A film review of Kneecap by Isla Sutherland Kneecap, Screen playwright and Director, Rich Peppiat, Starring Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, Naoise Ó Cairealláin and JJ Ó Dochartaigh, Cinematography by Ryan Kernaghan, Distribution by Wildcard [1](Ireland) Curzon Film (United Kingdom), 2024. Kneecap explores Northern Irish identity and what it means to be part of the ‘ceasefire generation’ amidst … Continue reading
Stormont’s new Nationalist First Minister installed. Continue reading
The Good Friday Agreement stipulates that the Northern Ireland Secretary should only call for a plebiscite on Irish unity when it would likely succeed…. Continue reading
John Hume consistently articulated the view that the differences of race, religion or nationality which led to hatred and conflict are accidents of birth which should be respected and celebrated as the essence of humanity. Continue reading
As a border child from the counties of Tyrone and Derry, I have seen the hard border, that no one wants again. I remember the salmon smuggling, the customs officers on both sides Continue reading
Beside such extreme acts of violence, ordinary life was of course lived ordinarily, decently, by scores of citizens. The vast majority of people wanted no truck with the killing. Continue reading
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
An engrossing play about the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Continue reading
For many in NI, the ‘open border’ is a tangible sign of the end of ‘The Troubles’. Continue reading
Derry-born, London-living poet novelist, Michael Foley, writing in the Irish Times, felt Brexit was an appeal to Nationalism, with its double-speak of sovereignty and taking-back control. Given the economic and societal insecurity, Europe was the perfect scapegoat. Continue reading
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