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NIGAG
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Review
of Belfast Agreement
Debate
on Friday, 20th February 2003, 2pm, Stormont Hotel, Belfast
Speakers
from Sinn Fein, UUP & Alliance Party
membership@nigag.org
to confirm attendance
NIGAG
Annual General Meeting,
Friday, February 6th, 2pm. Queen's Council Chamber.
New
Committe elected! Details soon.
Hustings
Event - 20th November 2003
Election
Count Party - 27th November 2003
The
Case for the Labour Party Organising in Northern Ireland
Guest
Speakers Mr George Howarth MP, Former Parliamentary under Secretary
of State, Northern Ireland Office
Mr Boyd Black - Secretary, Labour in Northern Ireland
Wednesday 10th September 2003
Age
Concern Seminar
NIGAG
members have been invited, together with other interested parties,
to the Age Concern seminar 'Being Age Positive', which will look
at the EU Directive on Age Discrimination in Employment coming into
effect in 2006. The seminar is being held at the Wellington Park
Hotel on 17th September 2003. Further details are available from
Pam Tilson, Political Affairs Officer Age Concern Northern Ireland
3 Lower Crescent Belfast BT7 1NR Tel: 028 90245729 Fax: 028 90235497
email: ptilson@ageconcernni.org.
Inaugural
Northern Ireland
Government
Affairs Group Lecture
The
Inaugural Northern Ireland Government Affairs Group lecture was
delivered by Mr Jeffrey Donaldson MP. The event at Malone House,
Barnett Demesne, on July 24th attracted regional television and
print media coverage.
IPR
Government Affairs Group Summer Reception
The IPR
Government Affairs Group Summer Reception was held on Tuesday, 15th
July in the David Lloyd George Room at the National Liberal Club,
Whitehall Place, London SW1.
NIGAG was represented by several committee members.
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PAST
EVENTS
Membership
of NIGAG comes complete with invitations to a series of events organised
to benefit public affairs professionals, their clients and/or employing
organisations. All will be of direct interest, and provide a useful
insight into the profession, as well as giving a first hand insight
into political thinking.
In
recent months events have included:
Dail
Visit 24th & 25th June - Two-Day Visit to Dublin: This included
a tour of the Dail and a number of key briefings from all of the
main political parties.
Briefings included:
Mr Ruari
Quinn TD, former Labour Leader & Minister for Finance
Mr Enda Kenny TD, Leader of Fine Gael
Mr Trevor Sargent TD, Leader of the Green Party
Mr Tim
O'Malley TD, Progressive Democrat Junior Minister for Health Sinn
Fein TD (To be confirmed) Department of Foreign Affairs -(Fianna
Fail Minister to be confirmed)
We plan to meet at 10.30am, outside Leinster House, Kildare Street
Dublin, Tuesday 24th June 2003.
Reception
for Green Party MEPs, TDs, MSPs & London Assembly members
Reception for visiting Green Party MEPs, TDs, MSPs and members
of the London Assembly presented a unique opportunity to network
with key players from the European Parliament, Scottish Parliament,
Dail and London Assembly.
BOUNDARY
COMMISSION ADDRESSES NIGAG
ON JUNE 13th
Mr
John Fisher, head of the Boundary Commission in Northern Ireland
provided a special briefing to NIGAG.
Mr Fisher explained in detail the process of reviewing the 18 local
Constituencies and how organisations can make their own submissions.
May
19th NIGAG Drinks Reception with Guest of Honour Dr Liam Fox
MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Health.
Dr
Liam Fox spoke on health issues after the reception
Q&A
with Enda Kenny TD, Leader of Fine Gael
How to Lobby
Europe
Also:
Q&A with Peter Robinson
Q&A with Mark Durkan
Q&A with Bairbré
De Brun
And many more...
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