The Second Reading

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Windsor Winning

We look in depth at the Windsor Framework, which reboots the Northern Ireland Protocol, why Unionists have rejected it, what it means for both the restoration of the Stormont Assembly and for the broader EU-UK relationship. Europe Editor Tony Connelly and Colm Ó Mongáin are joine ...  Show more

Aiken To Join (1965-69)

In this special episode, Deputy Foreign Editor Colm Ó Mongáin talks to the historians behind the Documents in Irish Foreign Policy series and explores some very familiar themes from the period 1965-69 as Ireland and the UK sought to join the EEC. Guests: Dr Michael Kennedy, Dr Ka ...  Show more

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