I was interviewed by journalist friend @stevemcgstates for his baseball-themed project States of Play. Covered US politics, #factchecking, #NorthernIreland #WNIMTM, and exemplary community relations work @IrishFA FWIW my musings: https://statesofplayproject.com/rights-and-justice/
“This is the decision of a lifetime for …
"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
An enriching #NorthernIreland #peacebuilding conference. Lots of dynamism to keep up momentum. A colleague's summary w/ my photos: https://x.com/SharedFuture/status/1633000263987363842
Today the #NorthernIreland Dept. for Communities published the latest NI Housing Bulletin and I updated my figures in my article: 2,581 cases of #homelessness caused by paramilitary intimidation since 4/2015. https://sharedfuture.news/book-review-refugees-and-forced-displacement-in-northern-irelands-troubles-niall-gilmartin-and-brendan-ciaran-browne/
"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
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
The Good Relations Team at Ards & North Down Borough Council and Neep Pictures produced a thought-provoking animated video on sectarianism. (The enmity between pepperoni and pineapple on pizza lovers.)Worth watching and rewatching.
Consociational (mandatory) power sharing is meant as an interim measure towards voluntary power sharing (liberal democracy). These are proposals to help #NorthernIreland achieve this: https://x.com/StephenFarryUU/status/1544605378234748928
Some final images from the #NorthernIreland Assembly #election vote count #ae22 https://instagr.am/p/CdRKdt-I2kC/