Mr Justice John L. Murray

The Hibernian Law Journal will host the panel discussion as its 2019 annual lecture, titled “Border Tariffs, Border Polls or Border Madness? Ireland, Northern Ireland and a Constitutional Conversation”.

The panel includes Paul Gallagher SC, former Attorney General of Ireland; Sir Paul Girvan, a former Lord Justice of Appeal in Northern Ireland who presided over some of the leading recent public law cases in Northern Ireland; and Professor Aileen Kavanagh, the inaugural chair of constitutional governance at Trinity College Dublin.

Mr Justice Michael Twomey, the Journal’s judge-in-residence, will chair the annual lecture next Thursday 28 November 2019 at 6.30pm in Blackhall Place.

Matt Gregg, deputy editor for development and finance at the Hibernian Law Journal, said: “In recent years the future dynamic of North-South relations has been the subject of heightened speculation and conversation.

“The Hibernian Law Journal is delighted to have assembled such a distinguished panel to examine what the future might hold for the people of the island of Ireland and their constitutional frameworks.”

Admission is free, but pre-registration to events@hibernianlawjournal.com or via Eventbrite at is advised.