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Episode 6: Peter Shirlow

In this episode, Professor Peter Shirlow, the Blair Chair and Director of the University of Liverpool's Institute of Irish Studies, talks about his life, his values and his work at the coal-face of "conflict transformation" in Northern Ireland. We start with his family background in Lambeg and th…

View From Stormont: Review of the Year 2024

We look back at the political highs and lows of 2024. Matt Sterling has that report.Analysing the year that was, and looking ahead to 2025, are Professors Deirdre Heenan, and Peter Shirlow, Allison Morris and Alex Kane.And we get the view on what's been a very busy year in Westminster, with Peter C…

View From Stormont: How will Trump's tariffs impact NI?

Joining us on this episode, Justice Minister and leader of the Alliance Party Naomi Long. We ask her about reform to the Justice system, harm inflicted by paramilitaries, amongst other issues. President Donald Trump has threatened tariffs on the EU. How will that impact trade with Ireland north and…

Chief Constable says 'people could have been killed' in NI riots

After racially motivated rioting in Ballymena and elsewhere, we have an exclusive interview with the Chief Constable, Jon Boutcher. He says a fire officer told him that if emergency services had not intervened people could have been killed.How does Northern Ireland look to the future after the viol…

The parents still waiting on special education needs school places

Our reporter Stewart Robson talks to a parent concerned about how her son may not have a school place come September  and I'll also be joined  by the Independent Autism Reviewer, Ema Cubitt.What has the first year of Keir Starmer's Labour Government accomplished and where has it failed. I'll be joi…

View From Stormont: Tánaiste on legacy and Stormont reform

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Simon Harris tells our Political Editor Tracey Magee that the British government must remain faithful to the proposals in the new joint framework on legacy. He says there is no plan B.We ask: is Stormont ripe for reform?Stewart Robson reports on h…

View From Stormont: Standards, milestones and a Westminster scandal

TUV MLA Timothy Gaston is excluded from the Assembly for breaching Stormont's code of conduct. We look at the state of standards for public representatives and we are joined by TUV Leader Jim Allister. Two years since Stormont came back, is it a milestone worth marking? We hear from the deputy Firs…

View From Stormont: Reform of the Assembly

Former First Minister Arlene Foster and former deputy First Minister Mark Durkan have appeared before a Stormont committee, to discuss reform within the Stormont Assembly. We are joined by representatives from some of the parties here. MLAs are due to receive a pay rise of almost 30%, but is it ju…

Belfast unrest: 'Racists and groups allied to the far right are now unified across Europe'

François Picard is pleased to welcome Professor Peter Shirlow, Director of the Institute of Irish Studies at the University of Liverpool. Northern Ireland is once again confronting scenes of unrest, violence and anti-migrant attacks. Shirlow frames the violence within a wider European and global co…

A Different Drumcree, Gandhi’s Legacy, Pádraig Ó Tuama

As the Drumcree standoff continues, we ask how much Northern Ireland has changed since the original confrontation decades ago. Audrey is joined by Professor Peter Shirlow, Director at the University of Liverpool's Institute of Irish Studies, Gladys Ganiel professor of the sociology of religion at Q…