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ARINS Project
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Analysing and Researching Ireland North and South.

Authoritative, independent & non-partisan research on constitutional, institutional & policy options for Ireland north & south. Neither pro or anti unification.

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“For and Against a United Ireland” kicks off to a packed house tonight at the Lyric Belfast, with Sam McBride and Fintan O’Toole taking the stage chaired by the wonderful Tara Mills!

@ria.ie @ndirishstudies.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The matinee debate between Fintan O’Toole and Sam McBride is underway to a packed house here at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast.

Thanks to all the schools and universities involved.

@fotoole.bsky.social @ria.ie @ndirishstudies.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Fascinating insights at @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social and Hume Foundation's Anglo-Irish Agreement conference.
Earlier @susiedeedigan.bsky.social chaired a panel on historical context, now Rory Montgomery discusses the political & diplomatic journey to the AIA.

@ria.ie @ndirishstudies.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 12:31 PM
In this month’s ARINS Podcast, host Rory Montgomery talks to Fintan O’Toole and Sam McBride about their acclaimed book For and Against a United Ireland, shortlisted for the An Post Irish Book Awards 2025. 🇮🇪

Listen now:
Spotify: bit.ly/4qKkvkX

@sjamcbride.bsky.social @fotoole.bsky.social @ria.ie
November 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
📢 Upcoming Exhibition:

“A Voice of Their Own: The Protestant Associations of Cavan, Donegal, and Monaghan 1920–2016”

We are delighted to share the first leg of this exhibition tour, exploring the history and impact of Protestant associations in the border counties.

🗓️ 1–22 November 2025
October 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
How can grassroots voices transform Ireland’s constitutional debate?

Join us on 5 Nov, 12–2.30pm at the Royal Irish Academy for:
👉 Beyond Unionism and Nationalism
with Jennifer Todd MRIA, Joanne McEvoy & Shelley Deane.

Tickets 🎟️: bit.ly/3Larbsc
October 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
We are thrilled that our publication For and Against has been shortlisted!
🗳️ Vote here: www.irishbookawards.ie/vote/

@fotoole.bsky.social @ndirishstudies.bsky.social @ria.ie

#APIBA
#ReadersWanted
#StoriesMakeUs
October 24, 2025 at 11:14 AM
🎧 Have you listened yet?
Former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar joins the ARINS My Identity Podcast to discuss national identity, religion, family, and his book Speaking My Mind.

Spotify: bit.ly/4q92RH2
Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/4nIEYEN
SoundCloud: bit.ly/48ZKuOD
October 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
October 13, 2025 at 2:49 PM
🎧 Sneak peek: Tomorrow on the #ARINSProject Identity Podcast, Leo Varadkar joins Colin Graham to discuss national identity, religion, family, and his book Speaking My Mind.

Stay tuned for the full episode available soon on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & SoundCloud.
#MyIdentityPodcast #LeoVaradkar
October 7, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Fresh from Irish Studies in International Affairs #ARINS:

Emanuele Massetti, University of Trento, Italy, analyses the 🇪🇺 EU’s role in Catalonia’s independence bid (2012–17) — offering insights for future self-determination debates, incl. Ireland.

Read here:🔗 muse.jhu.edu/pub/423/arti...
September 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Join the next ARINS Project Seminar: The All-Island Economy – Present & Future

🗓️ 13 Oct | 4:15pm 📍 RIA, Dublin @ria.ie

Panel includes Dr Eoin Magennis (UU), Prof John Doyle & Prof Deiric Ó Broin (DCU), Ana Desmond (UU)

🎟️ Free, booking essential: lnkd.in/eidCe__6

#ARINSProject #AllIslandEconomy
September 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Fascinating conversations at today’s @crossborder.bsky.social conference. #CCBCConf

Related:
ARINS seminar on the All-Island Economy is now open for booking!
Find it and recent publications such as on All-island employment law (also featured on our podcast) at Arinsproject.com
September 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Yesterday at the NI members’ lunch in Belfast, Dr Susie Deedigan shared an update on the ARINS project with the RIA North-South Committee.

RIA President Pat Guiry also presented Ulster University VC Prof Paul Bartholomew with a copy of For and Against a United Ireland 📘
Pre-order👉 arinsproject.com
September 17, 2025 at 9:14 PM
New from ARINS in Irish Studies in International Affairs:

📑 A Propaganda Failure in the Perimeter: The British in Northern Ireland, c.1969–82 by Tancred Bradshaw & Shelley Deane (DCU).

Read here: muse.jhu.edu/pub/423/arti...

#ARINSProject @ndirishstudies.bsky.social @shelleydeane.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 9:37 PM
What can we learn from how employment law works across Ireland, North & South?

Find out in the latest ARINS Podcast hosted by Rory Montgomery, featuring Esther McGuinness, Desmond Ryan & Rory O’Connell.

Spotify: bit.ly/3JVAiwc
Apple Music: bit.ly/3JLxx0u
September 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
📢 New #ARINS podcast out now!

Host Rory Montgomery talks with Esther McGuinness, Desmond Ryan & Rory O’Connell about employment law North & South, 100 years after partition—shaped by Brexit & the Windsor Framework.

🎧 Episode 46 out now:
Spotify: bit.ly/3VwvorZ
Apple Music: bit.ly/3JLxx0u
September 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Great to be at the Institute of International and European Affairs this afternoon for a lively and insightful conversation with Minister Caoimhe Archibald.

Members of the ARINS project were delighted to attend.
Explore related research on the all-island economy
👉Arinsproject.com
September 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Our two incredible interns at the close of ⁦MacGill2025: Jane Palmer and Emmie O’Neill. 👏🤩

We have been very lucky to have you on the team this summer. Thanks for all your hard work and best of luck for your final year @notredame.bsky.social

@ndirishstudies.bsky.social @macgillschool.bsky.social
July 19, 2025 at 8:04 PM
On loyalist violence, host Sarah Carey says it’s real.

PSNI data (dated, but telling): Sam McBride speaks numbers: 12,000 members in loyalist paramilitary orgs — double of the Irish Defence Forces.

#MacGill25 @sjamcbride.bsky.social @macgillschool.bsky.social
🚨 LIVE from Glenties, MacGill 2025
July 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Amanda Ferguson: “Partition is intentionally divisive and designed so people don’t know each other.” She adds, “Everybody is a product of their environment and their age and their upbringing... that informs their experience and how they feel about it.”

LIVE from O'Connell House🎤
@amanda.ie #ARINS
July 9, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Eoin Brannigan highlights how media divides go beyond politics —from football matches to Olympic coverage. “Team Ireland’s gold medal counted in Northern Ireland, but RTÉ didn’t mention GB medals in Ireland.” A vivid example of how media shapes our shared stories.

LIVE from O'Connell House 🎤#ARINS
July 9, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Eamonn Quinn highlights the “disconnect between stories not being pluralistic,” calling out narrow coverage. He notes, “The Irish Independent doesn’t cover the North because they don’t have staff there.”

#ARINS #SharedIsland LIVE from O'Connell House 🎤
July 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Sarah Creighton: “Conflict is such a difficult subject and often not treated with the nuance it deserves.”

LIVE from O'Connell House #ARINS #SharedIsland #sharedmedia
@saraita101.bsky.social
July 9, 2025 at 11:59 AM
🎤 Live at the National Concert Hall 30th November 19:00

Join Fintan O’Toole and Sam McBride in conversation around their new book For and Against a United Ireland, exploring the questions, challenges, and hopes behind this pivotal topic.

🎟️ Secure your tickets: bit.ly/4nwI1A4
📘 Out this October
July 3, 2025 at 11:05 AM