After many times talking about taking a boat trip to Copeland Island, Madame Oui and I finally got our finger…
Borrowing e-books from Belfast Central Library
Well, the ability to borrow e-books from any public library in Northern Ireland somehow missed me. I only discovered this…
FITZGERALD was why I pursued Ireland
What a sad coincidence that Garret FitzGerald should die today, in the midst of the historic visit to Ireland by…
‘Americans had little experience of terror’ (News Letter)
‘Americans had little experience of terror’ Laura Murphy (News Letter) 7 May 2011 [Laura Murphy interviewed me about the death…
Shared Future panel: UUP conference 2010
Shared Future panel: UUP conference 2010 by Allan LEONARD 4 December 2010 At the annual Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) conference…
A Shared Society: SDLP conference 2010
A Shared Society: SDLP conference 2010 by Allan LEONARD 5 November 2010 At the annual SDLP conference at the Ramada…
What does ‘unite’ mean to you?
What does ‘unite’ mean to you? Culture Night Belfast by Allan LEONARD 15 October 2010 As part of Culture Night…
Young people discuss CSI at Stormont
Young people discuss CSI at Stormont by Allan LEONARD 27 September 2010 As part of the Cinemagic International Film &…
Book review – Paperboy (Tony Macaulay)
Tony Macaulay is a respected professional community relations and youth worker based in Belfast. For example, he has written…
Cartoons in Conflict
As part of its 2010 Summer School, Community Dialogue (www.communitydialogue.org) hosted an exhibition of international cartoonists’ contributions to The Parents…
Troubled Images: A personal perspective by Gordon Gillespie
Troubled Images Exhibition 14 June 2010 – 11 September 2010 Location: Vertical Gallery Admission: Free Troubled Images Exhibition EXHIBITION All…
Book review – Kosovo: What Everyone Needs to Know (Tim JUDAH)
I was once asked if I thought the Northern Ireland conflict was difficult to comprehend. Not really, I replied. What…