First Report Launch Event The case for Northern Ireland Register at renewni.co.uk/events 🗓️ Monday 16th November ⏰ 7.30pm to 9.00pm 📍 Queen's University Belfast Northern Ireland faces significant challenges, but it also has considerable strengths and opportunities. The case for Northern Ireland offers a positive, evidence-based assessment of where we are and the future we can build. From identity and devolution to the economy, public services and security, the report examines some of the defining issues shaping Northern Ireland’s future. It looks at what can be achieved through stability, reform and renewed confidence in this place. Join us as we launch the report and start the conversation about where Northern Ireland goes next. Register at renewni.co.uk/events

"We're not going to come along and say that everything in Northern Ireland is perfect. Every society has its problems and we're not going to deny that." "We are going to talk up the huge benefits that we see, and some of the real key strengths that Northern Ireland has, with the lower cost of living, with the key growth sectors, with the society that we have today." "But we're also wanting to offer practical solutions to the problems that people have." Register to attend our launch event here: renewni.co.uk/events Listen to the full interview here: youtu.be/7ZYMaXslY1E?t=2724

First Report Launch Event The case for Northern Ireland Register at renewni.co.uk/events 🗓️ Monday 16th November ⏰ 7.30pm to 9.00pm 📍 Queen's University Belfast Northern Ireland faces significant challenges, but it also has considerable strengths and opportunities. The case for Northern Ireland offers a positive, evidence-based assessment of where we are and the future we can build. From identity and devolution to the economy, public services and security, the report examines some of the defining issues shaping Northern Ireland’s future. It looks at what can be achieved through stability, reform and renewed confidence in this place. Join us as we launch the report and start the conversation about where Northern Ireland goes next. Register at renewni.co.uk/events

Tim Cairns on Renew NI "[This is] a lot of the stuff Pete Shirlow and Lee Reynolds were doing. Now obviously with Lee going into a new role, and Pete not able to continue that on, there has been a real gap within unionism of building that narrative story." "I really like that because I think there is a narrative... which I don't think is a fair narrative, that the Republic of Ireland is a land flowing with milk and honey... and this place is a dead end." "That's actually not the true picture. You've captured that there." "I agree with you. You're selling the right story." Listen to the full interview here: youtu.be/7ZYMaXslY1E @timcairns

What does Budget 2026 mean for Northern Ireland? Read our full explainer here: renewni.co.uk/2026/10/28/bud… From wages and pensions to energy bills, fuel duty and funding for Stormont, the Budget contains a range of measures that will affect households, workers and businesses here. Among the headline changes: 💷 National Living Wage rising to £13.21 an hour 📈 3.9% increase in the State Pension ⛽ Fuel duty cut extended until July 2027 🏛️ £270m of funding for the Executive 💡 Support with energy costs Our Budget 2026 Explainer breaks down the key announcements and, importantly, what they mean for Northern Ireland. Read our full explainer here: renewni.co.uk/2026/10/28/bud…

🔊 What type of unionists are you? Ryan Hoey, Director: "We're all very much… from-the-heart unionists. We truly believe in Northern Ireland's place within the United Kingdom." "But we recognise that we do have to make arguments that will appeal to those people who aren't from-the-heart unionist, who are practical, everyday bread-and-butter issue unionists." Learn more about Renew NI here: renewni.co.uk Register to attend our launch event here: renewni.co.uk/events

🔊 Sarah Creighton on the utopian characterisation of a united Ireland "There are people who tell me about a united Ireland. Apparently, we're all going to be saved, the Americans are going to invest, Ireland is just going to roar and Britain's going to pay for the pensions. It's going to be great." "You think that's just nonsense." Learn more about Renew NI here: renewni.co.uk Register to attend our launch event here: renewni.co.uk/events

🔊 Professor Pete Shirlow's assessment of Renew NI "You're talking to people who have different reasons for wanting to stay in the Union: that 20% of Catholics who want to stay in the Union, compared to 6% of Protestants who want unity." "There's a very clear message here that when you talk to those people who are neithers, their focus is not identity, culture war politics." "We've had five years of polling now in which the gap between unity and Union hasn't narrowed." "But let's go back to one thing that this group has picked up on: 1 in 4 people who want to stay in the Union are not unionists. That's what they have identified." Learn more about Renew NI here: renewni.co.uk Register to attend our launch event here: renewni.co.uk/events

🔊 Renew NI on BBC Talkback Ryan Hoey, Director: "There is lots to be positive about in Northern Ireland. We've got the lower cost of living... key growth sectors that are expanding." "We have got a society that is inclusive - that does allow people to be British, Irish, both or neither." "We do have problems. Every society has problems, but you can have faster, safer, better change within Northern Ireland than you would by some big constitutional upheaval." Learn more about Renew NI here: renewni.co.uk Register to attend our launch event here: renewni.co.uk/events

We can create a future where more people feel proud, not just of what we have overcome, but of what we are building together. Public debate can be focused on solutions. Public services can be made stronger, more sustainable and better able to meet the needs of those who rely on them. Northern Ireland can be recognised as a place that delivers: a stable, inclusive society with confidence in its future. We can build a Northern Ireland people don’t just live in, but believe in. Renew NI exists to lead that work. Find out more here: renewni.co.uk

🗣️ Renew NI featured in the @BelTel this morning 📰 Grant Warren, Head of Research & Policy: “Regardless of what Northern Ireland’s constitutional status is, a lot of these bread-and-butter issues, these problems, will still be there.” “One of the understated aspects of the New Ireland agenda is that it’s advocating for the abolition of Northern Ireland, whereas I think a lot of people value Northern Ireland as a distinctive place.” Ryan Hoey, Director: “That’s what our argument is going to be around – how you can have change within the current constitutional framework on different policy issues that’s better than the alternative of a big constitutional upheaval.” Read the full piece here: belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…

𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭 "Our politics naturally rewards operational or tactical thinking. Politicians face constant pressure to respond to daily events, manage media coverage and make decisions that maximise support in the next election cycle. The incentives often encourage short-term calculation over long-term planning." Read the article by our Director, Ryan Hoey, here: renewni.co.uk/2026/10/18/our…

A stronger, more confident case for Northern Ireland must be made - one that resonates across communities and focuses on outcomes. Renew NI exists to lead that work - as an independent research and policy organisation focused on the success of Northern Ireland. We will bring together evidence, ideas and practical solutions, grounded in the issues that matter most to people. Through research and engagement, we will help focus the conversation on delivery. We will articulate a clear, positive vision that reflects our strengths and meets our challenges head on. Find out more here: renewni.co.uk

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 "The Executive needs to shift its focus from consumption today to investment for tomorrow. Governments cannot create prosperity on their own. But they can create the conditions that allow businesses to invest, innovate and expand." Read the article by our Director, Ryan Hoey, here: renewni.co.uk/2026/10/18/the…

People in Northern Ireland want a focus on delivery, stronger public services and better economic opportunities. The foundations for a brighter future are already in place. Our economy is growing. We have competitive advantages, high-growth sectors, and lower costs that make Northern Ireland an attractive place to live, work and invest. In an unstable world, we benefit from the stability, connectivity and scale of wider economic and security frameworks. This is our moment - where the conversation can move forward, with confidence and ambition. Renew NI exists to lead that work. Find out more here: renewni.co.uk

𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 "People are not just persuaded by arguments or statistics; they are moved by ideas of belonging, purpose and possibility. Any future vision for this place will succeed or fail not only on its practicality, but on its ability to inspire." Read the article by Mark Gilmore, Head of Strategy, here: renewni.co.uk/2026/10/18/nor…

Despite our strengths, Northern Ireland’s story is too often framed around division, rather than what is working and what can be built. Confidence has been shaken by instability, pressure on public services and uncertainty about what lies ahead. We focus too much on competing futures, instead of improving the present we already share. As society changes, more people are moving beyond old divisions and looking for stability and progress. Yet that shift has not been matched by a coherent narrative about Northern Ireland - what it is today and what it can become. Renew NI exists to help lead that work. Find out more here: renewni.co.uk

𝐀 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 - 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 “For too long, discussions about identity in Northern Ireland have been framed as a choice between competing alternatives. Yet identity does not have to work like that.” Read the article by Grant Warren, Head of Research & Policy, here: renewni.co.uk/2026/10/18/a-h…