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New Online Archive of the Troubles in NI
For researchers, a new archive of the Troubles in Northern Ireland…. Continue reading
Particularies of Time and Space
It is not just landscape and history and personal objects and events that shape us, but also the more casual and systematic reading we do …. Continue reading
Linen Hall Library, Belfast
Over the years the Library has become the repository for a vast amount of material relating to the subject and the subsequent Peace Process Continue reading
Peacemaker or Murderer?
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
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
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