Kieran Harrahill is a 3rd year PhD researcher with University College Dublin and Teagasc, the Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority. He is 24 years old and is from Co. Tipperary. Kieran has a BA in Geography and Politics and International Relations and an MSc in Environmental Policy from UCD. His research on Just Transition in the coal industry has featured in a television interview on ABC Television in Australia and has been cited in a report by the Stockholm Environment Institute. The emphasis placed in his research on ensuring that a more participatory approach is taken in environmental policy is highly relevant to a number of policy areas, including the co-creation of a new, shared and united Ireland. His Twitter handle is @kharrahill_phd

A Conversation With Kieran Harrahill

Linda Dillion is a member of Sinn Féin. Originally from Armagh, she has been an MLA for Mid Ulster since 2016.

A Conversation With Linda Dillon

Recorded November 3rd, 2025.

As we approach the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Anglo-Irish Agreement, Behind the Headlines revisits one of the most significant – and contested – moments in modern Irish history.

In this special curated episode, Professor Lindsey Earner-Byrne, Chair of Contemporary Irish History at Trinity College Dublin, speaks with an expert panel ahead of the Behind the Headlines event The Anglo-Irish Agreement: Its Making, Impact, and the People Behind It.

Joining her are:

Dáithí Ó Ceallaigh, former Irish ambassador, who played a crucial role in the negotiation of the Agreement.

Dr Shelley Deane, expert in Security and International Relations at Dublin City University and member of the ARINS project team.

Sam McBride, Northern Ireland Editor of the Belfast Telegraph.

Professor Michael Kerr, Professor of Conflict Studies at King’s College London.

Together, they explore the making of the 1985 Anglo-Irish Agreement, the controversy it provoked, and its lasting legacy on politics across these islands.

🎧 Was the Anglo-Irish Agreement a crucial stepping stone on the path to peace — or a political stumbling block? Tune in to find out.
The Behind the Headlines series is proudly supported by the John Pollard Foundation

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The Anglo-Irish Agreement: Its Making, Impact, and the People Behind It

Dr Alan Wager talks to BBC Three Counties Radio's Jonathan Vernon-Smith, all about whether the fallout from Brexit could contribute to ending the Union between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Alan Wager on BBC Three Counties Radio: Brexit and the Union

Irish human rights activist and author. He is senior advisor at Washington DC-based NGO Human Rights First

A Conversation With Brian Dooley

Professor Colin Harvey and Barrister Mark Bassett join Shared Ireland to discuss their report "The EU and Irish Unity: Planning and Preparing for Constitutional Change in Ireland", launched by the European United Left and the Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) Parliamentary Group in October 2019.

A Conversation With Colin Harvey & Mark Bassett

Derry native & National Policy Director for Ogra Fianna Fail Andrew McFadden joins #SharedIreland for our latest instalment of our "A Conversation With" podcast series to discuss GE2020, Irish unity and preparing for a unity poll. In addition Andrew discusses a possible Fianna Fail/Fine Gael coalition and investment in the North-West region of Ireland.

A Conversation With Andrew McFadden

Singer and Politician Senator Frances Black joined Shared Ireland to talk about a range of topics including her role as Chairperson of Ireland's Future, setting up the RISE foundation and her recent appearance on The Late Late Show to help raise funds for Pieta House.

A Conversation With Frances Black

Opened in 2010, the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute is dedicated to advancing Trinity College Dublin’s rich tradition of research excellence in the Arts and Humanities, on an individual, collaborative and inter-disciplinary basis.

The authoritative source for independent research on UK-EU relations. 

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We are a podcast team based in Ireland who want to promote a new and Shared Ireland.

The aim of our 'A Conversation With' podcast is to begin a dialogue & debate on how to achieve this.

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