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Wales-Ireland relations

This page gives details of any meetings held which will, or did, discuss the matter, and includes links to the relevant Papers, Agendas and Minutes.

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Meeting: 04/03/2026 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 4.1)

4.1 Wales-Ireland relations

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Meeting: 26/02/2026 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 3.4)

3.4 Wales-Ireland relations

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Meeting: 04/02/2026 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 2.)

2. Wales-Ireland relations: Consideration of draft report

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Meeting: 22/01/2026 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 4.2)

4.2 Wales-Ireland relations

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Meeting: 15/01/2026 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 4.1)

4.1 Wales-Ireland relations

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Meeting: 10/12/2025 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 5.)

Wales-Ireland relations: Consideration of the evidence received

Meeting: 10/12/2025 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 3.)

3. Wales-Ireland relations: Panel 6

Séamas Ó Concheanainn, Coimisinéir Teanga (Irish Language Commissioner), Ireland

Lowri Williams, Strategic Director, Office of the Welsh Language Commissioner

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Meeting: 10/12/2025 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 2.)

2. Wales-Ireland relations: Panel 5

Denise McQuade, Consul General of Ireland in Cardiff

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Meeting: 04/12/2025 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 3.)

Wales-Ireland relations: Culture, language and heritage - Panel 2

Jane Richardson, Chief Executive, Amgueddfa Cymru

Meeting: 04/12/2025 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 8.)

Wales-Ireland relations: Consideration of evidence

Meeting: 04/12/2025 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 2.)

2. Wales-Ireland relations: Culture, language and heritage - Panel 1

Dafydd Rhys, Chief Executive, Arts Council of Wales

Eluned Haf, Head, Wales Arts International

Andy Warnock, Musicians’ Union Welsh Branch

Carwyn Donovan, BECTU

Philip King, Other Voices

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Meeting: 04/12/2025 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 4.)

4. Wales-Ireland relations: Culture, language and heritage - Panel 3

Sian Lewis, Chief Executive, Urdd

Micheál Ó Foighil, Chief Executive Officer, Coláiste Lurgan

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Meeting: 04/12/2025 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 5.)

Wales-Ireland relations: Culture, language, and heritage - Panel 4

Rhodri Llwyd Morgan, Chief Executive, National Library of Wales

Dr Maredudd ap Huw, Head of Archives and Manuscripts Section, National Library of Wales

Meeting: 10/07/2025 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 3)

Private briefing on the new Ireland-Wales Shared Statement 2030

Iain Quick - Welsh Government Representative to Ireland, Welsh Government

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3.1 The Committee received a briefing on the new Ireland-Wales Shared Statement 2030.

Meeting: 20/11/2024 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 6)

6 Wales-Ireland relations

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Meeting: 20/11/2024 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 2)

2 Consideration of report on Cross-Committee visit to Ireland

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2.1 Members considered the visit report: Cross-Committee visit to Ireland.

Meeting: 13/11/2024 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 3)

3 Wales-Ireland relations

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Meeting: 24/10/2024 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 8)

8 Cross-Committee visit to Ireland: Visit report and next steps

Draft visit report

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8.1 The Committee considered and agreed the visit report and next steps.

 

Meeting: 26/09/2024 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 2)

2 Wales-Ireland relations

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Meeting: 10/07/2024 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 3)

3 Wales-Ireland relations

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Meeting: 06/06/2024 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 3)

3 Wales-Ireland relations

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Meeting: 22/02/2024 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 4)

4 The Windsor Framework (non-commercial movement of pet animals) Regulations 2024

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Meeting: 29/11/2023 - Plenary (Item 6)

Debate on the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee report - Wales-Ireland relations: Exploring an old relationship in a new age

NDM8417 Delyth Jewell (South Wales East)

To propose that the Senedd:

Notes the report of the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee ‘Wales-Ireland relations: Exploring an old relationship in a new age’, which was laid in the Table Office on 6 October 2023.

Notes: The response from the Welsh Government to the report was laid on 22 November 2023.

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The item started at 16.10

NDM8417 Delyth Jewell (South Wales East)

To propose that the Senedd:

Notes the report of the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee ‘Wales-Ireland relations: Exploring an old relationship in a new age’, which was laid in the Table Office on 6 October 2023.

Notes: The response from the Welsh Government to the report was laid on 22 November 2023.

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

Meeting: 29/11/2023 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 3.1)

3.1 Wales-Ireland relations

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Meeting: 23/11/2023 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 3.7)

3.7 Wales-Ireland relations

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Meeting: 14/09/2023 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 5.)

5. Wales-Ireland relations: consideration of the draft report

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Meeting: 12/07/2023 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 3)

3 Wales-Ireland relations

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Meeting: 29/06/2023 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 2)

2 Wales-Ireland relations

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Meeting: 14/06/2023 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 2)

2 Wales-Ireland relations

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Meeting: 07/06/2023 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 3)

3 Wales-Ireland relations: consideration of key issues

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3.1 The Committee considered and agreed the key issues for the inquiry.

Meeting: 07/06/2023 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 2)

2 Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with Trinity College Dublin

Professor Ailbhe Ní Chasaide, Adjunct Professor, Phonetics and Speech Laboratory, Trinity College Dublin

Dr Neasa Ni Chiarain, Assistant Professor, Phonetics and Speech Laboratory, Trinity College Dublin

Dr Emily Barnes, Assistant Professor, Trinity College Dublin

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2.1 The Committee received evidence from Trinity College Dublin.

2.2 The witnesses agreed to provide a paper on their work on the indigenous sector.

2.3 The witnesses agreed to provide a copy of the digital plan for Irish.

2.4 The Committee agreed to follow-up the meeting in writing.

Meeting: 25/05/2023 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 9)

9 Wales-Ireland relations: consideration of draft correspondence

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9.1 The Committee considered and agreed the draft correspondence.

 

Meeting: 10/05/2023 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 9)

Wales-Ireland relations: consideration of evidence

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9.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

Meeting: 10/05/2023 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 7)

7 Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with the First Minister

§  Mark Drakeford MS, First Minister for Wales

§  Andrew Gwatkin – Director, International Relations and Trade

§  Paula Walsh – Deputy Director, International Relations

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7.1 The Committee heard evidence from the First Minister.

 

7.2 The Committee agreed to send supplementary questions to the First Minister after the meeting.

Meeting: 10/05/2023 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 5)

5 Wales-Ireland relations: consideration of the key issues

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5.1 The Committee considered the key issues of the inquiry and agreed to discuss further at a following meeting.

Meeting: 03/05/2023 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 4)

Wales-Ireland relations: discussion on the evidence gathered from the Committee Visit to Dublin

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4.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

Meeting: 03/05/2023 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 9)

Wales-Ireland relations: consideration of evidence

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9.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

Meeting: 03/05/2023 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 7)

Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with Members of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly

§  Rt Hon Karen Bradley MP, Co-Chair, British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly

§  Brendan Smith TD, Co-Chair, British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly

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7.1 The Committee heard evidence from Members of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly.

 

7.2 The witnesses agreed to provide the Committee with a copy of their Annual Report on its publication.

Meeting: 03/05/2023 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 6)

6 Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with the Cherish Project

§  Christopher Catling, Chief Executive, Cherish Project

§  Clare Lancaster, Project Manager, Cherish Project

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6.1 The Committee heard evidence from representatives from the Cherish Project.

 

6.2 The Committee agreed to send supplementary questions to the witnesses after the meeting.

Meeting: 03/05/2023 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 2)

2 Wales-Ireland relations

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Meeting: 26/04/2023 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 1.)

1. Visit to Dublin: Inquiry into Wales-Ireland Relations

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Meeting: 30/03/2023 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 8)

8 Wales-Ireland relations: discussion of the inquiry work programme

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8.1 The Committee reviewed the inquiry timeline.

Meeting: 30/03/2023 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 4)

4 Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with recipients of EU funding

§  Gwyn Evans, External Funding Manager, Pembrokeshire County Council

§  Steven Conlan, Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Swansea University Medical School

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4.1 The Committee received evidence from recipients of EU funding.

Meeting: 30/03/2023 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 2)

2 Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with language organisations

§  Mícheál Ó Foighil, Bainisteoir Lurgan, Coláiste Lurgan

§  Lowri W. Williams, Strategic Director, Welsh Language Commissioner

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2.1 The Committee heard evidence from representatives from language organisations.

Meeting: 30/03/2023 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 7)

Wales-Ireland relations: consideration of evidence

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7.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

Meeting: 30/03/2023 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 3)

3 Wales-Ireland relations: evidence session with the Consul General of Ireland in Cardiff

§  Denise McQuade, Consul General of Ireland in Cardiff

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3.1 The Committee heard evidence from the Consul General of Ireland in Cardiff.

Meeting: 22/03/2023 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 5)

Wales-Ireland relations: Consideration of evidence

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5.1 The Committee considered the evidence received.

 

5.2 The Committee agreed to discuss the timeline of the inquiry at the next meeting.

Meeting: 22/03/2023 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 2)

2 Wales-Ireland relations: Evidence session with Higher Education and business representatives

§  Paul Slevin, Executive Chairman, Chambers Wales

§  Berwyn Davies, Head of Office, Welsh Higher Education Brussels 

§  Amanda Wilkinson, Chair, Universities Wales

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2.1 The Committee heard evidence from representatives of Higher Education and business representatives.

Meeting: 22/03/2023 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 3)

3 Wales-Ireland relations: Evidence session with cultural and heritage bodies

§  Eluned Hâf, Head, Wales Arts International

§  Mali Thomas, Director of Communications and International Relations, Urdd Gobaith Cymru 

§  Nia Williams, Director of Learning and Public Programmes, National Museum Wales

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3.1 The Committee heard evidence from representatives of cultural and heritage bodies.

 

Meeting: 30/11/2022 - Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee (Item 8)

8 Consideration of draft Terms of Reference for future inquiry into Wales-Ireland relations

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8.1 The Committee considered and agreed the draft Terms of Reference.

 

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