Friday, November 29, 2024

Bonfires for Peace? What Northern Ireland can learn from Sierra Leone

Following my recent trip to Sierra Leone I published an article in the Derry Journal entitled "Bonfires for Peace? What Northern Ireland can learn from Sierra Leone". The article explores lessons from Sierra Leone for development and peacebuilding in Northern Ireland.

Bonfire Ceremony in Sierra Leone, photo by Libby Hoffman
 

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Response to Draft Programme for Government

Myself and Eliz McArdle from Ulster University and on behalf of the Peace Summit Partnership submitted a responses to the Draft Programme for Government for Northern Ireland 2024. Our response focused on contemporary peacebuilding issues for young people in Northern Ireland. It can be downloaded here.

The response was launched with the Peace Summit Partnership response at Stormont on 4 November 2024.