Research

Mixed Emotions: A short history of mixed marriage in…

Mixed Emotions: Real Stories of Mixed Marriage by Northern Ireland Mixed Marriage Association February 2012 Chapter 11: A short history of mixed marriage in...
NIMMA
Jan 26, 2019 14 min read

Language

The 2011 Census reports that over 95% of Northern Ireland’s population use English as their primary language. However, Northern Ireland lays claim to several...
Allison LIRA
Nov 10, 2018 7 min read

Flags

In western Europe, national flags often represented a territorial area as well as the Christian faith, so that many included a cross. The French...
SharedFutureNews
Dec 10, 2016 9 min read

Education

With the establishment of the state of Northern Ireland, the unionist government under Lord Londonderry attempted to create a singular education system. However, this...
SharedFutureNews
Feb 1, 2016 4 min read

Interfaces

According to the CAIN (Conflict Archive in the Internet) website, a peace line or peace wall are “physical barriers between the Protestant/Loyalist community and...
Ignacio ALVAREZ PRIETO
Dec 16, 2015 5 min read

Sport

We recognise that sport is a powerful tool in bringing people together. We know that sport can play a central role in breaking down...
Katy FIELD
Aug 20, 2015 3 min read

Churches

Northern Ireland is one of the most religious countries in Europe, only surpassed by Poland and Malta. Religion by itself has shaped its most...
Ignacio ALVAREZ PRIETO
Feb 16, 2015 6 min read

Policing

Being a highly political and dividing issue in Northern Ireland, policing has proven to be one of the most difficult tasks on the road...
Barbara ZEDLER
Sep 2, 2014 3 min read

Reconciliation

Reconciliation is an essential process for conflict transformation. It is about building relationships, with the focus on emotional and psychological aspects of conflict. Reconciliation...
Emilie GRAZIANI
Apr 28, 2014 4 min read

Parades

Parading is one of the major issues that keeps raising tensions in the divided society of Northern Ireland. Since the 18th century this celebration...
Barbara ZEDLER
Feb 8, 2014 4 min read

Arts

“Well, art is art, isn’t it? Still, on the other hand, water is water. And east is east and west is west and if...

Apr 14, 2013 3 min read

Housing

In 1967, the Dungannon District Council allocated a new house to a single Protestant woman who had links to a local Unionist politician. Also...
Stevie DOWNES
Feb 21, 2013 4 min read