This book examines the degree to which party politics on the island of Ireland have been affected by the experience of EU membership.

This book was published as a special issue of Irish Political Studies.

1. Introduction: Party Politics and the EU in Ireland, North and South Mary C. Murphy and Katy Hayward 2. Ireland's EU Referendum Experience Jane O'Mahony 3. Irish Political Parties and Policy Stances on European Integration Kenneth Benoit 4. Irish Political Parties' Attitudes towards Neutrality and the Evolution of the EU's Foreign, Security and Defence Policies Karen Devine 5. Fianna Fáil: Tenacious Localism, Tenuous Europeanism Katy Hayward and Jonathan Fallon 6. Blissful Union? Fine Gael and the European Union Theresa Reidy 7. The Irish Labour Party: The Advantages, Disadvantages and Irrelevance of Europeanization? Michael Holmes 8. The Irish Green Party and Europe: An Unhappy Marriage? Nicole Bolleyer and Diana Panke 9. Sinn Féin's Approach to the EU: Still more 'Critical' than 'Engaged'? Agnès Maillot 10. 'Battling in Brussels': The DUP and the European Union Gladys Ganiel 11. Pragmatic Politics: The Ulster Unionist Party and the European Union Mary C. Murphy 12. The SDLP and the Europeanization of the Northern Ireland Problem P. J. McLoughlin

Katy Hayward is Lecturer in Sociology at the School of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work, Queen's University Belfast.

Mary C. Murphy is College Lecturer in Politics at the Department of Government, University College Cork.

Dr Hayward and Dr Murphy are co-convenors of the European Studies Specialist Group of the Political Studies Association of Ireland.