Formation | 1979 |
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Legal status | Charity |
Purpose | Promoting reconciliation in Northern Ireland and the promotion of Anglo-Irish relations |
Region served | Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland |
Patrons | Queen Elizabeth II, President Michael D. Higgins |
Leader | Peter Sheridan, CEO and Christopher Moran, Chairman |
Website | http://www.cooperationireland.org |
Co-operation Ireland is a non-political and non-denominational charity dedicated to peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Much of Co-operation Ireland's work focuses on bringing the two main communities in Northern Ireland together through programmes such as the Civic-Link programme.[1]