Featuring:
Noel Dorr, Former Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations and Former Secretary General of the Department of Foreign Affairs
John Maguire, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University College Cork and Board Member of Action from Ireland (Afri)
Shona Bell, Programme Manager – Sectarianism, Corrymeela
David Mitchell, Assistant Professor in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation, School of Religion, Trinity College Dublin
Lisa Clark, Co-President of the International Peace Bureau (IPB) and the IPB Representative to the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates
Chaired by
Iain Atack, Assistant Professor, Peace Studies, School of Religion, Trinity College Dublin
The history of the island of Ireland, which suffered colonisation, conflict, famine and mass migration, resonates in many countries affected by protracted conflict, and yet signals hope that a peace process is possible. The ongoing position of Irish neutrality, commitment to international peaceke