IIEA

Join us at the (International Literature Festival Dublin) on Saturday, 23 May for the launch of The European Union in 12 Objects written by the Former Ambassador to the EU and UK, Bobby McDonagh.

The publication is a unique guide to today’s EU institutions and its ways of working. It is based on his EU in 12 Objects blog series previously posted on IIEA website.

In a discussion with Professor Brigid Laffan, Emeritus professor at , Bobby McDonagh will explore 12 items that inspired him to explain what the European Union is.

🤝 In collaboration with the .

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In Dr Julie Norman’s address to the IIEA, she will discuss her new co-authored book, entitled Gaza: The Dream and the Nightmare. Dr Norman and Maia Carter Hallward tell the story of Gaza from its early foundations, across decades of occupation, to the horrors of 7 October 2023 and the devastation of the subsequent war. Rather than focusing on elites or abstract politics, at the book’s heart are ordinary Gazans - students, aid workers, journalists, and teachers - whose first-hand testimonies vividly illuminate the realities behind the headlines.

When 🗓️ 1pm on Friday, 19 May 2026

Where 📍 Institute of International and European Affairs, 8 North Great Georges St., Dublin 1 or online

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