Civil Rights Today, with Fergus Woods, Maddison McCullough and Odhran Morelli
During the course of this project, The Linen Hall welcomed a range of community organisations to take part in engagement sessions which explored the theme of civil rights ‘then’ and ‘now’. Responses t...
13 Okt 202529min
Reforms and Resignations, with Alex Kane
Terence O’Neill delivered his famous ‘Ulster at the crossroads’ speech in December of 1968 though it appeared from the events at Burntollet in January 1969 that the people had chosen to continue along...
29 Sep 202526min
Taking The Campaign To The Streets, with Dr Melissa Baird
By 1968 the campaign for civil rights in Northern Ireland had moved onto the streets. It was a deliberate decision, inspired in part by global events, particularly the civil rights movement in America...
15 Sep 202526min
The Demands, with Dr Anne Devlin and Dr Connal Parr
In November 1966, a public meeting was called to highlight the issue of civil rights in Northern Ireland. This was held in the War Memorial Building in Belfast and the audience was drawn from all sect...
1 Sep 202534min
1960s - A Decade of Change? with Dr David McCann
Despite its structural difficulties, the new state of Northern Ireland continued in relative peace and stability from 1923 until the 1960s. The 1960s, though, were a decade of change both culturally a...
18 Aug 202534min
A Factory of Grievances? with Dr Cormac Moore
The concept of civil rights in Northern Ireland is as old as the state itself. Established in 1921, the new northern government inherited a deeply divided and disadvantaged society which its practices...
4 Aug 202531min
Rebel Women: Cumann na mBan in Belfast, with Dr Margaret Ward
Using new archival sources and information from some of the relatives of these forgotten activists, in her new book Rebel Women, Margaret Ward gives us a compelling account of the courageous contribut...
21 Apr 202532min
Carlisle Memorial Church
Did you know that at Carlisle Circus in North Belfast sits a former church building which is on a World Monuments watch list that once featured other iconic sites such as the Great Wall of China and t...
31 Mar 202525min
