From our 'Ireland EU 50' series, celebrating Ireland's 50th anniversary of joining the European Union.

In her article for The European Network Loredana Prijmireanu describes how Ireland's transition, from a nation with a long history of intense emigration to a hub of ‘brain gain’, can be an inspiration for aspiring EU member states such as Moldova.

https://theeuropeannetwork.eu/how-can-ireland-inspire-future-eu-member-states

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From our 'Ireland EU 50' series, celebrating Ireland's 50th anniversary of joining the European Union.

Music journalist Emma Harrison writes in her article for TEN that, while music has always played a big role in Irish culture, the country's EU membership has helped carry it from what may once have been considered a European cultural backwater to one of its most important cultural contributors.

https://theeuropeannetwork.eu/music-icons-from-the-emerald-isle/

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From our 'Ireland EU 50' series, celebrating Ireland's 50th anniversary of joining the European Union.

Ciara McQuillan is a Dublin based freelance food and travel writer, and columnist for The Irish Times.

In her article for TEN she describes how Ireland’s EU membership has brought about a cultural exchange through food, expanding Ireland's diet far beyond meat, potatoes and Guinness.

https://theeuropeannetwork.eu/a-taste-of-europe/

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From our 'Ireland EU 50' series, celebrating Ireland's 50th anniversary of joining the European Union.

Marc Perry is a journalist whose themes include colonial legacies, nationalism and international interventionism. For this article he sails around Ireland and compares its fortunes with those of his own Northeast England.

Better off in the boat – Sailing around the Emerald Isle through the eyes of an Englishman

https://theeuropeannetwork.eu/better-off-in-the-boat/

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In the seventh episode of our IrelandEU50 podcast series our guest is Patrick O'Riordan, Head of Public Affairs at the European Parliament in Ireland.

In his article for The European Network, Patrick discusses how the Irish seem to be able to embrace bigger ideas of who we are without losing anything. Patrick believes that we shouldn’t hesitate to embrace our European identity as much as our Irishness.

https://theeuropeannetwork.eu/ireland-eu50-podcast-with-patrick-oriordan/

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In the sixth episode of our IrelandEU50 podcast series our guest is writer and political commentator James Candon.

A self-confessed Europhile, James believes in bringing people together to build a competitive diverse Europe and argues that Ireland in the EU has provided freedom and privilege to have one or more identities and to have strong and free debate on all political matters that impact our daily lives.

https://theeuropeannetwork.eu/ireland-eu50-podcast-with-james-candon/

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In the fifth episode of our IrelandEU50 podcast series our guest is Brendan McKee.

Brendan's work focuses on unpacking the complexities of current affairs and expanding the political conversation.

Brendan believes that Ireland is far removed from the isolationism it existed in fifty years ago, and EU membership has brought it to a point where it can help others.

https://theeuropeannetwork.eu/ireland-eu50-podcast-with-brendan-mckee

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In the fourth episode of our IrelandEU50 podcast series our guest is professor Pat O'Connor.

Pat is Professor Emeritus at the University of Limerick and Visiting Professor at University College Dublin.

In her article she concludes that discrimination and misogyny are less obvious now but not gone and without 50 years of EU membership, it’s impossible to imagine where Irish society might be

https://theeuropeannetwork.eu/ireland-eu50-podcast-with-professor-pat-oconnor/

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In the third episode of our IrelandEU50 podcast series our guest is Martin O’Donoghue. Martin is a Historian and Author based at the University of Sheffield.

In his article for The European Network, Martin looks beyond the longer story of the Irish state and Europe, considering Irish links to the continent in a broad sense as well as development in the state’s political, social and economic imperatives.

https://theeuropeannetwork.eu/ireland-eu50-podcast-with-martin-odonoghue/

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Welcome to the second instalment in our IrelandEU50 podcast series.

In this episode Lennard van Otterloo speaks with veteran RTÉ broadcaster Valerie Cox. Valerie describes her experiences of Ireland joining the EU, and the impact it had on Ireland and the EU.

The IrelandEU50 series is in partnership with the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs' Communicating Europe Initiative.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2jFmxKKLCiNrDS1aFTgrzt

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