EM Ireland’s Podcast series: ‘Just The Chats’
FOLLOW US ON SPOTIFY EMI PLAYER This episode of ‘Just the Chats’ sees European Movement Ireland CEO, David Geary sit down with Minister of State for European Affairs, Thomas Byrne at the halfway point of Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the EU to review the highlights so far and what’s to come in the…
FOLLOW US ON SPOTIFY EMI PLAYER This episode of Just the Chats sees European Movement Ireland’s EU Policy and Research Manager, Liadán Sage disscussing EU enlargement with European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos. Marta Kos has been the European Commissioner for Enlargement since 2024. She is responsible for driving the European Union’s enlargement process forward…
FOLLOW US ON SPOTIFY EMI PLAYER This episode of Just the Chats sees European Movement Ireland Deputy CEO and Head of Policy Lorna Hayes joined by Teresa Buczkowska, CEO of the Immigrant Council of Ireland, for a discussion on migration, integration and inclusion in Ireland and across Europe. Drawing on Teresa’s nearly 20 years of…
FOLLOW US ON SPOTIFY EMI PLAYER This episode of Just the Chats sees European Movement Ireland Deputy CEO and Head of Policy Lorna Hayes joined by Dr Kathryn Simpson, Associate Professor of Politics and Economics of the EU and Director of Research at Keele University, for a discussion on public attitudes towards the European Union…
FOLLOW US ON SPOTIFY EMI PLAYER This Just the Chats host and European Movement Ireland CEO David Geary is joined by inventor, researcher and environmental advocate Fionn Ferreira to discuss the growing challenge of microplastic pollution in Ireland, Europe and beyond. In the wake of World Ocean Day and against the backdrop of evolving EU…
FOLLOW US ON SPOTIFY EMI PLAYER This Just the Chats European Movement Ireland’s Acting Co-CEO and Head of Policy Lorna Hayes is joined by Dr James Carr, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Limerick, and Pierre Yimbog, Co-founder and COO of Black and Irish, to discuss racism in Ireland and across Europe. In…
FOLLOW US ON SPOTIFY EMI PLAYER This week on Just the Chats, European Movement Ireland’s outgoing CEO Noelle O’Connell is joined by Séamus Boland, President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), to discuss the evolving role of civil society in Europe. Drawing on his lifelong involvement in Irish and European civil society, Séamus…
FOLLOW US ON SPOTIFY EMI PLAYER This special edition of Just the Chats sees Minister for International Development and the Diaspora Neale Richmond host a wide-ranging and reflective conversation with outgoing European Movement Ireland CEO Noelle O’Connell, marking her final podcast after fifteen years at the helm of the organisation. Together they look back on…
FOLLOW US ON SPOTIFY EMI PLAYER This week, European Movement Ireland CEO Noelle O Connell is joined by Paul Johnston, former British Ambassador to Ireland, for an insightful conversation on British–Irish relations in a changing Europe. Reflecting on his time in Dublin, Ambassador Johnston shares his perspectives on diplomacy, the evolving EU–UK relationship since Brexit,…
FOLLOW US ON SPOTIFY EMI PLAYER This week, European Movement Ireland CEO Noelle O Connell is joined by General Seán Clancy, Chair of the European Union Military Committee, for a timely conversation on Ireland’s role in European security and defence. As the first Irish person to hold this senior EU post, General Clancy reflects on…