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Welcome to The Irish Association

The principal objective of the Irish Association is the promotion of communication, understanding and co-operation between all the people of Ireland, both north and south. The Association is non-party political and non-sectarian in character. We draw members from both parts of the country. We run regular meetings of members in Belfast and Dublin, organising lectures and conferences with speakers drawn from public life across the island.

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The Association welcomes applications for membership from all those who may be interested in joining and are prepared to subscribe to the ideals and constitution of the Irish Association.

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Lord Reg Empey will be our speaker at our next lunch meeting on Saturday, 8 June next - 1pm in Wynn’s Hotel in Dublin. Lord Reg Empey is a former leader of the Ulster Unionist Party and was a member of the Unionist team at the negotiations leading to the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement.

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The Irish Association has been awarded €30,000 funding support from the Shared Island Inititiative to present four seminars looking at, and evaluating the work of the North South Ministerial Council since its inception twenty-five years ago. The first seminar will be in Queens University on Monday, 9th September next. A stellar panel of speakers, lead practitiioners and analysts is promised with a view to robust discussion on the ways ahead.

City Hall and the Evolution of Belfast Politics  Paul Mullan

City Hall and the Evolution of Belfast Politics Paul Mullan

02 Sep, 2023

Wynn's Hotel, Dublin Saturday, 2nd September, 2023 Drawing on his Ph.D thesis, Dr. Mullan, Director...

25 Challenges for Unionism to Build a Better N. Ireland

25 Challenges for Unionism to Build a Better N. Ireland

03 Jun, 2023

A New Vision for Unionism? Wynn's Hotel, 27th Maym 2023 Speaker: Rev. Chris Hudson, Member N. Irelan...