Ireland and the Irish in Britain APPG

First Registered: 06/01/2017 • Last updated on: 08/04/2024

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To promote good relations between Ireland and the UK, foster understanding of issues affecting the British-Irish relationship; celebrate links between both countries and their people; and represent and raise issues affecting the Irish community in Britain.

Note: All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal, cross-party groups formed by MPs and Members of the House of Lords who share a common interest in a particular policy area, region or country. APPGs have no official status within Parliament.
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4 Current APPG Officers
Karin Smyth Portrait
Karin Smyth
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Bristol South
Joined: 28th September 2017
2 APPG Memberships
Choice at the End of Life , Northern Ireland
Stephen Farry Portrait
Stephen Farry
Vice Chair
Alliance - North Down
Joined: 8th April 2020
2 APPG Memberships
Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Northern Ireland
James Daly Portrait
James Daly
Vice Chair
Conservative - Bury North
Joined: 15th June 2022
3 APPG Memberships
Access to Justice , Cricket , National Trust
Martin Docherty-Hughes Portrait
Martin Docherty-Hughes
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - West Dunbartonshire
Joined: 6th January 2017
4 APPG Memberships
British Sikhs , Digital Finance , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Occupational Safety and Health
Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Karin Smyth MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.

Email: karin.smyth.mp@parliament.uk

Benefits in Kind
Date
4 Feb 2023
Source
Irish in Britain
Description
Secretariat   From : 04/02/2023 To : 03/02/2024
Value
£1,501
Date
4 Feb 2022
Source
Irish in Britain
Description
Secretariat   From : 04/02/2022 To : 03/02/2023
Value
£1,501
Date
4 Feb 2021
Source
Irish in Britain
Description
Secretariat   From : 04/02/2021 To : 03/02/2022
Value
£1,501

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Ireland and the Irish in Britain APPG

Former APPG Officers
Conor McGinn Portrait
Conor McGinn
Honorary Treasurer
Independent - St Helens North
Joined: 6th January 2017
Departed: 6th March 2024
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Dubs Portrait
Lord Dubs
Honorary Secretary
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 6th January 2017
Departed: 6th March 2024
5 APPG Memberships
Czechia , Explosive Threats , Lebanon , Multiple Sclerosis , Refugees
Peter Bottomley Portrait
Peter Bottomley
Honorary Secretary
Conservative - Worthing West
Joined: 6th January 2017
Departed: 6th March 2024
25 APPG Memberships
12 Step Recovery , Ageing and Older People , Austria , Carbon Monoxide , Citizens' Rights , Closing the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility , Dark Skies , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Dentistry and Oral Health , Ethnic Minority Business Owners , Extraordinary Rendition , Frozen British Pensions , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Haiti , Immigration Detention , Limits to Growth , Race and Community , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK , Small and Micro Business , Social Integration , South Africa , Transport Safety , United Nations , Women in Transport , Zimbabwe
Baroness Harris of Richmond Portrait
Baroness Harris of Richmond
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 6th January 2017
Departed: 4th May 2022
No other APPG Memberships
Mark Logan Portrait
Mark Logan
Vice Chair
Conservative - Bolton North East
Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 4th May 2022
5 APPG Memberships
Motorcycling , Northern Ireland , Respiratory Health , Responsible Vaping , Sleep
None Portrait
Jack Dromey
Treasurer
 Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 29th December 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Catherine West Portrait
Catherine West
Officer
Labour - Hornsey and Wood Green
Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 21st April 2021
8 APPG Memberships
Global Tuberculosis , Hazaras , London , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Norfolk Island , North Korea , Swimming , Woods and Trees
Stephen Doughty Portrait
Stephen Doughty
Officer
Labour (Co-op) - Cardiff South and Penarth
Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 21st April 2021
1 APPG Membership
Armed Forces
Jon Cruddas Portrait
Jon Cruddas
Officer
Labour - Dagenham and Rainham
Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 21st April 2021
1 APPG Membership
Chalk Streams
Huw Merriman Portrait
Huw Merriman
Officer
Conservative - Bexhill and Battle
Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 21st April 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Murphy of Torfaen Portrait
Lord Murphy of Torfaen
Officer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 21st April 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Simon Hoare Portrait
Simon Hoare
Officer
Conservative - North Dorset
Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 21st April 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Angus Brendan MacNeil Portrait
Angus Brendan MacNeil
Officer
Independent - Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Joined: 31st July 2019
Departed: 21st April 2021
1 APPG Membership
Genetic Haemochromatosis
Baroness Northover Portrait
Baroness Northover
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 21st April 2021
3 APPG Memberships
Australia, New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands , Environmental, Social, and Governance , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development
Lord Davies of Stamford Portrait
Lord Davies of Stamford
Officer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 21st April 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Stevenson of Balmacara Portrait
Lord Stevenson of Balmacara
Officer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 21st April 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Hendy Portrait
Lord Hendy
Officer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 21st April 2021
1 APPG Membership
Occupational Safety and Health
Dave Doogan Portrait
Dave Doogan
Officer
Scottish National Party - Angus
Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 21st April 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick Portrait
Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
Officer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 21st April 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Claire Hanna Portrait
Claire Hanna
Officer
Social Democratic & Labour Party - Belfast South
Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 21st April 2021
1 APPG Membership
Flexible and Family Friendly Working
Lord Kennedy of Southwark Portrait
Lord Kennedy of Southwark
Officer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 21st April 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Neil Coyle Portrait
Neil Coyle
Officer
Labour - Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 21st April 2021
1 APPG Membership
Housing and Care for Older People
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi Portrait
Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Officer
Labour - Slough
Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 21st April 2021
4 APPG Memberships
British Sikhs , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , South East , Western Rail Link to Heathrow
Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill Portrait
Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill
Officer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 21st April 2021
1 APPG Membership
Children, Teenagers, and Young Adults with Cancer
Lord Brennan Portrait
Lord Brennan
Officer
Non-affiliated - Life peer
Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 21st April 2021
1 APPG Membership
Spain
Lord Empey Portrait
Lord Empey
Officer
Ulster Unionist Party - Life peer
Joined: 31st July 2019
Departed: 21st April 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Pat McFadden Portrait
Pat McFadden
Officer
Labour - Wolverhampton South East
Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 21st April 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Carol Monaghan Portrait
Carol Monaghan
Officer
Scottish National Party - Glasgow North West
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 21st April 2021
5 APPG Memberships
Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Romania , Scientific , Space
Mike Kane Portrait
Mike Kane
Officer
Labour - Wythenshawe and Sale East
Joined: 31st July 2019
Departed: 21st April 2021
1 APPG Membership
Holy See
Baroness Doocey Portrait
Baroness Doocey
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 8th April 2020
Departed: 21st April 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Coaker Portrait
Lord Coaker
Officer
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 31st July 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Maria Caulfield Portrait
Maria Caulfield
Vice Chair
Conservative - Lewes
Joined: 6th January 2017
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Chris Ruane Portrait
Chris Ruane
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Vale of Clwyd
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Pat McFadden Portrait
Pat McFadden
Officer
Labour - Wolverhampton South East
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Bew Portrait
Lord Bew
Officer
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 31st July 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Stephen Pound Portrait
Stephen Pound
Officer
Labour - Former Member for Ealing North
Joined: 31st July 2019
Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Conor Burns Portrait
Conor Burns
Officer
Conservative - Bournemouth West
Joined: 6th January 2017
Departed: 19th June 2019
1 APPG Membership
Snooker
Lord Wigley Portrait
Lord Wigley
Officer
Plaid Cymru - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017
Departed: 19th June 2019
2 APPG Memberships
Chess , Water
Vicky Ford Portrait
Vicky Ford
Officer
Conservative - Chelmsford
Joined: 10th October 2018
Departed: 19th June 2019
2 APPG Memberships
Global Education , Sudan and South Sudan
Baroness O'Cathain Portrait
Baroness O'Cathain
Officer
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 10th October 2018
Departed: 19th June 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Paul Farrelly Portrait
Paul Farrelly
Co-Secretary
Labour - Former Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme
Joined: 6th January 2017
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
None Portrait
Ms Margaret Ritchie
Officer
 Joined: 6th January 2017
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Margaret Ferrier Portrait
Margaret Ferrier
Officer
Independent - Former Member for Rutherglen and Hamilton West
Joined: 6th January 2017
Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships