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🚨 BREAKING: Norway announces it will boycott all diplomatic relations with Israel.

A big thank you to @JamesConnollyVC for hosting last night's launch of And Flowers Grew up through the Concrete. Venue thoroughly recommended.

Full house in Áras Uí Chonghaile for the launch of ‘And Flowers Grew Through The Concrete’ with Laurence McKeown, a powerful account of his time in the H-Blocks from 1981-1991. Many thanks to Laurence and Gerry Adams for their moving contributions this evening 👏

Book Launch: Laurence McKeown's prison memoir 1981-1992 📆Tomorrow Belfast 4th December, 6:30pm Special Áras Uí Chonghaile one night only discount. Register > docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

📚Book Launch: ‘And Flowers Grew Through The Concrete’ with Laurence McKeown 📆Thursday 4th December, 6:30pm In this frank, revealing and deeply personal memoir, McKeown covers his time in the H-Blocks for the period 1981–1992. Register > docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

How Britain’s colonial cover-ups continued in Northern Ireland declassifieduk.org/how-britains-c…

'Our Martin', Belfast launch tomorrow, St Mary's 1:00 pm

Previously unseen photos of Martin McGuinness attacking British troops appear in new book belfastmedia.com/unseen-photos-…

Derry book launch of Our Martin - today 7pm

New book on Martin McGuinness launching in Derry next Wednesday

Rebel Notes London book launch Wednesday June 11th, 7pm. irishborderpoll.com/2025/05/28/boo…

@declassifiedUK Rosa Gilbert reviews Paddy Hillyard's Decades of Deceit declassifieduk.org/how-britains-c…

Loyal Ulster went AWOL. I wrote a piece about the 'necessary lie' that fuelled the VE Day celebrations here. It's pretty personal. But now that the sword-dancing's over and the union jacks put away, the truth about WWII should be aired at least once. belfastmedia.com/robin-livingst…

Dublin event, Wednesday 21 May

The second event last night featured three amazing women, @taramillstv @ErvineLinda and Claire Mitchell. Tara guided us through an evening of inspiration, emotion and pure passion. I loved it! Plus, my old history teacher, who is an legend, was there!

@JamesConnollyVC @1916walkingtour @FailteFeirste @HarryBeag @WalshCllr @Eimear_88 @lizgillis191623 @MargaretWard1 @History_online @HistIreHedge @NGABelfast Read all about Cumann na mBan in Belfast and the Antrim Glens in Margaret Ward's new book, Rebel Women

What links the killings of Sean Brown and Michael Tighe (both covered in today's Irish News)? Time to read Decades of Deceit

Rebel Women, event, Ballycastle 7pm Thursday 24 April

Thank you ⁦@DunloyGAC⁩ for hosting a ‘Rebel Women’ evening last night. It was wonderful to meet with so many relatives, McCamphills and McShanes out in great force ⁦@cara_mcshane⁩. A night to remember ⁦@BooksBtp⁩