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Vittorio AngelonePetrol Bombs and Ceasefire BabiesI was born in Belfast on 26th May 1996, so I’m just about what some people in Northern Ireland would call a “ceasefire baby.” This means…Apr 29, 2021
Jeffrey R WellsReview: Peace Comes Dropping Slow: My Life in the Troubles by Denis BradleyDenis Bradley’s memoir, Peace Comes Dropping Slow: My Life in the Troubles is an evocative and profoundly personal exploration of life in…Aug 16Aug 16
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ColtraneWritesThe Ferryman — and should you read it?Here is a quick review of the script and the things I have learnt from it as an aspiring novelist. Enjoy!Jan 29Jan 29
Ben PeasleyinCounter ArtsBook Review: ‘Close to Home’ — A Raw, Daringly Vulnerable DebutMichael Magee’s frank coming-of-age tale is a hopeful yet brutally realistic depiction of a conflicted and divided BelfastSep 41
Vittorio AngelonePetrol Bombs and Ceasefire BabiesI was born in Belfast on 26th May 1996, so I’m just about what some people in Northern Ireland would call a “ceasefire baby.” This means…Apr 29, 2021
Jeffrey R WellsReview: Peace Comes Dropping Slow: My Life in the Troubles by Denis BradleyDenis Bradley’s memoir, Peace Comes Dropping Slow: My Life in the Troubles is an evocative and profoundly personal exploration of life in…Aug 16
Christopher Watkins/Preacher BoyinNo Wrong NotesBack Home In Derry—Christy Moore#365Songs: July 11Jul 12
ColtraneWritesThe Ferryman — and should you read it?Here is a quick review of the script and the things I have learnt from it as an aspiring novelist. Enjoy!Jan 29
Dave Edward KeenanThe Pogues Song That Got Banned (Not Fairytale of New York)In 1988, the Irish band The Pogues found themselves censored by the British media and were incorrectly labelled as ‘inciting terrorism.’Nov 26, 20232
Nadin BrzezinskiBashkiria: Echoes of HistoryLet me start first with pretty late Soviet history. It is where the resistance to the central government started. These days, Kazakhstan is…Jan 178
Ashley RobertsPrepared for Peace, Ready for War: A critical examination of the role of murals in Northern IrelandDuring the three decade long conflict between republicans and unionists in Northern Ireland, murals were used in myriad ways, by various…Mar 13, 2022