Belfast savage attack on Stephen Ogilve … enough to light the embers of the Troubles. 1998 The Good Friday Peace Agreement was signed. Nobody wants protests but then Government must listen to the people and what they have to say about migrants entering the country especially the North of Ireland.

Posted on June 12, 2026 by michelleclarke2015
The Conversation12 June 2026Global Edition
The ugly scenes coming out of Belfast this week had very recent echoes; just a week earlier, anti-immigrant hatred and violence flared in the English town of Southampton, also in relation to a violent stabbing incident.

But in Northern Ireland, the sight of masked men torching cars and houses evokes deeper-held memories, too. Belfast-based researcher Brendan Ciarán Browne has interviewed dozens of families displaced in “the Troubles” – the decades-long period of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland. Many of those families were “burned out” of their homes, in a similar fashion to what occurred in Belfast over the last few days.

He attributes the recent outpouring of xenophobia to a “drip-feed effect” from social media that has led to “a horrible outpouring of racist, targeted attacks against people who live in these communities: Doctors, nurses, hospitality workers, colleagues and students.

Our friends.”He adds: “Those who were responsible for Tuesday’s attacks would do well to become more aware, to educate themselves on the causes of division, to get out of the social media echo chamber. They could also listen to the stories of those who were ‘burnt out’ in the past.“And in case you weren’t aware, the FIFA World Cup is now underway.

The Conversation has been busy in recent weeks covering all aspects of the tournament. But during this first weekend of games, I’ll be paying special attention to Haiti, who takes on Scotland on Saturday in their first game in the tournament since 1974. The Haitian team, like others at the World Cup, tells the tale of global migration and diaspora politics

.Matt WilliamsSenior International Editor – New YorkTop story

Protesters burned vehicles, businesses and homes in Belfast. Sipa US/Alamy Live NewsBelfast violence: an uncomfortable reminder of the innocent people ‘burnt out’ during the Troubles Brendan Ciarán Browne, Trinity College Dublin. Families fled burning homes as violence flared in the city.
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Life event that changes all: Horse riding accident in Zimbabwe in 1993, a fractured skull et al including bipolar anxiety, chronic fatigue …. co-morbidities (Nietzche 'He who has the reason why can deal with any how' details my health history from 1993 to date). 17th 2017 August operation for breast cancer (no indications just an appointment came from BreastCheck through the Post). Trinity College Dublin Business Economics and Social Studies (but no degree) 1997-2003; UCD 1997/1998 night classes) essays, projects, writings. Trinity Horizon Programme 1997/98 (Centre for Women Studies Trinity College Dublin/St. Patrick's Foundation (Professor McKeon) EU Horizon funded: research study of 15 women (I was one of this group and it became the cornerstone of my journey to now 2017) over 9 mth period diagnosed with depression and their reintegration into society, with special emphasis on work, arts, further education; Notes from time at Trinity Horizon Project 1997/98; Articles written for Irishhealth.com 2003/2004; St Patricks Foundation monthly lecture notes for a specific period in time; Selection of Poetry including poems written by people I know; Quotations 1998-2017; other writings mainly with theme of social justice under the heading Citizen Journalism Ireland. Letters written to friends about life in Zimbabwe; Family history including Michael Comyn KC, my grandfather, my grandmother's family, the O'Donnellan ffrench Blake-Forsters; Moral wrong: An acrimonious divorce but the real injustice was the Catholic Church granting an annulment – you can read it and make your own judgment, I have mine. Topics I have written about include annual Brain Awareness week, Mashonaland Irish Associataion in Zimbabwe, Suicide (a life sentence to those left behind); Nostalgia: Tara Hill, Co. Meath.
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