Tag Archives: Evelyn Conlon

No Small Talk (Brexit: the Use and Abuse of Language)

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Lia Mills

Are you concerned about the divisive rhetoric used during prolonged Brexit debates?  Irish people living in Britain report noticing a change in atmosphere and attitudes when the Backstop was a live issue. Friends in the North are understandably sickened by … Continue reading →

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THE GLASS SHORE: Short Stories by Women Writers from the North of Ireland (Launches)

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Lia Mills

The Glass Shore: Short Stories by Women Writers from the North of Ireland has been thoroughly launched – first in Belfast, then in Dublin (take a bow, New Island). The Belfast launch was held in a packed and buzzing Ulster … Continue reading →

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ALL ADVENTUROUS WOMEN: Nollaig na mBan @ the Irish Writers Centre*, 6th January 2016

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Lia Mills

Amy Herron introduced proceedings, telling us that the eight soap-boxers were given a brief to take: ‘All adventurous women do …” as a starting pont, and that each person would speak for four minutes, from a rather precarious and wobbly … Continue reading →

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