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The Peace and Neutrality Alliance (PANA) was established in 1995 in Dublin. PANA seeks to advocate an independent Irish foreign policy, with positive neutrality as its key component and promote a reformed United Nations as the institution through which Ireland should pursue its security concerns.

PANA’s first major campaign was to oppose the Amsterdam Treaty in 1998. We sought a Protocol, similar to that already achieved by Denmark, that would exclude Ireland from the militarisation of the EU. PANA was the main alliance in the referendum campaign seeking to reject the Treaty and 37% of people voted NO.

We next campaigned to ensure there was a referendum before Ireland joined NATO’s so-called Partnership for Peace. We again lost, insofar as the government joined without a referendum. Yet the erosion of Irish neutrality was again highlighted.

We campaigned against the Nice Treaty in 2001; this time we won.

The vote was re-run but the government were forced to agree an addition to the Constitution which meant that Ireland could not join an EU common defence without a referendum.

PANA campaigned against the government decision to allow Shannon Airport to be used by the US in its war of conquest of Iraq in 2003, and played a leading role in organising the 100,000-strong protest against the Iraq invasion and use of Shannon Airport. Over 3 million US troops have transited through Shannon.

Our current priorities are the protection of the Triple Lock mechanism (requiring foreign missions to have UN approval); opposing Irish participation in EU re-armament; and ending the use of Shannon Airport to transit weapons to Israel.

We work with a variety of international groupings, including No to NATO - No to War; the World Peace Council; the International Peace Bureau; and World Beyond War.

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The Board / National Executive Committee

The full PANA Board/NEC is constituted by members elected at the AGM and a representative appointed by each affiliated Group.

Chair
Stephen Kelly
Secretary
Padraig Mannion
Treasurer
Paddy Maguire
Honorary President
Jimmy Kelly
Public Relations Officer
Liz Jennings
International Secretary
Dr Ed Horgan
Ordinary Members

Annual General Meeting

The AGM of PANA was held on Saturday, 4 November 2024 Irish Labour History Society, Beggars Bush, Dublin 4.

  1. It is within the OSCE and a reformed United Nations, and not the EU, that Ireland should pursue its security concerns.
  2. Ireland should pursue a positive neutrality and independent foreign policy and not join or form an association with any military alliance, such as NATO.
  3. Ireland should seek to promote European and international security through a policy of disarmament and demilitarisation and should therefore oppose the militarisation of the EU.
  4. Ireland should refuse to cooperate with or condone in any way policies or military groupings which maintain nuclear weapons or any weapons of mass destruction.
  5. Irish troops should only serve abroad as peacekeepers under the auspices of the UN.
EU
European Union
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
OSCE
Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe
UN
United Nations
  1. The name of the organization is the Peace and Neutrality Alliance (PANA).
  2. PANA has five objectives.
  3. Membership is open to all groups and individuals that agree With its objectives.
  4. PANA shall hold an annual Conference to elect the Following positions;

    – Chair
    – Secretary
    – Treasurer
    – International Secretary
    – Research Officer
    – Public relations Officer
    – 3 ordinary members
  5. The National Executive of PANA shall consist of the members elected at the Annual Conference and a representative of each of the affiliated groups. Each individual and affiliated group that has paid the annual affiliation fee shall have one vote at the AGM.
  6. The National Executive has the right to co-opt 3 members. The National Executive shall implement policy in accordance with PANA’s aims and objectives. It shall decide the frequency of meetings. The National Executive shall appoint an honorary President and Vice –Presidents. In the event of an elected member leaving before the next AGM, the National Executive shall have the right to fill the vacancy via co-option.
  7. The Chair of PANA shall be the principal spokesperson for PANA. The Chair must consult with the secretary, or in the unavailability of the Secretary, one of the other officers, on issues that arise not previously agreed by the NE.
  8. The articles of the Constitution of PANA can be changed by way of resolution presented to the Annual conference by an individual or affiliated group in writing a month before. A simple majority of those entitled to vote, except articles 1 and 2, which need a two-thirds majority, can change all articles.
  9. The Annual General Meeting is the supreme policy making body of PANA.

A wide range of groups and a growing number of individual are affiliated to PANA, including these groups:

Action from ireland
Centre for global
education
Communist party
of ireland
Communications Workers Union
Eirigi
Irish National Congress
Mandate union
Sinn Fein

More organisations affiliated with PANA

An Conrad Ceiltech / The Celtic League
Cuba Support Group
Dublin Council of Trade Unions
The Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign
National Platform
Pax Christi
Republican Sinn Féin
Tipperary Workers & Unemployed Group
Transport & Salaried Staff Association (TSSA)
Shannonwatch
Unite the Union
Waterford Community Group
Worker’s Party
World Without War

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