Despite numbering less than 800 in Northern Ireland, Quakers often played important roles in peacebuilding throughout the Troubles and up until the present day. The contributions of Quakers are chronicled in a recent book, edited by Ann Le Mare and … Read more...
Category: Dealing with the Past
Dealing with the Past: A Lack of Political Innovation?
On Saturday I attended the Political Innovation (Un)Conference hosted by Slugger O’Toole. I’ve written a post about the ‘Dealing with the Past’ session, which is now up on the Slugger O’Toole blog.
You can also read a post by … Read more...
Hope and Reconciliation in Northern Ireland: The Role of Faith-Based Organisations by Ronald Wells – Book Review and Launch
Historian Ronald Wells, a well-respected scholar who has devoted much of his career to Northern Ireland, was in Belfast on 30 October 2010 for the launch of his latest book, Hope and Reconciliation in Northern Ireland: The Role of … Read more...
Nuala O’Loan Launches New Master’s in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation at TCD at Belfast
Baroness Nuala O’Loan spoke on the importance of studying conflict resolution and reconciliation at yesterday’s launch of my School’s – Trinity College Dublin at Belfast’s (the Irish School of Ecumenics) – new master’s (M.Phil.) programme in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation.… Read more...
Archbishop Harper Says Reconciliation is Church’s ‘Number One Priority’: But can the Churches Lead Reconciliation Process?
The latest Church of Ireland Gazette (22 October 2010) carries a front page story with the headline: ‘Reconciliation Church’s ‘number one priority’ – Archbishop Harper tells Diocesan Synod.’
The article, written by Aonghus Mayes, references Harper’s presidential address to members … Read more...
Tinderbox Theatre’s True North: Raising Questions that Northern Ireland isn’t Ready to Answer?
Belfast’s Tinderbox Theatre concluded its series of three ‘Truth North’ productions this weekend. I attended two of the plays, ‘God’s Country’ and ‘Everything Between Us,’ with students on our master’s programme in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation.
Kathy Clarke’s review of … Read more...
Cohesion, Sharing and Integration: More Responses
On its new blog, the Institute for British Irish Studies at UCD has collected some responses to the Office of the First Minster and Deputy First Minister’s Cohesion, Sharing and Integration document.
IBIS produced a report on the CSI … Read more...
Cohesion, Sharing and Integration: Opinion in the Belfast Telegraph
Click here to read my Opinion piece about the Cohesion, Sharing and Integration document, published in today’s Belfast Telegraph. … Read more...
Nuala O’Loan to Launch New Master’s in Conflict Resolution & Reconciliation
Baronness Nuala O’Loan, DBE, will launch my school’s new Master’s (M.Phil.) programme in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation on Thursday 21 October 2010 from 4.45-6.00 p.m. at Trinity College Dublin at Belfast, located at 683 Antrim Road.
We are excited about … Read more...
Fr Brian D’Arcy: A Little Bit of Healing in the Irish Catholic Church?
I didn’t watch RTE’s Late, Late Show this week, so the first I heard about Fr Brian D’Arcy’s latest interview on the programme was when people started commenting about it on my blog. On Monday two people referred to … Read more...
Cohesion, Sharing and Integration: Northern Ireland Can Do Better
The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, a British charity which has funded human rights, peace and equality work in Northern Ireland since the 1970s, today released a damning response to the OFMDFM’s Cohesion, Sharing and Integration (CSI) document.
CSI is … Read more...