I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog: “Whatever Happened to ‘Together: Building a United Community’ Platform for Change Panel Discussion.’… Read more...
Category: Sinn Fein
Can Haass Help us Deal with the Past?
Richard Haass, the American diplomat who is chairing talks on flags, parades and dealing with the past, concluded his initial consultations yesterday, saying that “there is a real chance to succeed” before the end of December.
Haass and his vice … Read more...
Northern Ireland’s Lost Opportunity: The Frustrated Promise of Political Loyalism by Tony Novosel–New Post on Slugger O’Toole
I’ve reviewed ‘Northern Ireland’s Lost Opportunity: The Frustrated Promise of Political Loyalism,’ by Tony Novosel, on the Slugger O’Toole blog.William Scholes: What do the Churches have to do with the Maze Peace Building and Conflict Resolution Centre?
Yesterday’s Irish News carried an intriguing piece by Religion Correspondent William Scholes on the Maze Peace building and Conflict Resolution Centre, and the potential role of the churches in leading debate around what will happen at the site.
In light … Read more...
The Past Still Haunts the Present–my post on the 15 Years On Blog
My post titled “The Past Still Haunts the Present” has been published on the “15 Years On” blog.
The blog was set up to mark the 15th anniversary of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement and to stimulate conversation about where we … Read more...
Denis Bradley and the Wisdom of “a Jesuit from the Irish School of Ecumenics”
Denis Bradley’s column in Friday’s Irish News opened with these words:
… Read more...It was a public talk away back in the 1980s. I don’t remember his name but I think he was a Jesuit from the Irish School of Ecumenics. He
Building Peace in Northern Ireland by Maria Power – Book Review in Irish Literary Supplement
My review of Maria Power’s Building Peace in Northern Ireland (Liverpool University Press, 2011) has been published in the latest edition of the Irish Literary Supplement (Spring 2013, V32, N2, pp. 18-19) under the headline, “Peace in the Valley.”
While
… Read more...Talking about Reconciliation … New Post on Slugger O’Toole
I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog, titled ‘Talking about Reconciliation,’ which explores some of the implications of recent attempts by republicans to use the R-word in Northern Ireland’s public sphere.… Read more...
New Post on Slugger O’Toole: Book Review of Douglas Murray’s Bloody Sunday
New Post on Slugger O’Toole: Time for a Calm Debate on Northern Ireland’s Demographics
I have a new post on the Slugger O’Toole blog, “Time for the beginning of a calm debate on Northern Ireland’s Demographics.”… Read more...
Martyn Frampton Book Review – Legion of the Rearguard: New Post on Slugger O’Toole
I’ve reviewed Martyn Frampton’s new book, Legion of the Rearguard: Dissident Irish Republicanism, on the Slugger O’Toole blog.… Read more...