British-Irish Council

19th British-Irish Council Summit - Cardiff Castle

The 19th British-Irish Council Summit took place at Cardiff Castle, Wales on 26 November 2012

Representative from the UK and Irish Governments, the devolved administrations of the Scottish and Welsh Governments and Northern Ireland Executive, the Government of the Isle of Man and the States of Jersey and Guernsey
Environment Ministers get hands on with Biodiversity

Ministers Paul Wheelhouse and John Griffiths enjoy a spot of pond dipping with children from Tynewater Primary School.

18th British-Irish Council Summit

The 18th British-Irish Council Summit took place at Stirling Castle, Scotland on 22nd June 2012

Representative from the UK and Irish Governments, the devolved administrations of the Scottish and Welsh Governments and Northern Ireland Executive, the Government of the Isle of Man and the States of Jersey and Guernsey
Eighth Misuse of Drugs Ministerial Meeting

Deputy Anne Pryke, Jersey’s Minister for Health and Social Services, today hosted the eighth Ministerial meeting of the British-Irish Council on the Misuse of Drugs in St Helier, Jersey.

Eighth Misuse of Drugs Ministerial Meeting representatives
Summit Meeting in Dublin – January 2012

The British-Irish Council established under the Agreement reached in Belfast on Good Friday, 1998, held its seventeenth summit meeting on 13 January 2012, hosted by the Irish Government in Dublin Castle.

Summit Meeting in Dublin Castle
New Secretariat marks significant milestone for the British-Irish Council

First Minister Alex Salmond meets BIC Secretariat staff at a reception at Thistle House to mark the establishment of the new BIC Standing Secretariat in Edinburgh

British-Irish council Secretariat with Scotland’s First Minister the Rt Hon Alex Salmond MSP
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The British-Irish Council was established as part of the multi-party agreement reached in Belfast on 10 April 1998.
Its membership comprises representatives from the Irish Government; UK Government; Scottish Government; Northern Ireland Executive; Welsh Government; Isle of Man Government; Government of Jersey and Government of Guernsey.