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Public Policy, Philanthropy and Peacebuilding in Northern Ireland

By: Colin Knox,Padraic Quirk

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Public Policy, Philanthropy and Peacebuilding in Northern Ireland

By: Colin Knox,Padraic Quirk

This book examines the role played by one important external stakeholder, Atlantic Philanthropies, a limited-life foundation, in helping to build peace and promote reconciliation in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland is now referred to as a post-conflict society largely due to the absence of political violence and relatively stable political institutions. These are necessary but insufficient conditions for what Galtung has described as ‘positive peace’, which requires a more fundamental review of the structural inequalities that contributed to the conflict in the first place. Using detailed case studies the authors illustrate the role played by voluntary and community sector groups, funded by Atlantic Philanthropies, in influencing the public policy agenda and securing long term systemic changes. They also critique the work of Atlantic as a ‘pay to play’ organization whose original mission moved from funding the higher education sector on the island of Ireland to become a key foundation with a significant role in the peace process.

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1137462698

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Public Policy, Philanthropy and Peacebuilding in Northern Ireland

By: Colin Knox,Padraic Quirk

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The Island of the Mighty

By: Padraic Colum

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The Island of the Mighty

By: Padraic Colum

From master storyteller Padriac Colum, winner of a Newbery Honor for The Golden Fleece, comes a collection of fifteen timeless stories that the ancient Celts told more than a thousand years ago. Among the greatest storytellers of the world, the ancient Celts told tales that, after more than a thousand years, still bristle with life and excitement. This beautifully illustrated book includes fifteen of these enchanting stories, including bold exploits at the Court of King Arthur. Filled with handsome heroes, lovely maidens, and menacing sorcerers and giants, these tales continue to entertain.

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Aladdin

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1534445609

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9781534445604

Irish Blessings Toasts & Curses

By: Padraic O'Farrell

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Irish Blessings Toasts & Curses

By: Padraic O'Farrell

Irish people have blessings, toasts, and curses for every occasion and are renowned for yarns and stories. They have a gift of the gab which may come from kissing The Blarney Stone! This collection of humourous quotations is full of wit and merriment but the sayings come from times of revolution, famine, and hardship. This volume is a treasure trove of blessings, toasts, and curses and is an ideal gift for those of Irish heritage seeking to celebrate St. Patrick's Day (or St Patty's Day!) and St Brigid's day, which is now a national bank holiday in Ireland.

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151

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Mercier Press Ltd

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1781171122

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9781781171127

The Boy Who Knew What the Birds Said (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)

By: Padraic Colum

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The Boy Who Knew What the Birds Said (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)

By: Padraic Colum

Padraic Colum (1881-1972) was an Irish poet, novelist, dramatist, biographer and collector of folklore. He was one of the leading figures of the Celtic Revival. At the age of seventeen, he passed an exam for and was awarded a clerkship in the Irish Railway Clearing House. He stayed in this job until 1903. During this period, Colum started to write and met a number of the leading Irish writers of the time. His earliest published poems appeared in The United Irishman. His first book, Wild Earth (1907) collected many of these poems. In 1911 he founded the short-lived literary journal The Irish Review. In 1914, Colum travelled to the USA where he took up children's writing and published a number of collections of stories for children, beginning with The King of Ireland's Son (1916). In 1922 he started writing novels. Amongst his other works are Three Plays (1916), The Boy Who Knew What the Birds Said (1918), The Children of Odin: The Book of Northern Myths (1920) and The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles (1921).

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112

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1406598674

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9781406598674

Irish Blessings, Toasts and Curses

By: Padraic O'Farrell

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Irish Blessings, Toasts and Curses

By: Padraic O'Farrell

Reproduces the Irish blessings, toasts and curses for all occasions.

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120

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Mercier PressLtd

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1856354636

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9781856354639

A Boy in Eirinn - Illustrated by Jack B. Yeats

By: Padraic Colum

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A Boy in Eirinn - Illustrated by Jack B. Yeats

By: Padraic Colum

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

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178

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Read Books Ltd

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1473382378

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9781473382374

The King of Ireland's Son

By: Padraic Colum,Margaret Horton Potter

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The King of Ireland's Son

By: Padraic Colum,Margaret Horton Potter

Margaret Horton Potter (1881-1911) was an American novelist who wrote nine novels between 1899 and 1908, primarily romance and society novels. Istar of Babylon is an historical fantasy

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Wildside Press

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1434412571

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9781434412577

Book's by Padraic Quirk

Public Policy, Philanthropy and Peacebuilding in Northern Ireland

Public Policy, Philanthropy and Peacebuilding in Northern Ireland

Public Policy, Philanthropy and Peacebuilding in Northern Ireland

Public Policy, Philanthropy and Peacebuilding in Northern Ireland

The Island of the Mighty

The Island of the Mighty

Irish Blessings Toasts & Curses

Irish Blessings Toasts & Curses

The Boy Who Knew What the Birds Said (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)

The Boy Who Knew What the Birds Said (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)

Irish Blessings, Toasts and Curses

Irish Blessings, Toasts and Curses

A Boy in Eirinn - Illustrated by Jack B. Yeats

A Boy in Eirinn - Illustrated by Jack B. Yeats

The King of Ireland's Son

The King of Ireland's Son

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