Peacebuilding a shared Northern Irish society
The Memories of Others: the Irish work of Akihiko Okamura by Allan LEONARD 12 April 2024 Highlighting the exhibition and book of the Irish work of Japanese photographer Akihiko Okamura, Photo Museum Ireland hosted a curators’ panel discussion and a publisher’s presentation. Several dozen attended two hour-long sessions, surrounded by framed colour photographs from his... Continue Reading →
‘A floating process’: drafting the Downing Street Declaration by Allan LEONARD 6 December 2023 The thirtieth anniversary of the Downing Street Declaration was marked by a panel discussion organised by ARINS (Analysing and Researching Ireland, North and South) and held at the Royal Irish Academy (RIA) in Dublin. RIA member Professor Katy Hayward chaired the... Continue Reading →
‘Building anew’: sharing lessons of transition in Germany and Ireland by Allan LEONARD 4 October 2023 A conference to mark Germany Unity Day was held at the Royal Irish Academy, co-hosted by ARINS (Analysing and Researching Ireland, North and South), Maynooth University, and the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Dublin. Two panel... Continue Reading →
Being churches together: celebrating a reconciling vision of hope by Allan LEONARD 7 September 2023 A “Being Churches together in 21st Century Ireland” symposium took place at Dublin City University (DCU), as part of a number of events marking the centenary of the Irish Council of Churches (ICC) and 50 years since the Ballymascanlon talks... Continue Reading →
The impermanence of land and legacy by Allan LEONARD 26 July 2023 Impermanence is a collection of essays by writers from or living in Northern Ireland. Its co-editor, Neil Hegarty led a discussion at a John Hewitt International Summer School event, with contributors Jan Carson, Susan McKay, and Nandi Jola, reflecting upon the book’s themes... Continue Reading →
GFA and Windsor Framework ‘tributes to complexity’: McDonagh at JHISS by Allan LEONARD 24 July 2003 At the opening address of this year’s John Hewitt International Summer School in Armagh, Bobby McDonagh, former Irish Ambassador to the UK and Permanent Representative to the EU, explored themes of the nature of identity, the beauty of complexity,... Continue Reading →
For my London and Dublin peeps, soon in your cities this @KaboshTheatre play about policing the #Ireland #NorthernIreland border during #TheTroubles is worth seeing and discussing: https://kabosh.net/production/green-blue-2023/
Padraig O'MALLEY called into @NOALIBISBOOKS to sign copies of his new book Perils and Prospects of a United #Ireland. Felt good to support this great independent bookseller. @LilliputPress @MarcyMurninghan @MoakleyChairUMB @andyjpollak @QuintinOliver
"This is the decision of a lifetime for peace in Ireland. You must get it done. You must do it for yourselves and your children." —US President Bill Clinton, at White House addressing Irish political leaders, The Irish Times, 18 March 1998 #qotd #northernireland #ireland #peace #otd
"The #Ireland imagined by Pearse and de Valera was progressively dismantled as unworkable." #NorthernIreland #books
"The #Ireland imagined by Pearse and de Valera was progressively dismantled as unworkable." #NorthernIreland @readwise @malodoherty @MerrionPress
Offer of help with truth recovery process at Irish Council of Churches centenary service by Allan LEONARD 22 January 2023 The Irish Council of Churches (ICC) — an all-island body with membership from Protestant, Orthodox, Reformed, and independent church traditions — marked its centenary with a joint service of worship at St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast.... Continue Reading →