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-5 posts tagged "Northern Ireland"
Liam Kelly | Wednesday, March 1, 2023
The Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies hosted Kevin Byrne, consul general of Ireland to Chicago, in a panel Tuesday afternoon discussing Ireland’s relationship with the European Union (EU) over the past 50 years. Byrne was joined by Clíodhna Ní Chorráin, an Irish Fulbright language teaching assistant, sophomore Connor Marrott, who is the son of Irish immigrants
Gabrielle Beechert | Monday, February 6, 2023
A recent poll conducted in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland revealed information about public opinion regarding the unification of Ireland and other related items. The poll was a combined effort of the Irish Times and the joint research organization Analyzing and Researching Ireland North and South (ARINS). The organization is a collaboration
Rachel Hartmann | Thursday, October 27, 2022
On Oct. 7, the third and final season of the hit show “Derry Girls” was added to Netflix. After months of waiting patiently, international fans were finally able to watch. Premiering in 2018, “Derry Girls” follows five working-class friends at a Catholic school during the 1990s. It is a show about the mishaps of adolescence
Jack Rooney | Wednesday, October 5, 2016
The Belfast Peace Wall cast a cool shadow on an otherwise pleasant Saturday afternoon. The memories and experiences of conflict in the city, and in all of Northern Ireland, cast a much larger shadow over the entire island. Standing in that shadow last weekend, I finally and solidly arrived at a rather simple conclusion I
Jennifer Flanagan | Monday, March 16, 2015
Former Irish president Mary McAleese discussed her experiences as a primary advocate for the Irish peace process Monday in the McKenna Hall Auditorium. As the first president of Ireland, McAleese served two consecutive terms from 1997 to 2011, ruling the nation during the Troubles, a time ravaged by civil war between Unionists, who were predominantly Protestants, and