Monthly Archives: December 2024

A rare story of mercy and forgiveness between former combatants in Northern Ireland

Posted on Saturday, 28 December, 2024 by andypollak

At year’s end, and in the spirit of my last blog about the need for hope, I am once again going to shamelessly lift a whole column from another writer, and once again it’s from the superb Belfast Telegraph journalist … Continue reading →

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The need for hope in a hope-challenged world (according to Heaney and Havel)

Posted on Wednesday, 18 December, 2024 by andypollak

Hope is in short supply in the world at Christmas 2024. We are seeing the second coming of the megalomaniac Donald Trump to the American presidency; the genocidal war of Israel in Gaza; the brutal war of Russia in Ukraine; … Continue reading →

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