Looking forward to talk from Christy Gillespie on his great book, The Road to Glenlough about Glencolmcille area and some of artists who stayed there incl Dylan Thomas and Rockwell Kent. Geog Dept, QUB, Elmwood Ave, Belfast, Thurs April 18, 7 pm, free adm. Freya McClements Eamonn Mallie

Lovely night at launch of Anthony Glavin’s new novel Way Out West in Glencolmcille on Saturday. ⁦New Island Books⁩ ⁦Martin Doyle⁩ ⁦Conor Goodman⁩ ⁦Freya McClements⁩

Glenariff waterfalls, or cascades, near Rossinver in Co Leitrim. Hidden Ireland. ⁦⁦Freya McClements⁩ ⁦Mark Hennessy⁩ ⁦⁦Simon Carswell⁩

Kenova report: Many families whose loved ones killed by IRA’s ‘nutting squad’ still feel shunned irishtimes.com/crime-law/2024…
Seanín Graham Simon Carswell Mark Hennessy

Stakeknife revealed: What more does Kenova tell us about IRA killer and British spy Freddie Scappaticci?

Analysis by Gerard Moriarty into findings of seven-year investigation

irishtimes.com/crime-law/2024… via The Irish Times

No requirement to secure reconciliation ahead of Border poll, says campaign group irishtimes.com/politics/2024/… Mark Hennessy

It is good to see these positive vibes between unionists and nationalists in NI. I know it’s symbolic and there will be problems ahead, but these are encouraging signs all the same. In defiance of the inevitable naysayers, this is to be welcomed & applauded.

Micheál Martin: ‘I believe in the Wolfe Tone idea of uniting people. That’s hard work’ irishtimes.com/politics/2024/…
Mark Hennessy Freya McClements Seanín Graham

Eamonn Mallie: ‘Emma Little-Pengelly is much more cross-culturally aware than any DUP people I know’ irishtimes.com/life-style/peo…
Eamonn Mallie Mark Hennessy Freya McClements

Looking forward to reading this memoir from Eamonn, the reporter who achieved many big scoops during Troubles.

A lovely, lovely man. And a great, great poet.

Big welcome for Common Ground, new Irish Times project edited by Mark Hennessy to reflect the various sets of relationships on these islands. Perfect way to address how modern Irish-British history is to unfold. Mark Hennessy Freya McClements Ken Reid Patrick Radden Keefe Mark Carruthers

Northern Ireland has reached a turning point, with its volatile politics set to play out on a new pitch irishtimes.com/politics/2024/…

Who could take ministerial roles in a new Stormont Assembly? irishtimes.com/politics/2024/…

PROBABLES & POSSIBLES

The man behind the wire: Jamie Bryson, the loyalist blogger who live-tweeted DUP meeting irishtimes.com/politics/2024/…

Veteran NI journalists honoured at special event bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northe… via BBC News (UK)

Great to join Ken Reid and Stephen Grimason at QUB last night where they were honoured for services to journalism. Also just reposted an earlier Irish Times interview with Stephen.

‘I have it in my hand’: The journalist who broke the story of the Belfast Agreement irishtimes.com/politics/2023/…

Jamie Bryson: meet the unelected outspoken loyalist who even the DUP fears irishtimes.com/life-style/peo…

Slapping down a ‘vexatious’ legal case: what a Belfast court ruling means for Sinn Féin libel litigation irishtimes.com/politics/2024/…

‘Frivolous and vexatious’: Libel action taken by Sinn Féin’s Gerry Kelly against writer Malachi O'Doherty struck out irishtimes.com/crime-law/cour…

‘Frivolous and vexatious’: Libel action taken by Sinn Féin’s Gerry Kelly against writer struck out irishtimes.com/crime-law/cour…