Colin Harvey
@cjharvey1.bsky.social
Professor, QUB | Belfast via Derry
Views personal | Reposts are not an endorsement
https://go.qub.ac.uk/charvey
Views personal | Reposts are not an endorsement
https://go.qub.ac.uk/charvey
Good evening, Belfast.
November 22, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Good evening, Belfast.
Very pleased to contribute a chapter to this new book:
‘Preparing for the end of consociational power-sharing?’
A much-needed conversation about the present and possible future.
www.routledge.com/Consociation...
‘Preparing for the end of consociational power-sharing?’
A much-needed conversation about the present and possible future.
www.routledge.com/Consociation...
www.routledge.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Very pleased to contribute a chapter to this new book:
‘Preparing for the end of consociational power-sharing?’
A much-needed conversation about the present and possible future.
www.routledge.com/Consociation...
‘Preparing for the end of consociational power-sharing?’
A much-needed conversation about the present and possible future.
www.routledge.com/Consociation...
How the hardening of the UK’s immigration laws will affect Ireland
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
How the hardening of the UK’s immigration laws will affect Ireland
Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit deal may scupper Westminster’s plans
www.irishtimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:04 AM
How the hardening of the UK’s immigration laws will affect Ireland
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
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Dundalk Institute of Technology is set to become a University College following an agreement with Queen's University Belfast today.
DkIT set to become a university college
Dundalk Institute of Technology is set to become a University College following an agreement with Queen's University Belfast today.
www.rte.ie
November 19, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Dundalk Institute of Technology is set to become a University College following an agreement with Queen's University Belfast today.
Great to participate in another excellent Joint Committee meeting of IHREC and NIHRC today in Belfast.
Essential all-island dialogue and practical cooperation on human rights.
Essential all-island dialogue and practical cooperation on human rights.
November 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Great to participate in another excellent Joint Committee meeting of IHREC and NIHRC today in Belfast.
Essential all-island dialogue and practical cooperation on human rights.
Essential all-island dialogue and practical cooperation on human rights.
British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference (BIIGC) 17 November 2025 Joint Communiqué
www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference (BIIGC) 17 November 2025 Joint Communiqué
www.gov.ie
November 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM
British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference (BIIGC) 17 November 2025 Joint Communiqué
www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
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Chief Justice Donal O’Donnell has been elected as president of the Network of Presidents of the Supreme Judicial Courts of the European Union.
Ireland’s chief justice to head EU judicial network
Chief Justice Donal O’Donnell has been elected as president of the Network of Presidents of the Supreme Judicial Courts of the European Union.
www.irishlegal.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Chief Justice Donal O’Donnell has been elected as president of the Network of Presidents of the Supreme Judicial Courts of the European Union.
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Bacik’s border poll timeline bid will be seen by Labour as united Ireland clarion call
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Bacik’s border poll timeline bid will be seen by Labour as united Ireland clarion call
The Labour Party leader’s speech was a good primer for where the party stands in 2025
www.irishtimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Bacik’s border poll timeline bid will be seen by Labour as united Ireland clarion call
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
‘In the keynote address at the end of Labour's one-day annual conference … Ms Bacik, for the first time, said she wants a clear timeline set out for … a "unity referendum" or border poll.’
www.rte.ie/news/politic...
www.rte.ie/news/politic...
Bacik calls on Govt to outline time frame for border poll
Labour leader Ivana Bacik has called for the Government to confirm a timeline for a "unity referendum" on Northern Ireland in her leader's address to the party's annual conference this evening.
www.rte.ie
November 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
‘In the keynote address at the end of Labour's one-day annual conference … Ms Bacik, for the first time, said she wants a clear timeline set out for … a "unity referendum" or border poll.’
www.rte.ie/news/politic...
www.rte.ie/news/politic...
Labour Party leader calls on governments to set out timeline for Irish unity referendums
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
Labour Party leader calls on governments to set out timeline for Irish unity referendums
Ivana Bacik says election of Catherine Connolly as President brought together Irish left and her party is willing to work to align policies
www.irishtimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Labour Party leader calls on governments to set out timeline for Irish unity referendums
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...
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Chief Justice of NI Siobhán Keegan launching the ‘Rule of Law in Perspective’ series in Belfast this evening.
Vital conversations in these turbulent times.
Vital conversations in these turbulent times.
November 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Chief Justice of NI Siobhán Keegan launching the ‘Rule of Law in Perspective’ series in Belfast this evening.
Vital conversations in these turbulent times.
Vital conversations in these turbulent times.
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Michael D Higgins, with his wife Sabina, has left Áras an Úachtaráin for the final time as president.
He was given a guard of honour by members of the Sanctuary Runners, a charity of which he is patron.
The President’s term of office ends at midnight.
@VirginMediaNews.bsky.social
He was given a guard of honour by members of the Sanctuary Runners, a charity of which he is patron.
The President’s term of office ends at midnight.
@VirginMediaNews.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Michael D Higgins, with his wife Sabina, has left Áras an Úachtaráin for the final time as president.
He was given a guard of honour by members of the Sanctuary Runners, a charity of which he is patron.
The President’s term of office ends at midnight.
@VirginMediaNews.bsky.social
He was given a guard of honour by members of the Sanctuary Runners, a charity of which he is patron.
The President’s term of office ends at midnight.
@VirginMediaNews.bsky.social
Béal Feirste - Belfast.
November 7, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Béal Feirste - Belfast.
Pathway, Botanic Gardens, Belfast.
November 7, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Pathway, Botanic Gardens, Belfast.
Good evening, Belfast.
November 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Good evening, Belfast.
On latest ‘border poll’ musings.
Pause to recall the many things the British Government said were not happening here in the past.
Preparation and planning for potential constitutional change is well underway.
And the British Government knows it.
Pause to recall the many things the British Government said were not happening here in the past.
Preparation and planning for potential constitutional change is well underway.
And the British Government knows it.
November 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
On latest ‘border poll’ musings.
Pause to recall the many things the British Government said were not happening here in the past.
Preparation and planning for potential constitutional change is well underway.
And the British Government knows it.
Pause to recall the many things the British Government said were not happening here in the past.
Preparation and planning for potential constitutional change is well underway.
And the British Government knows it.
‘He said it was likely he would lend his voice to the campaign for a united Ireland, if a border poll was held.’
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Fearghal Sharkey: Born campaigner on border polls and border smuggling
Feargal Sharkey appears in the latest edition of the Borderland - UK or United Ireland? podcast which focuses on campaigning.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 8:33 AM
‘He said it was likely he would lend his voice to the campaign for a united Ireland, if a border poll was held.’
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani issues challenge to Donald Trump after stunning win
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani issues challenge to Donald Trump after stunning win
Democratic Socialist (34) achieves ‘one of the great US political upsets’, as Democrats post governor wins in New Jersey and Virginia
www.irishtimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:59 AM
New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani issues challenge to Donald Trump after stunning win
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Many people of my generation here will find the contemporary reintroduction of “pan-nationalist/republican front” disturbing and disheartening.
Those intent on adopting such terms should reflect deeply - and with a bit of maturity - on the potential consequences.
Those intent on adopting such terms should reflect deeply - and with a bit of maturity - on the potential consequences.
November 1, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Many people of my generation here will find the contemporary reintroduction of “pan-nationalist/republican front” disturbing and disheartening.
Those intent on adopting such terms should reflect deeply - and with a bit of maturity - on the potential consequences.
Those intent on adopting such terms should reflect deeply - and with a bit of maturity - on the potential consequences.
Many congratulations to @sjamcbride.bsky.social @fotoole.bsky.social and the @arinsproject.bsky.social for delivering such a serious, well-informed and readable contribution to reflections on possible constitutional futures.
Essential reading.
Essential reading.
November 1, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Many congratulations to @sjamcbride.bsky.social @fotoole.bsky.social and the @arinsproject.bsky.social for delivering such a serious, well-informed and readable contribution to reflections on possible constitutional futures.
Essential reading.
Essential reading.
Reposted by Colin Harvey
As we mark the 75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights on 4 November, let's not forget the simple yet profound idea behind it: by protecting human rights and democratic governance, and ensuring their enforcement, Europe could secure lasting peace.
October 31, 2025 at 11:03 AM
As we mark the 75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights on 4 November, let's not forget the simple yet profound idea behind it: by protecting human rights and democratic governance, and ensuring their enforcement, Europe could secure lasting peace.