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Northern Irish Clergy and Support for Irish Unification

Guest post by Elizabeth A. Oldmixon, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of North Texas and editor of the Religion in Public blog.

February 6, 2017 in Northern Ireland, Politics.

Fr. Alec Reid and the Irish peace process

By Kevin Rafter (Dublin City University)  Some years ago when writing a biography of Martin Mansergh – then a backroom political adviser – I had the opportunity to interview Fr Alec Reid, the Redemptorist priest who was a central player in the Irish peace process, and whose funeral took place this week.

November 26, 2013 in Northern Ireland, Politics, Uncategorized.

The Agreement Generation: An Opportunity for Change?

Posted by David Farrell (November 12, 2010) UCD’s John Hume Institute will be hosting a one day conference on the 17th November looking at the opportunity for change created by the Agreement Generation, those raised with the peace process and the 1998 Agreement. The peace process, the passage of time and generations with different frames…

November 12, 2010 in Northern Ireland, Uncategorized.

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