The management at Ritsumeikan University in Japan were so ashamed of the institution’s ultra-nationalist past that they built a peace museum (and it is an excellent museum). Maybe a few universities could learn a thing or two from this example.

We could all learn a thing or two from Andy Burnham’s #politics of place not party approach BBC Radio 4

Still prefer the DB4 Mel Deane

There are “Other” teams on the pitch. Listen on loop for essential comparative #census #education north & south with the wonderful Dr Paul Nolan & sage @ARINSproject podcast 🎧host Rory Montgomery #ARINS #Partition & #Census Enumeration Royal Irish Academy⁩ soundcloud.com/the-royal-iris…

Guilty as charged…

The world is a bit mad at the moment. Maybe we should stop killing people and criticising people who say we should stop killing people. Just sayin’.

‘Family after family have said they will not give up. Morally, the very least they deserve is to have this put right. Whenever human rights abuses are committed, the world should know.’

Reflecting today on the Legacy Act and its consequences:

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Bordering on #negotiation Alex.Kane⁩ ⁦The Irish Times⁩

Jasmine #Dublin

'I think that audiences are drawn towards the notion of people who are in conflict eventually agreeing with each other... They want to see that all this negotiating works.'
#Playwright Owen McCafferty

More than a quarter of a century on from the signing of the…

The scenes outside Taoiseach Simon Harris TD's family home are disturbing and sinister. One means of addressing such security concerns is to provide accommodation for the Head of Government - a practice which is normal in many other countries. 1/3

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Detailed discussion this morning on BBC Talkback on the cost of a United Ireland and my critique of recent reports. First 30 mins on bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

#Rishi government:
That overly confident friend you grew up with, who has terrible judgment, makes poor choices, is on a losing streak, and drags you into every conceivable altercation, row, and brawl, and still you feel you have to mind him…

Reconciliation & the #LegacyAct
Your essential primer in #academic & #legal perspectives
w Profs Anna Bryson & Louise Mallinder Mitchell Institute at QUB QUB School of Law

This is a landmark study of Traveller experiences in education, difficult reading, but with clear recommendations for addressing inequities in educational provision at all levels. Congratulations Hannagh Mc Ginley and all involved in supporting the project.

For tonight‘s The Irish Times #commonground #Irish reunification #subvention chaser
Get your ears around the 🎧 #ARINS #Podcast with Profs John Doyle Edgar Morgenroth
& Esmund Birnie Ulster University
Chaired by the one & only Rory Montgomery 👇

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Royal Irish Academy

It was great to speak to TG4 about Irish unification and lessons from Germany based on my article in the Irish Studies for International Affairs and written for the ARINS Project. The programme will air on 29 May. A link to the article is here: muse.jhu.edu/article/852247

A brilliant paper 🗞️for Irish Studies in International Affairs by Paul Nolan working the magic manifest in #census #data north & south! Unpuzzled here for your listening pleasure in the ARINS Project #podcast 🎧with host with the most insight Rory Montgomery Royal Irish Academy

Even Longford’s own Oliver Goldsmith gets a look in

🗞️Cost of #Irish reunification overblown and benefit underplayed
#ARINS Profs
⁦John Doyle⁩ & Brendan O’Leary

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'Gaza has more rubble than Ukraine and to put that in perspective, the Ukrainian front line is 600 miles long and Gaza is 25 miles long,' said Charles (Mungo) Birch, chief of the UNMAS Mine Action Programme in the State of Palestine. He added that there are over 37 million tonnes…