Introduction to Talks

The aim of these Talks is to promote peace through the fostering of understanding, mutual respect, trust, co-operation and friendship through dialogue between people North and South.

9. The Unionist Perspective	Date & Venue: Tuesday, 31st May 1994, St. Joseph's Secondary School, Navan. In association with St. Joseph’s Peace and Justice Group. Speaker: Rev. Martin Smyth, MP (Ulster Unionist Party) Grand Master of the Orange Order Chaired by John Clancy (Meath Peace Group) Read the transcript
10. Articles 2 and 3 of the Constitution of Ireland	Date & venue: Tuesday, 27th September, 1994 - St. Columban's College, Dalgan Park, Navan, Co. Meath Speakers: Gerard Hogan, B.C.L, LL.M., M.A., Lecturer in law, Trinity College Dublin Cllr. Brid Rogers, SDLP constituency representative for Upper Bann Ken Maginnis, MP, UUP security spokesman John Bruton, TD, Fine Gael, Meath and Leader of Fine Gael Dermot Ahern, TD, Fianna Fail, Louth and Co-Chair, British-Irish Parliamentary Body Chair: John Clancy, Meath Peace Group Read the transcript
11. 'After the Cease-fires - The Way Forword' The Loyalist Perspective	Date & venue: November 29th, 1994 - St. Columban’s College, Dalgan Park, Navan Speakers: Rev. Roy Magee (Presbyterian Ministry, Dundonald), Billy Mitchell, Eddie Kinner (Progressive Unionist Party) Read the transcript
12. "After the Cease-fires - The Way Forward" A Republican Perspective	Date & venue: Tuesday, 7th February, 1995 - St. Columban's College, Dalgan Park, Navan Speakers: Cllr. Francie Molloy (Sinn Fein, Dungannon) Joan O'Connor (Director, Sinn Fein's Women's Department) Liz Groves, (Chairperson, Falls Community Council) Read the transcript
13. The Framework Document	This Talk will be made available soon.
14. After the Cease-fires - The Way Forward	Date and venue: 25th April, 1995, St. Columban’s College, Dalgan Park, Navan Speakers: Marian Donnelly, President, Workers' Party Dr. Bill Ramsay, Alliance, Craigavon Borough Council Read the transcript
15. After the Cease-fires - The Way Forward for Christians	Date & venue: 16th May, 1995 - St. Columban's College, Dalgan Park, Navan. Speakers: Rev. Leslie Carroll, Presbyterian Minister, Tiger's Bay, North Belfast Fr. Brian Lennon, SJ , Jesuit community, Portadown Author of After the Cease-fires - Catholics and the Future of Northern Ireland (Columba Press, 1995) Rev. Timothy Kinahan, Church of Ireland Rector, Gilnahirk, East Belfast Author of: Where do we go from here? - Protestants and the Future of Northern Ireland(Columba Press, 1995) Chair: Maeve Lennan Read the transcript
16. Victims of violence	Date & venue: 23 May 1995 - St. Columban’s College, Dalgan Park, Navan, Co. Meath Speakers : Marie Smyth, Sociologist and psychotherapist, Magee College and Temple Group Project, L/Derry Brendan Bradley and Ann Mc Mullen, Ardoyne Survivors of Trauma Group Chair: John Clancy, Meath Peace Group Read the transcript
17. Prisoners and their families	Date & venue: 13th June, 1995 - St. Columban’s College, Dalgan Park, Navan Speakers: Nuala Kelly, Irish Commission for Prisoners Overseas Martie Rafferty, Quaker Prison Service Ronnie McCartney and Marty Snoddon, former prisoners Chair: Judge Catherine McGuinness, Chairperson, Forum for Peace and Reconciliation Read the transcript
18. The Orange Order today	Date & venue: 16th October, 1995 - St. Columban’s College, Dalgan Park, Navan Speakers: Roger Bradley, Education Committee, Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland David Richardson, Lodge of Research, Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland Gordon Lucy, Chairman, Ulster Society Dominic Bryan, researcher, University of Ulster Chair: John Clancy, Meath Peace Group Read the transcript
19. Orange marches in Portadown	Date & venue: 13th November, 1995 - St. Columban’s College, Dalgan Park, Navan Speakers: Brendan McKenna Evelyn White Eamon Stack, SJ Joe Duffy (Garvaghy Road Residents Group, Portadown) Chair: John Clancy, Meath Peace Group Read the transcript
20. Changing Perceptions	This transcript will be available soon.
21. Building Trust in Ireland	Date & venue: Monday, April 29th, 1996 - St. Columban's College, Dalgan Park, Navan Speakers: The Hon. Judge Catherine McGuinness, Chairperson, Forum for Peace and Reconciliation Brice Dickson, Professor of Law, University of Ulster Chair: John Clancy, Meath Peace Group Read the transcript
22. Parading disputes in Ireland	Date & venue: Tuesday, 1st October, 1996 - St. Columban’s College, Dalgan Park, Navan Speakers: Cllr. Brid Rogers, SDLP Constituency Representative for Upper Bann Richard Whitten, Education Committee, Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland James Tansley, First Secretary, British Embassy, Dublin Dominic Bryan and Neil Jarman, Researchers, University of Ulster Chair: John Clancy, Meath Peace Group Read the transcript
23. History teaching - North and South	This transcript will be available soon.
24. Policing in Northern Ireland	Date & venue: 4th March, 1997 - St. Columban’s College, Dalgan Park, Navan Speakers: Maggie Beirne, Committee on the Administration of Justice David S. Cook, Chairman, Police Authority for Northern Ireland, 1994-1996 Chair: John Clancy, Meath Peace Group Read the transcript
25. Unionism and Unionist politics	This transcript will be available soon.
26. The emergent Irish state - Did we turn our backs on the North?	Date & venue: Monday, 20th October 1997, St. Columban’s College, Dalgan Park, Navan. Speakers: Professor Tom Garvin, Head of Politics, UCD John Bruton, TD, Leader of Fine Gael Chaired by Sean Boylan Read the transcript
27. Nationalism and Republicanism - A vision for the future?	Date & venue: Tuesday, 18th November - St. Columban’s College, Dalgan Park, Navan, Co. Meath Speakers: Cllr. Alex Attwood, Leader of SDLP group on Belfast City Council Dr. Martin Mansergh, Head of Research, Fianna Fail, and Special Adviser to the Taoiseach Proinsias de Rossa, TD, Leader of Democratic Left Anne Speed, member of Ard Chomhairle, Sinn Fein Read the transcript
28. A Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland	This Talk will be available soon.
29. The Good Friday Agreement	Date & venue: Tuesday, 5th May, 1998, St. Joseph’s (Convent of Mercy) Secondary School, Navan, Co. Meath Speakers: Noel Dempsey, T.D. Fianna Fail, Minister for the Environment Nora Owen, T.D. Fine Gael Cllr. Brian Fitzgerald, T.D. Labour Cllr. John Fee, SDLP Lily Kerr, Workers’ Party Mary Montague, Corrymeela Community Chair: Paul Murphy, Editor, Drogheda Independent Read the transcript
29. The Good Friday Agreement -Summary	There is a summary of the Talk on the Good Friday Agreement available here. Read this summary
At the start of the activities of the Meath Peace Group we unfortunately were unable to record the initial 8 Talks. Full transcripts are not available but if you contact the Secretary you can get the short notes which were made.
1. Co-operation North 2. Education for Peace 3. The Roots of the Troubles 4. Peace and Reconciliation Group 5. Families against Intimidation and Terror 6.Committee on the Administration of Justice 7. The work of the Community Relations Officer 8. How people in the Republic can help the peace process

Page published by Ciaran Crossey. First published 11th October 1998. Last updated 18th October 1998.

Date and venue: 25th April, 1995, St. Columban’s College, Dalgan Park, Navan

Date and venue:
25th April, 1995, St. Columban’s College, Dalgan Park, Navan