62nd plenary, Cavan, October 2022

The 62nd plenary of the British Irish Parliamentary Assembly was held in the Farnham Estate Hotel, Co. Cavan, Ireland, from 23 - 25 October 2022.

There was an opening address at the plenary by the Minister of State, UK Northern Ireland Office, Steve Baker MP.

An Taoiseach, Michaél Martin TD, addresssed the Assembly on Monday morning at 10.45am

Other speakers at the 62nd plenary included:

His Excellency Paul Johnston, Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Ireland,

• Colm Brophy TD, Minister of State for the Department of Foreign Affairs with responsibility for Overseas Development Aid and Diaspora
• Dr. Linda Doyle, Provost and President, Trinity College Dublin 
• Professor Alvin Jackson, University of Edinburgh 
• John Fitzgerald, Adjunct Professor, Trinity College Dublin 

There was also an innovative panel discussion on trade with the following representatives:

• Marina Donohue, Enterprise Ireland.
• John McGrane,  British Irish Chamber of Commerce.
•  Margaret Hearty, InterTrade Ireland.

 An account of the speeches and contributions at the 62nd plenary is available here.

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