Just the Chats

In 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 at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp from when he was just nine years old, to his work and fa...

As 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’s America, Biden’s chances, and the US-EU relationship.  Disagreements exist between the EU and...

Enjoy 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 discu...

We 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 the institutions and bodi...

We 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 and the external relations aspects of EU law.  Hos...

During 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 view EU trade deals, the refugee crisis and more. We were delighted to discuss the fi...

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 more (yes, we discuss films too!). “It will all come down t...

On 11 March 2020, we were delighted to get the opportunity to interview Claire Hanna - MP for Belfast South. Speaking to our Executive Director, Noelle O Connell, Claire discusses Brexit, the United Ireland question, what it is like to be an MP during this remarkable time and much more.  "The Good Friday Agreement is the lodestar for me and as John Hume always said, 'it’s about uniting people...

Clár speisialta é seo de Just the Chats mar cheiliúradh ar Sheachtain na Gaeilge. Labhair ár mBainisteoir Cumarsáide agus Feachtas, Lisa Nic an Bhreithimh le hEimear Ní Bhroin, Oifigeach Cúrsaí Teangan le hIonadaíocht Choimisiún na hEorpa In Éirinn, le Mícheál Ó Conaire, Príomhoifigeach leis an Roinn Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta agus le hEoin Ó Catháin a bhfuil roinnt blianta caite aige ag...

In November 2019, European Movement Ireland held an event with Bonnie Greer and Miriam O'Callaghan in Dublin. During the audience Q&A, Áine Mulloy spoke openly and honestly about her experiences of racism in Ireland. We wanted to continue this conversation, so we invited Áine onto our podcast to discuss what she raised in further detail. This discussion was hosted by our Communications Manager...

On our latest podcast, we are joined by two Ambassadors who discuss in detail how they have found their time in Ireland since beginning their terms as Ambassadors to Ireland. Hosted by our Executive Director, Noelle O Connell, we explore Croatia's key priorities as they hold the Presidency of the Council of the EU, and we get an outside of the EU perspective from Australia. We open the podcast by...

American-British playwright, novelist and critic Bonnie Greer spoke to broadcaster Miriam O’Callaghan at a sold out European Movement Ireland event in the National Concert Hall this evening, less than two months after her comments on BBC’s ‘Question Time’ in relation to the impact of Brexit on Ireland and the 'special' relationship between Ireland and the US went viral worldwide. In conversation w...

On our latest podcast, we are joined by four Ambassadors who discuss in detail how they have found their time in Ireland since beginning their terms as Ambassadors to Ireland. Hosted by our Executive Director, Noelle O Connell, we explore Belgium's interesting position at the heart of Europe, Finland's current role as holding the Presidency of  the Council of the EU, the close links between F...

In April 2016, EM Ireland launched its online #PhoneAFriend voter registration drive urging people to reach out to friends and family eligible to vote in the UK’s EU referendum. Our campaign ‘ Is Someone You Love in the Picture ?’ encouraged Irish-born people who lived in the UK, and British citizens who lived in Ireland, to register to vote by the 7 June deadline ahead of the 23 June referendum....