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The New Ireland Forum was established in Ireland in May 1983 by then Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald to discuss ways of bringing peace and stability to the whole of Ireland, and the structures and processes through which this might be achieved. The Proclamation of the Republic, also known as the 1916 Proclamation or Easter Proclamation, was a document issued by the Irish Volunteers and Irish The Declaration of Independence (Forógra na Saoirse Déclaration d'Indépendance was a document adopted by Dáil Éireann, the revolutionary parliament of the self-proclaimed In 1919 the First Dáil of the Irish Republic issued a Message to the Free Nations of the World (Scéal Ó Dháil Éireann Chum Saor-Náisiún an Domhain Appel aux The Democratic Programme was a declaration of economic and social principles adopted by the First Dáil at its first meeting on 21 January 1919 The Constitution of Dáil Éireann (Bunreacht Dála Éireann was the constitution of the 1919–22 Irish Republic. The Anglo-Irish Treaty (An Conradh Angla-Éireannach officially called the Articles of Agreement for a Treaty Between Great Britain and Ireland, was a Treaty The Executive Authority (External Relations Act 1936 was an enactment of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament in 1936. The Constitution of Ireland (Bunreacht na hÉireann came into force on 29 December 1937 after having been passed by a national plebiscite the previous July The Republic of Ireland Act 1948 is an Act of the Oireachtas whose primary provisions were to declare that the state Ireland, is a Republic and that the President The Anglo-Irish Agreement was an agreement between the United Kingdom and Ireland which aimed to bring an end to The Troubles in Northern Ireland The Agreement, most often referred to as the Belfast Agreement (Comhaontú Bhéal Feirste Belfast Greeance or the Good Friday Agreement (Comhaontú Aoine an Article 2 and Article 3 of the Constitution of Ireland ( Bunreacht na hÉireann) were adopted with the constitution as a whole on 29 December 1937 but completely Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The Taoiseach (ˈtiːʃəx in English t̪ˠiːʃʲəx (plural Taoisigh ( or) in Irish) also referred to as An Taoiseach ( t̪ˠiːʃʲəx is the the Garret FitzGerald (Gearóid Mac Gearailt born 9 February 1926 was the seventh Taoiseach of Ireland, serving two terms in office (July 1981 to February 1982 December
The Forum was open to "all democratic parties which reject violence and which have members elected or appointed to either House of the Oireachtas or the Northern Ireland Assembly". Unionist parties in Northern Ireland and the Alliance Party declined the invitation to participate, however, so that four parties were represented: Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, the Labour Party and the Social Democratic and Labour Party. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI is a Political party in Northern Ireland. Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party (Fianna Fáil – An Páirtí Poblachtánach shortened to Fianna Fáil ( is currently the largest Political party in the Fine Gael – The United Ireland Party, shortened to Fine Gael (ˌfina gail meaning Family of the Irish or Tribe of the Irish, is the second largest The Labour Party (Páirtí an Lucht Oibre is a Democratic socialist and Social democratic Political party in the Republic of Ireland. The Social Democratic and Labour Party ( SDLP; Páirtí Sóisialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre is one of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland
The first session was held in Dublin Castle on 30 May 1983 and the final session on 9 February 1984. Dublin Castle (Caisleán Bhaile Átha Cliath off Dame Street, Dublin, Ireland, is a major Irish governmental complex formerly the fortified Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Submissions were received from a wide range of interested parties (including some Northern Irish Unionists) in Ireland, the UK and elsewhere. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Over thirty people individuals and groups gave oral presentations to the Forum.
The Forum published its report on 2 May 1984. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. It outlined three possible alternative structures for a new Ireland: a unitary state (i. A unitary state is a State whose three Organs of state are governed Constitutionally as one single unit with one Constitutionally created e. a 32-county Ireland), a federal/confederal state comprising the current states of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, or joint authority, meaning that the British and Irish governments would have equal responsibility for the administration of Northern Ireland. A federation ( Latin: foedus, covenant is a union comprising a number of partially self-governing states or regions united by a central ("federal" Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe.
The British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, dismissed the three alternatives one by one at a press conference, each time saying, "that is out. This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 " The response became known as the "out, out, out" speech.
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Members
There were 27 members and fourteen alternates. [1]
Fianna Fáil
- David Andrews
- Paudge Brennan (alternate)
- Gerry Collins
- Jackie Fahey (alternate)
- Veronica Guerin (secretary)
- Charles Haughey
- Eileen Lemass
- Brian Lenihan
- Jimmy Leonard (alternate)
- Ray MacSharry
- Rory O'Hanlon
- John O'Leary (alternate)
- Jim Tunney
- John Wilson
Fine Gael
- Peter Barry
- Myra Barry
- James Dooge
- John Fanagan (secretary)
- Garret FitzGerald
- Paddy Harte
- John Kelly
- Enda Kenny
- Maurice Manning
- David Molony (alternate)
- Nora Owen (alternate)
- Ivan Yates (alternate)
Labour Party
- Eileen Desmond (alternate)
- Frank Cluskey
- Stephen McGonagle
- Diarmaid McGuinness (secretary)
- Frank Prendergast
- Dick Spring
- Mary Robinson (alternate)
- Mervyn Taylor
Social Democratic and Labour Party
- Austin Currie
- Sean Farren (alternate)
- Frank Feely (alternate)
- Denis Haughey (secretary)
- Joe Hendron
- John Hume
- Hugh Logue (alternate)
- Eddie McGrady
- Seamus Mallon
- Paddy O'Donoghue (alternate)
- Paschal O'Hare (alternate)
References
- ^ New Ireland Forum Report, 2 May 1984, CAIN Web Service
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