Intent: Influence position on Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023
Details: Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023
Methods
Email correspondence with Kathleen Funchion MEP to secure a meeting in March 2025 - EmailMeeting with Kathleen Funchion in March 2025. - MeetingMeeting with Laurence Simms and Sonja Hyland in April 2025. - Meeting
Intent: That the Taoiseach withdraw Irish Government support for the IHRA definition of anti-semitism and adopt an alternative definition that is widely endorsed by Jewish, Palestinian and international experts
Details: Advocating for removal of IHRA Definition of Anti-Semitism from Programme for Government
Methods
Letter to the Taoiseach in February on behalf of the IDEA Development Education on Palestine Working Group to point out how the IHRA definition undermines the ability of educators to carry out development education on Palestine and to request the Taoiseach withdraws support for this definition and adopts instead the Jerusalem definition on anti-semitism. Letter to Laurence Simms in March to request he bring to the Taoiseach's attention that the IHRA definition breaches the Good Friday Agreement - Letter
Intent: That Laurence Simms, Joint Secretary of the Irish-British intergovernmental Secretariat in Belfast (under the Department of Foreign Affairs) raise the issue of policy incoherence of IHRA definition of anti-semitism with Government's obligations under the Good Friday Agreement
Details: Advocating for removal of IHRA Definition of Anti-Semitism from Programme for Government
Methods
Letter to Mr. Laurence Simms on 31 March on behalf of the IDEA Development Education on Palestine Working Group to point out how the IHRA definition on anti-semitism is incongruent with the Government's obligations under the Good Friday Agreement and to request that Mr. Simms raise this matter within the Department of Foreign Affairs. - Letter
Intent: Influence position on Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023
Details: Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023
Methods
Communicated via email/ meetings about the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 - EmailCommunicated via email/ meetings about the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 - Meeting
Intent: To collaborate on the development of research programmes across the island
Details: Discussion of all-island research priorities
Methods
Meeting at Queen's University Belfast on 3 May 2024.Discussions with Queen’s academics on specific all island research issues:• Professor Mark Lawler – All island Cancer Care• Professor Nigel Scollan – Co-Centre for Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems• Professor David Rooney – Sustainable Energy and Net Zero• Professor Kathryn Higgins – Queen’s Communities and Place• Dr Wendy McLoone – Research & Enterprise DirectorateDiscussion of next steps with Prof Sir Ian Greer. - Meeting
Intent: To discuss shared concerns, and Amnesty's and survivors' call for Irish Government commitment to lodging inter-state ECHR challenge against UK Government if Troubles Bill enacted
Details: Meeting to discuss Amnesty's, survivors' and Irish Government's shared concerns regarding UK Government's Northern Ireland (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill ('Troubles Bill’)
Methods
Letter jointly sent by Amnesty Ireland and Amnesty UK's Northern Ireland office - LetterLetter sent via email - EmailMeeting in Belfast was attended by Amnesty Ireland, Amnesty UK's Northern Ireland office (and a group of survivors and their lawyer) - Meeting
Intent: To help inform government policy towards resolving tensions around the NI Protocol and restoring powersharing in Northern Ireland
Details: Discussion around ongoing challenges in Northern Ireland relating to the Protocol and restoration of powersharing
Methods
On November 17th, Peter Sheridan met with Laurence Simms of DFAT to discuss current political situation in Northern Ireland and ongoing tensions around implementation of the NI Protocol - Meeting
