Northern Ireland: Who Are We Now?

| Readers 60

Northern Ireland: Who Are We Now? was broadcast on Radio 4 on the eve of Derry~Londonderry taking on the mantle of UK’s City of Culture. Presented by William Crawley and produced by Claire Burgoyne, the half hour programme used the national identity census results as a way in to discuss possible shifting self-perceptions and the conundrum of how we describe ourselves.

While there were a lack of There weren’t too many extreme polarised views from contributors to the programme, but there was thoughtful discussion of changing viewpoints and the increasing middle ground from academic John Garry (but not the similar sounding academic and North Down Green councillor John Barry!), East Belfast loyalist-yet-Irish-enthusiast-and-advocate Linda Ervine and Father Eugene O’Neill amongst others.

Well worth a listen. As a speech documentary, it’ll be available on BBC iPlayer for at least twelve months.

Updated to correct John Garry’s name.

Discover more from Slugger O'Toole

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

Recent posts

Obelisk

Right of Reply

Brian O'Neill

The Department for Infrastructure might want to consider constructive engagement with the Department for Infrastructure…

Gerry Lynch

Requiem for a Dream

We are reader supported. Donate to keep Slugger lit!

For over 20 years, Slugger has been an independent place for debate and new ideas. We have published over 40,000 posts and over one and a half million comments on the site. Each month we have over 70,000 readers. All this we have accomplished with only volunteers we have never had any paid staff.

Slugger does not receive any funding, and we respect our readers, so we will never run intrusive ads or sponsored posts. Instead, we are reader-supported. Help us keep Slugger independent by becoming a friend of Slugger. While we run a tight ship and no one gets paid to write, we need money to help us cover our costs.

If you like what we do, we are asking you to consider giving a monthly donation of any amount, or you can give a one-off donation. Any amount is appreciated. 

Give a monthly donation Give a one-off donation