Podcast appearances and mentions of lucinda creighton

US President Donald Trump is set to announce tariffs tomorrow Europe is staring down the barrel of a recession according to Lucinda Creighton, CEO of Vulcan Consulting, Former Minister for European Affairs and columnist for the Business Post.

US President Donald Trump is set to announce tariffs tomorrow Europe is staring down the barrel of a recession according to Lucinda Creighton, CEO of Vulcan Consulting, Former Minister for European Affairs and columnist for the Business Post.

Joining Dearbhail to digest the Sunday papers are; Lucinda Creighton, CEO Vulcan Consulting and Former Minister of State for European Affairs, Daniel Murray, Policy Editor at the Business Post, Siobhán Fenton, Former Deputy Head of Press for Sinn Féin and Scott Lucas, Professor of U.S. and International Politics at the Clinton Institute, UCD.

An unscheduled meeting will take place tomorrow among EU Trade Ministers in response to tariffs from the United States. Tánaiste Simon Harris will be among those in the meeting. We speak to Lucinda Creighton, CEO of Vulcan Consulting, Former Minister for European Affairs and columnist for the Business Post.

An unscheduled meeting will take place tomorrow among EU Trade Ministers in response to tariffs from the United States. Tánaiste Simon Harris will be among those in the meeting. We speak to Lucinda Creighton, CEO of Vulcan Consulting, Former Minister for European Affairs and columnist for the Business Post.

Mark Carruthers is joined by Lucinda Creighton, Gary Murphy, Elaine Loughlin and Gráinne Ní Aodha in Dublin to preview the Republic's election later this month.

Joining Brendan to discuss the headlines this week are Lucinda Creighton, CEO Vulcan Consulting & Former Minister for European Affairs, Harry McGee, Political Correspondent Irish Times, Sinead McSweeney, Former Global Head of Public Policy at Twitter and Psychology Student at TCD and Oisin Coghlan, Chief Executive, Friends of the Earth Ireland

'Managing Europe's under-performing economy' Lucinda Creighton and Conall Mac Coille in conversation with Dan O'Brien

In the first half of 2024, Ireland will assume the rotating chair of the D9+ (or ‘Digital Nine+) - a group of digitally advanced European states which are at the forefront of Europe's digital economy. In this IIEA event, which is supported by Amazon, an expert panel of speakers assesses what Ireland's presidency of the group could contribute to the D9+'s long-term development; how the D9+ can link in with the priorities of the Presidencies of the Council of the EU; and how this group of digital frontrunners can contribute positively to EU digital policymaking in the coming years. The event opens with a keynote address by Dara Calleary TD, Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation. A panel discussion follows, featuring contributions from: Alberto Gago Fernandez, Advisor to the Secretary of State for Digital and AI of Spain; Lucinda Creighton, CEO of Vulcan Consulting and former Minister of State for Europe; Alexander Hoefmans, Deputy Chief of Staff to the Secretary of State for Digitization, Belgium, whose country will take the Presidency of the Council of the EU for the first half of 2024. This event is chaired by Dan O'Brien, IIEA Chief Economist.

Last week, various media outlets were reporting that the German government has formally taken a decision to start the withdrawal of troops, which are stationed in Mali for the UN peacekeeping mission. Germany is not alone amongst its EU partners in making this call. What does this mean for extremism and terrorism in the wider Sahel region and what does this mean for the future of Mali?In this breaking news episode, Lucinda Creighton speaks with Hans-Jakob Schindler, Senior Director at the Counter Extremism Project. From 2001 until 2005, Hans headed the federal government of Germany's team investigating al-Qaida in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Central Asia. Between 2005 and 2011, Hans held the position of First Secretary Political Affairs and Liaison to the Security Forces at the German Embassy in Tehran. Acting as a special advisor to the ambassador, he led the embassy's crisis management team during the 2006 and 2009/10 disturbances in Iran.

A term that has become a ubiquitous part of public discourse on terrorism and radical Islam ever since the rise of al Qaeda and ISIL/Da'esh back in 2014/15 is the term jihad. In today's last episode of the miniseries on Eye on Islamism, we will shift gear and focus on the current threat of jihadism and its potential evolution.In this episode, Lucinda Creighton speaks with Liam Duffy who is a strategic advisor for the Counter Extremism Project based in the United Kingdom. He is a regular contributor for UnHerd on extremism, and has written on the subject for The Spectator, The Times Educational Supplement, The Jewish Chronicle, and CapX, among others. Liam is also a Fellow of the Salzburg Global Seminar

On Tuesday this week, the Dutch Cabinet confirmed that twelve Dutch women were picked up in Syria and will be transported to the Netherlands where they will be taken into custody for crimes related to terrorism offenses. What is the process of repatriating female IS members and the potential challenges that may arrive when prosecuting such returnees? Why is there so much reluctance on behalf of European capitals to repatriate foreign fighters? How should the risk of returning foreign fighters be managed and can we learn from best practices? What are some of your recommendations for policymakers and security agencies?In this breaking news episode, Lucinda Creighton speaks with Sofia Koller, a Senior Research Analyst at CEP. She also supports the European Commission's Radicalization Awareness Network (RAN) and the Council of Europe as an expert. From 2018 to 2021 she was a research fellow at the German Society for Foreign Relations (DGAP) where she led the International Forum for Expert Exchange on Countering Islamist Extremism (InFoEx) in the field of distancing work.

Founded in Egypt in 1928, the Muslim Brotherhood is that country's oldest Islamist organization and has branches throughout the world. While these branches operate under a variety of names and use a variety of social, political, and occasionally violent methods, they share a commitment to the overarching goal of establishing rule according to sharia. The third episode in our miniseries on Islamism will explore the Muslim Brotherhood and associated groups in the West.In this episode, Lucinda Creighton talks to Dr. Lorenzo Vidino who is the Director of the Program on Extremism at George Washington University. An expert on Islamism in Europe and North America, his research over the past 20 years has focused on the mobilization dynamics of jihadist networks in the West; governmental counter-radicalization policies; and the activities of Muslim Brotherhood-inspired organizations in the West.

Academic reflection on Islam started in the early 1960s in Europe. It began as a phenomenon linked to migration dynamics when Europe witnessed many migrant populations settling in at that time. More than 4 decades later, this reflection has had to confront new approaches that frequently tend to associate Islam with immigration or violence, especially after jihadist attacks, which have taken place on European soil. The second episode in our mini-series on Islamism will focus on Islam and terrorism in the West by exploring different aspects, including political Islam and Islamist terrorism.In this episode, Lucinda Creighton talks to Moussa Bourekba, who is a research fellow at the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs where he focuses on international relations in the MENA region, democratisation processes in North Africa, Arab youth, and violent extremism in Europe and North Africa. His research also covers Islamophobia in Western countries. Moussa is also an adjunct professor at Blanquerna Faculty of Communication and International Relations at the University of Barcelona where he teaches international relations in the MENA region, violent radicalisation, and P/CVE policies.

“What is Islamism? Are there any overlaps between the religion Islam and the term Islamism? Who are the Islamists and how do they view the West? What constitutes a good policy response to Islamism? The first podcast episode in our mini-series on Islamism will explore what the term Islamism means and how to respond to the Islamist challenge.In this conceptual episode Lucinda Creighton talks to Sir John Jenkins, a former British diplomat and currently a Senior Fellow at Policy Exchange. Sir John Jenkins has enjoyed a 35 year career in the British Diplomatic Service where he has lived and worked in several countries in the Middle East, such as Kuwait, Malaysia, and the UAE. Amongst other things, he was the director for the Middle East and North Africa in the Foreign Office in London from 2007 to 2009 and was asked to be the lead author of the British Government's Muslim Brotherhood Review in 2014.”

Russia's ongoing war against Ukraine has brought an unexpected twist to France's Presidential election and its coordinating role as the rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU. Although President Emmanuel Macron won the first round of the election, the unexpected strength shown by his far-right opponent Marine LePen also highlights the domestic and international political, security and defence challenges with which France continues to wrestle with. In this episode, Lucinda Creighton is joined by Tara Varma to discuss how Russia's invasion of Ukraine has influenced the recent first round of the French Presidential election and the French Council of the EU Presidency. Tara Varma is a senior policy fellow and head of the Paris office of the European Council on Foreign Relations, where she follows French foreign policy and European and Asian security developments. She looks particularly at current French defence and security proposals in the European framework. She is also interested in Asian security, and the role Europeans could play in it, notably in the Indo-Pacific region. Varma joined ECFR in January 2015 as a coordinator and then deputy head of the Paris office.

Why are displaced young people at such high risk of radicalisation? What can we do to work with them, and other institutions, to ensure their full integration into society? And what are the impacts if all efforts fail?In this episode, Lucinda Creighton is joined by Kayte Cable, Co-founder & Programme Manager of the UK-based Big Leaf Foundation. Big Leaf Foundation is a small charity working with displaced young people aged 16-25 living in Surrey, UK, aimed at providing a nurturing programme of activities, projects and events focused on combating social isolation and improving wellbeing for displaced young people. 

Brendan is joined on the panel by David Horgan, MD, Petrel Resources, Andrea Horan, Businesswoman and Activist, Lucinda Creighton, CEO, Vulcan Consulting and Former Minster for European Affairs and Jack Horgan Jones, Political Correspondent, Irish Times.

Recent years have seen a considerable increase in people radicalizing online. This is both true for extreme right-wing extremist and religious extremist groups. In response to this proliferation, social, community, police and intelligence services have increasingly begun setting up early detection schemes to prevent people from radicalization or supporting terrorist activities. In this episode, Lucinda Creighton is joined by Nik Adam, National Coordinator for the UK's Prevent Program. Nik Adams is a chief superintendent with the Metropolitan Police London and is the national coordinator for UK's Prevent program. Before being appointed as the national coordinator for Prevent, Nik has spent 18 years working in front-line neighborhood policing roles, and over 10 years volunteering as a school governor of a large inner-city school in London. The Prevent program seeks to stop people from becoming radicalized or supporting terrorist activities, including those of extreme right wing and Islamist ideologies. 

Mark Carruthers is in Dublin to talk to Daniel McConnell, Michael Brennan and Lucinda Creighton about how the rise of Sinn Féin in the Republic continues.

As we approach the end of a second year of the pandemic, Ciarán talks to Ibec chief Danny McCoy, Vulcan Consulting founder and CEO Lucinda Creighton and Michelin-starred Galway restaurateur JP McMahon about the outlook for business and the Irish economy in 2022. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As we approach the end of a second year of the pandemic, Ciarán talks to Ibec chief Danny McCoy, Vulcan Consulting founder and CEO Lucinda Creighton and Michelin-starred Galway restaurateur JP McMahon about the outlook for business and the Irish economy in 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At the end of August, amidst the US military's withdrawal from the country, the Taliban swept to victory in Afghanistan. Tens of thousands of foreigners and Afghans have been flown out of the country, but many remain, including American and EU citizens as well as Afghan allies. As the Taliban swept through and took Kabul the Afghan military disintegrated within the space of two weeks. The result has been a wide-scale humanitarian crisis which the United Nations Refugee Agency has warned will result in the displacement of half a million more Afghans by years end. The threat of terrorism and Afghanistan becoming a safe haven for terror groups such as Al Qaeda is a prominent security concern. Concerns of a large-scale migration crisis. Concerns even for the Transatlantic relationship between Europe and the US due to the US' lack of consideration or consulting of its European allies in the build-up to its withdrawal. In this episode, Lucinda Creighton is joined by Polish MEP Radek Sikorski to discuss Afghanistan from an EU perspective. He is a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), the Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age (AIDA) and the Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE). Sikorski also served as Poland's Minister of Defence between 2005 and 2007, Minister of Foreign Affairs between 2007 and 2014, and Speaker of Parliament in Poland between 2014 and 2015. 

After the fall of ISIS in the Levant,  hundreds of foreign terrorist fighters have been incarcerated in Syria, Iraq or their home countries in the West.  In addition, radicalised potential terrorists have already been released or will be released soon.  Many of these individuals  minimised their role in the atrocities committed by ISIS or claim that they have left their past behind them or. As the focus more and more shifts on their rehabilitation, many fear that some of these terrorist offenders might hide their true intentions.In this episode, Lucinda Creighton is joined by CEP adviser Ian Acheson to discuss the phenomenon of false compliance by terrorist offenders. Ian Acheson is the co-author of a discussion paper entitled "Hiding in plain sight? Disguised compliance by terrorist offenders" published this week as part of a collaboration between the Counter Extremism Project and the European Policy Centre. The paper raises awareness of the danger posed by terrorist deception and provides recommendations on how this risk can be tackled.

Who is Hezbollah and how should be define the militant group's role in Lebanon and the wider Middle East. In this episode, Lucinda Creighton is joined by David Daoud to discuss the role of Hezbollah from a US and Israeli perspective. David Daoud is a research analyst on Hezbollah and Lebanon at United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI). Prior to that, he held a similar position at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. David has previously worked as a staff member on Capitol Hill, advising on matters related to the Middle East, Israel, and Iran.

In this episode of “A look into the Crystal Ball on the Future of Trade,” hear Lucinda Creighton, CEO of VULCAN CONSULTING LTD., and Rob Heron, Partner at EY Belfast, discuss the post-Brexit landscape of Northern Ireland (NI), as well as, the associated challenges/opportunities for businesses under the Northern Ireland Protocol. EY and Vulcan Consulting our both members of the EACCNY. Enjoy!Lucinda Creighton, CEO, VULCAN CONSULTINGLucinda Creighton is a former Irish Minister for European Affairs and CEO of Vulcan Consulting Ltd. She was a member of the Irish Parliament for nine years.  As Minister for European Affairs Lucinda ran Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2013, and represented the EU in initial trade talks with the United States, leading to the formal start of TTIP negotiations in 2013. From 2012 to 2014 she also served as Vice President of the European People's Party – the largest political party in Europe. Lucinda is an advisory board member of the International Republican Institute and the European Council on Foreign Relations. By training, she is a barrister and qualified as a New York attorney.Rob Heron, Partner at EY BelfastAs a Tax Partner based in EY's Belfast office, Rob leads a team of 80 tax professionals delivering tax advice to a wide range of companies, partnerships and high net worth individuals.His broad experience includes advising on group re-organizations, raising finance, debt restructuring, international tax structuring as well as acquisitions and disposals.Rob's clients range from fast-growing entrepreneurial businesses to large multinationals and household names. His clients operate across a number of sectors, including retail, manufacturing, technology and construction, with a particular focus on the agri-food industry.Leading the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Programme in Northern Ireland, Rob has advised a large number of entrepreneurial businesses in the province and as EY's Brexit lead in Northern Ireland, he has played a crucial role in advising a range of clients on the implications of the UK leaving the EU.Rob holds a degree in Agricultural Economics from Queen's University Belfast.

The seizure of power by the Taliban has left the whole world in a state of shock. Due to the withdrawal of international troops, chaos now reigns throughout the country. Tens of thousands of foreigners and Afghans have been flown out of the country. At the same time, the Taliban have taken command, and their strict interpretation of Islam rules over most of the country. The Taliban's swift and summary takeover of Afghanistan's territory and political leadership has also left many wondering what their return to power means for international jihadism. When they last they ruled Afghanistan, they harbored al-Qaida. This transnational jihadist movement was behind the 9/11 attacks, which prompted the US invasion in 2001 and two decades of military involvement, which now came to a rather disastrous end.In this episode, Lucinda Creighton is joined by Ambassador Nathan A. Sales, a nonresident senior fellow with the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative and Middle East Programs and former Ambassador-at-Large and Coordinator for Counterterrorism to discuss how the Taliban's resurgence may affect international jihadism. 

September 11th 2001, will always be remembered as an infamous date in US and global history. Twenty years ago, the world held its breath as the events in New York and Washington unfolded. The terrorist attacks perpetrated by Al-Qaeda that day were the bloodiest ever seen on American soil, launching the US Government's global "war on terror". The country increased the pressure and started military operations against terrorist groups, and states that were sheltering them, and significantly changed its policymaking with regards to national security.As part of this, the US intervened in Afghanistan and launched what became the longest sustained military campaign in US history,  ending only with the withdrawal of US troops and an almost instant return to power of the Taliban in August 2021.  In this episode, Lucinda Creighton is joined by Martha Crenshaw, a senior fellow at CISAC and FSI and a professor of political science by courtesy at Stanford to discuss the legacy of 9/11 and the war on terrorism 20 years later. 

In December 2020, the European Commission presented the Digital Services Act (DSA) proposal, a major update to internet regulation in the EU. The ambitious legislation aims to create a safer digital space by introducing various new rules and obligations for the Big Tech companies, such as measures to counter the algorithmic amplification, notice and takedown mechanisms or higher transparency. The text is currently in the negotiation phase between the Parliament, the EU Council and the Commission. The DSA is only the latest of several initiatives to regulate Big Tech companies and counter harmful content online, such as the German NetzDG, which came into force in 2018, or the EU Terrorist Content Regulation adopted in April 2021. Policymakers in Europe and elsewhere increasingly understand the great responsibility of Big Tech in spreading hate online and address it. In today's podcast, Lucinda Creighton was joined by CEP Senior Adviser Alexander Ritzmann to discuss internet regulation and extremist content online while particularly focussing on the DSA. Alexander Ritzmann advises the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Berlin on internet regulation, including the NetzDG, Artificial Intelligence/Transparency, and the EU Digital Services Act as well as on the effective countering of extremist/terrorist actors and content online. In this context, he authored several policy papers on various internet regulations, most recently the DSA. He has also testified before the German Bundestag, the European Parliament and the US House of Representatives on these matters.

Northern Ireland is known for its violent sectarian conflict that opposed the protestants unionists and the catholic nationalists. The conflict reached its climax between the 1960s and the 90s, during a period known as the troubles, which resulted in the death of over 3600 people. The Good Friday agreement in 1998 established a political equilibrium between both sides and ended most of the hostilities. However, the consequences of this period are still felt throughout Northern Ireland to this day as many fear a return of sectarian violence in the context of Brexit that has further strained the relations between the communities. In today's episode, Lucinda Creighton is joined by Professor Richard English to discuss the current state of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland. Mr English is a Professor of Politics at Queen's University Belfast. His research and publications focus on the politics and history of nationalism, political violence, and terrorism, with a particular emphasis on Ireland and Great Britain. 

The rise and fall of ISIS in the Levant has been the most significant development with regard to Islamist terrorism in recent years. The terrorist group put Iraq and Syria to fire and sword and orchestrated several attacks in Europe and elsewhere. Despite serious setbacks suffered by ISIS, Islamist terrorism continues to thrive and remains one of today's most significant security threats in the West and the Middle East. In today's podcast, Lucinda Creighton is joined by Dr Emile Nakhleh, a former CIA Senior Intelligence Service Officer and a Research Professor at the University of New Mexico, to shed light on Islamist terrorism. Nakhleh is an expert on political Islam, radicalisation and terrorism in the Middle East and was a founding Director of the CIA Political Islam Strategic Analysis Program Office. After taking us through his rich career in the US government, Emile Nakhleh provided us with some insights on the origins and current state of Islamist terrorism, the challenges the Islamic world faces in relation to extremism, and the role of the United States in the Middle East.

In today's episode Lucinda Creighton is joined by Mitch Silber, a global political risk and intelligence analyst and terrorism expert, to discuss the current state of Islamist extremism as well as the resurgence of antisemitism and hate crimes against the Jewish community. Mitch Silber is the executive director of the Community Security Initiative, a position created in February 2020  as part of a $4 million plan to help secure local Jewish institutions in the New York region. He also served as Director of Intelligence Analysis at the New York City Police Department (NYPD), where he was the principal counter-terrorism advisor to the Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence and was responsible for building out and managing the Analytic and Cyber Unit.

Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine in 2014, about 17.000 predominantly far-right foreign fighters joined the frontline to fight on both the Ukrainian and the separatist pro-Russian side. The majority of these fighters come from Russia and former Soviet republics, while around 1.000 also joined from the West.In today's podcast, Lucinda Creighton is joined by Kacper Rekawek, a researcher at CEP and a GLOBSEC associate fellow, to discuss this phenomenon. Kacper Rekawek has been working on Western foreign terrorist fighters engaged in the war in Donbas for the last five years. He is also the author of a CEP report entitled "Career Break or New Career? Extremist Foreign Fighters in Ukraine". Together they explore different aspects of the topic, such as the motivations of western foreign fighters, the context on the ground, transnational extreme right networks and the potential danger these fighters represent for their home countries.

Terrorist financing is an old phenomenon that keeps evolving and remains at the heart of global counter-terrorism efforts. It is the lifeblood for terrorist groups that need funding to sustain themselves and carry out attacks. In this 7th episode of our podcast series, Lucinda Creighton discussed this topic with Hans-Jakob Schindler, a Senior Director at CEP and the head of the CEP Berlin office. After taking us through his rich career that led him to the German government's team investigating al-Qaida, the German Embassy in Iran and the ISIL, al-Qaida, and Taliban Sanction Monitoring Team at the UN Security Council, Hans provided us with some insights on the terrorist financing landscape. He examined various trends and new phenomena, ranging from the use of cryptocurrencies, the role of social media to the financing methods used by right-wing organisations.  

Today's panel included Lucinda Creighton, CEO Vulcan Consulting, Sam McConkey, Department of International Health and Tropical Medicine and writer Stefanie Preissner. Also on the programme was Prof Karina Butler, Chair of National Immunisation Advisory Committee and Paul Cullen, Health Editor of The Irish Times.

Recent events like the storming of the US capitol on the 6th of January involved several far-right groups that used social media to organise, and the spread of various viral conspiracy theories online indicate that the extreme right is particularly agile in the online ecosystem. In this 5th episode of the Counter extremism podcast series, Lucinda Creighton interviewed CEP research analyst Joshua Fisher Birch on the rise of the extreme right online. Together they discussed the latest trends and developments in the US and beyond and outlined how the extreme right online could operate in the future.

Lucinda Creighton, CEO Vulcan Consulting Ltd, Gabriel Scally, President of Epidemiology and Public Health at The Royal Society of Medicine in London

Ensuring security has long been seen as a primarily national competence, but over the years, with the increasing cross-border terrorist menace, the EU has decided to double its efforts and has adopted a more ambitious role in counter-terrorism.  Through a wide range of actions which include numerous pieces of legislation or EU bodies such as Europol or Eurojust that support cross border cooperation, the EU has become a central player in the Counter-Terrorism landscape. In today's episode, Lucinda Creighton discussed this European approach with the EU Counter-terrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove who has been at the heart of those efforts for over a decade. 

Ciara is joined by guests to discuss: last ditch Brexit trade deal talks, backlash after pay rise for judges, and the vaccine rollout. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This episode of the "EACCNY Brexit Musings" series explores the impact of the Northern Irish Protocol on the Withdrawal Agreement and delves deeper into the various outcomes and consequences of Brexit. Our speaker today is Lucinda Creighton, CEO of Vulcan Consulting; who is accompanied by her colleague, Scott McCulloch.Lucinda Creighton is CEO of Vulcan Consulting Ltd and is a former Irish Minister for European Affairs and Member of the Irish Parliament. As Minister for European Affairs she represented Ireland in key negotiations on Ireland's EU/IMF bailout, leading to a reduction in interest rates and the extension of Ireland's repayment schedules. She has extensive knowledge of the EU bureaucratic infrastructure and regulatory systems. As CEO of Vulcan Consulting, she works closely with CEOs and senior management teams to assist them in understanding and navigating the political, policy and decision-making environment in Europe, Ireland and across the E.U. She has an extensive network across Europe having also previously served as Vice President of the European People's Party (EPP).Scott McCulloch is a Senior Account Executive at Vulcan Consulting. He positions clients operating in the security and digital sectors on EU regulatory and governmental affairs. Before joining Vulcan Consulting, Scott worked for the public affairs team of a global public relations firm in Brussels where he gained experience monitoring EU political and regulatory developments in digital and financial services policy. He has practical institutional experience having worked as a parliamentary assistant for a prominent Scottish MEP. Before embarking on a career in public affairs Scott worked as a litigation lawyer in Scotland.

Business Post readers gathered at the Roe & Co Distillery on James St. last Wednesday evening for a discussion titled, The next five years: Where to now for Ireland? Business Post editor and chief content officer Richie Oakley moderated the discussion which also featured: Pat Rabbitte, former minister and leader of the Labour Party. Lucinda Creighton, former TD, former Minister for Europe, founder of Renua and now chief executive of Vulcan Consulting. Danny McCoy, chief executive of IBEC, Ireland's largest and most influential business organisation. Vincent Boland, the experienced and well-travelled journalist who writes the weekly Big Picture column in the Business Post. Aidan Regan, associate professor at the School of Politics and International Relations at UCD, now also a columnist with the Business Post. And Susan Mitchell, the paper's Deputy Editor and Health Editor. The discussion posed the questions, what are the challenges the country faces? What policies should the next government adopt? What do businesses need? Are we at risk of taking future economic growth for granted and could events outside our control derail the country's future prospects?

For our final show of 2019 we've assembled a panel of experts to take stock of the the year and to make some predictions about the year ahead in business, the economy and beyond. Stephen Brewer is managing director with telecoms firm Magnet Networks, Michael O'Keeffe is CEO of Teneo PSG Ireland and Lucinda Creighton is CEO of Vulcan Consulting and a former junior minister for European Affairs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For our final show of 2019 we've assembled a panel of experts to take stock of the the year and to make some predictions about the year ahead in business, the economy and beyond. Stephen Brewer is managing director with telecoms firm Magnet Networks, Michael O'Keeffe is CEO of Teneo PSG Ireland and Lucinda Creighton is CEO of Vulcan Consulting and a former junior minister for European Affairs.

Lucinda Creighton, CEO Vulcan Consulting & Former Minister for European Affairs, Mary Whelan,Former Ambassador to Austria,Netherlands & International organizations in Geneva, David McWilliams founder of Kilkenomics economics festival, Mary Minihan Assistant news editor The Irish Times,Donnacha Ó Beacháin, Professor in International Relations, DCU

Former Minister of European Affairs for Ireland Lucinda Creighton spoke to Hannah McCarthy at Women in Foreign Policy about her career in Irish and European politics. Creighton discussed how her early involvement in the youth wing of the European People’s Party (“EPP”) helped her later win her election as Vice President of EPP, the largest political party at the EU level. Creighton spoke of being expelled from her party, Fine Gael, due to her anti-abortion stance and decision to vote against her own party on legislation providing limited abortion services in Ireland. Creighton went on to establish her own political party, Renua, before ultimately setting up her own public affairs firm, Vulcan Consulting, which advises Irish and international companies. If you’d like to support the work of WiFP, please consider donating at Paypal via www.paypal.me/lmgoulet or becoming a patron on Patreon at www.patreon.com/womeninforeignpolicy. Find your hosts on Twitter or Instagram at @vaguelyacademic and @annikaep! Cheery Monday Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

On Tuesday, the New York Times reported that U.K. and EU officials have reached a provisional Brexit agreement. Though as of this recording, the text of that agreement has not been released, we at Lawfare thought it a good time for a refresher on how senior Europe experts and British officials are thinking about the U.K.’s split from the European Union. On October 23, the Brookings Center on the United States and Europe hosted a panel discussion on the endgame of the Brexit negotiations with Sir Kim Darroch, Britain’s ambassador to the United States; Amanda Sloat, senior fellow at Brookings; Douglas Alexander, former U.K. shadow foreign secretary; and Lucinda Creighton, a former Irish minister for European affairs. Edward Luce of the Financial Times moderated the discussion. They talked about some of the thorniest issues at stake in Britain’s departure, including the unresolved trade issues between the U.K. and the EU, how Scotland—whose residents overwhelmingly opposed leaving the EU in the 2016 referendum—may react to Brexit, and the risks Brexit poses to a peaceful future in Northern Ireland.

The timber industry contributes about €2.3 billion to the Irish economy each year and supports 12,000 jobs in rural Ireland. But with some 78 per cent of the output exported overseas, the implications of Brexit are obvious. To discuss this industry and the threat it faces, Ciarán is joined by Coillte CEO Fergal Leamy, John Murray, owner of Murray Timber, and Lucinda Creighton, MD of Vulcan Consulting. But first Eoin Burke Kennedy is here to talk about his selection of the day's major business news, including soaring property prices, Google and Facebook backing away from political advertising and a proposed levy on diesel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The timber industry contributes about €2.3 billion to the Irish economy each year and supports 12,000 jobs in rural Ireland. But with some 78 per cent of the output exported overseas, the implications of Brexit are obvious. To discuss this industry and the threat it faces, Ciarán is joined by Coillte CEO Fergal Leamy, John Murray, owner of Murray Timber, and Lucinda Creighton, MD of Vulcan Consulting. But first Eoin Burke Kennedy is here to talk about his selection of the day's major business news, including soaring property prices, Google and Facebook backing away from political advertising and a proposed levy on diesel.

The question of the post-Brexit status of the Border may be settled for now, but broader questions remain. What will Ireland's place in Europe be, once the UK, its traditional partner and ally, has departed? What is our European strategy and how will we achieve our goals? Podcast regulars Pat and Hugh talked to Ruadhan Mac Cormaic and Lucinda Creighton in front of an audience at the Institute of International and European Affairs on North Great Georges Street last night. Apologies for the temporary sound quality deterioration as a street cleaner passed by an open window. Thanks to our hosts the Young Professionals Network and the IIEA.

Claire was joined in studio by John Paul Phelan, Minister of State for Local Government & Electoral Reform; Imelda Munster, Sinn Féin Spokesperson for Transport; Daniel McConnell, Irish Examiner; Brendan Ogle, Education & Politics Officer, Unite; Paul Sommerville, CEO, Sommerville Advisory Markets & Lucinda Creighton, CEO, Vulcan Consulting.

Following the loss of her Dáil seat, former Minister for Europe and Renua founder Lucinda Creighton has made the switch to business. Her new company, Vulcan Consulting, "offers specialist advice to growing businesses and multinational companies on complex domestic and EU regulation". On today's Business Podcast, Lucinda talks about the aftermath of her election defeat, deciding to go it alone with a new company, and her views on Brexit and the Apple tax ruling. And in week two of our series profiling the finalists of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards, we speak with Lesley Codd of Codd Mushrooms, Louise Grubb of Q1 Scientific and Noel Moran of Prepaid Financial Services. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following the loss of her Dáil seat, former Minister for Europe and Renua founder Lucinda Creighton has made the switch to business. Her new company, Vulcan Consulting, "offers specialist advice to growing businesses and multinational companies on complex domestic and EU regulation". On today's Business Podcast, Lucinda talks about the aftermath of her election defeat, deciding to go it alone with a new company, and her views on Brexit and the Apple tax ruling. And in week two of our series profiling the finalists of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards, we speak with Lesley Codd of Codd Mushrooms, Louise Grubb of Q1 Scientific and Noel Moran of Prepaid Financial Services.

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Hardtalk travels to Dublin, capital of Ireland, to speak to Europe Minister Lucinda Creighton. The country currently holds the Presidency of the European Union; a symbolic leadership role in Europe. At the same time it is struggling to emerge from the economic straitjacket imposed by the EU/IMF bailout of the Irish economy. Can Dublin convince the world that it has bounced back from the brink of disaster?