A Conversation With

Our Bonus podcast with Human Rights activist Brian Dooley

Irish human rights activist and author. He is senior advisor at Washington DC-based NGO Human Rights First

Our Bonus podcast with Fermanagh & South Tyrone MP Michelle Gildernew

Fermanagh & South Tyrone MP Michelle Gildernew sits down with Shared Ireland to discuss a range of issues including abstentionism, impact of 1967 Caledon eviction, the growing Irish Unity debate & the upcoming election on 12th December which is centring on the subject of Brexit

Born in Co.Antrim, Andy is a journalist, editor, writer and expert on cross-border cooperation in Ireland. He is the co-author of Seamus Mallon's book "A Shared Home Place" and sits on the Board of the Glencree Peace & Reconciliation Centre

Fine Gael Senator Neale Richmond joins Shared Ireland to discuss a wide range of topics including his career with Fine Gael, life growing up as a protestant in southern Ireland, Brexit and Irish unity

Ireland's Future joined Shared Ireland to discuss their "Letter to An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar" initiative which saw over 1000 people from civic society across the island of Ireland and from the Irish diaspora sign a letter calling for the establishment of a Citizens Assembly to discuss and plan for Irish unity.

Our Bonus track with Sam Thompson

Retired RUC & PSNI Officer Sam Thompson joins Shared Ireland to talks about his experiences in the Police during "The Troubles", his secondment with An Garda Siochana and his fictional book "Nights in Armour", inspired by his experiences in the Police.

Mike Nesbitt Ulster Unionist MLA, Linda Dillon Sinn Fein MLA, Andree Murphy, Journal and representative for Relatives for Justice and Rev David Latimer Minister at First Derry Presbyterian join Shared Ireland to discuss the hugely important and emotive issue of Legacy