Tag: Northern Ireland

  • In Northern Ireland, a Wave of Immigrants Is Met With Fists The New York Times 2014-11-28 Douglas Dalby BELFAST, Northern Ireland — More than 16 years after the Good Friday peace deal brought real hope that Protestants and Roman Catholics could live together in relative harmony, Northern Ireland is being racked by another wave of…

  • “Legacy” is the true story of the Olorunda family’s struggle against racism and poverty during the Northern Ireland Troubles. In January 1980, Max Olorunda was killed by the IRA in a bomb attack. He left behind a wife and three small children. Legacy is the poignant story of what became of his family after his…

  • Northern Ireland’s most (un)wanted Media Diversified 2014-07-28 Jayne Olorunda Northern Ireland’s capital, Belfast has had many songs written about it. The lyrics of one Belfast song resonates in my ear as I think of the reputation the city now has. The lyrics of the song always stood out to me, but now they are more…

  • White mother given mixed race sperm in IVF loses compensation claim British Medical Journal Volume 341, Number 5806 2010-10-15 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c5806 Clare Dyer Two children in Northern Ireland whose white mother was mistakenly impregnated with sperm from South Africa labelled “Caucasian (Cape Coloured)” during in vitro fertilisation have failed in a compensation claim at the…