UCC-Defence Forces Lecture Series

Simon Coveney T.D., Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence: ‘The link between Defence and Foreign Policy - Ireland’s role on the Security Council’. The lecture took place on the 8th of February 2022. Simon Coveney T.D., Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence: ‘The link between Defence and Foreign Policy - Ireland’s role on the Security Council’. The lecture took place on the 8th of February 2022.

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Captain Brian Fitzgerald, Second in Command, Irish Naval Service: ‘The Freedom of the Seas versus the Constraints of the Land – Delivering Maritime Security on the Fault-Line in Between’. The lecture took place on the 24th of February 2021. Captain Brian Fitzgerald, Second in Command, Irish Naval Service: ‘The Freedom of the Seas versus the Constraints of the Land – Delivering Maritime Security on the Fault-Line in Between’. The lecture took place on the 24th of February 2021.

Pat Larkin, CEO Ward Solutions and Commandant & Ken Sheehan, Senior Communications and Information Services Officer: ‘Cyber Security in Ireland - Present Reality and Future Potential’. The lecture took place on the 24th of June 2021. Pat Larkin, CEO Ward Solutions and Commandant & Ken Sheehan, Senior Communications and Information Services Officer: ‘Cyber Security in Ireland - Present Reality and Future Potential’. The lecture took place on the 24th of June 2021.

Dr Renata Dwan, Deputy Director of Chatham House, The Royal Institute of International Affairs: ‘Is there a future for UN peacekeeping?’. The lecture took place on the 29th of April 2021. Dr Renata Dwan, Deputy Director of Chatham House, The Royal Institute of International Affairs: ‘Is there a future for UN peacekeeping?’. The lecture took place on the 29th of April 2021.

Brig. Gen. David Dignam, General Officer Commanding, The Defence Forces Training Centre: ‘Irish Defence Forces International Deployments’. The lecture took place on the 27th of May 2021. Brig. Gen. David Dignam, General Officer Commanding, The Defence Forces Training Centre: ‘Irish Defence Forces International Deployments’. The lecture took place on the 27th of May 2021.

Vice Admiral Mellett: 'Constructing a Framework for Human Security - Values, Goals and Leadership'. The lecture will address challenges to human security, values and sustainable development goals, unilateralism versus multilateralism and the role of leadership. The lecture took place on the 15th of October 2020. Vice Admiral Mellett: 'Constructing a Framework for Human Security - Values, Goals and Leadership'. The lecture will address challenges to human security, values and sustainable development goals, unilateralism versus multilateralism and the role of leadership. The lecture took place on the 15th of October 2020.

Dr. Jack Thompson of the Hague Centre for Security Studies: ‘US Foreign Policy after the 2020 election’. The lecture took place on the 26th of November 2020. Dr. Jack Thompson of the Hague Centre for Security Studies: ‘US Foreign Policy after the 2020 election’. The lecture took place on the 26th of November 2020.

Dr. Andrew Cottey, Department of Government and Politics, University College Cork: ‘The European Union, Security and Defence: Logic of Integration, Logic of Sovereignty’. The lecture took place on the 17th December 2020. Dr. Andrew Cottey, Department of Government and Politics, University College Cork: ‘The European Union, Security and Defence: Logic of Integration, Logic of Sovereignty’. The lecture took place on the 17th December 2020.

Ambassador Sonja Hyland, Political Director, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Dublin: ‘Ireland’s UN Security Council term 2021-2022’. The lecture took place on Thursday the 28th January 2021. Ambassador Sonja Hyland, Political Director, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Dublin: ‘Ireland’s UN Security Council term 2021-2022’. The lecture took place on Thursday the 28th January 2021.

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