Webinar Series: Centenary of the Partition and a Shared Island - 25 Mar

Centenary of the Partition and a Shared Island 

Date/Time: 25 March 2021 - Time 5PM (Irish Time) 

The event will feature:  

• Johnston McMaster, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Irish School of Ecumenics;  School of Religion, Trinity College Dublin 
• Cate Turner, Director of Healing Through Remembering; ISE Trust Steering Committee 
• Niall Ó Dochartaigh, Professor of Political Science and Sociology,  National University of Ireland Galway  
• Mary Murphy, Jean Monnet Chair in European Integration, Senior Lecturer in Politics, University College Cork, 
• Duncan Morrow, Professor of Politics, Director of Community Engagement, University of Ulster.

Chaired by:

• Etain Tannam, Associate Professor in International Peace Studies, Trinity College Dublin.  

One hundred years ago, the island of Ireland went through a process of partition creating a 26 county Irish state and Northern Ireland that remained in the UK. Although the Irish Peace Process has been considered one of the most successful cases in the world since the 1998 Belfast Agreement/Good Friday Agreement, the conflicting opinions of partition remain alive in the rhetoric of the politics, economies, cultures, and societies on the island.

This ISE at 50 webinar, ‘Centenary of the Partition and a Shared Island’ explores the challenges and opportunities for greater mutual understanding, reconciliation, and peaceful coexistence of people living on the island. In the roundtable webinar, chaired by Etain Tannam (Trinity College Dublin), we are fortunate to be able to draw on the depth of wisdom and range of expertise embodied in our contributors: Johnston McMaster (Irish School of Ecumenics), Cate Turner (Healing Through Remembering), Niall Ó Dochartaigh (National University of Ireland Galway), Mary Murphy (University College Cork), and Duncan Morrow (University of Ulster).  

This webinar, ‘Centenary of the Partition and a Shared Island’ is part of the webinar series to celebrate Irish School of Ecumenics – ISE at 50. ISE was founded in 1970 by Fr. Michael Hurley, with a vision of a place where people from diverse backgrounds and disciplinary perspectives could explore the meaning and possibilities of peace and reconciliation together. ISE continues to uphold Fr. Hurley’s vision within the School of Religion in Trinity College Dublin.   

To participate in the event please do so via Eventbrite -  the booking link is https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/centenary-of-the-partition-and-a-shared-island-tickets-140263603213