Public Affairs
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Seamus Heaney: Human Chain
“Mysterious, dream-like markers of the soul” is how Seamus Heaney describes his latest poems. Meadhbh Monahan was in the…
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Art in full flow
Peter Cheney looks at how water and its impact on man have inspired works found in this year’s exhibition of…
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Hope for Haiti: Jim Nicholson’s visit
There are tough times ahead for Haiti but there are also glimmers of hope, according to Jim Nicholson, who has…
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Arlene McCarthy interview: Local-born MEP for North West England
Northern Ireland politics needs to break out of its parochialism, Belfast-born Arlene McCarthy tells Peter Cheney as she explains her…
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Down’s way up: James McCartan
First season manager James McCartan took questions in his stride on the cusp of his county’s all-Ireland semi-final. Peter Cheney…
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Commonwealth Games hopes
The final countdown is under way for Northern Ireland’s Commonwealth Games team. Northern Ireland’s 80-strong Commonwealth Games team is counting…
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A pub with a difference: John Hewitt
The John Hewitt is one of the most well-known bars in Belfast but is also a successful centre for helping…
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An audience with the Duke
Desiring to be creative is among the many inspirations for Duke Special, whose latest work mimics a fictional silent movie…
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Ian Cumberland
Rising artist Ian Cumberland discusses his work to date. Banbridge-born Ian Cumberland is currently best known for his portrait of…
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Pictured history
Posters of protest, warnings and calls for co-operation make up the Linenhall Library’s Troubled Images exhibition. Meadhbh Monahan reports. Seventy…
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