This biography, written by one who is certainly no fawning acolyte of Adams, nevertheless adds to the understanding of one of the most important figures in peace in our time. Continue reading
Filed under Northern Ireland …
Martin McGuinness – a hard man to replace.
Was he the most important leader of contemporary Ireland? Continue reading
The Trilogy that Grew – Adrian McKinty’s Belfast Noir
Duffy is a smart and determined Catholic in a police force that is overwhelming Protestant; and he resides and survives in a Protestant estate because he has a ‘good relationship’ with the leader of the para militaries who run that estate. Continue reading
Poetry by Máire Mhac an tSaoi
I am the same age as the state
And neither turned out as you wished . . .
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Boost for a United Ireland
The commitment by the EU to accept a united Ireland is a huge victory for the Irish government Continue reading
Long War, Long Negotiation – The Brendan Duddy Papers
Brendan Duddy was a Derry business man – a fish and chip shop owner – a Republican but also a passionate pacifist. Continue reading
The troubles of DI Sean Duffy
That Sean Duffy, McKinty’s main character, is a Catholic means that his Northern Irish police superiors are unsure of him and that he is as much an outsider on the Gerry Adams side of his society as on the Ian Paisley side. Continue reading
A New Northern Irish Film
The Northern Irish film industry is thriving Continue reading
Bringing the Táin bo Cuailnge to vivid life via its women
A feisty recreation of Ireland’s ancient epic. Continue reading
History of Lecale Peninsula
When I discovered that the family has been living at the same address since the mid-1700s I began the search for clues about who we were. Continue reading
