A great event at Queen’s University, Belfast, last week. After 2 days of transatlantic rural research with the TARRN network , and a tour of Stormont, the new Migration, Inter-Connectivity and Regional Development (MICaRD) network was launched with a discussion about the challenges and opportunities associated with migrant worker in rural labour markets. A note of the meeting will appear in Regions shortly but here is a sneak preview: Regions article may16