On Thursday 26 May, the Community Relations Council hosted ‘Reconciling the Books: The Economic Case for Sharing’. The event, chaired by BBC’s Yvette Shapiro, saw community and political leaders come together to discuss what Northern Ireland needs for a stable economic future.Opening the conference, Tony Kennedy, chair of CRC’s policy and communications committee, spoke of the need to make community relations part of a government programme. He described how mutual agreement and relevant…See More

By Sarah Mulvenna for Northern Ireland Foundation16 February 2011At the end of last year, Stratagem co-hosted an evening seminar with the Institute for British-Irish Studies (IBIS) (UCD), held at the Linen Hall Library discussing “Patterns of conflict resolution: How to draw lessons from Northern Ireland”. The audience enjoyed talks from Professor Jennifer Todd (UCD; Director, IBIS), Quintin Oliver (Director, Stratagem), Bronagh Hinds (DemocraShe) and Dawn Purvis MLA (Independent). Each gave…See More