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ARINS podcast 25: ARINS/IT survey - why do we focus on focus groups?

Thursday, 7 September 2023

In this ARINS Podcast hosted by Rory Montgomery, Professor Jennifer Todd from UCD and Professor John Doyle DCU discuss their recent article with co-author Dr Joanne McEvoy (University of Aberdeen) titled 'Time for...

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New Time: New Thinking

Thursday, 3 August 2023

In the latest ARINS blog post, Peter Shirlow discusses the results of the recent Institute of Irish Studies, Liverpool polls.

ARINS - Analysis and Research: Ireland North and South

Diverse voices call for inclusive deliberation on our constitutional future

Monday, 24 July 2023

Who are the diverse voices on the island and how can constitutional discussion and deliberation facilitate their inclusion and participation?

ARINS - Analysis and Research: Ireland North and South

What’s in a name? ‘Nordies’ and ‘Mexicans’

Thursday, 13 July 2023

What terms can trigger? How have identities been shaped or reshaped since the Troubles, by the telly, RTÉ, BBC and social media? Is there an invisible cultural border? Just some of the questions that emerged at ‘Nordies...

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‘It is not as simple as Catholics voting for a united Ireland and Protestants voting against’

Monday, 10 July 2023

Focus group conversations about Irish unity conducted by ARINS and The Irish Times reveal information gaps on both sides of the Border, but also a willingness to change minds. Article published in The Irish Times 10...

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ARINS Podcast 24: The Tapestry of International Human Rights Law in Ireland and Northern Ireland

Thursday, 6 July 2023

Profs. Kathryn McNeilly, and Aoife O’Donoghue from Queens University Belfast’s School of Law share their research examining legal equivalence in Human Rights law in Ireland and Northern Ireland with our host Rory...

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ARINS/The Irish Times survey results

Tuesday, 27 June 2023

Two polls, conducted simultaneously in Northern Ireland and the Republic, examined voters’ attitudes to a possible united Ireland and referendums on the issue. These polls are part of the North and South series, a joint...

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The Turning Point? The Northern Ireland Local Government Elections of 18 May 2023

Monday, 19 June 2023

The Northern Ireland Local Government elections of 18 May 2023, merit the slightly overused accolade of “historic.” More cautious observers may see them as a potential “inflexion point.”

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