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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](/assets/Uploads/ties.jpg)
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](/assets/Uploads/Frank-Daly.jpg)
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](/assets/Uploads/Frank-Ryan.jpg)
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](/assets/Uploads/Peter-Byrne.jpg)
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