‘The South is not ready for unification’: Andy Pollak by Allan LEONARD 26 July 2022 The theme for the 35th John Hewitt International Summer School was “Finding the national: redefining home and country for a shared future”, which asked how much “home”, “country”, “identity”, and “nation” matter, or should matter in a shared future, and … Continue reading ‘The South is not ready for unification’: Andy Pollak
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A victim from the inside out: Photographic exhibition of Maurice Hobson
A victim from the inside out: Photographic exhibition of Maurice Hobson by Allan LEONARD 6 September 2017 Maurice Hobson was a 17-year-old pupil at Dungannon Royal School when a bomb blew up in Market Square, while he was waiting to board the school bus. A car jack hit him on the left side of his … Continue reading A victim from the inside out: Photographic exhibition of Maurice Hobson
Poetry & Place: Photographic interpretations of Louis MacNeice
Poetry & Place: Photographic interpretations of Louis MacNeice by Allan LEONARD 25 July 2017 Women of the Ards peninsula worked with community artist, Jane McComb, to use photography not only to document social, maritime, and agricultural legacy of the area, but also to give interpretation to the writings of poet, Louis MacNeice (1907–1963), who is … Continue reading Poetry & Place: Photographic interpretations of Louis MacNeice