TWENTY-NINTH DESMOND GREAVES ANNUAL SCHOOL 2017

Irish and Soviet political and diplomatic exchanges 1919-1922 Michael Quinn - Author of Irish-Soviet Diplomatic and Friendship Relations 1917-1991(Iontas Press, Maynooth, 2017). Download a transcript

Irish Labour and the October Revolution Emmett O’Connor - Ulster University, author of numerous books and articles on Labour history.

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Mick O’Reilly - Former Regional Secretary, UNITE Trade Union.

The 1960s background to a new departure Anthony Coughlan - Was present at the foundation meeting of the NICRA and the 1968 civil rights marches.

The Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA) Kevin McCorry - Organizer for the NICRA from 1969 to 1975.

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Deaglán de Bréadún - Author, broadcaster and columnist withThe Irish News, Belfast.

Dr. Martin Mansergh - Historian, former TD, Senator and Taoiseach’s adviser, played a key role in the Northern Peace Process and the lead-up to the Good Friday Agreement. Download a transcript

Professor Patrick Murphy - Educationist, member of several public bodies in Northern Ireland and Britain, former member of the NICRA, weekly columnist on current affairs in The Irish News.

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Roger Kelly - Former senior social worker; member of the Belfast-based Campaign for Democracy in the 1990s; active in the retiree branch of NIPSA.

Vanessa Beeley - Investigative journalist focused on the Middle East; critic of media coverage of the Syrian conflict; author of influential reports from Aleppo when it was under siege.

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Roger Cole - Chairman, Peace and Neutrality Alliance (PANA).

Dr Karen Devine - Lecturer in International Relations and specialist in EU affairs, Dublin City University; former Fulbright scholar.

Lynn Boylan - MEP for Dublin, Sinn Fein.

Brian Denny - Official in the Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers Union (RMT), advocate of Brexit in the British Labour Party.

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David Gibney - Communications Officer, MANDATE Trade Union.