UKICE Annual Conference: Future of Northern Ireland

Watch the first panel of the UKICE Annual Conference 2024 on Northern Ireland, with Jill Rutter (UK in a Changing Europe), Martin Fraser (Irish Ambassador to Great Britain), Katy Hayward (Queen’s University Belfast) and David Phinnemore (Queen’s University Belfast)

Following a deal with the UK government, the DUP returned to power-sharing in Northern Ireland in February 2024 after two years without a fully functioning Executive. In that time, post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland were amended by the Windsor Framework, unfreezing the UK-EU relationship.

But what do the public in Northern Ireland think about the arrangements now? David Phinnemore and Katy Hayward will present their latest polling, which has been tracking attitudes since 2021. The panel will discuss the findings and consider what’s next for politics in Northern Ireland.