Central to the North West is its world-renowned scenery, and the community of artists who have drawn inspiration from it. Niall Coleman speaks to the award-winning Derry-born sculptor, Eilis O’Connell, about place, the past and creating art in the public realm. Tell us about your inspiration and first experiences as an artist. The need to...
The Department for Infrastructure’s Chief Planner and Director of Regional Planning, Angus Kerr, outlines the challenges and opportunities in an era of uncertainty, including the expansion of environmental compliance from central government to local government and beyond. Highlighting a number of challenges currently facing the Department, ranging from adaptation for an outcomes-based approach set out...
Professor of Green Political Economy at Queen’s University Belfast, John Barry, argues that the lack of specific climate change legislation for Northern Ireland is a serious impediment for the region’s transition to a climate resilient economy and low carbon society. Climate change, or rather climate breakdown as we now ought to term it, is rarely...
David Whelan meets with Labour MP and south Armagh native, Conor McGinn to discuss his early life, his allegiance to Northern Ireland and his ambitions for Brexit and beyond. The introduction of a Private Members Bill in the House of Commons in early 2018 to legislate for same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland by an MP...
SONI hosted a round table discussion in Armagh examining the importance of infrastructure investment in growing the border economy. What are the main challenges for the border economy? Richard Kirk Brexit is...
Arthur Cox hosted a round table discussion on the challenges and opportunities facing the Northern Ireland economy. How do you think the Northern Ireland economy is faring at present? Trevor Lockhart The...
