The final CEC seminar of the year will
take place at the Killyhevlin Hotel, Enniskillen on
2nd and 3rd December, with councillors outlining the
views of ten political parties on ‘North-South
Political Relations in the 21st Century’.
A general discussion panel will follow
the papers of the political parties, which shall be
delivered by sitting councillors from those parties.
This will allow the Confederation to address fundamental
issues with an audience of members from all political
persuasions.
Guest speaker at dinner on 2nd December
will be Trevor Ringland. Trevor is a solicitor and Chairman
of the One Small Step Campaign who featured prominently
as an international rugby player for Ireland in the
1980s. The One Small Step Campaign aims to give individuals
and groups the opportunity to recognise the importance
of their role in peace building, and to create opportunities
for all to take action in securing a peaceful and meaningful
future.
The full schedule is as follows:
Thursday, 2nd December 2004
2.15pm -
Welcome from Senator Jim Walsh, Chairman of Confederation
of European Councillors.
2.30pm – 5.30pm:
1st Session
Political Parties – North and South:
2.30pm – Cllr Arnold Hatch (Ulster
Unionist Party) - Craigavon Borough Council
3.00pm – Cllr Donal Marren (Fine Gael) –
Dun Laoighaire/Rathdown County Council
3.30pm – Cllr Barry McElduff (Sinn Fein) –
Omagh District Council
4.00pm – Cllr Deirdre de Burca (Green Party) –
Wicklow County Council
4.30pm – Cllr David Alderdice (Alliance) –
Belfast City Council
5.00pm – Cllr Ger Nash (Labour Party) –
Louth County Council
Dinner served at 8.00pm
Guest Speaker: Mr Trevor Ringland
Chairman of One Small Step Campaign and former Ireland
Rugby International
Friday, 3rd December 2004
9.00am – 11.30am
2nd Session
Political Parties – North and South:
9.00am – Cllr Dolores Kelly (SDLP)
– Craigavon Borough Council
9.30am – Cllr Cait Keane (Progressive Democrats)
– South Dublin County Council
10.00am – Cllr Jonathan Bell (DUP) – Craigavon
Borough Council
10.30am – Cllr Tiernan Brady (Fianna Fail) –
Bundoran Town Council
11.00am – 1.00pm
3rd Session
Discussion Panel:
Lunch will be served at 1.00pm.
