Borderlines: Jan Carson on having multiple identities, holding on to faith and life in Northern Ireland after Brexit

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Séamas O'Reilly on childhood memories, the significance of the Border and the impact of Brexit

Author Séamas O'Reilly talks to Borderlines hosts Freya McClements and Mary Minihan about growing up with his 10 siblings on the Border between Derry in Northern Ireland and Donegal in the Republic when the Troubles were on the wane.The writer also reflects on the "bittersweet" e ...  Show more

Borderlines: Rosemary Jenkinson on identity, culture and resisting being pigeonholed.

Writer Rosemary Jenkinson talks to Borderlines hosts Freya McClements and Mary Minihan about her very British upbringing in Northern Ireland, the awkward facts of history and how a trip to Palestine changed her perspective. The author recalls how the Troubles touched her childhoo ...  Show more

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