Glenn Patterson
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‘Ciaran Carson drew Belfast better than anyone I ever read’
- Books
- October 7, 2019, 17:20
Sinéad Morrissey, John Banville and fellow writers salute a great man and a great poet Sinéad Morrissey “It’s not about you, it’s about the lang(...)

Irish Pages: words for a time when hope and history no longer rhyme
- Books
- April 1, 2019, 11:00
Two quotations – possibly (maybe even probably) the two best-known poetic references to the Troubles and peace process – are cited a number of times i(...)

Inside the Belfast college that moulded peace-makers and Brexiteers
- Irish News
- December 6, 2018, 06:06
Methodist College, which is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, has left its imprint on Belfast and Northern Ireland in terms of the arts, sc(...)

The Lyric Theatre at 50: a cultural bridge in a divided city
- Stage
- October 29, 2018, 05:00
Belfast’s Lyric Theatre is 50 years old. What began as a personal crusade and grew into an important cultural movement is now one of Ireland’s leading(...)

Good Vibrations review: Fast pace, high energy and sardonic good humour
- Stage
- September 6, 2018, 11:25
GOOD VIBRATIONS Lyric Theatre, Belfast ★★★★ When you hear the words “stage musical” you don’t tend to imagine a posse of young punks belting out a so(...)

Glorious era for Irish rowing looks set to continue
- Other Sports
- June 23, 2017, 01:02
There has never been a time like this in Irish rowing. In three international regattas this season Ireland crews have amassed seven medals – three (...)

After the amputation: a powerful rendering of disability
- Books
- May 6, 2017, 06:00
From Franz Kafka’s The Trial to Elizabeth Gaskell’s Wives and Daughters to David Foster Wallace’s The Pale King, some novels defy their authors’ death(...)

Opera in Belfast: A canter through 500 years of history, set in a deconsecrated church
- Music
- June 15, 2016, 01:00
“A great man for the booze my father was . . . ” “Selling coal from a hole in the coal yard wall . . . ” “You utter nob!” The words carry a swing, (...)

1916 speech: Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin Michael Jackson
- Religion & Beliefs
- February 25, 2016, 19:37
The following is the full text of a speech delivered by Michael Jackson, archbishop of Dublin, launching Dublin City University’s 1916 centenary progr(...)

Doctorin’ the tower: KLF maverick in a small Antrim town
- Culture
- October 7, 2015, 06:00
Sunset in Cushendall, Co Antrim, and people gather around a bonfire at the imposing, red sandstone Curfew Tower in anticipation of a very unusual l(...)