Peacebuilding a shared Northern Irish society
A celebration of music journalism and Belfast’s musical legacy:book launch event for The Song is Nearly Over by Stuart Bailieby Allan LEONARD6 November 2025 On a memorable evening at The Deer's Head, music journalist Stuart Bailie launched his new book chronicling 40 years in music journalism — The Song is Nearly Over. The event featured... Continue Reading →
mapsontheweb: The major walls in Belfast known as the “peace lines” that are supposed to separate Catholic majority and Protestant majority neighborhoods There are about 100 ‘peace walls’ in Belfast still, a quarter century after the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement. Source: Daily Mail
‘Nothing for the likes of us to be afraid of’: Me Oul Segocia reviewby Allan LEONARD13 November 2024 “We’re quiet, decent folk. There’s nothing for the likes of us to be afraid of,” says Danny, who wants to assure his fiancée Eileen that the increasingly deteriorating security situation in their neighbourhood won’t seriously affect them... Continue Reading →
Belfast City Council memorial of the Troubles: "This fountain is dedicated to our employees who were killed or injured at work from 1969 to 1999. It also recognises the contributions of all our staff who continued to deliver public services during a very difficult time. The water and trees symbolise hope, rebirth and a new... Continue Reading →
‘Don’t get used as a propagandist’: visual storytelling of Ulster’s loyalist community by Allan LEONARD 19 October 2023 As part of its two exhibitions, “Not Surrendering” by Mariusz Smiejek and “No Surrender: The Protestants” by Ed Kashi, and to celebrate the launch of Smiejek’s book, Belfast Exposed hosted an artist talk with both photographers, facilitated... Continue Reading →
A celebration of unionist culture by Allan LEONARD 31 March 2023 A showcase day of unionist culture was held at 2 Royal Avenue, Belfast, with activities of a cultural identity video; a “living library” event; a talk by historian and broadcaster, Dr David Hume; an exhibition of archival footage by NI Screen of cultural events;... Continue Reading →
Lively launch of @ImagineBelfast festival today! Be sure to check out the programme 👉 https://imaginebelfast.com #Belfast #brainfood #ImagineBelfast
Lively launch of @ImagineBelfast festival today! Be sure to check out the programme 👉 https://imaginebelfast.com/ @CllrBlack #Belfast #brainfood #ImagineBelfast
Discovering the amazing images by Robert John Welch (1859-1936) of the visual history of shipbuilding in Northern Ireland https://artuk.org/discover/stories/capturing-northern-irelands-dynamic-shipbuilding-history #northernireland #shipbuilding #belfast #photography #history
Discovering the amazing images by Robert John Welch (1859-1936) of the visual history of shipbuilding in Northern Ireland https://artuk.org/discover/stories/capturing-northern-irelands-dynamic-shipbuilding-history #northernireland #shipbuilding #belfast #photography #history
Discovering the amazing images by Robert John Welch (1859-1936) of the visual history of shipbuilding in Northern Ireland (via Capturing Northern Ireland’s dynamic shipbuilding history | Art UK) Source: artuk.org
Hidden barriers: A tour of Belfast’s secret peace lines by Allan LEONARD 23 March 2022 As part of the Imagine Festival, a tour of a selection of hidden interfaces of Belfast was offered. David Coyles, a researcher at Ulster University, hosted a bus tour that took several dozen participants to three case study locations. As... Continue Reading →