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Curating the conflict: Everyday Objects and the challenge of representing the Troubles

"Museums can show that disagreement doesn't have to be dangerous. It can be part of that approach to understanding."

Read our article by Allan LEONARD 👉 https://sharedfuture.news/curating-the-conflict-everyday-objects-and-the-challenge-of-representing-the-troubles/

#SharedFuture #NorthernIreland #peacebuilding #museums #TheTroubles

PugJesus 2d ago

Irish civilians being detained by British troops on Bloody Sunday, Derry, Northern Ireland, UK, 1972

https://piefed.social/c/historyphotos/p/1900434/irish-civilians-being-detained-by-british-troops-on-bloody-sunday-derry-northern-irelan

50+ Music Mar 6

"Sunday Bloody Sunday" is a song by Irish #rock band U2. It is the opening track from their 1983 album #War and was released as the album's third single on 21 March 1983 in the #Netherlands and #WestGermany. "Sunday Bloody Sunday" is noted for its #militaryDrumbeat, harsh guitar, and melodic harmonies. One of U2's most overtly political songs, its lyrics describe the horror felt by an observer of #theTroubles in #NorthernIreland.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhMD7nt1LIg

U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday (Lyric Video)

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ResearchBuzz: Firehose Mar 3

Slugger O’Toole: Navigating fraught legacies with trauma-informed archival practice. “The event featured a series of presentations and panel discussions from archivists, journalists, and historians, providing deep insights into how to navigate the fraught legacies of conflict contained within historical records.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/03/slugger-otoole-navigating-fraught-legacies-with-trauma-informed-archival-practice/

Slugger O’Toole: Navigating fraught legacies with trauma-informed archival practice

Slugger O’Toole: Navigating fraught legacies with trauma-informed archival practice. “The event featured a series of presentations and panel discussions from archivists, journalists, an…

ResearchBuzz: Firehose

PugJesus Mar 1

Maggie Thatcher, you can't match her...

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/1831629/maggie-thatcher-you-can-t-match-her

Shared Future News Feb 23

The power of peacebuilding: McAleese’s personal toll and Hume’s enduring call for dialogue

“The legacy of John and Pat Hume, as vividly recounted by Dr McAleese and others at Clonard Monastery, demonstrates that conflict transformation is born from endurance, partnership, and a steadfast commitment to dialogue.”

Read our article by Allan LEONARD 👉 https://sharedfuture.news/the-power-of-peacebuilding-mcaleeses-personal-toll-and-humes-enduring-call-for-dialogue/

#SharedFuture #NorthernIreland #peacebuilding #GFA #TheTroubles

Liam O'Mara IV, PhD Feb 22

Two #IRA splinters were active during #TheTroubles. Initially larger, by the time of the #AldershotBombing in England, on #ThisDayInHistory in 1972, #OfficialIRA was noticeably smaller. This attack killed seven and wounded 19; the only military fatality was a Catholic chaplain.

PugJesus Feb 20

"When she holds negotiations, things they always reach a hitch/She's the world in ruination such a schemer the old-"

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/1800944/when-she-holds-negotiations-things-they-always-reach-a-hitch-she-s-the-world-in-ruinati

Liam O'Mara IV, PhD Feb 17

One of the worst atrocities of #TheTroubles came on #ThisDayInHistory in 1978, when the #ProvisionalIRA set incendiary bombs at #LaMonHouse near Belfast. Broken payphones and a #UDR checkpoint slowed the #Provos' warning calls. 12 were killed, 30 injured, many being badly burned.