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British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly Co-Chair Congratulates Derry

The Co-Chairman of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly, Niall Blaney TD, has congratulated all those involved in Derry's successful bid to be the first UK City of Culture in 2013.
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Blaney and Murphy condemn car bomb attack in Newry

Commenting at the close of the 40th plenary conference of the British Irish Parliamentary Assembly in Cavan this morning, the Assembly Co-Chairs, Niall Blaney TD and Paul Murphy MP, said...
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Address by Declan Kelly, US Special Economic Envoy to Northern Ireland, to 40th plenary of BIPA

Thank you for this opportunity to address you here today. In the past month Northern Ireland found itself at yet another crossroads, one of many it has faced in its...
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BIPA Committee calls for new approach for back to work schemes

The Environment and Social Affairs Committee of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly has presented a report and recommendations on "Returning the Unemployed to Work" to the 40th plenary conference of the...
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Address by Professor Patrick Honohan to British Irish Parliamentary Assembly

I can think of no better topic for an address to the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly than the similarities and contrasts between the performance of our intertwined economies before and during...
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Central Bank Governor & US Special Economic Envoy to address upcoming plenary conference

The Governor of the Central Bank, Professor Patrick Honohan, and the US Special Economic Envoy to Northern Ireland, Declan Kelly, will address the upcoming 20th anniversary plenary conference of the...
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Blaney and Murphy welcome policing and justice deal in Northern Ireland

The Co-Chairs of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly, Niall Blaney TD, and Paul Murphy MP, have wholeheartedly welcomed the deal on the devolution of policing and justice powers to the Northern...
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Taoiseach to address 20th anniversary plenary conference in Cavan - 22nd-23rd February

The 40th Plenary Conference of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly* will take place from Monday 22nd - Tuesday 23rd February at the Radisson BLU Farnham Estate Hotel, Cavan.
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Environment and Social Committee visits Rhyl to see back-to-work schemes

A delegation from the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly's Environmental and Social Affairs Committee this week visited Rhyl in North Wales as part of the Committee's ongoing inquiry into schemes and projects...
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BIPA Co-Chairs seek meetings with British and Irish Governments on Common Travel Area

The Co-Chairs of the British Irish Parliamentary Assembly, Paul Murphy MP and Niall Blaney TD, have written to the British Home Secretary, Alan Johnson MP, and the Irish Minister for...
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