Arts in Ireland 3

Arts in Ireland.

Arts in Ireland 4

Arts in Ireland

A Century Later: 1941 – the night my friends died

A boy on the Shankill Road experiences the horrors of the Belfast Blitz, a night that would live in his memories forever. This show is part of the Northern Visions/NVTV series ‘A Century Later’ – there’s more information on the project microsite. “AS I GREW UP AND GREW OLDER I THOUGHT IT WOULD EVENTUALLY GO OUT […]

A Century Later: 1912 – my grandfather

A grandson discovers his grandfather and the part he played in two important historical events, the signing of the Ulster Covenant and the fight in France during World War One. This show is part of the Northern Visions/NVTV series ‘A Century Later’ – there’s more information on the project microsite. “WHATEVER ACTIONS CARRIED OUT OR WHATEVER […]

A Century Later: 1963 – the day i burnt ché guevara’s moustache

Northern Irish businessman does business with Marxist revolutionary leader in Cuba. This show is part of the Northern Visions/NVTV series ‘A Century Later’ – there’s more information on the project microsite. “HE WAS INTERESTED IN THE FACT THAT HERE WAS AN IRISHMAN WHO SPOKE SPANISH BETTER THAN HE COULD, WHICH RATHER FASCINATED HIM.”

A Century Later: 1980 – the day I captured life

Over thirty years of photography from a man determined to keep the history of the city he loves alive. This show is part of the Northern Visions/NVTV series ‘A Century Later’ – there’s more information on the project microsite. “I’VE BEEN A PHOTOGRAPHER FOR MOST OF MY LIFE, I ALWAYS PICK UP A CAMERA, I FEEL […]

A Century Later: 1971 – McGurk’s bar bombing

Proving innocence for the victims of a bomb that ripped through the heart of a North Belfast community, killing men, women and children. This show is part of the Northern Visions/NVTV series ‘A Century Later’ – there’s more information on the project microsite. “AS SOON AS THAT BOMB WENT OFF OUR CAMPAIGN FOR TRUTH STARTED, SO […]

A Century Later: 1993 – the day of the Shankill bomb

Searching for survivors amongst the rubble of one of the worst atrocities of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. This show is part of the Northern Visions/NVTV series ‘A Century Later’ – there’s more information on the project microsite. “I THINK PEOPLE FROM BOTH SIDES WERE SICKENED AT INNOCENT PEOPLE BEING KILLED, PEOPLE GOT TO THE STAGE […]

A Century Later: 1985 – chaim herzog & the narrative of exile

Reflections on a dying community which gave much to the development of Belfast. This show is part of the Northern Visions/NVTV series ‘A Century Later’ – there’s more information on the project microsite. “I THINK THE BELFAST JEWISH COMMUNITY HAS MADE A CONTRIBUTION TO NORTHERN IRELAND MUCH IN EXCESS TO ITS NUMBERS.”

A Century Later: 1994 – the day of the IRA ceasefire

A soldier in the British Army discovers his love for a country that is finding peace after decades of war. This show is part of the Northern Visions/NVTV series ‘A Century Later’ – there’s more information on the project microsite. “I HAD A REALISATION THAT THE CONFLICT WAS NOT JUST ABOUT ME AS A SOLDIER OR […]