ARINS: The Centrality of the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference

The Royal Irish Academy

The Brexit referendum precipitated an era of tension and distrust between the British and Irish governments. In this month's episode of the ARINS podcast, Etain Tannam and Rory Montgomery reflect on the British-Irish Relationship and the Centrality of the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference. You can read Etain Tannam's paper, as it appears in Irish Studies in International Affairs, at https://doi.org/10.3318/isia.2021.32b.29 Rory Montgomery's response can be found at https://doi.org/10.3318/isia.2021.32b.35 Etain Tannam is Associate Professor in the School of Religion, Trinity College Dublin. Rory Montgomery is a former diplomat and Honorary Professor in the George Mitchell Institute, Queen's University Belfast. This is episode 7 of a podcast series that provides evidence-based research and analysis on the most significant questions of policy and public debate facing the island of Ireland, north and south. Host Rory Montgomery, MRIA, talks to authors of articles on topics such as cross border health co-operation; the need to regulate social media in referendums, education, cultural affairs and constitutional questions and the imperative for good data and the need to carry out impartial research. ARINS: Analysing and Researching Ireland North and South brings together experts to provide evidence-based research and analysis on the most significant questions of policy and public debate facing the island of Ireland, north and south. The project publishes, facilitates and disseminates research on the challenges and opportunities presented to the island in a post-Brexit context, with the intention of contributing to an informed public discourse. More information can be found at www.arinsproject.com. ARINS is a joint project of The Royal Irish Academy, an all-island body, and the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies at Notre Dame's Keough School of Global Affairs.