Tag: politics

Book review — Refugees and Forced Displacement in Northern Ireland’s Troubles (Niall GILMARTIN and Brendan Ciarán BROWNE)

Posted on by Allan LEONARD in @SharedFuture, @SluggerOToole

Book review — Refugees and Forced Displacement in Northern Ireland’s Troubles (Niall GILMARTIN and Brendan Ciarán BROWNE) by Allan LEONARD 17 February 2023  Among the imagery associated with the Troubles, occasionally you see one of a van or car overladen with house furniture and hastily assembled parcels of clothing and personal possessions. These people were … Continue reading Book review — Refugees and Forced Displacement in Northern Ireland’s Troubles (Niall GILMARTIN and Brendan Ciarán BROWNE) →

Good Friday Agreement ‘best thing that’s happened on this island in the last 100 years’: Coveney

Posted on by Allan LEONARD in @SharedFuture, @SluggerOToole

Good Friday Agreement ‘best thing that’s happened on this island in the last 100 years’: Coveney by Allan LEONARD 19 October 2022 Minister Simon Coveney TD, Ireland Minister for Foreign Affairs, resumed his speech that was interrupted by a bomb scare earlier this year in north Belfast. He was the keynote speaker guest as part … Continue reading Good Friday Agreement ‘best thing that’s happened on this island in the last 100 years’: Coveney →

Media’s role in mediating our ‘different psychic landscapes’

Posted on by Allan LEONARD in @SharedFuture, @SluggerOToole

Media’s role in mediating our 'different psychic landscapes' by Allan LEONARD 18 October 2022 A set of current and former journalists shared their experiences and thoughts on the role of media and social debate across the island of Ireland. Hosted by the Irish Association, the event “Journalism without borders” attracted several dozen, including other journalists … Continue reading Media’s role in mediating our ‘different psychic landscapes’ →

‘Just drawing support’ — Bill Rolston’s latest catch of mural hunting

Posted on by Allan LEONARD in @SharedFuture, @SluggerOToole

‘Just drawing support’ — Bill Rolston’s latest catch of mural hunting by Allan LEONARD 11 August 2022 Bill Rolston published the first volume of Drawing Support in 1992, which contained images of 100 murals from the previous decade. Thirty years later, the fifth volume has just been published, and at a Feile an Phobail event … Continue reading ‘Just drawing support’ — Bill Rolston’s latest catch of mural hunting →

‘The South is not ready for unification’: Andy Pollak

Posted on by Allan LEONARD in @SharedFuture, @SluggerOToole

‘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 →

WNIMTM — John KYLE

Posted on by Allan LEONARD in @SharedFuture, Work

In this episode of What Northern Ireland Means to Me, we meet John Kyle from east Belfast, who is a GP and an elected representative of Belfast City Council.  TRANSCRIPT To me Northern Ireland is home. I was born here, grew up here, went to school here, went to university here. I've lived here … Continue reading WNIMTM — John KYLE →

WNIMTM — Ian MARSHALL

Posted on by Allan LEONARD in @SharedFuture, Work

In this episode of What Northern Ireland Means to Me, we meet Ian MARSHALL, current member of the Ulster Unionist Party and former Senator in Seanad Éireann.  TRANSCRIPT I suppose when I think of Northern Ireland, I think of home. And why you wouldn't I? It is my home and it has been my … Continue reading WNIMTM — Ian MARSHALL →

WNIMTM — Claire HANNA

Posted on by Allan LEONARD in @SharedFuture, Work

In this episode of What Northern Ireland Means to Me, we meet Claire Hanna from the SDLP, who is MP for South Belfast.  TRANSCRIPT Yeah, this is way more complicated a question that it should be when you start to think about it. I suppose everybody's relationship with Northern Ireland is probably complex, because … Continue reading WNIMTM — Claire HANNA →

Book review — A Pocket History of Northern Ireland (Richard Killeen)

Posted on by Allan LEONARD in @NorthernSlant, Books, Photography

Book review: A Pocket History of Northern Ireland (Richard Killeen) by Allan LEONARD 29 December 2020 Occasionally I am approached for an image to be used in a book publication. Recently, this was for one that I made of a mural celebrating the television series, Derry Girls. Disclosure: I granted permission, with payment, for the … Continue reading Book review — A Pocket History of Northern Ireland (Richard Killeen) →

A passion for social justice: Tribute to Anne Moore

Posted on by Allan LEONARD in @MrUlster, @SluggerOToole

A passion for social justice: Tribute to Anne Moore by Allan LEONARD 8 August 2020 Anne Moore will be remembered for her passion for social justice. I met Anne during my employment as a policy officer for the Alliance Party as I sought out the views of a valued stakeholder, NICVA, where she served as … Continue reading A passion for social justice: Tribute to Anne Moore →

Asking the right questions for a better-informed public

Posted on by Allan LEONARD in @FactCheckNI, @SluggerOToole, Work

Asking the right questions for a better-informed public by Allan LEONARD 28 January 2020 Representing FactCheckNI and as part of a four-person panel, I was invited to give evidence to the UK House of Lords Select Committee on Democracy and Digital Technologies. Fellow witnesses were Ed Humpherson (Director General for Regulation, Office for Statistics Regulation … Continue reading Asking the right questions for a better-informed public →

Lies and democracy: Who are the truth tellers?

Posted on by Allan LEONARD in @FactCheckNI, @SluggerOToole, Work

Lies and democracy: Who are the truth tellers? by Allan LEONARD 6 December 2019 As part of the annual general meeting of NICVA, the umbrella body of the voluntary and community sector in Northern Ireland, there was a panel discussion on the topics of truth, trust, and how everyone engages with a bombardment of information. … Continue reading Lies and democracy: Who are the truth tellers? →