The change that’s all around us

The change that’s all around us

Change.  It’s happening all the time, and sometimes very rapidly.  Some of us thrive in that environment, but most of us struggle when there is too much of it too quickly.  These last 18 months have seen massive change affecting every one of us as a result of Brexit...

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...

Reflecting on Northern Ireland at 100 years

Commemorating 100 years of Northern Ireland evokes conflicting emotions. For those who lived through the ‘Troubles’, the Good Friday Agreement seems much more recent than 1998.The pallor of suffering and enmity still casts its shadow. The diminution, if not complete...