan, former EU Ambassador to the USA
16h30 CLOSING REMARKS
Dr Mary C. Murphy and Professor John O’Brennan, IACES
Supported by Erasmus+ Jean Monnet Programme
Attendance free and open to all - Please register here