Centre for Cross Border Cooperation
@crossborder
Armagh, Northern Ireland. Promoting research, information and support across borders on the island of Ireland, Europe, & beyond. Our Border People FLOW project is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body. crossborder.ie
Do you want to • identify a partner organisation for a cross-border project? • learn how to plan sessions in a cross-border project? • identify issues to be addressed through your project? • find out how to create and evidence the inputs and outputs of your project? crossborder.ie/what-we-do/p...
Looking for inspiration for your next day out or summer adventure? Mourne Gullion Strangford UNESCO Global Geopark is one of 62 UNESCO-designated places across the UK - the list includes World Heritage Sites, Creative Cities & Biosphere Reserves. mournegullionstrangfordgeopark.com/news/summer-...
"A unique gathering from all walks of life coming together to discuss and promote cross border cooperation" - 2025 conference delegate 📅 Thursday 17 September ⏰ 9.15am 📍 Ballymascanlon Hotel & Golf Resort, Dundalk Conference tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/centre-for... #ccbcconf #unique #gathering
We can help with #crossborder #project #partnerships, planning and #networking through our free #online guided course: 'Getting Started with Cross Border Collaboration'. 🗓️ Starts Tuesday 1 September 🕗 11am-12 noon 📌 Six weeks Full details: crossborder.ie/what-we-do/p... #training #course #skills
Annual conference: Challenging debate, critical networking, industry leaders The premier cross-border conference for practitioners, academics, officials and policy makers - the networking event you don't want to miss. 📅 Thursday 17 September Conference tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/centre-for...
John Mc Donagh, Waterways Ireland's Chief Executive, is speaking at conference on 17 September in Dundalk. He oversees the management, maintenance, development and promotion of over 1,100 km of inland navigable waterways. Waterways Ireland has 375 staff. eventbrite.com/e/centre-for... #ccbcconf
"An essential event for any organisation engaged in cross border collaboration" - 2025 conference delegate 📅 Thursday 17 September ⏰ 9.15am 📍 Ballymascanlon Hotel & Golf Resort, Dundalk crossborder.ie/conferences/... #CCBCconf #crossborder #research #collaboration #cooperation #events #networking
Annual conference: Attracting, nurturing and retaining talent Maeve McElwee (Ibec), Kirsty McManus (Institute of Directors), Lisa Wilson (Nevin Economic Research Institute - NERI) & John McDonagh (Waterways Ireland) will discuss how to attract and keep talent. www.eventbrite.com/e/centre-for...
"If you only have time to go to one North South conference a year make it this one." "Always a really informative and insightful event" "High-quality analysis" Early Bird conference tickets are available until midnight: www.eventbrite.com/e/centre-for... Programme: crossborder.ie/conferences/...
Lisa Wilson, Senior Economist at the Nevin Economic Research Institute, is speaking at our annual conference in Dundalk. Lisa's work relates to the labour market, income distribution, & living standards. Early bird tickets are available until 24 June: www.eventbrite.com/e/centre-for... #CCBCconf
Una Higgins is a writer from County Down and one of our John Hewitt International Summer School bursary winners. She spent 15 years working across Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Una works on a number of community initiatives in Lecale and is completing her first novel. johnhewittsociety.org
Delegates at this year's CCBC annual conference on Thursday 17 September in Dundalk will hear from the Institute of Directors, Ibec, Nevin Economic Research Institute and Waterways Ireland on attracting, developing and retaining talent. Conference tickets 👉 eventbrite.com/e/centre-for... #CCBCconf
Kirsty McManus, National Director at the Institute of Directors NI, is a panellist at our annual conference on 17 September in Dundalk. Kirsty has oversight for the development, delivery & assessment of the highly-regarded Chartered Director qualification. crossborder.ie/conferences/... #CCBCconf
Delegates at this year's CCBC annual conference will hear from former students of @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social, @ucc.ie & @universityofleeds.bsky.social on what influenced their choices as school leavers. Be an Early Bird 👉 www.eventbrite.com/e/centre-for... #CCBCconf @dublincityuni.bsky.social
Research: AI Adoption, Opportunities & Impact for SMEs #Businesses are invited to complete a survey on AI adoption among SMEs, in #research by InterTradeIreland with Sans Souci, @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social & @ulsteruni.bsky.social. The survey closes on 31 July. sanssouci.co.uk/ai-adoption-...
Conference: “Creating, strengthening and retaining talent on the island of Ireland” Barney Ely, Senior Managing Director Ireland & Northern Ireland at Hays, will be the keynote speaker on Thursday 17 September. Early Bird conference tickets on sale until 21 July: www.eventbrite.com/e/centre-for...
Rebecca D'Arcy is one of our John Hewitt Summer School (27-31 July) bursary winners. She has a PhD in English from @dublincityuni.bsky.social & is a librarian. Rebecca's passion is writing poetry and her poems have been published in New Irish Writing in the @independent.ie, Crannóg, and The Storms.
"Go for it!" - Evi Koutsospyrou, British Council Athens Opportunities in civic society - and political and democratic life - through Erasmus youth participation activities. Register for a webinar to find out about numerous 'E+ Youth' opportunities at www.britishcouncil.org/erasmusplus #mobility
Congratulations to Una Higgins (NI) and Rebecca D'Arcy (ROI) - winners of the John Hewitt Society's International Summer School bursaries that were sponsored by the Centre. 🗓️ 27-31 July 📍 The Market Place Theatre & Arts Centre, Armagh johnhewittsociety.org/wp-content/u... #creativewriting #talks
• Do employers look across to the other jurisdiction on the island of Ireland and/or elsewhere? If not, why not? • How do they retain talent? • What prompts people to leave an employer? What makes them stay? Conference discussions, sponsorship & early-bird tickets 👉 crossborder.ie/conferences/...
Inspiring day at the 5th #SharedIsland Forum, where the Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, spoke on North-South and East-West cooperation and the Good Friday Agreement. Today's conversations were full of positivity and hope for the future, much of which can only be grasped through cross-border cooperation.
Anthony is in Dublin for the Fifth #SharedIsland Forum this morning. The Centre for Cross Border Cooperation's Sustaining the New Common Charter project is supported by the Shared Island Civic Society Fund, administered by the Irish Government's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Thank you to everyone who attended last week's cross-border networking event. Our next meeting will be on 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟴 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 in Rural Community Network, Cookstown, Co Tyrone. The final event in this series of Common Charter meetings will be in Dublin in November. crossborder.ie/what-we-do/p...
"A truly worthwhile course, expertly designed and delivered by leaders in cross‑border collaboration" - Alanna Hughes, Schools' Advocate The next 6-week 'Getting Started with Cross Border Collaboration' course starts at 11am on Tuesday 1 September. Find out more at crossborder.ie/what-we-do/p...
Border People FLOW project staff attended last week's "Business Supports for SMEs in the Cross-Border Region" event in Newry. Hannah McDonnell, Dundalk Chamber of Commerce President, highlighted the importance of cross-border collaboration, particularly in supporting small and medium enterprises.
Our Director, @anthonysoares.bsky.social, has authored "10 years on from the Brexit referendum". It serves as a record of how the @crossborder.bsky.social approached the June 2016 referendum & its post-Brexit approach in terms of cross-border cooperation & relations. crossborder.ie/reports/10-y...
"10 years on from the Brexit referendum: The future of Ireland in Europe" Watch our inaugural Annual Lecture with Mairead McGuinness at youtu.be/Ql9zyl23vrA. Hosted by the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade, the lecture also marked Dublin City University's Brexit Institute's 10th anniversary.
Annmarie O'Kane, from the Centre, was one of the speakers at yesterday's Ibec-CBI All-Island Business Conference in Dundalk. Around 200 leading business figures, stakeholders and policymakers discussed strengthening all-island economic resilience, challenges, strategic partnerships and policies.