Where have all the young men gone

Note: This post originally appeared on www.eamonmallie.com and is reproduced with the author’s permission Many in the educated liberal classes view the Armed Forces with ambivalence. They are necessary for national security but war is evil and its consequences...

A Journey in Reconciliation

An exploration of  the friendship of C S Lewis  with J R R Tolkien. A famous literary friendship which ‘marked the breakdown of two old prejudices’ (C.S. Lewis) An illustrated talk based on Mercia Malcolm’s recent research. Rev Mercia Malcolm is Church of Ireland...

In Conversation With Mercia Malcolm

A Journey in Reconciliation: an exploration of  the friendship of C S Lewis  with J R R Tolkien. A famous literary friendship which ‘marked the breakdown of two old prejudices’ (C.S. Lewis) An illustrated talk based on Mercia Malcolm’s recent research. Rev Mercia...

“Care home concerns …”

This headline about a supported living scheme for people with learning disability and challenging behaviour in a local newspaper recently drew my attention. Apparently a resident’s clothes were ripped causing injury to his/her neck and an inspection found that...

What did Mrs Thatcher ever do for us?

‘She saved the country’. This was just some of the hyperbole evoked by David Cameron following the passing of Margaret Thatcher last month. Well I’m sorry, Mr Cameron, I must have missed that! Mrs Thatcher is largely remembered in Northern Ireland for her misjudged...