Sound ON! Welcome to EM Ireland’s podcast series ‘Just The Chats’! Throughout these podcasts, we will be chatting to a range of people across Ireland and throughout the continent to hear about their experiences of Europe.
Since 1954, European Movement Ireland has been working to strengthen the connection between all sectors of Irish society and Europe. We believe that communication between the EU Institutions and people in Ireland must be a two-way dialogue and not simply top-down information provision.
We want to provide factual information about Europe in language that is clear and understandable, ensuring a robust, fair and factual public discourse on European issues. So have a listen, get involved, and let us know what you think!
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In this episode of Just the Chats we take a look behind the curtain of Germany’s past and present in a frank and insightful conversation with the current German Ambassador to Ireland, H.E. Deike Potzel. Our discussion explores 30 years of unity in Germany, lessons learned and recent commemorations of reunification; Germany’s current role as…
DetailsIn this EM Ireland Brussels Branch special episode of Just the Chats, we sit down with Naomi O’Leary, Europe Correspondent of the Irish Times, and David Garrahy, Chair of the EM Ireland Brussels Branch for their insights and analysis from Brussels. We delve into how Ireland is seen in Brussels and across the EU, the…
DetailsIn this episode of Just the Chats, our CEO, Noelle O Connell sits down for a very special and important conversation with one of the few Holocaust survivors still living in Ireland, the renowned Tomi Reichental. Tomi talks us through his life story – from growing up as a child in Slovakia, to his time…
DetailsAs we tick closer to Election Day in the US, we are joined by David O’ Sullivan (who served as the Ambassador of the EU to the US from 2014 until 2019), and Suzanne Lynch (the current Irish Times’ Washington correspondent, and former Irish Times’ Brussels correspondent) for their insights on Trump, Biden’s chances, and…
DetailsEnjoy listening to this ‘behind-the-scenes’, in-studio conversation, hosted by EM Ireland’s Executive Director, Noelle O Connell and Board members, Catherine Day, former Secretary-General of the European Commission and Rory Montgomery, former Second Secretary General at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Permanent Representative to the EU, who share their insights in a moderated…
DetailsWe were delighted to host an online event with the European Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly. Emily O’Reilly was first elected as the European Ombudsman in July 2013. Following the European Parliament elections, she was re-elected for a five year mandate in December 2014 and again in December 2019. As the European Ombudsman she investigates maladministration in…
DetailsWe were delighted to host our latest online event with Karen Banks, Deputy Director General of the Legal Service of the European Commission. Prior to this position, Ms Banks was Director responsible for running the AGRI-FISH team of the Legal Service. She has also worked in the areas of competition law, social law, intellectual property…
DetailsDuring an exclusive European Movement Ireland webinar for our members, Vice President of the European Investment Bank, Andrew McDowell, was in conversation with our Chair, Maurice Pratt, and our Executive Director, Noelle O Connell. The discussion focused on how the EIB can best support business in Ireland during the COVID-19 crisis.
Since 2013, European Movement Ireland has commissioned RED C Research to conduct this poll of the opinions of people across Ireland about Europe and the EU. As in previous years, the poll featured key insights into Ireland’s relationship with the EU – from how the EU has responded to the COVID-19 crisis to how we…
DetailsFollow us on Spotify On 12 March 2020, we were delighted to get the opportunity to interview Lord David Puttnam. Speaking to our Executive Director, Noelle O Connell, David discusses digital technology and the phenomenon of ‘fake news’, his experience as a Prime Ministerial Trade Envoy, Anglo-Irish relations post-Brexit, the European migration crisis and much…
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