Reasons to be Hopeful

REASONS TO BE HOPEFUL  The news headlines over recent weeks have been as dispiriting as any recent period I can remember. The outworking of the climate emergency is increasingly apparent, unfolding on every continent and with the scale and frequency of extreme weather...

Reflecting on Northern Ireland at 100 years

Reflecting on Northern Ireland at 100years Of the 100 years since Northern Ireland was formed, I, as an Ulsterman born in the sound of Lambeg drums, have spent over one third of its existence, in the Republic of Ireland. The rationale of Northern Ireland was an...

Reflection on Northern Ireland at 100 years

Reflection on Northern Ireland at 100 years  How did we get here? The creation of Northern Ireland looks, to me, as cynical and short-sighted as Brexit. But the ensuing problems served only to protect those who could protect themselves. By “offshoring” the question of...

Reflection on Northern Ireland at 100 years

‘Reflection on Northern Ireland at 100 years’ I was born into a Protestant and Unionist family in Ballymoney in 1953. Some family members were in the loyal orders and “B” Specials. Early in life I imbibed a unionist and orange mindset, but was brought up...