42nd plenary, Cork, June 2011

The 42nd plenary of the British Irish Parliamentary Assembly was held in the Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork, 13-14th June 2011.

This was the first plenary since the Irish General Election of February 2012 and the appointment of Joe McHugh TD as the new Irish Co-Chairman.

The theme of the plenary was "Employment and Economic Recovery."

Guest speakers at the plenary included:

• An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD
• Frank Daly, Chairman, National Asset Management Agency
• Frank Ryan, CEO, Enterprise Ireland
• Peter Byrne, Acting CEO of the British Irish Chamber of Commerce

The plenary also passed a motion condemning the murder of PSNI officer Ronan Kerr. It also paid tribute to former Taoiseach, Garret FitzGerald, and the former Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan, who died recently.

New Irish Co-Chair, Joe McHugh TD, An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD, and British Co-Chair, Lord Cope of Berkeley, address the media at the 42nd plenary in Cork

NAMA Chairman, Frank Daly, addresses the 42nd plenary of the British Irish Parliamentary Assembly in Cork

CEO of Enterprise Ireland, Frank Ryan,with the Co-Chairmen at the 42nd plenary in Cork

Acting CEO of the British Irish Chamber of Commerce, Peter Byrne, addresses the 42nd plenary in Cork

Minister the Agriculture, Simon Coveney TD, addresses the 42nd plenary in Cork