WATCH: Bertie Ahern in conversation with Dr Giada Lagana (IACES)

The Irish Association of Contemporary European Studies (IACES) hosted a live-streamed conversation with Bertie Ahern from the Royal Irish Academy on Monday 8 May 2023. The former Taoiseach reflected on the subtle European dimension of the April 1998 negotiations which led to the Agreement, the importance of EU membership on British and Irish coordination, and the subsequent EU support for the peace process. He also talked about the potential for the DUP to return to Stormont and was asked about all important question of who might host The Late, Late Show! He was conversation with IACES President Dr Giada Lagana.

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Streamed by Alan Meban @alaninbelfast


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