Conference produced in partnership with the Church of Ireland as part of the Church’s National Programme commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Disestablishment of the Church of Ireland on Thursday 27 February 2020 in Academy House. Welcome Michael Peter Kennedy, PRIA [time code 00:00] Most Revd Michael Jackson, Archbishop of Dublin and Bishop of Glendalough [time code 04:12] Panel One Concept An outline of the concepts of establishment and its meaning, disestablishment and its implications, and the transition between the two. Chair: James Kelly, MRIA (DCU) Panellists: Jacqueline Hill, MRIA (Maynooth University) Professor Vincent Comerford (Maynooth University) Panel Two Consequences: The First Hundred Years, 1869–1969 While the legislative act of Disestablishment was an event, the process of adapting the newly Disestablished Church to the social, political and cultural changes of late 19th century Ireland was much more complex. This panel discussion deals with that process. Chair: Revd Trevor Sargent (Cumann Gaelach na hEaglaise) Panellists: Dr Marie Coleman (Queen’s University Belfast) Dr Ian d’Alton (Trinity College Dublin) Professor Alan Ford (The University of Nottingham) Dr Miriam Moffitt (St Patrick’s College, Maynooth) Panel Three Challenges: Since 1969 1969 marked a century of Disestablishment. This session will assess developments since 1969 and the Church’s role in and contribution to the island’s future. Chair: Ms Áine Lawlor, journalist and broadcaster Panellists: Senator Ivana Bacik Revd Professor Anne Lodge (Dublin City University) Martin Mansergh, MRIA Dr Andrew Pierce (Trinity College Dublin) Closing Most Revd Michael Jackson, Archbishop of Dublin and Bishop of Glendalough [time code 03:39:40]

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