Novel Ideas: Isabel Kelly

Mike Gaston talks to Isabel Kelly about her memoir ‘IS-Abel’, which depicts her experiences growing up in care, overcoming emotional and physical abuse and becoming the first foster child in the Down and Lisburn area …

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Novel Ideas: Malachi O’Doherty

Mike Gaston talks to writer and broadcaster Malachi O’Doherty about his new book ‘Can Ireland Be One? This book asks the big political questions about the prospects of reconciliation between North and South, but it …

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Novel Ideas: Gerry Armstrong

‘A Young Life Stolen’ is Gerry Armstrong’s autobiographical account of growing up in Ligoniel and the story of his brother 18-year-old Paul Armstrong, who was abducted and murdered by the UVF on 8 November 1974. …

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Novel Ideas: Bernard Conlon

Belfast poet and journalist, Bernard L. Conlon talks about his latest collection- The Poetry Process: A Pamphlet of Poems. He discusses how he got into poetry, his work as a journalist and living in Europe. …

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