Cross-Party Brexit Hearing

Program

Opening Remarks
Naomi Long
MEP, Renew Europe Group
Keynote Speech
John Bruton
Prime Minister of Ireland 1994 – 1997
Tony Connelly
Journalist, RTÉ
Video Speech
Tony Blair
Former Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1997 – 2007
Bertie Ahern
Former Prime Minister of Ireland 1997 – 2008
A shared future for Ireland and the UK in the context of Brexit
Session 1
Tony Connelly
Journalist, RTÉ
Billy Kelleher
MEP, Renew Europe Group
Seán Kelly
MEP, EPP Group
Theresa Griffin
MEP, S&D Group
Luisa Porritt
MEP, Renew Europe Group
Grace O'Sullivan
MEP, Green Party
Philippe Lamberts
MEP, European Greens Party
Ellie Chowns
MEP, Greens/EFA Group
Jill Evans
MEP, Greens/EFA Group
Martina Anderson
MEP, GUE/NGL Group
Ambassador Declan Kelleher
Permanent Representative of Ireland to the EU
Claire Fox
Ciarán Cuffe
MEP, Greens/EFA Group
Guy Verhofstadt
MEP, Renew Europe Group
Naomi Long
MEP, Renew Europe Group
How Brexit impacts the people of Northern Ireland
Session 2
William Crawley
Broadcaster, BBC
Doire Finn
Co-Founder, Our Future Our Choice Northern Ireland
Ciara Ferguson
Manager, Greater Shantallow Area Partnership
Ellie Crawford
Co-Founder, Northern Ireland Student Climate Network
Damian McGenity
Co-Founder, Border Communities Against Brexit
Katy Hayward
Political Sociologist, Queen’s University Belfast
Phil Bennion
MEP, Renew Europe Group
Diane Dodds
MEP, DUP
Frances Fitzgerald
MEP, EPP Group
Baroness Nosheena Mobarik CBE
MEP, ECR Group
Matt Carthy
MEP, GUE/NGL Group
John Howarth
MEP, S&D Group
Catherine Bearder
MEP, Renew Europe Group
Closing Remarks
John Bruton
Prime Minister of Ireland 1994 – 1997
Naomi Long
MEP, Renew Europe Group

The first cross-party public hearing on Brexit in the European Parliament

Opening Remarks

Naomi Long

MEP, Renew Europe Group

Keynote Speech

John Bruton

Prime Minister of Ireland 1994 – 1997

Tony Connelly

Journalist, RTÉ

Video Speech

Tony Blair

Former Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1997 – 2007

Bertie Ahern

Former Prime Minister of Ireland 1997 – 2008

A shared future for Ireland and the UK in the context of Brexit

Session 1

Tony Connelly

Journalist, RTÉ

Billy Kelleher

MEP, Renew Europe Group

Seán Kelly

MEP, EPP Group

Theresa Griffin

MEP, S&D Group

Luisa Porritt

MEP, Renew Europe Group

Grace O'Sullivan

MEP, Green Party

Philippe Lamberts

MEP, European Greens Party

Ellie Chowns

MEP, Greens/EFA Group

Jill Evans

MEP, Greens/EFA Group

Martina Anderson

MEP, GUE/NGL Group

Ambassador Declan Kelleher

Permanent Representative of Ireland to the EU

Claire Fox

Ciarán Cuffe

MEP, Greens/EFA Group

Guy Verhofstadt

MEP, Renew Europe Group

Naomi Long

MEP, Renew Europe Group

How Brexit impacts the people of Northern Ireland

Session 2

William Crawley

Broadcaster, BBC

Doire Finn

Co-Founder, Our Future Our Choice Northern Ireland

Ciara Ferguson

Manager, Greater Shantallow Area Partnership

Ellie Crawford

Co-Founder, Northern Ireland Student Climate Network

Damian McGenity

Co-Founder, Border Communities Against Brexit

Katy Hayward

Political Sociologist, Queen’s University Belfast

Phil Bennion

MEP, Renew Europe Group

Diane Dodds

MEP, DUP

Frances Fitzgerald

MEP, EPP Group

Baroness Nosheena Mobarik CBE

MEP, ECR Group

Matt Carthy

MEP, GUE/NGL Group

John Howarth

MEP, S&D Group

Catherine Bearder

MEP, Renew Europe Group

Closing Remarks

John Bruton

Prime Minister of Ireland 1994 – 1997

Naomi Long

MEP, Renew Europe Group

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