Best wishes to Aine Kerr, Gaisce Council Chair, who will be hosting a panel discussion at the Macgill Summer School 2025 event tomorrow! 😊 On the topic of "How to Make Ireland the Best Place In The World to Grow Up", we imagine it'll spark some great discussion and ideas. 💛

Mary Gallagher, dean of Keough School of Global Affairs, is in Ireland this week for the MacGill Summer School in County Donegal. She was interviewed on RTÉ this morning for a segment about President Trump, tariffs, and China. 🔊 Listen here: rte.ie/radio/radio1/c…

This afternoon's final panel, chaired by Paraic O'Brien discusses masculinity, media and power. Kate McDonald Eamon Mc Gee and ianrobertson 📸 all pictures today by johnnybambury.ie

Are the days of liberal democracy as we know them over? Lucinda Creighton discusses the significant decline in support for the post-WWII liberal democratic consensus, noting that research finds it's not ideology driving it—but mistrust, and a loss of faith in competence and integrity.

"If we don’t begin to understand the fundamental acceleration of humanity and the decentralization of power that comes with it, we risk losing the participation of people, in all their plurality, working to build a better world" Mark Little on the decline of liberal democracy

📢 Day 2 Highlights! #MacGill25 University of Notre Dame Claire Hanna Ivana Bacik David W. Higgins Ruadhán Mac Cormaic Rossa Fanning David Kenny Sorcha Pollak Gary Gannon TD Jess Majekodunmi Seán Keyes Paraic O'Brien Kate McDonald Eamon Mc Gee ianrobertson Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies ARINS Project

We’ve moved away from the age of information, defined now by uncertainty & algorithmic power. Traditional parties are fading. Charisma, radicalism, and new digital tactics now capture younger voters. Shona Murray Lucinda Creighton Mark Little on the decline of liberal democracy.

'Government is completely strangled by the need to cover our backside,' the former Minister said at the MacGill Summer School today. jrnl.ie/6767690

Fractured World Order: Where does Europe Stand? 🔊 With host Shona Murray (Euronews). Bill Emmott (The Economist/IISS). Lisa O’Carroll (The Guardian). Ciarán Cuffe (EGP). Dr. Eoin Drea (Wilfred Martens Centre). Shona Murray Bill Emmott Lisa O'Carroll Ciarán Cuffe

Lisa O’Carroll, brought up how we’re witnessing hybrid warfare—not focused on killing people, but attacking democratic systems, undermining elected governments’ credibility, and sowing distrust among citizens. Today’s real battleground. Lisa O'Carroll

Ciarán Cuffe stresses security and the need for advanced radar tech to monitor land, air, and sea — and the urgent importance of thinking seriously about cyber warfare. Dr. Eoin Drea adds, “There’s a difference between being neutral and being defenseless.” Ciarán Cuffe

We're more interested in the “gossipy aspect of our parliamentary politics, rather than the nuts and bolts of how we’re governing our country” - Lucinda Creighton, former Minister for European Affairs jrnl.ie/6767690

More news coverage from MacGill Summer School, which wraps up today in Glenties, Co. Donegal. “Lucinda Creighton: ‘Our national conversation is all around things that are irrelevant’” thejournal.ie/gossip-politic…

The final panel of #MacGill25 is starting. Let’s Talk About The Presidency: 🎙️ Chair: Dearbhail McDonald 🗣️ Panelists: – Mary Hanafin, Seán Gallagher, Prof. Ian Robertson, and David Kenny University of Notre Dame

Last session of a fantastically organised MacGill Summer School "Let's talk about the Presidency" with Mary Hanafin , Seán Gallagher Dearbhail McDonald !! Great to catch up with my #Donegal colleague Charles Ward TD

📢 Day 3 Highlights! Thomas Byrne Caoimhe Archibald MLA Mary Hanafin Seán Gallagher Sam McBride Shona Murray Lucinda Creighton Mark Little Kate McDonald Lisa O'Carroll Ciarán Cuffe Bill Emmott Dearbhail McDonald David Kenny ianrobertson Brigid Laffan University of Notre Dame Donegal County Council

The 45th MacGill Summer School concluded last night after three days of energetic discussion, differing opinions, and audience feedback. That openness is worth celebrating in our time, Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies Director Colin Barr said. “This is something that you in Ireland should be proud of.”

1st time MacGill Summer School Macgill summer school in lovely Glenties. I/V ed Ireland's European affairs min Thomas Byrne He's backing EU Cmsn on trade + will raise case of Mohammed Baraka with Kaja Kallas + Ursula von der Leyen. Gaza man let go in mid of war by EU theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…

Brilliant to be a part of the first day of #MacGill25 - a huge thanks to our fellow panellists Ombudsman for Children Chris Quinn Rose Anne Kenny, to our chair Aine Kerr and of course to the whole team that put MacGill Summer School together. You can watch our session at donegalcoco.public-i.tv/core/portal/we…

Our PI, Prof Rose Anne Kenny, was quoted in The Irish Times after speaking at the MacGill Summer School last week, highlighting how early life circumstances can accelerate ageing. “Children experiencing depression, homelessness, & uncertainty age faster." bit.ly/4lFfkjm Trinity College Dublin