The Conference

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“Citizenship, Emigrants, and Voting Rights Post-Brexit” -

a one-day virtual conference that took place on March 1, 2021.

Featuring speakers from across Ireland and the global Irish community,

the conference featured citizens, activists, academics, and politicians

engaging on dialogue on various aspects of citizenship in the Post-Brexit era.

As part of this conference, VotingRights.ie released a series of

essays entitled “The Citizenship Papers” on

voting rights, electoral reform, and the role and contribution of emigrants in Irish society.

THE VIDEOS

Liam Kennedy, UCD Clinton Institute

Former Senator Billy Lawless

Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney

New Poll Data

Kevin Cunningham, Ireland Thinks

Panel: Northern Voices

Moderator Emma DeSouza

Stephen Farry MP, Alliance
Matt O'Toole, MLA (SDLP);
Sen. Niall O'Donnighaile, Sinn Fein
Ian Marshall, former President of the Ulster Farmers Union and former member of the Irish Seanad
Clare Sudgen, MLA, Independent Ulster Unionist, former Minister for Justice
David McCann, Deputy Editor, Slugger O’Toole

Panel: The Constitutional Case

Moderator Naomi O'Leary, Irish Times European Correspondent

Senator Michael McDowell former Attorney General
Prof. David Kenny, Trinity College &
Prof. Colin Harvey, Queen's University

Panel: Giving all Citizens the Access to Vote

Prof. David Farrell (UCD)
Prof, Fiona Buckley (UCC)
Minister for Electoral Reform Malcolm Noonan TD

Minister for Diaspora Colm Brophy

Panel: Voices of Irish Emigrants

Brian Dooley, author of Black and Green: The Fights for Civil Rights in Northern Ireland and Black America, and of Choosing the Green: Second Generation Ireland and the Cause of Ireland. (UK/USA)
Grainne Mellon, London based human rights & civil liberties public law specialist
Molly Muldoon, Director Public Relations, Sigel + Gates, former Deputy Editor of Irish Central, NYC (USA)
Dr. Susan Walsh, Dean, Globe Business College, Munich, Germany
Rurai Spillane, Managing Director, Moving2Canada
Niall McCann, Policy Advisor, Legal Identity at the United Nations, previously Lead Electoral Advisor for the UN Development Programme

Final Remarks

Professor Liam Kennedy
Former Senator Billy Lawless

THe Schedule | 1 March, 2020 | 8:30 AM GMT

8:30 | Welcomes and Introducing the Citizenship Papers

Liam Kennedy, Executive Director, Clinton Center for American Studies (UCD)
Former Senator for the Diaspora Billy Lawless, VotingRights.ie
Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney via video

9:00 | Presenting the Poll Data

Kevin Cunningham, Ireland Thinks

2:45 | Northern Voices